Richard Dillane

Richard Dillane

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.

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 • as Carter

Andor

Andor

2022 • as Davo Sculdun

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 • as Oliver Ordish

Peaky Blinders

Peaky Blinders

2013 • as General Curran

Outlander

Outlander

2014 • as Captain Raines

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 • as Major Summerhayes

Filmography

2023

The Diplomat
The Diplomat
as Tom Libby
TV - Released: 4/20/2023
Stonehouse
Stonehouse
as Mackenzie
TV - Released: 1/2/2023

2022

Andor
Andor
as Davo Sculdun
TV - Released: 9/21/2022

2021

Munich – The Edge of War
Munich – The Edge of War
as Colonel Menzies
Movie - Released: 12/31/2021
The Show
The Show
as Henry Gaunt
Movie - Released: 8/26/2021
Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh
as Stephen Courtney-Briggs
TV - Released: 11/4/2021

2020

The Forgotten Battle
The Forgotten Battle
as Sinclair
Movie - Released: 12/14/2020
Young Wallander
Young Wallander
as Hemberg
TV - Released: 9/3/2020

2019

The Last Vermeer
The Last Vermeer
as Colonel Jenkins
Movie - Released: 9/11/2019
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
as Patrick Wayne
TV - Released: 7/28/2019
Twice Upon a Time
Twice Upon a Time
as David Arron
TV - Released: 8/29/2019
West of Liberty
West of Liberty
as Ron Harriman
TV - Released: 11/24/2019
Giri/Haji
Giri/Haji
as Brian
TV - Released: 10/17/2019

2018

Mother's Day
Mother's Day
as Dr Tarring
Movie - Released: 9/3/2018

2017

Against the Law
Against the Law
as Prosecutor Roberts
Movie - Released: 3/16/2017
The Last Post
The Last Post
as Harvey Tilbrook
TV - Released: 10/1/2017
The White Princess
The White Princess
as Thomas Stanley
TV - Released: 4/16/2017

2016

Berlin Station
Berlin Station
as Gerald Ellman
TV - Released: 10/16/2016
The Crown
The Crown
as King George V
TV - Released: 11/4/2016

2015

The Last Kingdom
The Last Kingdom
as Ludeca
TV - Released: 10/10/2015
Poldark
Poldark
as Henry Bull
TV - Released: 3/8/2015
Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall
as Duke of Suffolk
TV - Released: 1/21/2015

2014

Altar
Altar
as Greg
Movie - Released: 12/27/2014
United Passions
United Passions
as Larsen
Movie - Released: 6/19/2014
Outlander
Outlander
as Captain Raines
TV - Released: 8/9/2014

2013

Dead in Tombstone
Dead in Tombstone
as Jack Sutter
Movie - Released: 10/1/2013
Anna
Anna
as Robert Greene
Movie - Released: 10/13/2013
Father Brown
Father Brown
as Sir Charles Hakeworth
TV - Released: 1/14/2013
Endeavour
Endeavour
as Leo Richardson
TV - Released: 4/14/2013
Atlantis
Atlantis
as Palos
TV - Released: 9/28/2013
Peaky Blinders
Peaky Blinders
as General Curran
TV - Released: 9/12/2013

2012

The Dinosaur Project
The Dinosaur Project
as Marchant
Movie - Released: 8/9/2012
Argo
Argo
as OSS Officer Nicholls
Movie - Released: 10/11/2012
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife
as Mr. Scarisbrick
TV - Released: 1/15/2012

2011

Vera
Vera
as Will Peyton
TV - Released: 5/1/2011

2010

Oranges and Sunshine
Oranges and Sunshine
as Merv Humphreys
Movie - Released: 10/8/2010

2009

Mad Sad & Bad
Mad Sad & Bad
as Roger
Movie - Released: 7/31/2009

2008

The Edge of Love
The Edge of Love
as Lt Col David Talbot Rice
Movie - Released: 6/20/2008
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
as Acting Commissioner
Movie - Released: 7/16/2008

2007

Movie
Interview with a Poltergeist
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2007
Lewis
Lewis
as Theodore Platt
TV - Released: 2/18/2007

2006

Tristan & Isolde
Tristan & Isolde
as Aragon
Movie - Released: 4/7/2006
Movie
One Hundredth of a Second
as Connor
Movie - Released: 8/21/2006
The Real Sopranos
The Real Sopranos
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 4/26/2006

2005

The Jacket
The Jacket
as Captain Medley
Movie - Released: 3/4/2005
Space Race
Space Race
as Werner Von Braun
Movie - Released: 1/24/2005
Space Race
Space Race
as Wernher von Braun
TV - Released: 9/14/2005
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Carter
TV - Released: 3/26/2005

2004

Spartacus
Spartacus
as Julius Caesar
Movie - Released: 3/17/2004
De-Lovely
De-Lovely
as Bill Wrather
Movie - Released: 7/2/2004
Hustle
Hustle
as Graham Poole
TV - Released: 2/24/2004
New Tricks
New Tricks
as Lawrence Delvin
TV - Released: 1/1/2004

2002

Movie
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
as John Cross
Movie - Released: 11/1/2002
Adventure Inc.
Adventure Inc.
as Michael Drake
TV - Released: 9/30/2002
Spooks
Spooks
as John Richardson
TV - Released: 5/13/2002

2001

Doc Martin
Doc Martin
as Tim
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
as Ricardo Rivelli
TV - Released: 6/18/2001

2000

Seeing Red
Seeing Red
as Steve
Movie - Released: 3/19/2000

1999

Wing Commander
Wing Commander
as Lt. Hunter
Movie - Released: 3/11/1999

1998

Emmerdale: Revenge
Emmerdale: Revenge
as D.S. Dan Campbell
Movie - Released: 11/20/1998
Cold Feet
Cold Feet
TV - Released: 11/15/1998

1997

Solomon
Solomon
as Jeroboam
Movie - Released: 12/15/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Oliver Ordish
TV - Released: 3/23/1997
Solomon
Solomon
as Jeroboam
TV - Released: 12/15/1997

1992

Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Terry
TV - Released: 4/10/1992

1991

Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier
as Sgt Brad Connor
TV - Released: 6/10/1991

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Major Summerhayes
TV - Released: 1/8/1989

1986

Casualty
Casualty
as Anthony Sharman
TV - Released: 9/6/1986
Casualty
Casualty
as Sean Anderson
TV - Released: 9/6/1986

Unknown

TV
Inheritance
as Eugene Desfrienes
TV