Richard Dillane
Birthdate
October 15, 1964 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, United Kingdom
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
October 15, 1964 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, United Kingdom
Known For
Acting
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.
Richard Dillane's LGBTQ+ Titles
Against the Law
Prosecutor Roberts
Acting (72)
Inheritance as Eugene Desfrienes (5 episodes)
2025
Murder at the Embassy as Robert
2023
The Diplomat as Tom Libby (7 episodes)
2023
Stonehouse as Mackenzie (1 episode)
2022
Andor as Davo Sculdun (7 episodes)
2021
Munich – The Edge of War as Colonel Menzies
2021
Dalgliesh as Stephen Courtney-Briggs (2 episodes)
2021
The Show as Henry Gaunt
2020
The Forgotten Battle as Sinclair
2020
Young Wallander as Hemberg (6 episodes)
2019
West of Liberty as Ron Harriman (6 episodes)
2019
Giri/Haji as Brian (1 episode)
2019
The Last Vermeer as Colonel Jenkins
2019
Twice Upon a Time as David Arron (4 episodes)
2019
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler as Patrick Wayne (5 episodes)
2018
Mother's Day as Dr Tarring
2017
The Last Post as Harvey Tilbrook (6 episodes)
2017
The White Princess as Thomas Stanley (8 episodes)
2017
Against the Law as Prosecutor Roberts
2016
The Crown as King George V (1 episode)
2016
Berlin Station as Gerald Ellman (29 episodes)
2015
The Last Kingdom as Ludeca (10 episodes)
2015
Poldark as Henry Bull (1 episode)
2015
Wolf Hall as Duke of Suffolk (10 episodes)
2014
Altar as Greg
2014
Outlander as Captain Raines (2 episodes)
2014
United Passions as Larsen
2013
Anna as Robert Greene
2013
Dead in Tombstone as Jack Sutter
2013
Atlantis as Palos (1 episode)
2013
Peaky Blinders as General Curran (1 episode)
2013
Endeavour as Leo Richardson (1 episode)
2013
Father Brown as Sir Charles Hakeworth (1 episode)
2012
Argo as OSS Officer Nicholls
2012
The Dinosaur Project as Marchant
2012
Call the Midwife as Mr. Scarisbrick (2 episodes)
2011
Vera as Will Peyton (1 episode)
2010
Oranges and Sunshine as Merv Humphreys
2009
Mad Sad & Bad as Roger
2008
The Dark Knight as Acting Commissioner
2008
The Edge of Love as Lt Col David Talbot Rice
2007
Lewis as Theodore Platt (1 episode)
2007
Interview with a Poltergeist as Narrator
2006
One Hundredth of a Second as Connor
2006
The Real Sopranos as Narrator
2006
Tristan & Isolde as Aragon
2005
Space Race as Wernher von Braun (4 episodes)
2005
Doctor Who as Carter (2 episodes)
2005
The Jacket as Captain Medley
2005
Space Race as Werner Von Braun
2004
De-Lovely as Bill Wrather
2004
Spartacus as Julius Caesar
2004
Hustle as Graham Poole (1 episode)
2004
New Tricks as Lawrence Delvin (1 episode)
2002
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life as John Cross
2002
Foyle's War as Charles Roper (1 episode)
2002
Adventure Inc. as Michael Drake (1 episode)
2002
Spooks as John Richardson (1 episode)
2001
Waking the Dead as Ricardo Rivelli (2 episodes)
2001
Doc Martin as Tim
2000
Seeing Red as Steve
1999
Wing Commander as Lt. Hunter
1998
Emmerdale: Revenge as D.S. Dan Campbell
1998
Cold Feet (2 episodes)
1997
Solomon as Jeroboam
1997
Solomon as Jeroboam (2 episodes)
1997
Midsomer Murders as Oliver Ordish (1 episode)
1992
Heartbeat as Terry (1 episode)
1991
Soldier Soldier as Sgt Brad Connor (9 episodes)
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot as Major Summerhayes (1 episode)
1986
Casualty as Anthony Sharman (1 episode)
1986
Casualty as Sean Anderson (18 episodes)