 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" (1994), and a one-man "Macbeth" (2005).His television work has additionally garnered him BAFTA and International Emmy Awards for best actor.Dillane was born in Kensington, London, to an English mother, Bridget (née Curwen), and an Australian surgeon father, John Dillane.