Hari Dhillon ( pa, ਹਰੀ ਢਿੱਲੋਂ (

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)) is an American television, film and stage actor, best known for playing Michael Spence in British television medical drama series '' Holby City''. His name has also been spelled Hari Dillon and Harry Dillon.

Early life and education

Dillon was born and raised in

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. He spent nine months of his childhood in India. He took one acting class at

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in his senior year at

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. After graduation, he worked as a prison AIDS educator in

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and

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before setting up a theatre company in

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with friends. In 1994, he attended drama school in the United Kingdom.

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. 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 (

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

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''. His appearances in US TV shows include ''

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'', '' Charmed'', ''

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'', '' The Loop'', and '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''. He also had minor, unnamed roles in the films ''

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'', '' Wit'' and '' Entrapment''. He also starred in the Broadway debut of the

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play, ''

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''.

Television

Film

*'' Entrapment'' (1999) *'' New World Disorder'' (1999) *'' Wit'' (2001) *''

'' (2003) *'' Bad Education'' (2019) *'' Doom: Annihilation'' (2019)

Theatre

* ''Mother Teresa Is Dead'' (2002),

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, London * ''Drifting Elegant'' (2004),

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* ''A Perfect Wedding'' (2004),

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* ''Morbidity and Mortality'' (2006),

, San Francisco * Charles L. Mee's ''A Perfect Wedding'', which was the inaugural production of the

* Original production of Stephen Belber's ''Drifting Elegant'' at San Francisco's

, which was later developed into a feature film * Broadway debut of the

play, ''

''.

Awards and nominations

Dhillon was nominated to the long-list of the 2010

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in the category for "Best Drama Performance".

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dillon, Hari American male television actors American male film actors American male stage actors American male actors of Indian descent American expatriate male actors in the United Kingdom Living people 1968 births San Francisco State University alumni American expatriates in India