Stephen Dillane Brief Biography

Stephen John Dillane (born 27 March 1957) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in the 2002 film The Hours, Stannis Baratheon in Game of Thrones, and American politician Thomas Jefferson in the 2008 HBO miniseries John Adams, a part which earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination. An accomplished stage actor who has been called an "actor's actor", he holds a Tony Award for his lead performance in Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing (2000) and is also known for critically acclaimed performances in Angels in America (1993), Hamlet (1994), and a one-man Macbeth (2005). His television work has additionally garnered him BAFTA and International Emmy awards for best actor.

Stephen Dillane News

• Chris Pine and Aaron Taylor-Johnson to star in Netflix's 'Outlaw King'
• Gary Oldman to star as Winston Churchill in upcoming movie
• HBO to premiere new 'John Adams' historical miniseries in Virginia