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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
October 15, 1964
Place of Birth:
London, England, United Kingdom
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Richard Dillane
Biography
Richard Dillane (born 1964) is a British actor. He appears in a lead role of the Netflix series Young Wallander, based on the character Kurt Wallander created by novelist Henning Mankell. He played British intelligence agent Peter Nicholls in Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning 2012 political thriller Argo, and Merv Humphreys, husband of Margaret Humphreys (played by Emily Watson) in Jim Loach's fact-based movie Oranges and Sunshine.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Murder at the Embassy | Robert |
| 2021 | The Forgotten Battle | Sinclair |
| 2021 | Munich – The Edge of War | Colonel Menzies |
| 2021 | The Show | Henry Gaunt |
| 2019 | The Last Vermeer | Colonel Jenkins |
| 2018 | Mother's Day | Dr Tarring |
| 2017 | Against the Law | Prosecutor Roberts |
| 2014 | Altar | Greg |
| 2014 | United Passions | Larsen |
| 2013 | Dead in Tombstone | Jack Sutter |
| 2013 | Anna | Robert Greene |
| 2012 | The Dinosaur Project | Marchant |
| 2012 | Argo | OSS Officer Nicholls |
| 2010 | Oranges and Sunshine | Merv Humphreys |
| 2009 | Mad Sad & Bad | Roger |
| 2008 | The Edge of Love | Lt Col David Talbot Rice |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight | Acting Commissioner |
| 2007 | Interview with a Poltergeist | Narrator |
| 2006 | Tristan & Isolde | Aragon |
| 2006 | One Hundredth of a Second | Connor |
| 2006 | The Real Sopranos | Narrator |
| 2005 | The Jacket | Captain Medley |
| 2005 | Space Race | Werner Von Braun |
| 2004 | Spartacus | Julius Caesar |
| 2004 | De-Lovely | Bill Wrather |
| 2002 | George Eliot: A Scandalous Life | John Cross |
| 2001 | Doc Martin | Tim |
| 2000 | Seeing Red | Steve |
| 1999 | Wing Commander | Lt. Hunter |
| 1998 | Emmerdale: Revenge | D.S. Dan Campbell |
| 1997 | Solomon | Jeroboam |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Diplomat | Tom Libby |
| 2023 | Stonehouse | Mackenzie |
| 2022 | Andor | Davo Sculdun |
| 2021 | Dalgliesh | Stephen Courtney-Briggs |
| 2020 | Young Wallander | Hemberg |
| 2019 | Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler | Patrick Wayne |
| 2019 | Twice Upon a Time | David Arron |
| 2019 | West of Liberty | Ron Harriman |
| 2019 | Giri/Haji | Brian |
| 2017 | The Last Post | Harvey Tilbrook |
| 2017 | The White Princess | Thomas Stanley |
| 2016 | Berlin Station | Gerald Ellman |
| 2016 | The Crown | King George V |
| 2015 | The Last Kingdom | Ludeca |
| 2015 | Poldark | Henry Bull |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall | Duke of Suffolk |
| 2014 | Outlander | Captain Raines |
| 2013 | Father Brown | Sir Charles Hakeworth |
| 2013 | Endeavour | Leo Richardson |
| 2013 | Atlantis | Palos |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders | General Curran |
| 2012 | Call the Midwife | Mr. Scarisbrick |
| 2011 | Vera | Will Peyton |
| 2007 | Lewis | Theodore Platt |
| 2005 | Space Race | Wernher von Braun |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Carter |
| 2004 | Hustle | Graham Poole |
| 2004 | New Tricks | Lawrence Delvin |
| 2002 | Adventure Inc. | Michael Drake |
| 2002 | Spooks | John Richardson |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Charles Roper |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Ricardo Rivelli |
| 1998 | Cold Feet | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Oliver Ordish |
| 1997 | Solomon | Jeroboam |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Terry |
| 1991 | Soldier Soldier | Sgt Brad Connor |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Major Summerhayes |
| 1986 | Casualty | Anthony Sharman |
| 1986 | Casualty | Sean Anderson |
| Inheritance | Eugene Desfrienes |