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Richard Dillane

Date of birth: 1964-10-15

Place of birth: London, England, United Kingdom

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Richard Dillane

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.

Movie Credits

The Forgotten Battle
3.5

The Forgotten Battle

2021-06-05

During WWII's crucial Battle of the Scheldt, the lives of a glider pilot, a Nazi soldier and a reluc

Tristan & Isolde
3.4

Tristan & Isolde

2006-04-07

An affair between the second in line to Britain's throne and the princess of the feuding Irish spell

The Jacket
3.4

The Jacket

2005-03-04

A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left wit

Doc Martin
3.5

Doc Martin

2001-01-01

Doc Martin tells the tale of Martin Clunes' character in the film, in the months leading up to the S

The Edge of Love
3.1

The Edge of Love

2008-06-20

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the la

Munich – The Edge of War
3.5

Munich – The Edge of War

2021-12-31

At the tense 1938 Munich Conference, former friends who now work for opposing governments become rel

Oranges and Sunshine
3.5

Oranges and Sunshine

2010-10-08

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most signi

Emmerdale: Revenge
0

Emmerdale: Revenge

1998-11-20

Roy is a little too quick to accept Pollard's generous offer of a trip to London. It soon becomes cl

Dead in Tombstone
2.5

Dead in Tombstone

2013-10-01

An outlaw named Guerrero Hernandez is shot in the back and killed whilst attempting to free his half

The Dinosaur Project
2.9

The Dinosaur Project

2012-08-09

Found footage of an expedition into the Congo jungle where a team of explorers stumbles upon a colon

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
1.3

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life

2002-11-01

Born Mary Ann Evans in 1819, the novelist George Eliot was a woman ahead of her time: a proud and de

Altar
2.4

Altar

2014-12-27

A young family find themselves in serious danger when they move to an isolated haunted house in the

One Hundredth of a Second
3.4

One Hundredth of a Second

2006-08-21

Kate is a talented photojournalist. She risks her life to deliver powerful images to the waiting wor

Argo
3.6

Argo

2012-10-11

As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky

The Dark Knight
4.3

The Dark Knight

2008-07-16

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney

Interview with a Poltergeist
3.8

Interview with a Poltergeist

2007-01-01

In August 1977, strange things started to happen in a quiet north London suburb. This unusual, terri

Wing Commander
2.4

Wing Commander

1999-03-11

In the mid-27th century, the Terran Confederation is at war with the vicious alien Kilrathi Empire.

Seeing Red
5

Seeing Red

2000-03-19

Coral Atkins, a British soap star of the 1970s, becomes deeply affected by the plight of children fr

Anna
3.2

Anna

2013-10-13

A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen

Against the Law
3.4

Against the Law

2017-03-16

United Kingdom, March 24, 1954. Ten years before the decriminalization of homosexuality, journalist

Mad Sad & Bad
2.3

Mad Sad & Bad

2009-07-31

HARDEEP, RASHMI and ATUL are brothers and sisters. Which means they can say anything they like to ea

Mother's Day
3.8

Mother's Day

2018-09-03

On the day before Mother's Day 1993, Colin and Wendy Parry's lives are torn apart when their younges

Spartacus
3.4

Spartacus

2004-03-17

Sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, the Thraci

United Passions
1.6

United Passions

2014-06-19

An epic, untold story that brings to life the inspiring saga of the World Cup and the three determin

Space Race
4

Space Race

2005-01-24

The BBC's Space Race is a documentary/drama chronicling the major events and characters in the Ameri

The Real Sopranos
0.5

The Real Sopranos

2006-04-26

This movie shows the connections between the TV series 'The Sopranos' and a real-life New Jersey Mob

The Show
2.8

The Show

2021-08-26

A man goes on a mission to locate a stolen artifact for a client, which leads him to a haunted town

The Last Vermeer
3.3

The Last Vermeer

2019-09-11

A soldier and member of the Dutch resistance investigates stolen art in the wake of the Second World

Solomon
3.4

Solomon

1997-12-15

David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the cleve

De-Lovely
3.1

De-Lovely

2004-07-02

From Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood, the lives of Cole Porter and his wife, Linda Lee Thom

Murder at the Embassy
3

Murder at the Embassy

2025-11-14

1934. Private detective Miranda Green investigates a murder perpetrated in the British Embassy in Ca