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Stephen Dillane

Stephen Dillane

Actor · Born November 30, 1956 (69) · London, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Stephen Dillane (born 27 March 1957, Kensington, London) is a British actor. He is best known as Stannis Baratheon in Game of Thrones (2012–2015), Thomas Jefferson in John Adams (2008, Emmy-nominated), and DCI Karl Roebuck in The Tunnel (2013–2017, BAFTA-winning). He won a Tony Award for The Real Thing (2000). In film, he has appeared in Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Darkest Hour (2017), and Outlaw King (2018). He is married to Naomi Wirthner; his children include actor Frank Dillane, and his brother is Richard Dillane.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 30, 1956 (69)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 88 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 6% in 30 days

What are Stephen Dillane's films like?

Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Self
25%
Bonds
22%
Morality
20%
Survival
14%
Power
8%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 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 6 · Serious 10 · Dark 18

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 19 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 15 · Intense 13

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 26 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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 17 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 6

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 6 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 17

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 16 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 10

Roles they play

33 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 11 of 33 analyzed roles.

Shadow
11 of 33
Mentor
10 of 33
Hero
4 of 33
Herald
3 of 33
Ally
2 of 33
Threshold guardian
2 of 33
Shapeshifter
1 of 33
Show the 33 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
27
Melancholic
25
Contemplative
17
Dread
11
Hopeful
10
Other
30

How their films linger

Bittersweet16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 10 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic6
  • Ambiguous11
  • Other1

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 Stephen Dillane's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 38 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stephen 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

88 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Wanted Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Show 8 episodes · as John Carmichael

  • The Uprising(2026)

    as Archbishop Sudbury

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • How It Is (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • The Three Urns(2026)

    as The Damp Man

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kaos(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as Prometheus

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Outrun(2024)

    as Andrew

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Gold Machine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Sherwood(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Roy Branson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Boxing Day(2021)

    as Richard

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Red Election(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as William Ogilvy

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Vigil(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Shaw

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Alex Rider(2020)

    Show 23 episodes · as Alan Blunt

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Man in the Hat(2020)

    as The Damp Man

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Professor and the Madman(2019)

    as Dr. Richard Brayne

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Outlaw King(2018)

    as King Edward I of England

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Antigone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • His Picture In Little (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Darkest Hour(2017)

    as Viscount Halifax

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Mary Shelley(2017)

    as William Godwin

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Graham Sutherland

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Event for a Stage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Actor

  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Stannis Baratheon

  • The Tunnel(2013)

    Show 24 episodes · as Karl Roebuck

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Papadopoulos & Sons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Harry Papadopoulos

  • Zero Dark Thirty(2012)

    as National Security Advisor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Secret State(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Paul J. Clark

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Hunted(2012)

    Show 8 episodes · as Rupert Keel

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Twenty8K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as DCI Stone

  • A Touch of Cloth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Macratty

  • Murder: Joint Enterprise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Raglin

  • Eternal Law(2012)

    Show as Carl

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Perfect Sense(2011)

    as Stephen

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 40 episodes · as Stannis Baratheon

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • 44 Inch Chest(2009)

    as Mal

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Storm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Keith Haywood

  • The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Anthony Hurndall

  • God on Trial(2008)

    as Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Red Mist(2008)

    as Dr. Harris

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Fugitive Pieces(2007)

    as Jakob Beer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • John Adams(2008)

    Show 7 episodes · as Thomas Jefferson

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Savage Grace(2007)

    as Brooks Baekeland

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Goal II: Living the Dream(2007)

    as Glen Foy

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Klimt(2006)

    as Secretary

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Greatest Game Ever Played(2005)

    as Harry Vardon

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Goal! The Dream Begins(2005)

    as Glen Foy

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Nine Lives(2005)

    as Martin

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Finch

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Haven(2004)

    as Mr. Allen

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • King Arthur(2004)

    as Merlin

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Gathering(2003)

    as Simon Kirkman

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Hours(2002)

    as Leonard Woolf

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Truth About Charlie(2002)

    as Charlie Lambert

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Spy Game(2001)

    as Charles Harker

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Parole Officer(2001)

    as Inspector Burton

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Cazalets(2001)

    Show 6 episodes · as Edward Cazalet

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Anna Karenina(2000)

    Show 4 episodes · as Karenin

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Love & Rage(1999)

    as Dr. Coly

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Darkest Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Tom

  • Ordinary Decent Criminal(2000)

    as Noel Quigley

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Firelight(1997)

    as Charles Godwin

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Déjà Vu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Sean

  • Kings in Grass Castles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as Patsy

  • Welcome to Sarajevo(1997)

    as Michael Henderson

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Two If by Sea(1996)

    as Evan Marsh

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Mr. Blackmore

  • The Rector's Wife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 4 episodes · as Jonathan Byrne

  • Power and Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Antonio

  • You, Me and It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · as James Woodley

  • Hostages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Chris Pearson

  • Frankie's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Frankie's House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · as Anthony Strickland

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

    Show 1 episode · as Mr Blackmore

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

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Mike Davidson

  • Heading Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Leonard Meopham

  • Hamlet(1990)

    as Horatio

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Yellow Wallpaper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as John

  • Christabel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · as Peter Bielenberg

  • The One Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nicholas Thorne

  • The Face of Trespass(1988)

    as Gray Harston

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Secret Garden(1987)

    as Captain Lennox

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Business as Usual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Mr. Dunlop (as Stephen Dillon)

  • Shift Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as George

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as George

  • Frankie and Johnnie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Reporter at Press Conference

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Leonard Meopham

  • Remington Steele(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Bradford Galt

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain Lennox

  • Untitled Luther Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 87 titles, 85 of them dated from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

King Arthur (2004)

$204M worldwide

Highest rated

John Adams (2008)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

The Uprising (2026)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19512026

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 14 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting87 of 87: 87 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s11 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 6% of 35 roles
87020712

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.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 5 major nominations, 2003–2016.

WinNomination
  1. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2009
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actor
  3. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  4. 2003
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Acting Ensemble

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Stephen Dillane's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 64th percentile, the median of all 36; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

30 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser30
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

The Three Urns (2026)

86th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 47. 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 Stephen Dillane's work okay for kids?

Across up to 25 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles21–84 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity25 titles15–59 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles17–63 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles21–65 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles22–68 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian 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 Stephen Dillane work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stephen Dillane's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen Warbeck shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles