Richard Dillane

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Richard Dillane
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Richard Dillane in Foyle's War (2013)
Born
Kent, England
OccupationActor
Years active1995-present
SpouseJayne McKenna
Children3
Family Stephen Dillane (brother)
Frank Dillane (nephew)

Richard Dillane is an English actor. He appears in Soldier Soldier (1995), Cold Feet (2000), Space Race (2005), Tristan & Isolde (2006), Spooks (2007), Casualty (2008-2009), Oranges and Sunshine (2010), Doctor Who (2011), Argo (2012), Dead in Tombstone (2013), Wolf Hall (2015), Peaky Blinders , Poldark (2016), Giri/Haji (2019), Young Wallander (2020), The Crown . and Andor (2022-2025).

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Early life and education

Dillane is from Kent, [1] and grew up near London with his brother Stephen (also an actor). Their mother is English and their father was born in Australia to Irish parents. [2] He took a philosophy degree at Manchester University,[ citation needed ] and lived in Australia for ten years, [3] working in white-water rafting as a guide, [2] also as an actor and director. [4]

Career

In 2020, he appears in a lead role of the Netflix series Young Wallander , [4] 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 , [3] and Merv Humphreys, husband of Margaret Humphreys (played by Emily Watson) in Jim Loach's fact-based movie Oranges and Sunshine . [4]

He was Wernher von Braun in the BBC television docudrama Space Race , [4] Nero in Howard Brenton's play Paul at the National Theatre of Great Britain and appeared several times as Stephen Maturin in the BBC radio adaptations of the Patrick O'Brian Aubrey–Maturin novels and Peter Guillam in three John le Carré adaptations. [4] Dillane's other film work includes The Dark Knight (as Acting Commissioner), [4] Mindscape [3] with Mark Strong, The Dinosaur Project , [3] The Edge of Love , The Jacket , [3] Tristan & Isolde (2006), [3] and as Cole Porter's last lover Bill Wrather (a composite character) in Irwin Winkler's biopic De-Lovely , which starred Kevin Kline. [4]

Recent television work includes Giri/Haji , [3] The Last Kingdom , Peaky Blinders , [2] Counterpart , [4] Outlander , [2] The Last Post , [3] and Star Wars: Andor . [4]

In 2015, he played Duke of Suffolk in the BBC TV series Wolf Hall , [2] and in 2016 he appeared in the lead role of DCI Michael Waite in a double episode of the BBC TV series Silent Witness . [2]

Prior to this, he played the captain of the shape-changing justice robot Teselecta in two episodes of Doctor Who [4] ("Let's Kill Hitler" and "The Wedding of River Song"), rogue spy John Richardson in Spooks (2007), [2] Australian conman Graham Poole in Hustle , [4] photographer and old flame Miles Brodie in Cold Feet , [4] posh drug addict Theodore Platt in the first episode of Lewis [3] and the relationship counsellor Ben in Men Behaving Badly , [4] as well as regular characters Sean Anderson in Casualty , [2] and Australian sergeant Brad Connor in the ITV series Soldier Soldier . [3]

On stage, Dillane has performed at the National Theatre of Great Britain in London and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. [4] In 2000, he was the 1st Duke of Suffolk in the Olivier Award-winning Michael Boyd productions of Henry VI parts 1, 2 and 3 in Stratford, London and Michigan. [5] He played Hamlet in Perth, Australia, directed by Ray Omodei. [4]

He is also a regular radio actor and voice-over artist. [3]

Personal life

His essay 'Making Sense of "To be or not to be"', about Hamlet's soliloquy, was published in Shakespeare and Montaigne (eds. Patrick Gray, Lars Engle and William M. Hamlin, Edinburgh University Press, 2021).ISBN 978-1474458238

He is married to Scottish actress Jayne McKenna, and they live in Brighton, East Sussex (in 2015). [1] They were married in 2005 and have three children, all boys: Austin, Murray and Ray. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Emmerdale: Revenge D.S. Dan CampbellDirect-to-Video
1999 Wing Commander Lieutenant Hunter
2000Seeing RedSteveTV film
2001 Doc Martin TimTV film
2002George Eliot: A Scandalous LifeJohn CrossTV film
2004EMRVictor
De-Lovely Bill Wrather
2005 The Jacket Captain Medley
Our Hidden LivesSTV film
2006 Tristan & Isolde Aragon
One Hundredth of a SecondConnorShort film
2008 The Edge of Love Lieutenant Colonel David Talbot Rice
The Dark Knight Acting Commissioner
2009 Free Agents Theatre ActorTV film
Moonshot Tom StaffordTV film
Mad, Sad & BadRoger
2010 Oranges and Sunshine Merv
2012 The Dinosaur Project Jonathan Marchant
Argo OSS Officer Nicholls
2013 Dead in Tombstone Jack SutterDirect-to-Video
Mindscape Robert
2014 United Passions Larsen
Altar Greg
The Last HandJohnShort film
2017Against the LawProsecutor RobertsTV film
2018Mother's DayDr. TarringTV film
2019 The Last Vermeer Colonel Jenkins
2020 The Show Flash Avenger
The Forgotten Battle Sinclair
2021 Munich – The Edge of War Colonel Menzies

