Stephen Dillane

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STEPHEN DILLANE was trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His early theatre work included repertory seasons at Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, Contact Theatre, Manchester and Chester Gateway Theatre. Leading roles at the National Theatre followed with Francis Archer in The Beaux’ Stratagem, Gerry Evans in Dancing at Lughnasa, Edmund Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey into Night, and Prior Walter in Angels in America, followed by Hush written by April D’Angelis at the Royal Court. He won the Richard Burton Shakespeare Globe Award in 1995 for the title role in Hamlet at the Gielgud Theatre directed by Sir Peter Hall. He played Clov in Endgame at the Donmar Warehouse directed by Katie Mitchell, Artie in Hurlyburly at the Old Vic, and the title role in Uncle Vanya for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Young Vic, also directed by Katie Mitchell.

Dillane returned to the Donmar Warehouse to play Henry in Tom Stoppard’s The Real Thing, for which he won Best Actor in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1999, and was nominated for Best Actor Olivier Award 2000. He then played Tony in Out Late Night by Wallace Shawn at the Royal Court, directed by Caryl Churchill. He returned to The Real Thing for a limited run in the West End of London prior to Broadway where it played at the Barrymore Theater. On Broadway he won the Best Actor Tony Award 2000, Best Actor Drama Desk Award 1999/2000, and Theatre World Award 2000. He returned to the West End to play George in Life After George directed by Michael Blakemore. He then went back to the National Theatre in 2002 to play Alexander Herzen in the Tom Stoppard Trilogy Coast of Utopia directed by Trevor Nunn.

Most recently, Dillane performed Macbeth directed by Travis Preston in a much-praised solo version to sell out audiences in Los Angeles at The Redcat Theatre, The Almeida Theatre in London and at the Sydney and Adelaide Festivals in Australia. Dillane’s leading roles in films include Franco Zeffirelli’s Hamlet opposite Mel Gibson, Firelight directed by William Nicholson opposite Sophie Marceau, Welcome to Sarajevo directed by Michael Winterbottom with Woody Harrelson and Marisa Tomei. In 2001, he starred in four films: Spy Game directed by Tony Scott, The Truth About Charlie directed by Jonathan Demme, The Gathering directed by Brian Gilbert and The Hours directed by Stephen Daldry. The Hours was Nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture SAG Awards 2003. Also in 2003, Dillane portrayed Merlin in King Arthur directed by Antoine Fuqua.

Most recently, Dillane starred in Nine Lives directed by Rodrigo Garcia, The Greatest Game Ever Played directed by Bill Paxton, Goal! directed by Danny Cannon, Klimt (The Secretary) directed by Raul Ruiz, screened out of competition at The Berlin Film Festival 06 and Goal II! directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.

Filmography: Goal! The Dream Begins, Haven (2004), King Arthur, Klimt, Nine Lives, Spy Game, The Gathering, The Greatest Game Ever Played,

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