
Richard Dillane
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 15, 1964
- Birthplace
- London, England, United Kingdom
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.
Filmography

Murder at the Embassy 2025
as Robert

Munich - The Edge of War 2021
as Colonel Menzies

The Show 2021
as Henry Gaunt

The Forgotten Battle 2021
as Sinclair

The Last Vermeer 2019
as Colonel Jenkins

Mother's Day 2018
as Dr Tarring

Against the Law 2017
as Prosecutor Roberts

Altar 2014
as Greg

United Passions 2014
as Larsen

Anna 2013
as Robert Greene

Dead in Tombstone 2013
as Jack Sutter

Argo 2012
as OSS Officer Nicholls

The Dinosaur Project 2012
as Marchant

Oranges and Sunshine 2010
as Merv Humphreys

Mad Sad & Bad 2009
as Roger

Moonshot 2009
as Tom Stafford

The Dark Knight 2008
as Acting Commissioner

The Edge of Love 2008
as Lt Col David Talbot Rice
- Interview with a Poltergeist
Interview with a Poltergeist 2007
as Narrator

One Hundredth of a Second 2006
as Connor

The Real Sopranos 2006
as Narrator

Tristan & Isolde 2006
as Aragon

The Jacket 2005
as Captain Medley

Space Race 2005
as Werner Von Braun

De-Lovely 2004
as Bill Wrather

Spartacus 2004
as Julius Caesar
- George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life 2002
as John Cross

Doc Martin 2001
as Tim

Seeing Red 2000
as Steve

Wing Commander 1999
as Lt. Hunter

Emmerdale: Revenge 1998
as D.S. Dan Campbell

Solomon 1997
as Jeroboam
Credits from TMDB.