Stephen J. Dillane (born 30 November 1956) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in The Hours, Glen Foy in Goal!, Stannis Baratheon in Game of Thrones and American politician Thomas Jefferson in the HBO miniseries John Adams, a role which earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie. An accomplished theatre actor, he has also won a Tony Award for his lead performance in Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing.
International Emmy Award for Best Performance by an Actor, Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Play, British Academy Television Award for Best Actor, AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play
Nominations
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie, Gotham Independent Film Award for Best En...
Movies
Savage Grace, The Hours, The Greatest Game Ever Played, Firelight, Spy Game, Welcome to Sarajevo, Papadopoulos & Sons, Goal!, Fugitive Pieces, King Arthur, Goal II: Living the Dream, 44 Inch Chest, Perfect Sense, The Truth About Charlie, Zero Dark Thirty, Ordinary Decent Criminal, The Parole Officer...
TV Shows
Hunted, John Adams, The Cazalets, Anna Karenina, The One Game, Game of Thrones, The Tunnel, Christabel
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I couldn't work my way into being a good-looking guy.
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I have to phrase this perfectly: I'm just not convinced that the attention we give to creating what we think of as a character isn't actually quite often the means by which an actor overcomes his own terror of standing there onstage and creating a mask to hide behind.
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Am I melancholy? I certainly have moments. I like to think there's a capacity for joy as well.
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If you feel uncomfortable on stage, you can very easily descend into a sort of abyss, convinced you're the worst actor ever, that you're a disgrace to the profession, that you're a disgrace to yourself. It's an awful feeling.
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Fact
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Did not start acting until he was in his mid-twenties.
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Was inspired to try Acting after reading about how Sir Trevor Eve gave up a career in Architecture to become an actor.
He was awarded the 1999 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Real Thing at the Donmar Warehouse, London, England.
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He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Actor for his performance in "The Real Thing", at the Donmar Warehouse and at the Albery Theatre.
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Education: University of Exeter (History and Politics).
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Pre-Drama School: Reporter for Croydon Advertiser for 3 years.
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Theatrical Training: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
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Other awards for his stage performance in The Real Thing: Evening Standard Award (London): Best Actor 1999; Variety Club Showbusiness Awards (London): Best Stage Actor 2000; Drama Desk Award (Broadway): Outstanding Actor in a Play 2000.
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Has two sons.
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Tony Award for lead actor in a play - Tom Stoppard's "The Real Thing". [June 2000]
$6 Million
