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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 15, 1964
Place of Birth
London, England, United Kingdom
Richard Dillane
1.0 Popularity
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
5.9
Robert
Murder at the Embassy
2025
7.6
Tom Libby
The Diplomat
2023
6.3
Mackenzie
Stonehouse
2023
8.3
Davo Sculdun
Andor
2022
6.9
Colonel Menzies
Munich – The Edge of War
2021
6.7
Stephen Courtney-Briggs
Dalgliesh
2021
5.5
Henry Gaunt
The Show
2021
7.1
Sinclair
The Forgotten Battle
2021
7.1
Hemberg
Young Wallander
2020
6.6
Ron Harriman
West of Liberty
2019
Credits
Murder at the Embassy
as Robert
2025
5.9
The Diplomat
as Tom Libby
2023
7.6
Stonehouse
as Mackenzie
2023
6.3
Andor
as Davo Sculdun
2022
8.3
Munich – The Edge of War
as Colonel Menzies
2021
6.9
Dalgliesh
as Stephen Courtney-Briggs
2021
6.7
The Show
as Henry Gaunt
2021
5.5
The Forgotten Battle
as Sinclair
2021
7.1
Young Wallander
as Hemberg
2020
7.1
West of Liberty
as Ron Harriman
2019
6.6
Giri/Haji
as Brian
2019
7.4
The Last Vermeer
as Colonel Jenkins
2019
6.5
Twice Upon a Time
as David Arron
2019
6.4
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
as Patrick Wayne
2019
7.9
Mother's Day
as Dr Tarring
2018
7.6
The Last Post
as Harvey Tilbrook
2017
6.6
The White Princess
as Thomas Stanley
2017
7.8
Against the Law
as Prosecutor Roberts
2017
6.8
The Crown
as King George V
2016
8.2
Berlin Station
as Gerald Ellman
2016
7.2
The Last Kingdom
as Ludeca
2015
8.2
Poldark
as Henry Bull
2015
7.8
Wolf Hall
as Duke of Suffolk
2015
7.5
Altar
as Greg
2014
4.8
Outlander
as Captain Raines
2014
8.2
United Passions
as Larsen
2014
3.3
Anna
as Robert Greene
2013
6.5
Dead in Tombstone
as Jack Sutter
2013
5.0
Atlantis
as Palos
2013
6.4
Peaky Blinders
as General Curran
2013
8.5
Endeavour
as Leo Richardson
2013
8.1
Father Brown
as Sir Charles Hakeworth
2013
7.6
Argo
as OSS Officer Nicholls
2012
7.3
The Dinosaur Project
as Marchant
2012
5.8
Call the Midwife
as Mr. Scarisbrick
2012
7.5
Vera
as Will Peyton
2011
7.4
Oranges and Sunshine
as Merv Humphreys
2010
6.9
Mad Sad & Bad
as Roger
2009
4.6
The Dark Knight
as Acting Commissioner
2008
8.5
The Edge of Love
as Lt Col David Talbot Rice
2008
6.2
Lewis
as Theodore Platt
2007
7.6
🎬
Interview with a Poltergeist
as Narrator
2007
7.5
🎬
One Hundredth of a Second
as Connor
2006
6.7
The Real Sopranos
as Narrator
2006
1.0
Tristan & Isolde
as Aragon
2006
6.7
Space Race
as Wernher von Braun
2005
7.3
Doctor Who
as Carter
2005
7.6
The Jacket
as Captain Medley
2005
6.9
Space Race
as Werner Von Braun
2005
8.1
De-Lovely
as Bill Wrather
2004
6.1
Spartacus
as Julius Caesar
2004
6.7
Hustle
as Graham Poole
2004
7.7
New Tricks
as Lawrence Delvin
2004
7.4
🎬
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
as John Cross
2002
2.5
Foyle's War
as Charles Roper
2002
7.9
Adventure Inc.
as Michael Drake
2002
8.5
Spooks
as John Richardson
2002
7.7
Waking the Dead
as Ricardo Rivelli
2001
7.2
Doc Martin
as Tim
2001
7.1
Seeing Red
as Steve
2000
10.0
Wing Commander
as Lt. Hunter
1999
4.8
Emmerdale: Revenge
as D.S. Dan Campbell
1998
0.0
Cold Feet
1998
7.6
Solomon
as Jeroboam
1997
6.7
Solomon
as Jeroboam
1997
0.0
Midsomer Murders
as Oliver Ordish
1997
7.5
Heartbeat
as Terry
1992
7.1
Soldier Soldier
as Sgt Brad Connor
1991
6.6
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Major Summerhayes
1989
8.2
Casualty
as Anthony Sharman
1986
6.1
Casualty
as Sean Anderson
1986
6.1
🎬
Inheritance
as Eugene Desfrienes
N/A
0.0