Richard Dillane

Known for: Acting

Born: 1964-10-15 (age 61)

From: London, England, United Kingdom

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.

Filmography (72)

MOVIE★ 6.2
Murder at the Embassy
2025
as Robert
TV★ 7.6
The Diplomat
2023
as Tom Libby
TV★ 6.3
Stonehouse
2023
as Mackenzie
TV★ 8.3
Andor
2022
as Davo Sculdun
MOVIE★ 6.9
Munich - The Edge of War
2021
as Colonel Menzies
TV★ 6.8
Dalgliesh
2021
as Stephen Courtney-Briggs
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Show
2021
as Henry Gaunt
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Forgotten Battle
2021
as Sinclair
TV★ 7.1
Young Wallander
2020
as Hemberg
TV★ 6.6
West of Liberty
2019
as Ron Harriman
TV★ 7.4
Giri/Haji
2019
as Brian
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Last Vermeer
2019
as Colonel Jenkins
TV★ 6.4
Twice Upon a Time
2019
as David Arron
TV★ 7.8
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019
as Patrick Wayne
MOVIE★ 7.6
Mother's Day
2018
as Dr Tarring
TV★ 6.6
The Last Post
2017
as Harvey Tilbrook
TV★ 7.7
The White Princess
2017
as Thomas Stanley
MOVIE★ 6.8
Against the Law
2017
as Prosecutor Roberts
TV★ 8.2
The Crown
2016
as King George V
TV★ 7.2
Berlin Station
2016
as Gerald Ellman
TV★ 8.3
The Last Kingdom
2015
as Ludeca
TV★ 7.7
Poldark
2015
as Henry Bull
TV★ 7.5
Wolf Hall
2015
as Duke of Suffolk
MOVIE★ 4.9
Altar
2014
as Greg
TV★ 8.2
Outlander
2014
as Captain Raines
MOVIE★ 3.5
United Passions
2014
as Larsen
MOVIE★ 6.5
Anna
2013
as Robert Greene
MOVIE★ 5.0
Dead in Tombstone
2013
as Jack Sutter
TV★ 6.4
Atlantis
2013
as Palos
TV★ 8.5
Peaky Blinders
2013
as General Curran
TV★ 8.1
Endeavour
2013
as Leo Richardson
TV★ 7.6
Father Brown
2013
as Sir Charles Hakeworth
MOVIE★ 7.3
Argo
2012
as OSS Officer Nicholls
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Dinosaur Project
2012
as Marchant
TV★ 7.5
Call the Midwife
2012
as Mr. Scarisbrick
TV★ 7.4
Vera
2011
as Will Peyton
MOVIE★ 6.9
Oranges and Sunshine
2010
as Merv Humphreys
MOVIE★ 4.7
Mad Sad & Bad
2009
as Roger
MOVIE★ 8.5
The Dark Knight
2008
as Acting Commissioner
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Edge of Love
2008
as Lt Col David Talbot Rice
TV★ 7.6
Lewis
2007
as Theodore Platt
MOVIE★ 7.5
Interview with a Poltergeist
2007
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.9
One Hundredth of a Second
2006
as Connor
MOVIE★ 1.0
The Real Sopranos
2006
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.7
Tristan & Isolde
2006
as Aragon
TV★ 7.5
Space Race
2005
as Wernher von Braun
TV★ 7.6
Doctor Who
2005
as Carter
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Jacket
2005
as Captain Medley
MOVIE★ 8.5
Space Race
2005
as Werner Von Braun
MOVIE★ 6.1
De-Lovely
2004
as Bill Wrather
MOVIE★ 6.7
Spartacus
2004
as Julius Caesar
TV★ 7.7
Hustle
2004
as Graham Poole
TV★ 7.3
New Tricks
2004
as Lawrence Delvin
MOVIE★ 4.0
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002
as John Cross
TV★ 7.9
Foyle's War
2002
as Charles Roper
TV★ 8.4
Adventure Inc.
2002
as Michael Drake
TV★ 7.7
Spooks
2002
as John Richardson
TV★ 7.2
Waking the Dead
2001
as Ricardo Rivelli
MOVIE★ 7.1
Doc Martin
2001
as Tim
MOVIE★ 10.0
Seeing Red
2000
as Steve
MOVIE★ 4.8
Wing Commander
1999
as Lt. Hunter
MOVIE★ 8.0
Emmerdale: Revenge
1998
as D.S. Dan Campbell
TV★ 7.7
Cold Feet
1998
as Miles Brodie
MOVIE★ 6.8
Solomon
1997
as Jeroboam
TV
Solomon
1997
as Jeroboam
TV★ 5.1
The Grand
1997
as Sean Villiers
TV★ 7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Oliver Ordish
TV★ 7.2
Heartbeat
1992
as Terry
TV★ 6.9
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Sgt Brad Connor
TV★ 8.2
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Major Summerhayes
TV★ 6.2
Casualty
1986
as Anthony Sharman
TV
Possession
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as Eugene Desfrienes