
Richard Dillane
Acting
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.
TV Shows(41)

The Diplomat
Tom Libby
2023

Stonehouse
Mackenzie
2023

Andor
Davo Sculdun
2022

Dalgliesh
Stephen Courtney-Briggs
2021

Young Wallander
Hemberg
2020

West of Liberty
Ron Harriman
2019

Giri/Haji
Brian
2019

Twice Upon a Time
David Arron
2019

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Patrick Wayne
2019

The Last Post
Harvey Tilbrook
2017

The White Princess
Thomas Stanley
2017

The Crown
King George V
2016

Berlin Station
Gerald Ellman
2016

The Last Kingdom
Ludeca
2015

Poldark
Henry Bull
2015

Wolf Hall
Duke of Suffolk
2015

Outlander
Captain Raines
2014

Atlantis
Palos
2013

Peaky Blinders
General Curran
2013

Endeavour
Leo Richardson
2013

Father Brown
Sir Charles Hakeworth
2013

Call the Midwife
Mr. Scarisbrick
2012

Vera
Will Peyton
2011

Lewis
Theodore Platt
2007

Space Race
Wernher von Braun
2005

Doctor Who
Carter
2005

Hustle
Graham Poole
2004

New Tricks
Lawrence Delvin
2004

Foyle's War
Charles Roper
2002

Adventure Inc.
Michael Drake
2002

Spooks
John Richardson
2002

Waking the Dead
Ricardo Rivelli
2001

Cold Feet
Miles Brodie
1998

Solomon
Jeroboam
1997

The Grand
Sean Villiers
1997

Midsomer Murders
Oliver Ordish
1997

Heartbeat
Terry
1992

Soldier Soldier
Sgt Brad Connor
1991

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Major Summerhayes
1989

Casualty
Anthony Sharman
1986
Inheritance
Eugene Desfrienes
Movies(31)

Murder at the Embassy
Robert
2025

Munich – The Edge of War
Colonel Menzies
2021

The Show
Henry Gaunt
2021

The Forgotten Battle
Sinclair
2021

The Last Vermeer
Colonel Jenkins
2019

Mother's Day
Dr Tarring
2018

Against the Law
Prosecutor Roberts
2017

Altar
Greg
2014

United Passions
Larsen
2014

Anna
Robert Greene
2013

Dead in Tombstone
Jack Sutter
2013

Argo
OSS Officer Nicholls
2012

The Dinosaur Project
Marchant
2012

Oranges and Sunshine
Merv Humphreys
2010

Mad Sad & Bad
Roger
2009

The Dark Knight
Acting Commissioner
2008

The Edge of Love
Lt Col David Talbot Rice
2008
Interview with a Poltergeist
Narrator
2007
One Hundredth of a Second
Connor
2006

The Real Sopranos
Narrator
2006

Tristan & Isolde
Aragon
2006

The Jacket
Captain Medley
2005

Space Race
Werner Von Braun
2005

De-Lovely
Bill Wrather
2004

Spartacus
Julius Caesar
2004
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
John Cross
2002

Doc Martin
Tim
2001

Seeing Red
Steve
2000

Wing Commander
Lt. Hunter
1999

Emmerdale: Revenge
D.S. Dan Campbell
1998

Solomon
Jeroboam
1997