Hari Dhillon

Hari Dhillon (Punjabi: ਹਰੀ ਢਿੱਲੋਂ (Gurmukhi)) is an American television, film and stage actor, best known for playing Michael Spence in British television medical drama series Holby City.[1] His name has also been spelled Hari Dillon and Harry Dillon.

Hari Dhillon
Born1968 (age 51–52)
San Francisco, California
Other namesHari Dillon
Harry Dillon
Hari Jamil Dillon
OccupationActor
Years active1990s-present
TelevisionHolby City, This is Us

Early life and education

Dillon was born[2] and raised in San Francisco, California. He spent nine months of his childhood in India.[3] He took one acting class at UC Berkeley in his senior year at San Francisco State University. After graduation, he worked as a prison AIDS educator in California and Hawaii before setting up a theatre company in San Francisco with friends. In 1994, he attended drama school in the United Kingdom.[3]

Career

Dillon originally appeared in Holby City in 2001 as recurring minor character Dr. Sunil Gupta, before returning in November 2007 as consultant Michael Spence.[4] Dhillon took an 'extended break' from Holby City on December 17, 2013, after Michael was forced to leave his post by new CEO, Guy Self (John Michie).[5]

On June 19, 2014, it was announced Dhillon would be returning to Holby City as Michael for a short stint in late 2014.[6] During this time, Dhillon also starred alongside Amanda Mealing on Casualty.

His appearances in US TV shows include Medium, Charmed, Without a Trace, The Loop,[7] and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[8] He also had minor, unnamed roles in the films Cradle 2 the Grave, Wit and Entrapment. He also starred in the Broadway debut of the Ayad Akhtar play, Disgraced.[9]

Television
Year(s) Title Role Notes
1997 Dream Team
2000 Arabian Nights
2000 Trial & Retribution 1 episode
2001 Lawless Heart
2001 Holby City Dr Sunil Gupta Recurring role
2002 The Agency 1 episode
2003 She Spies 1 episode
2005 Charmed 2 episodes
2005 Medium 1 episode
2006 Mr. Nice Guy
2007 Without a Trace 1 episode
2007 The Loop 5 episodes
2007–13, 2014 Holby City Michael Spence Regular role
2014 Casualty Episode: "Entrenched"
2014 The Mentalist 1 episode
2015 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Attorney Varma Episode: Granting Immunity
2015 The Mysteries of Laura Swami Sanjay Episode: "The Mystery of the Exsanguinated Ex"
2016 Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Agent Deepak Singh Episode: Harvested
2016 Midsomer Murders Reece Dexter Episode: Breaking the Chain
2016 Madam Secretary Foreign Minister/Prime Minister Episodes: Connection Lost/ Render Safe
2017 This Is Us Sanjay Jahiri 4 episodes
2018 Billions Michael Panay
2019 Death in Paradise Jay Carver Episode: S8:E8

Film

Theatre

Awards and nominations

Dhillon was nominated to the long-list of the 2010 National Television Awards in the category for "Best Drama Performance".[3]

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References
  1. "Holby City character Michael Spence". BBC. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  2. "Star's girlfriend is worried about his new love: 5 minutes with Hari Dhillon". Glasgow Evening Times. 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  3. Zeenat Moosa (2009-11-23). "Hari Dhillon - Holby City and the National Television Awards (interview)". The Asian Today. Archived from the original on 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  4. "Familiar face at Holby". Metro. 2007-10-31. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  5. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s19/holby-city/news/a538983/holby-city-hari-dhillon-taking-break-from-michael-spence-role.html
  6. "Dhillon to reprise role as Michael Spence", digitalspy.co.uk; accessed October 25, 2014.
  7. "Hari Dhillon partial filmography". New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  8. "Scoop: Law & Order: SVU on NBC". broadwayworld.com. April 8, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  9. Isherwood, Charles (October 23, 2014). "When the Soul Must Be Heard".
  10. Paul Taylor (2002-07-02). "Mother Teresa Is Dead, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court, London". The Independent. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  11. Robert Hurwitt (2004-05-05). "Rape metaphor pervasive in fuzzy "Drifting Elegant"". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  12. Terry Morgan (2004-11-11). "A Perfect Wedding (review)". Backstage West. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  13. Harvey, Dennis (March 9, 2006). "theater review: Morbidity and Mortality". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  14. Terry Morgan (2004-11-11). "Douglas Theatre Opens for Mee". Backstage West. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  15. Dennis Harvey (2006-10-17). "Drifting Elegant". Variety. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
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