A University of Exeter alumnus and former journalist who launched a second career as an actor after studying at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Stephen Dillane was born in London on Nov. 30, 1956, to a British mother and an Australian father.He honed his skills in the theater, staging a one-man "Macbeth" (2005) and eventually winning a Tony Award for his performance in the 2000 revival of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing." But the chameleonic character actor also packed his resume with meaty supporting roles in films like Hamlet (1990), Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) and The Hours (2002). He played legendary professional golfer Harry Vardon in The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005) as well.
In 2008, Dillane earned an Emmy nod for his portrayal of would-be president Thomas Jefferson in the HBO miniseries John Adams.
FirelightTo pay off her father's overwhelming debt, Elisabeth Laurier (Sophie Marceau) agrees to conceive a child with British aristocrat Charles Godwin (Stephen Dillane) -- whose paralyzed wife can't bear children -- and give him the baby once it's born. Seven years later, when Godwin's sister-in-law,... Read More
Welcome to SarajevoIn Michael Winterbottom's heartbreaking film about war-torn Bosnia, Stephen Dillane stars as English reporter Michael Henderson, one of many journalists dispatched to cover the mayhem in the Sarajevo. When Michael observes the countless children left orphaned by the war, he risks his life to help... Read More
Deja VuDana, an L.A. shop owner (Victoria Foyt) and Sean, a London painter (Stephen Dillane) meet by happenstance, and it's love at first sight. Complicating that, of course, is the fact that Sean is already married and Dana is about to marry her business partner, Alex (Michael Brandon). If this is really... Read More
The Shooting of Thomas HurndallWhen peace activist and photography student Tom Hurndall (Matthew McNulty) is shot by an Israeli sniper while attempting to rescue a group of Palestinian children, his grieving parents (Stephen Dillane and Kerry Fox) demand answers but are met with stony silence from the authorities. Determined to... Read More
Power & LoversTwo brothers start to bicker and battle when Nick, an aggressive businessman, finds himself thwarted by a group of scientists, headed by his brother Tony. Seems the scientists stand in the way of big profits for Nick. It's a dramatic duel between two opposite siblings who have more in common than... Read More
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44 Inch Chest (2009) | R | |
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John Adams (2008) | NR | |
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Savage Grace (2007) | NR | |
Fugitive Pieces (2007) | R | |
Klimt (2006) | NR | |
Nine Lives (2005) | R | |
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Goal! The Dream Begins (2005) | PG-13 | |
King Arthur (2004) | UR | |
Haven (2004) | R | |
The Hours (2002) | PG-13 | |
The Gathering (2002) | R | |
Spy Game (2001) | R | |
The Cazalets (2001) | NR | |
Anna Karenina (2000) (2000) | NR | |
Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) | R | |
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Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) | R | |
Deja Vu (1997) | PG-13 | |
Firelight (1997) | R | |
Kings in Grass Castles (1997) | NR | |
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The Rector's Wife (1994) | NR | |
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Hamlet (1990) | PG | |
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