Person
Richard Dillane
Acting · Born 1964-10-15 · 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
Midsomer Murders
Oliver Ordish
Doctor Who
Carter
Peaky Blinders
General Curran
Outlander
Captain Raines
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Major Summerhayes
The Crown
King George V
The Dark Knight
Acting Commissioner
The Last Kingdom
Ludeca
Vera
Will Peyton
Casualty
Anthony Sharman
Filmography
- 2025Murder at the EmbassyRobert
- 2023The DiplomatTom Libby
- 2023StonehouseMackenzie
- 2022AndorDavo Sculdun
- 2021Munich - The Edge of WarColonel Menzies
- 2021DalglieshStephen Courtney-Briggs
- 2021The ShowHenry Gaunt
- 2021The Forgotten BattleSinclair
- 2020Young WallanderHemberg
- 2019West of LibertyRon Harriman
- 2019Giri/HajiBrian
- 2019The Last VermeerColonel Jenkins
- 2019Twice Upon a TimeDavid Arron
- 2019Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's ButlerPatrick Wayne
- 2018Mother's DayDr Tarring
- 2017The Last PostHarvey Tilbrook
- 2017The White PrincessThomas Stanley
- 2017Against the LawProsecutor Roberts
- 2016The CrownKing George V
- 2016Berlin StationGerald Ellman
- 2015The Last KingdomLudeca
- 2015PoldarkHenry Bull
- 2015Wolf HallDuke of Suffolk
- 2014AltarGreg
- 2014OutlanderCaptain Raines
- 2014United PassionsLarsen
- 2013AnnaRobert Greene
- 2013Dead in TombstoneJack Sutter
- 2013AtlantisPalos
- 2013Peaky BlindersGeneral Curran
- 2013EndeavourLeo Richardson
- 2013Father BrownSir Charles Hakeworth
- 2012ArgoOSS Officer Nicholls
- 2012The Dinosaur ProjectMarchant
- 2012Call the MidwifeMr. Scarisbrick
- 2011VeraWill Peyton
- 2010Oranges and SunshineMerv Humphreys
- 2009Mad Sad & BadRoger
- 2008The Dark KnightActing Commissioner
- 2008The Edge of LoveLt Col David Talbot Rice
- 2007LewisTheodore Platt
- 2007Interview with a PoltergeistNarrator
- 2006One Hundredth of a SecondConnor
- 2006The Real SopranosNarrator
- 2006Tristan & IsoldeAragon
- 2005Space RaceWernher von Braun
- 2005Doctor WhoCarter
- 2005The JacketCaptain Medley
- 2005Space RaceWerner Von Braun
- 2004De-LovelyBill Wrather
- 2004SpartacusJulius Caesar
- 2004HustleGraham Poole
- 2004New TricksLawrence Delvin
- 2002George Eliot: A Scandalous LifeJohn Cross
- 2002Foyle's WarCharles Roper
- 2002Adventure Inc.Michael Drake
- 2002SpooksJohn Richardson
- 2001Waking the DeadRicardo Rivelli
- 2001Doc MartinTim
- 2000Seeing RedSteve
- 1999Wing CommanderLt. Hunter
- 1998Emmerdale: RevengeD.S. Dan Campbell
- 1998Cold FeetMiles Brodie
- 1997SolomonJeroboam
- 1997SolomonJeroboam
- 1997The GrandSean Villiers
- 1997Midsomer MurdersOliver Ordish
- 1992HeartbeatTerry
- 1991Soldier SoldierSgt Brad Connor
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotMajor Summerhayes
- 1986CasualtyAnthony Sharman
- —PossessionEugene Desfrienes
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