Richard Dillane
Acting
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
2025Murder at the Embassy
Robert
2021The Forgotten Battle
Sinclair
2021Munich – The Edge of War
Colonel Menzies
2021The Show
Henry Gaunt
2019The Last Vermeer
Colonel Jenkins
2018Mother's Day
Dr Tarring
2017Against the Law
Prosecutor Roberts
2014Altar
Greg
2014United Passions
Larsen
2013Dead in Tombstone
Jack Sutter
2013Anna
Robert Greene
2012The Dinosaur Project
Marchant
2012Argo
OSS Officer Nicholls
2010Oranges and Sunshine
Merv Humphreys
2009Mad Sad & Bad
Roger
2008The Edge of Love
Lt Col David Talbot Rice
2008The Dark Knight
Acting Commissioner
2006Tristan & Isolde
Aragon
2006The Real Sopranos
Narrator
2005The Jacket
Captain Medley
2005Space Race
Werner Von Braun
2004Spartacus
Julius Caesar
2004De-Lovely
Bill Wrather
2001Doc Martin
Tim