Actor profile

Richard Dillane

15th October 1964 London, England, United Kingdom 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.

28 Movies 43 TV Shows 75 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Murder at the Embassy poster

Murder at the Embassy 14th November 2025 as Robert

Munich - The Edge of War poster

Munich - The Edge of War 31st December 2021 as Colonel Menzies

The Show poster

The Show 26th August 2021 as Henry Gaunt

The Forgotten Battle poster

The Forgotten Battle 5th June 2021 as Sinclair

The Last Vermeer poster

The Last Vermeer 11th September 2019 as Colonel Jenkins

Mother's Day poster

Mother's Day 3rd September 2018 as Dr Tarring

Against the Law poster

Against the Law 16th March 2017 as Prosecutor Roberts

Altar poster

Altar 27th December 2014 as Greg

United Passions poster

United Passions 19th June 2014 as Larsen

Anna poster

Anna 13th October 2013 as Robert Greene

Dead in Tombstone poster

Dead in Tombstone 1st October 2013 as Jack Sutter

Argo poster

Argo 11th October 2012 as OSS Officer Nicholls

The Dinosaur Project poster

The Dinosaur Project 9th August 2012 as Marchant

Oranges and Sunshine poster

Oranges and Sunshine 8th October 2010 as Merv Humphreys

Mad Sad & Bad poster

Mad Sad & Bad 31st July 2009 as Roger

The Dark Knight poster

The Dark Knight 16th July 2008 as Acting Commissioner

The Edge of Love poster

The Edge of Love 20th June 2008 as Lt Col David Talbot Rice

The Real Sopranos poster

The Real Sopranos 26th April 2006 as Narrator

Tristan & Isolde poster

Tristan & Isolde 7th April 2006 as Aragon

The Jacket poster

The Jacket 4th March 2005 as Captain Medley

Space Race poster

Space Race 24th January 2005 as Werner Von Braun

De-Lovely poster

De-Lovely 2nd July 2004 as Bill Wrather

Spartacus poster

Spartacus 17th March 2004 as Julius Caesar

Doc Martin poster

Doc Martin 1st January 2001 as Tim

Seeing Red poster

Seeing Red 19th March 2000 as Steve

Wing Commander poster

Wing Commander 11th March 1999 as Lt. Hunter

Emmerdale: Revenge poster

Emmerdale: Revenge 20th November 1998 as D.S. Dan Campbell

Solomon poster

Solomon 15th December 1997 as Jeroboam

Possession poster

Possession 6th August 2026 as Eugene Desfrienes

The Diplomat poster

The Diplomat 20th April 2023 as Tom Libby

Stonehouse poster

Stonehouse 2nd January 2023 as Mackenzie

Andor poster

Andor 21st September 2022 as Davo Sculdun

Dalgliesh poster

Dalgliesh 4th November 2021 as Stephen Courtney-Briggs

Young Wallander poster

Young Wallander 3rd September 2020 as Hemberg

West of Liberty poster

West of Liberty 24th November 2019 as Ron Harriman

Giri/Haji poster

Giri/Haji 17th October 2019 as Brian

Twice Upon a Time poster

Twice Upon a Time 29th August 2019 as David Arron

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler poster

Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler 28th July 2019 as Patrick Wayne

The Last Post poster

The Last Post 1st October 2017 as Harvey Tilbrook

The White Princess poster

The White Princess 16th April 2017 as Thomas Stanley

The Crown poster

The Crown 4th November 2016 as King George V

Berlin Station poster

Berlin Station 16th October 2016 as Gerald Ellman

The Last Kingdom poster

The Last Kingdom 10th October 2015 as Ludeca

Partners in Crime poster

Partners in Crime 26th July 2015 as Bulldog

Poldark poster

Poldark 8th March 2015 as Henry Bull

Wolf Hall poster

Wolf Hall 21st January 2015 as Duke of Suffolk

Outlander poster

Outlander 9th August 2014 as Captain Raines

Atlantis poster

Atlantis 28th September 2013 as Palos

Peaky Blinders poster

Peaky Blinders 12th September 2013 as General Curran

Endeavour poster

Endeavour 14th April 2013 as Leo Richardson

Father Brown poster

Father Brown 14th January 2013 as Sir Charles Hakeworth

Call the Midwife poster

Call the Midwife 15th January 2012 as Mr. Scarisbrick

Vera poster

Vera 1st May 2011 as Will Peyton

Lewis poster

Lewis 18th February 2007 as Theodore Platt

Space Race poster

Space Race 14th September 2005 as Wernher von Braun

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 26th March 2005 as Carter

Hustle poster

Hustle 24th February 2004 as Graham Poole

New Tricks poster

New Tricks 1st January 2004 as Lawrence Delvin

Foyle's War poster

Foyle's War 27th October 2002 as Charles Roper

Adventure Inc. poster

Adventure Inc. 30th September 2002 as Michael Drake

Spooks poster

Spooks 13th May 2002 as John Richardson

Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead 18th June 2001 as Ricardo Rivelli

Cold Feet poster

Cold Feet 15th November 1998 as Miles Brodie

Solomon poster

Solomon 15th December 1997 as Jeroboam

The Grand poster

The Grand 4th April 1997 as Sean Villiers

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Oliver Ordish

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Terry

Soldier Soldier poster

Soldier Soldier 10th June 1991 as Sgt Brad Connor

Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot 8th January 1989 as Major Summerhayes

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Anthony Sharman

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Sean Anderson