Acting · London, England, United Kingdom · Born October 15, 1964
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.
MovieMurder at the Embassy
2025
as Robert
TVThe Diplomat
2023
as Tom Libby
TVStonehouse
2023
as Mackenzie
TVAndor
2022
as Davo Sculdun
MovieMunich - The Edge of War
2021
as Colonel Menzies
TVDalgliesh
2021
as Stephen Courtney-Briggs
MovieThe Show
2021
as Henry Gaunt
MovieThe Forgotten Battle
2021
as Sinclair
TVYoung Wallander
2020
as Hemberg
TVWest of Liberty
2019
as Ron Harriman
TVGiri/Haji
2019
as Brian
MovieThe Last Vermeer
2019
as Colonel Jenkins
TVTwice Upon a Time
2019
as David Arron
TVPennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
2019
as Patrick Wayne
MovieMother's Day
2018
as Dr Tarring
TVThe Last Post
2017
as Harvey Tilbrook
TVThe White Princess
2017
as Thomas Stanley
MovieAgainst the Law
2017
as Prosecutor Roberts
TVThe Crown
2016
as King George V
TVBerlin Station
2016
as Gerald Ellman
TVThe Last Kingdom
2015
as Ludeca
TVPoldark
2015
as Henry Bull
TVWolf Hall
2015
as Duke of Suffolk
MovieAltar
2014
as Greg
TVOutlander
2014
as Captain Raines
MovieUnited Passions
2014
as Larsen
MovieAnna
2013
as Robert Greene
MovieDead in Tombstone
2013
as Jack Sutter
TVAtlantis
2013
as Palos
TVPeaky Blinders
2013
as General Curran
TVEndeavour
2013
as Leo Richardson
TVFather Brown
2013
as Sir Charles Hakeworth
MovieArgo
2012
as OSS Officer Nicholls
MovieThe Dinosaur Project
2012
as Marchant
TVCall the Midwife
2012
as Mr. Scarisbrick
TVVera
2011
as Will Peyton
MovieOranges and Sunshine
2010
as Merv Humphreys
MovieMad Sad & Bad
2009
as Roger
MovieThe Dark Knight
2008
as Acting Commissioner
MovieThe Edge of Love
2008
as Lt Col David Talbot Rice
TVLewis
2007
as Theodore Platt
Interview with a Poltergeist
2007
as Narrator
One Hundredth of a Second
2006
as Connor
MovieThe Real Sopranos
2006
as Narrator
MovieTristan & Isolde
2006
as Aragon
TVSpace Race
2005
as Wernher von Braun
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Carter
MovieThe Jacket
2005
as Captain Medley
MovieSpace Race
2005
as Werner Von Braun
MovieDe-Lovely
2004
as Bill Wrather
MovieSpartacus
2004
as Julius Caesar
TVHustle
2004
as Graham Poole
TVNew Tricks
2004
as Lawrence Delvin
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
2002
as John Cross
TVFoyle's War
2002
as Charles Roper
TVAdventure Inc.
2002
as Michael Drake
TVSpooks
2002
as John Richardson
TVWaking the Dead
2001
as Ricardo Rivelli
MovieDoc Martin
2001
as Tim
MovieSeeing Red
2000
as Steve
An Evil Streak
1999
as David Mereday
MovieWing Commander
1999
as Lt. Hunter
MovieEmmerdale: Revenge
1998
as D.S. Dan Campbell
TVCold Feet
1998
as Miles Brodie
MovieSolomon
1997
as Jeroboam
TVSolomon
1997
as Jeroboam
TVThe Grand
1997
as Sean Villiers
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Oliver Ordish
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Terry
TVSoldier Soldier
1991
as Sgt Brad Connor
TVAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Major Summerhayes
TVCasualty
1986
as Anthony Sharman
Possession
as Eugene Desfrienes
