8.5
Movie
Acting
Richard Dillane
- Born
- (age 62)
- Birthplace
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Credits
- 74 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.5
Movie
8.5
TV
Peaky Blinders
7.3
Movie
Argo
7.6
TV
Doctor Who
8.2
TV
Outlander
8.2
TV
The Crown
8.3
TV
Andor
8.3
TV
The Last Kingdom
6.9
Movie
The Jacket
6.7
Movie
Tristan & Isolde
7.1
Movie
The Forgotten Battle
6.5
Movie
Anna
6.9
Movie
Munich - The Edge of War
8.2
TV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
7.6
TV
The Diplomat
6.2
Movie
The Edge of Love
7.9
TV
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
7.5
TV
Midsomer Murders
Acting credits 74
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Possession TV | Eugene Desfrienes (5 ep) |
| 2025 | Murder at the Embassy Film | Robert |
| 2023 | The Diplomat TV | Tom Libby (11 ep) |
| 2023 | Stonehouse TV | Mackenzie (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Andor TV | Davo Sculdun (7 ep) |
| 2021 | Munich - The Edge of War Film | Colonel Menzies |
| 2021 | Dalgliesh TV | Stephen Courtney-Briggs (2 ep) |
| 2021 | The Show Film | Henry Gaunt |
| 2021 | The Forgotten Battle Film | Sinclair |
| 2020 | Young Wallander TV | Hemberg (6 ep) |
| 2019 | West of Liberty TV | Ron Harriman (6 ep) |
| 2019 | Giri/Haji TV | Brian (1 ep) |
| 2019 | The Last Vermeer Film | Colonel Jenkins |
| 2019 | Twice Upon a Time TV | David Arron (4 ep) |
| 2019 | Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler TV | Patrick Wayne (5 ep) |
| 2018 | Mother's Day Film | Dr Tarring |
| 2017 | The Last Post TV | Harvey Tilbrook (6 ep) |
| 2017 | The White Princess TV | Thomas Stanley (8 ep) |
| 2017 | Against the Law Film | Prosecutor Roberts |
| 2016 | The Crown TV | King George V (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Berlin Station TV | Gerald Ellman (29 ep) |
| 2015 | The Last Kingdom TV | Ludeca (4 ep) |
| 2015 | Partners in Crime TV | Bulldog (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Poldark TV | Henry Bull (1 ep) |
| 2015 | Wolf Hall TV | Duke of Suffolk (10 ep) |
| 2014 | Altar Film | Greg |
| 2014 | Outlander TV | Captain Raines (2 ep) |
| 2014 | United Passions Film | Larsen |
| 2013 | Anna Film | Robert Greene |
| 2013 | Dead in Tombstone Film | Jack Sutter |
| 2013 | Atlantis TV | Palos (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders TV | General Curran (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Endeavour TV | Leo Richardson (1 ep) |
| 2013 | Father Brown TV | Sir Charles Hakeworth (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Argo Film | OSS Officer Nicholls |
| 2012 | The Dinosaur Project Film | Marchant |
| 2012 | Call the Midwife TV | Mr. Scarisbrick, Mr Scarisbrick (2 ep) |
| 2011 | Vera TV | Will Peyton (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Oranges and Sunshine Film | Merv Humphreys |
| 2009 | Mad Sad & Bad Film | Roger |
| 2008 | The Dark Knight Film | Acting Commissioner |
| 2008 | The Edge of Love Film | Lt Col David Talbot Rice |
| 2007 | Lewis TV | Theodore Platt (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Interview with a Poltergeist Film | Narrator |
| 2006 | One Hundredth of a Second Film | Connor |
| 2006 | The Real Sopranos Film | Narrator |
| 2006 | Tristan & Isolde Film | Aragon |
| 2005 | Space Race TV | Wernher von Braun (4 ep) |
| 2005 | Doctor Who TV | Carter (2 ep) |
| 2005 | The Jacket Film | Captain Medley |
| 2005 | Space Race Film | Werner Von Braun |
| 2004 | De-Lovely Film | Bill Wrather |
| 2004 | Spartacus Film | Julius Caesar |
| 2004 | Hustle TV | Graham Poole (1 ep) |
| 2004 | New Tricks TV | Lawrence Delvin (1 ep) |
| 2002 | George Eliot: A Scandalous Life Film | John Cross |
| 2002 | Foyle's War TV | Charles Roper (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Adventure Inc. TV | Michael Drake (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Spooks TV | John Richardson (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead TV | Ricardo Rivelli (2 ep) |