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Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander Join Andrew Garfield in ‘The Uprising’ (Exclusive)
Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander Join Andrew Garfield in ‘The Uprising’ (Exclusive)-March 2024
Mar 10, 2026 1:54 PM

Game of Thrones actor Stephen Dillane, Feud: Capote vs the Swans star Tom Hollander, Irish actor Stanley Townsend, and Sky Yang, who starred in Last Days, have joined the rabble-rousing forces ofThe Uprising, Paul Greengrass period drama being made by Focus Features.

Andrew Garfield leads the feature that is now in production, portraying the leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II. As the war burns across England, he forms an army of the people to face the Kings might in a fight for justice and survival. Also lined up as embattled peasants and assorted overlords are Jamie Bell, Cosmo Jarvis, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller, Woody Norman and Katherine Waterston.

Jason Blum is producing through Blumhouse, alongside Gregory Goodman, Joanna Kaye and Greengrass.Lars Sylvest will also produce through Thank You Pictures and Joe Neurauter will produce through Supernix.

Focus, which is behind the buzzy award season movies Hamnet, directed by Chlo Zhao, and Bugonia, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, is set to distribute the film domestically.

BAFTA-winning actor Dillane is best known for his performance of Stannis Baratheon, a tragically misguided lord in HBOs Game of Thrones.

Hollander can be seen portraying Alfred Hitchcock in NetflixsMonster: The Ed Gein Story,the third season of Ryan Murphys gripping anthology series. This marked Hollanders second collaboration with Murphy, following his acclaimed starring turn asTruman Capote in FXsFeud: Capote vs. The Swansopposite Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Demi Moore, Chlo Sevigny and Molly Ringwald. That role earned him an Emmy nomination.

Townsend is an Irish-born actor of stage and screen who has worked with directors such as Mike Leigh, Stephen Frears, Mike Newell, Nick Hytner, Roger Michel, Sam Mendes, Neil Jordan and Catherine Hardwicke, among others.

Yang portrayed doomed missionary John Allen Chau in Last Days, the indie drama directed by Justin Lin that debuted at Sundance earlier this year. He also appeared in Zack Snyders two-part sci-fi epic Rebel Moon alongside Sofia Boutella, Ed Skrein, and Charlie Hunnam.

Dillane is repped by Independent Talent Group while Hollander is repped by CAA, Anonymous Content, and United Agents.

Townsend is repped by Gordon French and Yang is repped by Independent Talent Group and Jackoway Austen.

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