Stephen Dillane — biography, films, roles and trivia

Biography

Stephen Dillane (born 30 November 1956) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in the 2002 film The Hours, Stannis Baratheon in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2012–2015), and Thomas Jefferson in the HBO miniseries John Adams (2008), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. He won a Tony Award for his leading role in Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing (2000).

Filmography

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2026 The Uprising Archbishop Sudbury

Interesting facts

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Father of Frank Dillane and Seamus Dillane.
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His son is Frank Dillane, also an actor.
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Before becoming an actor, he worked in journalism.
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After being educated at the University of Exeter, he worked as a reporter for several years, but quickly became disillusioned with the profession. At the age of 25, having decided to become an actor, he enrolled at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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Studied history and political science at the University of Exeter.
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His brother is actor Richard Dillane.