Richard Dillane was born on February 19, 1924 in England, United Kingdom, is Actor. Richard Dillane was the last of four children born near London to an Australian father and English mother. He went to Langley Park School in Beckenham and Manchester University where he gained a first class degree in philosophy, and then emigrated to Australia where he has citizenship through his father. His professional debut was at the Western Australian Theatre Company in Perth and in 1987 he played Hamlet directed by Ray Omodei. While in Australia, besides acting and other work such as being a wilderness white water rafting guide in Tasmania, he directed plays and assisted on operatic and musical productions before returning to the UK in 1994 where his screen career began. He and his actress wife Jayne McKenna have three children, all boys.
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Richard Dillane |
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100 years old |
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Pisces |
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February 19, 1924 ( England, United Kingdom) |
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Richard Dillane’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
🌙 Chinese Zodiac Signs
Richard Dillane was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
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Biography/Timeline
1988
In 1988 he directed a production of Molière's "Tartuffe" for the Old Nick Company at the University of Tasmania, Hobart. He is married to Scotland-born British Actress, Actress Jayne McKenna, best known for her role in popular British soap opera Footballer's Wives.
2000
Dillane has played at the National Theatre in London and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. At 24 he played Hamlet in Perth, Australia, directed by Ray Omodei. In 2000, he was Duke of Suffolk in the Olivier Award-winning Michael Boyd productions of Henry the Sixth parts 1, 2 and 3 in Stratford, London and Michigan.
2011
Other television work includes playing Carter, the captain of the shape-changing justice robot Teselecta in Let's Kill Hitler and The Wedding of River Song in the 2011 series of Doctor Who, rogue spy John Richardson in Spooks, Australian conman Graham Poole in Hustle, Photographer and old flame Miles Brodie in Cold Feet, posh drug addict Theodore Platt in the first episode of Lewis and the relationship counsellor Ben in Men Behaving Badly as well as regular characters surgeon Sean Anderson in Casualty and Australian sergeant Brad Connor in the award-winning ITV series Soldier Soldier.
2013
He was Wernher Von Braun in the BBC television docudrama Space Race, Nero in Howard Brenton's play Paul at the National Theatre of GB and appeared several times as Stephen Maturin in the BBC radio adaptations of the Patrick O'Brian Aubrey–Maturin novels and Peter Guillam in three John le Carré adaptations.
2015
In 2015, he played Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk in the BBC TV series Wolf Hall, and in 2016 he appeared in the lead role of DCI Michael Waite in the BBC TV series "Silent Witness".
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