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Richard Dillane

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Richard Dillane

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Oct 15, 1964 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, United Kingdom

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

Acting
2025Murder at the EmbassyRobert
2023The DiplomatTom Libby
2023StonehouseMackenzie
2022AndorDavo Sculdun
2021The Forgotten BattleSinclair
2021Munich – The Edge of WarColonel Menzies
2021The ShowHenry Gaunt
2021DalglieshStephen Courtney-Briggs
2020Young WallanderHemberg
2019The Last VermeerColonel Jenkins
2019Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's ButlerPatrick Wayne
2019Twice Upon a TimeDavid Arron
2019West of LibertyRon Harriman
2019Giri/HajiBrian
2018Mother's DayDr Tarring
2017Against the LawProsecutor Roberts
2017The Last PostHarvey Tilbrook
2017The White PrincessThomas Stanley
2016Berlin StationGerald Ellman
2016The CrownKing George V
2015PoldarkHenry Bull
2015Wolf HallDuke of Suffolk
2015The Last KingdomLudeca
2014AltarGreg
2014United PassionsLarsen
2014OutlanderCaptain Raines
2013Dead in TombstoneJack Sutter
2013AnnaRobert Greene
2013Father BrownSir Charles Hakeworth
2013EndeavourLeo Richardson
2013AtlantisPalos
2013Peaky BlindersGeneral Curran
2012The Dinosaur ProjectMarchant
2012ArgoOSS Officer Nicholls
2012Call the MidwifeMr. Scarisbrick
2011VeraWill Peyton
2010Oranges and SunshineMerv Humphreys
2009Mad Sad & BadRoger
2008The Edge of LoveLt Col David Talbot Rice
2008The Dark KnightActing Commissioner
2008Mrs. McGinty's DeadMajor Summerhayes
2007Interview with a PoltergeistNarrator
2007LewisTheodore Platt
2006Tristan & IsoldeAragon
2006One Hundredth of a SecondConnor
2006The Real SopranosNarrator
2005The JacketCaptain Medley
2005Space RaceWerner Von Braun
2005Space RaceWernher von Braun
2005Doctor WhoCarter
2004SpartacusJulius Caesar
2004De-LovelyBill Wrather
2004HustleGraham Poole
2004New TricksLawrence Delvin
2002George Eliot: A Scandalous LifeJohn Cross
2002Adventure Inc.Michael Drake
2002SpooksJohn Richardson
2002Foyle's WarCharles Roper
2001Doc MartinTim
2001Waking the DeadRicardo Rivelli
2000Seeing RedSteve
1999Wing CommanderLt. Hunter
1998Emmerdale: RevengeD.S. Dan Campbell
1998Cold Feet
1997SolomonJeroboam
1997Midsomer MurdersOliver Ordish
1997SolomonJeroboam
1997The GrandSean Villiers
1992HeartbeatTerry
1991Soldier SoldierSgt Brad Connor
1989Agatha Christie's PoirotMajor Summerhayes
1986CasualtyAnthony Sharman
1986CasualtySean Anderson
-InheritanceEugene Desfrienes