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.

Richard Dillane

Acting Born October 15, 1964 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.

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Oliver Ordish

Doctor Who

Carter

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Major Summerhayes

Outlander

Captain Raines

Peaky Blinders

General Curran

Casualty

Anthony Sharman

Casualty

Sean Anderson

The Crown

King George V

Call the Midwife

Mr. Scarisbrick

Call the Midwife

Mr Scarisbrick

Father Brown

Sir Charles Hakeworth

Vera

Will Peyton