Richard Dillane
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Possession
2026
as Eugene Desfrienes
Murder at the Embassy
2025
as Robert
The Diplomat
2023
as Tom Libby
Stonehouse
2023
as Mackenzie
Andor
2022
as Davo Sculdun
The Forgotten Battle
2021
as Sinclair
Munich - The Edge of War
2021
as Colonel Menzies
The Show
2021
as Henry Gaunt
Dalgliesh
2021
as Stephen Courtney-Briggs
Young Wallander
2020
as Hemberg
The Last Vermeer
2019
as Colonel Jenkins
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019
as Patrick Wayne
Twice Upon a Time
2019
as David Arron
West of Liberty
2019
as Ron Harriman
Giri/Haji
2019
as Brian
Mother's Day
2018
as Dr Tarring
Against the Law
2017
as Prosecutor Roberts
The Last Post
2017
as Harvey Tilbrook
The White Princess
2017
as Thomas Stanley
Berlin Station
2016
as Gerald Ellman
The Crown
2016
as King George V
Poldark
2015
as Henry Bull
Wolf Hall
2015
as Duke of Suffolk
The Last Kingdom
2015
as Ludeca
Partners in Crime
2015
as Bulldog
Altar
2014
as Greg
United Passions
2014
as Larsen
Outlander
2014
as Captain Raines
Dead in Tombstone
2013
as Jack Sutter
Anna
2013
as Robert Greene
Father Brown
2013
as Sir Charles Hakeworth
Endeavour
2013
as Leo Richardson
Atlantis
2013
as Palos
Peaky Blinders
2013
as General Curran
The Dinosaur Project
2012
as Marchant
Argo
2012
as OSS Officer Nicholls
Call the Midwife
2012
as Mr. Scarisbrick
Call the Midwife
2012
as Mr Scarisbrick
Vera
2011
as Will Peyton
Oranges and Sunshine
2010
as Merv Humphreys
Mad Sad & Bad
2009
as Roger
The Edge of Love
2008
as Lt Col David Talbot Rice
The Dark Knight
2008
as Acting Commissioner
Interview with a Poltergeist
2007
as Narrator
Lewis
2007
as Theodore Platt
Tristan & Isolde
2006
as Aragon
One Hundredth of a Second
2006
as Connor
The Real Sopranos
2006
as Narrator
The Jacket
2005
as Captain Medley
Space Race
2005
as Werner Von Braun
Space Race
2005
as Wernher von Braun
Doctor Who
2005
as Carter
Spartacus
2004
as Julius Caesar
De-Lovely
2004
as Bill Wrather
Hustle
2004
as Graham Poole
New Tricks
2004
as Lawrence Delvin
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002
as John Cross
Adventure Inc.
2002
as Michael Drake
Spooks
2002
as John Richardson
Foyle's War
2002
as Charles Roper
Doc Martin
2001
as Tim
Waking the Dead
2001
as Ricardo Rivelli
Seeing Red
2000
as Steve
Wing Commander
1999
as Lt. Hunter
An Evil Streak
1999
as David Mereday
Emmerdale: Revenge
1998
as D.S. Dan Campbell
Cold Feet
1998
as Miles Brodie
Solomon
1997
as Jeroboam
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Oliver Ordish
Solomon
1997
as Jeroboam
The Grand
1997
as Sean Villiers
Heartbeat
1992
as Terry
Soldier Soldier
1991
as Sgt Brad Connor
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Major Summerhayes
Casualty
1986
as Anthony Sharman
Casualty
1986
as Sean Anderson