Richard Dillane

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 has built a filmography of 20 credits over a career spanning from 1986 to 2025.

Richard Dillane's most notable role to date came in The Dark Knight (2008), where he played Acting Commissioner. He also appeared in Argo (2012) as OSS Officer Nicholls. Most recently appeared in Doctor Who (2005) as Carter.

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