Richard Dillane (born 1964) is a British actor. He appears in a lead role of the

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series '' Young Wallander'', based on the character

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created by novelist

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. He played British intelligence agent Peter Nicholls in

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's Oscar-winning 2012 political thriller '' Argo'', and Merv Humphreys, husband of Margaret Humphreys (played by

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) in Jim Loach's fact-based movie '' Oranges and Sunshine''. He was

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in the BBC television docudrama ''

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'',

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's play ''

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'' at the National Theatre of Great Britain and appeared several times as

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in the BBC radio adaptations of the

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'' Aubrey–Maturin'' novels and

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in three

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adaptations.

Career

Dillane's other film work includes ''

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'' (as Acting Commissioner), '' Mindscape'' with

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, ''

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'', '' The Edge of Love'', '' The Jacket'', '' Tristan & Isolde'' and as

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's last lover Bill Wrather (a composite character) in

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's biopic '' De-Lovely'', which starred

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. Recent television work includes '' Giri/Haji'', '' The Last Kingdom'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Outlander'', ''

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'', and '' Star Wars: Andor''. In 2015, he played Duke of Suffolk in the BBC TV series ''

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'' , and in 2016 he appeared in the lead role of DCI Michael Waite in a double episode of the BBC TV series ''

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''. Prior to this, he played the captain of the shape-changing justice robot Teselecta in two episodes of '' Doctor Who'' (" Let's Kill Hitler" and " The Wedding of River Song"), rogue spy John Richardson in '' Spooks'', Australian conman Graham Poole in ''

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'', photographer and old flame Miles Brodie in ''

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'', posh drug addict Theodore Platt in the first episode of '' Lewis'' and the relationship counsellor Ben in ''

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'' as well as regular characters Sean Anderson in '' Casualty'' and Australian sergeant Brad Connor in the award-winning ITV series ''

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''. On stage, Dillane has performed at the National Theatre of Great Britain in

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and the Royal Shakespeare Company in

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. In 2000, he was the 1st Duke of Suffolk in the

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-winning Michael Boyd productions of Henry VI parts 1, 2 and 3 in Stratford, London and Michigan. At 24, he played

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in Perth, Australia, directed by Ray Omodei. He is also a regular radio actor and voice-over artist.

Personal life

He grew up near London with his brother

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(also an actor), took a philosophy degree at

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and lived in Australia for ten years, working in Perth, Sydney and Hobart as an actor and director, before returning to the UK. His essay 'Making Sense of "

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"', about Hamlet's soliloquy, was published in ''Shakespeare and Montaigne''. He is married to Scottish actress Jayne McKenna, known for her leading role in the 2017

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musical '' The Band''. They have three children.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre credits

References

External links

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Richard Dillane profile
radiolistings.co.uk; accessed 2 March 2016. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dillane, Richard 1964 births English male film actors English male radio actors English male television actors Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors Alumni of the University of Manchester