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Stephen Dillane

1957 - Today

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Stephen John Dillane (; born 27 March 1957) is a British 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. An experienced stage actor who has been called an "actor's actor", Dillane won a Tony Award for his lead performance in Tom Stoppard's play The Real Thing (2000) and gave critically acclaimed performances in Angels in America (1993), Hamlet (1990), and a one-man Macbeth (2005). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Dillane has received more than 4,187,110 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Stephen Dillane is the 2,279th most popular actor (down from 2,264th in 2019), the 2,124th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,126th in 2019) and the 284th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 4.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Stephen Dillanes by language

Over the past year Stephen Dillane has had the most page views in the with 387,437 views, followed by German (32,265), and Spanish (23,736). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Serbian (247.01%), Latin (103.65%), and Afrikaans (81.85%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Stephen Dillane ranks 2,279 out of 13,578. Before him are Ludmila Savelyeva, Michael Byrne, Antônio Fagundes, Samantha Eggar, Franka Potente, and Jackie Cooper. After him are Majel Barrett, Yuliya Solntseva, Kati Outinen, Annette O'Toole, Ghita Nørby, and Harold Sakata.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Stephen Dillane ranks 115. Before him are María Conchita Alonso, Steve Lukather, Nellie Kim, Peter Høeg, Glenn Hoddle, and Irvine Welsh. After him are Oliver Hirschbiegel, Nery Pumpido, Jaco Van Dormael, Bernie Mac, Bruce Rauner, and Inès de La Fressange.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Dillane ranks 2,124 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Bond (1926), Edmund Crouchback (1245), Liam Gallagher (1972), Samantha Eggar (1939), Catherine Carey (1523), and Dennis Viollet (1933). After him are William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748), James H. Wilkinson (1919), Charles Boycott (1832), Anthony Asquith (1902), John Fletcher (1579), and Arnold Bax (1883).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Stephen Dillane ranks 284. Before him are James Fox (1939), Barbara Steele (1937), Miriam Margolyes (1941), Jodie Whittaker (1982), Michael Byrne (1943), and Samantha Eggar (1939). After him are John Hannah (1962), Patrick Magee (1922), Nigel Hawthorne (1929), Kevin McNally (1956), Charlie Hunnam (1980), and Geraldine James (1950).

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Television and Movie Roles

Game of Thrones
Stannis Baratheon
Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.
8.448 / 10
Darkest Hour
Viscount Halifax
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Nov 22o 20177.351 / 10
Spy Game
Charles Harker
On the day of his retirement, a veteran CIA agent learns that his former protégé has been arrested in China, is sentenced to die the next morning in Beijing, and that the CIA is considering letting that happen to avoid an international scandal.
Nov 18o 20016.913 / 10