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Richard Dillane

Richard Dillane

Actor · Born October 15, 1964 (62) · 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 15, 1964 (62)
From
London, England, United Kingdom
Works as
Actor
Titles
61 on MovieCove · 76 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Richard Dillane's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
28%
Survival
25%
Bonds
14%
Self
9%
Power
9%
Society
9%
Ideas
7%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 3 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 5 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Mentor
3 of 6
Herald
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
8
Melancholic
7
Contemplative
5
Thrilling
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet10
  • Ambiguous7

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Dillane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 61 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Dillane's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

76 credits, 61 with a MovieCove page.

  • Possession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 5 episodes · as Eugene Desfrienes

  • Murder at the Embassy(2025)

    as Robert

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Diplomat(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Tom Libby

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Stonehouse(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Mackenzie

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Andor(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Davo Sculdun

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Munich: The Edge of War(2021)

    as Colonel Menzies

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Dalgliesh(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Stephen Courtney-Briggs

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Show(2020)

    as Henry Gaunt

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Forgotten Battle(2020)

    as Sinclair

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Young Wallander(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Hemberg

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • West of Liberty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ron Harriman

  • Giri/Haji(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Brian

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Last Vermeer(2019)

    as Colonel Jenkins

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Twice Upon a Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as David Arron

  • Pennyworth(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Patrick Wayne

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Mother's Day(2018)

    as Dr Tarring

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Last Post(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Harvey Tilbrook

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The White Princess(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Thomas Stanley

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Against the Law(2017)

    as Prosecutor Roberts

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as King George V

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Berlin Station(2016)

    Show 29 episodes · as Gerald Ellman

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Kingdom(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ludeca

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Partners in Crime(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Bulldog

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Poldark(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Henry Bull

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Wolf Hall(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Duke of Suffolk

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Altar(2014)

    as Greg

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Outlander(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain Raines

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • United Passions(2014)

    as Larsen

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Anna(2013)

    as Robert Greene

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Dead in Tombstone(2013)

    as Jack Sutter

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Atlantis(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Palos

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Peaky Blinders(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as General Curran

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Endeavour(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Leo Richardson

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Father Brown(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Charles Hakeworth

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Argo(2012)

    as OSS Officer Nicholls

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Dinosaur Project(2012)

    as Marchant

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Call the Midwife(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr Scarisbrick · as Mr. Scarisbrick

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Vera(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Will Peyton

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Oranges and Sunshine(2010)

    as Merv Humphreys

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Mad Sad & Bad(2009)

    as Roger

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Dark Knight(2008)

    as Acting Commissioner

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Edge of Love(2008)

    as Lt Col David Talbot Rice

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Theodore Platt

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Interview with a Poltergeist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • The Secret Life of Brian(2007)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • World's Worst Venom(2007)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • One Hundredth of a Second (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Connor

  • The Real Sopranos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Narrator

  • Tristan + Isolde(2006)

    as Aragon

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Space Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Wernher von Braun

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carter

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Jacket(2005)

    as Captain Medley

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Space Race (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Werner Von Braun

  • De-Lovely(2004)

    as Bill Wrather

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Spartacus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Julius Caesar

  • Hustle(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Graham Poole

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • New Tricks(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Lawrence Delvin

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • George Eliot: A Scandalous Life(2002)

    as John Cross

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Roper

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Adventure Inc.(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael Drake

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • MI-5(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as John Richardson

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Waking the Dead(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ricardo Rivelli

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Doc Martin(2001)

    as Tim

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Seeing Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Steve

  • An Evil Streak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as David Mereday

  • Wing Commander(1999)

    as Lt. Hunter

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Emmerdale: Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as D.S. Dan Campbell

  • Cold Feet(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Miles Brodie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Solomon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jeroboam

  • Solomon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jeroboam

  • The Grand(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Sean Villiers

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Oliver Ordish

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Heartbeat(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Terry

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Soldier Soldier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 9 episodes · as Sgt Brad Connor

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Major Summerhayes

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Casualty(1986)

    Show 18 episodes · as Anthony Sharman · as Sean Anderson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 74 titles from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Oranges and Sunshine (2010)

$5M worldwide

Highest rated

The Secret Life of Brian (2007)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Wolf Hall (2015)

Film career

19862026

Peak 2013 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1986Screen debut· Casualty
  • 1997First film· Solomon
  • 2012Career best· The Dinosaur Project
  • 2022Career best· Andor

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting74 of 74: 74 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score82nd

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s29 · acting2020s10 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
970717

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Richard Dillane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 61 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up37
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 61 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved25
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Mad Sad & Bad (2009)

88th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Dark Knight (2008)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Richard Dillane's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 71 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles33–55 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 55 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Richard Dillane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Dillane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Fergus O'Brien shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers