Stephen Dillane

Biography

Stephen Dillane (born 30 November 1956) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Leonard Woolf in the 2002 film The Hours, Stannis Baratheon in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2012–2015) and Thomas Jefferson in the HBO miniseries John Adams (2008), a part which earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination. He won a Tony Award for his lead performance in Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing (2000).

Known For

Game of Thrones

as Stannis Baratheon

Darkest Hour

as Viscount Halifax

Zero Dark Thirty

as National Security Advisor

King Arthur

as Merlin

Spy Game

as Charles Harker

The Crown

as Graham Sutherland

The Hours

as Leonard Woolf

Outlaw King

as King Edward I of England

The Professor and the Madman

as Dr. Richard Brayne

Perfect Sense

as Stephen