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
Casualty
Anthony Sharman
The Dark Knight
Acting Commissioner
The Last Kingdom
Ludeca
Father Brown
Sir Charles Hakeworth
Call the Midwife
Mr. Scarisbrick
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
- 1999An Evil StreakDavid Mereday
- 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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