Stephen Dillane
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Stephen Dillane (born 30 November 1956) is a British Tony Award-winning actor.
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[edit] Biography
Born in London, England to an Australian surgeon father and an English mother.[1][2] He read history and political science at the University of Exeter and afterward became a journalist for the Croydon Advertiser. Unhappy in his career, he read how actor Trevor Eve gave up architecture for acting and was thus inspired to enter the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Dillane is a distinguished theatre actor and his notable roles include Prior Walter in Angels in America (1993), Hamlet (1994), Clov in Samuel Beckett's Endgame (1996), Uncle Vanya (1998), Glen Foy in Goal, Henry in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing for which he won a Tony (2000) and a one-man version of Macbeth (2005).
On screen, Dillane may be best known for his portrayal of Horatio in Franco Zefferelli's film adaptation of Hamlet, with Mel Gibson in the title role. He played Michael Henderson in Welcome to Sarajevo (1997), a character based on British journalist Michael Nicholson. He is also known for his portrayal of Leonard Woolf in The Hours (2002) and of legendary English professional golfer Harry Vardon in The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005). His latest portrayal is that of Thomas Jefferson in the HBO mini-series John Adams (2008).
[edit] Filmography
- John Adams (2008)
- Fugitive Pieces (2007)
- Goal! 2: Living the Dream... (2007)
- Nine Lives (2005)
- Goal! (2005)
- The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
- Haven (2004)
- King Arthur (2004)
- The Hours (2002)
- The Gathering (2002)
- The Truth About Charlie (2002)
- The Parole Officer (2001)
- Spy Game (2001)
- Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
- Firelight (1998)
- Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
- Two if by Sea (1996)
- Hamlet (1990)
- The Secret Garden (1987)
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| Preceded by Brian Dennehy for Death of a Salesman |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play 1999-2000 for The Real Thing |
Succeeded by Richard Easton for The Invention of Love |
[edit] References
- ^ Stephen Dillane Biography. filmreference (2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
- ^ Matt Wolf. "Getting Out of the Way of `The Real Thing'", the New York Times, 16 April 2000. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
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