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Soldier Soldier Sergeant Brad ConnorRecurring role; 10 episodes
1997 Heartbeat TerryEpisode: "Peace and Quiet"
Men Behaving Badly BenEpisode: "Ten"
Solomon Jeroboam Mini-series
1998 The Grand Sean VilliersSeries 2, Episode 6
Big WomenBrianMini-series
Verdict Robert Horton-SmithEpisode: "Split Second"
1999 An Evil Streak David MeredayMini-series
2000 Cold Feet Miles BrodieRecurring role; 2 episodes
2003 Jean Moulin, une affaire française Anthony HarperMini-series
Red Cap Captain Finbar GloverEpisode: "Cover Story"
Adventure Inc. Michael DrakeEpisode: "Spirit of the Mask"
2004 Spartacus Julius Caesar Episode: "Julius Caesar"
2005 Space Race Wernher von Braun Series regular
2006 Hustle Graham PooleEpisode: "Law and Corruption"
2007 Casualty Anthony SharmanEpisode: "The Silence of Friends"
Waking the Dead Ricardo RivelliEpisode: "Mask of Sanity"
Lewis Theodore PlattEpisode: "Whom the Gods Would Destroy"
Rome Centurion ValloEpisode: "De Patre Vostro"
Spooks John RichardsonEpisode: "The Broadcast"
2008 Agatha Christie's Poirot Major SummerhayesEpisode: "Mrs McGinty's Dead"
2008–2009 Casualty Sean AndersonSeries regular
2011 Doctor Who CarterRecurring role; 2 episodes
2012 DCI Banks DCI Stuart BurgessEpisode: "Dry Bones That Dream"
2013 Midsomer Murders Oliver OrdishEpisode: "Schooled in Murder"
Foyle's War Charles RoperSeries 7 Episode 3: "Sunflower"
Atlantis PallosEpisode: "A Boy of No Consequence"
2014 Vera Will PeytonEpisode: "The Deer Hunters"
New Tricks Lawrence DevlinEpisode: "Tender Loving Care"
2015 Wolf Hall Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk Series regular
Partners in Crime BulldogEpisode: "The Secret Adversary"
2016 Endeavour Leo RichardsonEpisode: "Arcadia"
Silent Witness DCI Michael WaiteEpisode: "Flight"
Peaky Blinders General CurranEpisode: "Series 3, Episode 1"
Poldark Henry BullEpisode: "Series 2, Episode 2"
Berlin Station Gerald EllmanEpisode: "Station to Station"
Daye's WorkDI Harry DayeEpisode: "Pilot"
2017 The White Princess Sir Thomas Stanley Series regular
The Last Post Harvey TilbrookSeries regular
Outlander Captain RainesRecurring role; 2 episodes
2018 Counterpart Ricky LangstonEpisode: "Something Borrowed"
2019West of LibertyRon HerrimanSeries regular
Twice Upon a Time David ArronRecurring role; 2 episodes
Strike Back WhitehallRecurring role; 2 episodes
Giri/Haji BrianSeries 1, Episode 3
2020 The Last Kingdom LudecaRecurring role; 4 episodes
Betaal Colonel LynedochSeries regular
Young Wallander HembergSeries regular
2021 Call the Midwife Mr. ScarisbrickRecurring role; 2 episodes
Dalgliesh Dr. Stephen Courtney-BriggsEpisode: "Shroud for a Nightingale"
2022 Father Brown Sir Charles HakeworthEpisode: "The Red Death"
Pennyworth Patrick WayneRecurring role; 5 episodes
The Crown George V Episode: "Ipatiev House"
2022–2025 Andor Davo SculdunRecurring role; 5 episodes
2023–present The Diplomat Tom Libby4 episodes

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleVenueRef
1996 Twelfth Night Antonio Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Theatre [6]
Troilus and Cressida Diomedes Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Theatre [7]
2000 Henry VI Suffolk Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon [5]
2001 Double Indemnity Walter Huff Playhouse, Salisbury & New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich [8]
Richard III Rivers Young Vic, London [4]
2002 Measure for Measure Malaya Angelo Riverside Studios, London [9]
2004 Uncle Varick Dr. Michael Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh [10]
2005 Paul Nero Royal National Theatre, London [11]
2006 The Taming of the Shrew Petruchio Theatre Royal, Bristol [12]
2012 The Lady from the Sea Arnholm Rose Theatre, Kingston upon Thames [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "East Kilbride actress lands starring role in West End musical War Horse". dailyrecord.co.uk. 10 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Richard Dillane". tvguide.com. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Richard Dillane Voice". sueterryvoices.com. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Richard Dillane". conwayvangeldergrant.com. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 "RSC Performances Henry VI". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "RSC Performances Twelfth Night". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "RSC Performances Troilus and Cressida". Shakespeare Theatre Company. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Reflex Action for Ipswich Wolsey Theatre". etNow. 19 November 2001.
  9. ↑ Billington, Michael (8 November 2002). "Theatre - Measure for Measure Malaya". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  10. ↑ Jones, Sarah (22 April 2004). "Uncle Varick, Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh". The Independent . Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  11. ↑ Billington, Michael (10 November 2005). "Theatre - Paul". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  12. ↑ Gore-Langton, Robert (16 May 2006). "The Taming Of The Shrew, Old Vic, Bristol". The Independent . Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  13. ↑ Fox, Killian (4 March 2012). "The Lady from the Sea – review". The Guardian . The Observer . Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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