Biography
Despite the presence of such higher profile co-stars as Woody Harrelson, Emily Lloyd and Marisa Tomei, the thin actor with the prominent widow's peak was the solid center of this based-on-fact story. As a British TV journalist covering the fighting in Bosnia, Dillane offered a powerful but understated performance.
Born as Stephen Delaney in South London and raised in Kent, Dillane pursued a career in journalism after graduating from the …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Joined the cast of HBO's "Game of Thrones" as Stannis Baratheon | |
2008 | Portrayed Thomas Jefferson in the HBO miniseries "John Adams"; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Suppoting Actor in a Miniseries or TV-Movie | |
2007 | Co-starred in Raoul Ruiz's film "Klimt" about the late Austrian artist Gustav Klimt (John Malkovich) | |
2006 | Cast as a British investment banker in "Haven" | |
2006 | Played a British football (soccer) scout in Danny Cannon's "Goal! The Dream Begins" | |
2005 | Cast in the ensemble "Nine Lives," a series of vignettes directed by Rodrigo García | |
2005 | Portrayed reigning champion Harry Vardon in Bill Paxton's golf drama "The Greatest Game Ever Played" | |
2004 | Cast as Merlin opposite Clive Owen and Keira Knightley in "King Arthur" | |
2002 | Co-starred with Christina Ricci and Ioan Gruffudd in "The Gathering" | |
2002 | Had supporting role in "The Truth About Charlie" | |
2002 | Cast in featured role as Leonard Woolf in "The Hours" | |
2002 | Returned to the London stage in "Life After George" | |
2001 | Played a slightly sinister CIA official in "Spy Game" | |
2001 | Reteamed with Rhys as co-stars in the BBC miniseries "The Cazelet Chronicles" | |
2000 | Starred in British TV adaptation of "Anna Karenina" (Channel 4); Paul Rhys also featured | |
1999 | Returned to the London stage in a revival of Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing"; transferred to Broadway in spring 2000 | |
1998 | Starred in "Firelight" as a 19th-century man who hires a woman to bear his child | |
1998 | Had the lead in the Irish/Australian miniseries "Kings in Grass Castles" | |
1997 | Breakthrough screen role in "Welcome to Sarajevo" | |
1994 | Starred as "Hamlet" at the National Theatre | |
1993 | Co-starred in the HBO Showcase production of "Hostages" | |
1990 | First feature credit as Stephen Dillane, "Hamlet"; played Horatio to Mel Gibson's Melancholy Dane | |
1989 | Achieved prominence in London for his stage performance in Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa" | |
| Adopted stage name Stephen Dillane in the late 1980s | ||
1987 | Film debut, "Business as Usual" (billed as Stephen Dillon) | |
1987 | Early TV credit, acted in the Halmark Hall of Fame production of "The Secret Garden" (billed as Stephen Dillon) | |
| Enrolled in drama school | ||
| Worked for three years as journalist after university | ||
| Raised in Kent, England | ||
Awards
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in John Adams |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in The Hours |
2000 | Tony Award for Actor (Play) |