---
name: "Richard Dillane"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-dillane"
fi1m_id: "richard-dillane"
imdb_id: "nm0226819"
tmdb_id: 176227
wikidata_id: "Q1591382"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 October 1964"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-07T18:11:13.509062+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Richard Dillane

## Identity

Richard Dillane

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-dillane
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-dillane
- **IMDb ID:** nm0226819
- **TMDB ID:** 176227
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1591382
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dillane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1591382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226819/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/176227

Actor. Born 15 October 1964 in London, England, United Kingdom.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 October 1964, London, England, United Kingdom
- **Active:** 2008–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 8 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 85 (1), 2010s 82 (5), 2020s 81 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 81 across 7 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, Crime 3, Thriller 2, Action 1, Action & Adventure 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,237m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Dillane, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1591382, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0226819/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/176227

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Andor*](https://film.one/tv/andor.md) (86)
- **Apple TV:** [*Against the Law*](https://film.one/film/against-the-law.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Richard Dillane is a British actor. He trained in philosophy at the University of Manchester and spent ten years in Australia before returning to the United Kingdom in 1994.

He is known for roles including Acting Commissioner in *The Dark Knight* (2008), OSS Officer Nicholls in *Argo* (2012), General Curran in *Peaky Blinders* (2013), King George V in *The Crown* (2016 and 2022), Davo Sculdun in *Andor* (2022–2025), and Ludeca in *The Last Kingdom* (2015). He has appeared in *Doctor Who* (2005 and 2011), *Outlander* (2014), *The Jacket* (2005) and *Tristan & Isolde* (2006). He also played a lead role in the Netflix series *Young Wallander*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, starwars.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *The Diplomat* (2023), Fi1m 76, as Tom Libby — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md)
- *Andor* (2022), Fi1m 86, as Davo Sculdun — [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Giri/Haji* (2019), Fi1m 84, as Brian — [page](https://film.one/tv/giri-haji.md)
- *Against the Law* (2017), Fi1m 81, as Prosecutor Roberts — [page](https://film.one/film/against-the-law.md)
- *Wolf Hall* (2015), Fi1m 86, as Duke of Suffolk — [page](https://film.one/tv/wolf-hall.md)
- *Endeavour* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Leo Richardson — [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *Argo* (2012), Fi1m 79, as OSS Officer Nicholls — [page](https://film.one/film/argo.md)
- *The Dark Knight* (2008), Fi1m 85, as Acting Commissioner — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md)

## Complete filmography (74)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Possession* (2026), series, as Eugene Desfrienes
- *Murder at the Embassy* (2025), as Robert
- *The Diplomat* (2023), series, as Tom Libby — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md)
- *Stonehouse* (2023), series, as Mackenzie
- *Andor* (2022), series, as Davo Sculdun — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)
- *Munich - The Edge of War* (2021), as Colonel Menzies
- *Dalgliesh* (2021), series, as Stephen Courtney-Briggs
- *The Show* (2021), as Henry Gaunt
- *The Forgotten Battle* (2021), as Sinclair
- *Young Wallander* (2020), series, as Hemberg
- *West of Liberty* (2019), series, as Ron Harriman
- *Giri/Haji* (2019), series, as Brian — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/giri-haji.md)
- *The Last Vermeer* (2019), as Colonel Jenkins
- *Twice Upon a Time* (2019), series, as David Arron
- *Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler* (2019), series, as Patrick Wayne
- *Mother's Day* (2018), as Dr Tarring
- *The Last Post* (2017), series, as Harvey Tilbrook
- *The White Princess* (2017), series, as Thomas Stanley
- *Against the Law* (2017), as Prosecutor Roberts — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/against-the-law.md)
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as King George V — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Berlin Station* (2016), series, as Gerald Ellman
- *The Last Kingdom* (2015), series, as Ludeca — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-kingdom.md)
- *Partners in Crime* (2015), series, as Bulldog
- *Poldark* (2015), series, as Henry Bull — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/poldark.md)
- *Wolf Hall* (2015), series, as Duke of Suffolk — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/wolf-hall.md)
- *Altar* (2014), as Greg
- *Outlander* (2014), series, as Captain Raines — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)
- *United Passions* (2014), as Larsen
- *Anna* (2013), as Robert Greene
- *Dead in Tombstone* (2013), as Jack Sutter
- *Atlantis* (2013), series, as Palos
- *Peaky Blinders* (2013), series, as General Curran — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/peaky-blinders.md)
- *Endeavour* (2013), series, as Leo Richardson — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/endeavour.md)
- *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Sir Charles Hakeworth
- *Argo* (2012), as OSS Officer Nicholls — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/argo.md)
- *The Dinosaur Project* (2012), as Marchant
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Mr. Scarisbrick, Mr Scarisbrick — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *Vera* (2011), series, as Will Peyton — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/vera.md)
- *Oranges and Sunshine* (2010), as Merv Humphreys
- *Mad Sad & Bad* (2009), as Roger
- *The Dark Knight* (2008), as Acting Commissioner — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-knight.md)
- *The Edge of Love* (2008), as Lt Col David Talbot Rice
- *Lewis* (2007), series, as Theodore Platt
- *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
- *Space Race* (2005), series, as Wernher von Braun
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Carter — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *The Jacket* (2005), as Captain Medley
- *Space Race* (2005), as Werner Von Braun
- *De-Lovely* (2004), as Bill Wrather
- *Spartacus* (2004), as Julius Caesar
- *Hustle* (2004), series, as Graham Poole
- *New Tricks* (2004), series, as Lawrence Delvin
- *George Eliot: A Scandalous Life* (2002), as John Cross
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Charles Roper — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/foyles-war.md)
- *Adventure Inc.* (2002), series, as Michael Drake
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as John Richardson — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Ricardo Rivelli
- *Doc Martin* (2001), as Tim
- *Seeing Red* (2000), as Steve
- *An Evil Streak* (1999), series, as David Mereday
- *Wing Commander* (1999), as Lt. Hunter
- *Emmerdale: Revenge* (1998), as D.S. Dan Campbell
- *Cold Feet* (1998), series, as Miles Brodie
- *Solomon* (1997), as Jeroboam
- *Solomon* (1997), series, as Jeroboam
- *The Grand* (1997), series, as Sean Villiers
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Oliver Ordish — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Terry
- *Soldier Soldier* (1991), series, as Sgt Brad Connor
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Major Summerhayes — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Anthony Sharman, Sean Anderson — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)

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