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.
Known For
Midsomer Murders
1997
Doctor Who
2005
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Outlander
2014
Peaky Blinders
2013
The Crown
2016
Vera
2011
Casualty
1986
Casualty
1986
Call the Midwife
2012
Call the Midwife
2012
Father Brown
2013
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
as Oliver Ordish · 1997
Doctor Who
as Carter · 2005
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Major Summerhayes · 1989
Outlander
as Captain Raines · 2014
Peaky Blinders
as General Curran · 2013
The Crown
as King George V · 2016
Vera
as Will Peyton · 2011
Casualty
as Anthony Sharman · 1986
Casualty
as Sean Anderson · 1986
Call the Midwife
as Mr. Scarisbrick · 2012
Call the Midwife
as Mr Scarisbrick · 2012
Father Brown
as Sir Charles Hakeworth · 2013
Lewis
as Theodore Platt · 2007
The Last Kingdom
as Ludeca · 2015
The Dark Knight
as Acting Commissioner · 2008
Heartbeat
as Terry · 1992
Spooks
as John Richardson · 2002
Andor
as Davo Sculdun · 2022
Waking the Dead
as Ricardo Rivelli · 2001
Endeavour
as Leo Richardson · 2013
New Tricks
as Lawrence Delvin · 2004
Foyle's War
as Charles Roper · 2002
Hustle
as Graham Poole · 2004
The Diplomat
as Tom Libby · 2023
Poldark
as Henry Bull · 2015
Soldier Soldier
as Sgt Brad Connor · 1991
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler
as Patrick Wayne · 2019
Wolf Hall
as Duke of Suffolk · 2015
Berlin Station
as Gerald Ellman · 2016
The White Princess
as Thomas Stanley · 2017
Dalgliesh
as Stephen Courtney-Briggs · 2021
Atlantis
as Palos · 2013
Giri/Haji
as Brian · 2019
Cold Feet
as Miles Brodie · 1998
Argo
as OSS Officer Nicholls · 2012
Possession
as Eugene Desfrienes · 2026
The Grand
as Sean Villiers · 1997
Adventure Inc.
as Michael Drake · 2002
Tristan & Isolde
as Aragon · 2006
The Jacket
as Captain Medley · 2005
Partners in Crime
as Bulldog · 2015
The Forgotten Battle
as Sinclair · 2021
Wing Commander
as Lt. Hunter · 1999
Murder at the Embassy
as Robert · 2025
Munich - The Edge of War
as Colonel Menzies · 2021
The Last Post
as Harvey Tilbrook · 2017
Twice Upon a Time
as David Arron · 2019
Young Wallander
as Hemberg · 2020
Space Race
as Wernher von Braun · 2005
The Last Vermeer
as Colonel Jenkins · 2019
Anna
as Robert Greene · 2013
Stonehouse
as Mackenzie · 2023
The Edge of Love
as Lt Col David Talbot Rice · 2008
Spartacus
as Julius Caesar · 2004
The Dinosaur Project
as Marchant · 2012
Dead in Tombstone
as Jack Sutter · 2013
Solomon
as Jeroboam · 1997
West of Liberty
as Ron Harriman · 2019
Solomon
as Jeroboam · 1997
United Passions
as Larsen · 2014
De-Lovely
as Bill Wrather · 2004
Oranges and Sunshine
as Merv Humphreys · 2010
Emmerdale: Revenge
as D.S. Dan Campbell · 1998
An Evil Streak
as David Mereday · 1999
The Show
as Henry Gaunt · 2021
Doc Martin
as Tim · 2001
Against the Law
as Prosecutor Roberts · 2017
The Real Sopranos
as Narrator · 2006
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
as John Cross · 2002
Altar
as Greg · 2014
Mother's Day
as Dr Tarring · 2018
One Hundredth of a Second
as Connor · 2006
Mad Sad & Bad
as Roger · 2009
Seeing Red
as Steve · 2000
Interview with a Poltergeist
as Narrator · 2007
Space Race
as Werner Von Braun · 2005