Stephen Dillane

Known for: Acting

Born: 1956-11-30 (age 69)

From: London, England, UK

Stephen Dillane (born 30 November 1956) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in the 2002 film The Hours, Stannis Baratheon in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2012–2015) and Thomas Jefferson in the HBO miniseries John Adams (2008), a part which earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination. He won a Tony Award for his lead performance in Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing (2000).

Filmography (87)

MOVIE
The Uprising
2026
MOVIE
How It Is
2026
MOVIE
The Three Urns
2026
as The Damp Man
TV★ 7.3
KAOS
2024
as Prometheus
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Outrun
2024
as Andrew
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Gold Machine
2022
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 6.9
Sherwood
2022
as Roy Branson
MOVIE★ 6.7
Boxing Day
2021
as Richard
TV★ 6.4
Red Election
2021
as William Ogilvy
TV★ 7.2
Vigil
2021
as Shaw
TV★ 7.8
Alex Rider
2020
as Alan Blunt
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Man in the Hat
2020
as The Damp Man
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Professor and the Madman
2019
as Dr. Richard Brayne
MOVIE★ 6.8
Outlaw King
2018
as King Edward I of England
MOVIE
Antigone
2018
MOVIE
His Picture In Little
2018
MOVIE★ 7.4
Darkest Hour
2017
as Viscount Halifax
MOVIE★ 7.0
Mary Shelley
2017
as William Godwin
TV★ 8.2
The Crown
2016
as Graham Sutherland
MOVIE
Event for a Stage
2015
as Actor
MOVIE★ 8.6
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
as Stannis Baratheon
TV★ 7.5
The Tunnel
2013
as Karl Roebuck
MOVIE★ 6.0
Papadopoulos & Sons
2012
as Harry Papadopoulos
MOVIE★ 7.0
Zero Dark Thirty
2012
as National Security Advisor
TV★ 7.1
Secret State
2012
as Paul J. Clark
TV★ 6.7
Hunted
2012
as Rupert Keel
MOVIE★ 3.3
Twenty8K
2012
as DCI Stone
MOVIE★ 7.8
Murder: Joint Enterprise
2012
as Raglin
TV★ 7.2
A Touch of Cloth
2012
as Macratty
MOVIE★ 6.9
Perfect Sense
2011
as Stephen
TV★ 8.5
Game of Thrones
2011
as Stannis Baratheon
MOVIE★ 5.5
44 Inch Chest
2009
as Mal
MOVIE★ 6.1
Storm
2009
as Keith Haywood
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
2008
as Anthony Hurndall
MOVIE★ 6.8
God on Trial
2008
as Schmidt
MOVIE★ 4.9
Red Mist
2008
as Dr. Harris
MOVIE★ 6.2
Fugitive Pieces
2008
as Jakob Beer
TV★ 7.7
John Adams
2008
as Thomas Jefferson
MOVIE★ 5.7
Savage Grace
2007
as Brooks Baekeland
MOVIE★ 6.0
Goal II: Living the Dream
2007
as Glen Foy
MOVIE★ 5.2
Klimt
2006
as Secretary
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Greatest Game Ever Played
2005
as Harry Vardon
MOVIE★ 6.8
Goal!
2005
as Glen Foy
MOVIE★ 6.1
Nine Lives
2005
as Martin
TV★ 7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Finch
MOVIE★ 5.2
Haven
2004
as Mr. Allen
MOVIE★ 6.3
King Arthur
2004
as Merlin
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Gathering
2003
as Simon Kirkman
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Hours
2002
as Leonard Woolf
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Truth About Charlie
2002
as Charlie Lambert
MOVIE★ 6.9
Spy Game
2001
as Charles Harker
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Parole Officer
2001
as Inspector Burton
TV★ 8.5
The Cazalets
2001
as Edward Cazalet
TV★ 6.8
Anna Karenina
2000
as Karenin
MOVIE★ 4.8
Love & Rage
2000
as Dr. Coly
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Darkest Light
2000
as Tom
MOVIE★ 6.2
Ordinary Decent Criminal
2000
as Noel Quigley
MOVIE★ 6.7
Firelight
1998
as Charles Godwin
MOVIE★ 5.8
Déjà Vu
1998
as Sean
TV★ 9.0
Kings in Grass Castles
1998
as Patsy
MOVIE★ 6.5
Welcome to Sarajevo
1997
as Michael Henderson
MOVIE★ 5.0
Two If by Sea
1996
as Evan Marsh
MOVIE★ 3.8
The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
1995
as Mr. Blackmore
TV★ 9.0
The Rector's Wife
1994
as Jonathan Byrne
MOVIE★ 8.0
Power and Lovers
1994
as Antonio
TV
You, Me and It
1993
as James Woodley
MOVIE★ 6.1
Hostages
1992
as Chris Pearson
MOVIE★ 6.0
Frankie's House
1992
TV★ 5.2
Frankie's House
1992
as Anthony Strickland
TV★ 6.3
Performance
1991
as Mr Blackmore
TV★ 6.9
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Captain Mike Davidson
MOVIE★ 6.0
Heading Home
1991
as Leonard Meopham
MOVIE★ 6.6
Hamlet
1990
as Horatio
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Yellow Wallpaper
1989
as John
TV★ 6.0
Christabel
1988
as Peter Bielenberg
TV★ 6.0
The One Game
1988
as Nicholas Thorne
MOVIE★ 5.0
An Affair in Mind
1988
as Gray Harston
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Secret Garden
1987
as Captain Lennox
MOVIE★ 6.5
Business as Usual
1987
as Mr. Dunlop (as Stephen Dillon)
MOVIE
Shift Work
1986
as George
TV★ 6.0
ScreenPlay
1986
as George
MOVIE★ 9.0
Frankie and Johnnie
1986
as Reporter at Press Conference
TV★ 7.1
Screen Two
1985
as Leonard Meopham
TV★ 7.1
Remington Steele
1982
as Bradford Galt
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Captain Lennox
MOVIE
Untitled Luther Sequel
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TV
The Wanted Man
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