- Son of actor Stephen Dillane and actress Naomi Wirthner.
- He has naturally brown eyes, and had to wear blue colored contacts for his role as Tom Riddle in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
- To prepare himself for the role of Nick Clark in Fear the Walking Dead he carried about Thomas De Quincy's 1821 autobiography "Confessions of an English Opium-eater".
- He and his brother, Seamus, are the sons of actress Naomi Wirthner and Game of Thrones actor Stephen Dillane.
- Studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (London) where he did a 3-year Bachelor of Arts in acting (2010-2013).
- He has several music talents: Singing(baritone), plays the recorder, and violin.
- He is biracial.
- He has a younger brother named Seamus.
- He is lead singer and bass guitarist for his band Tinker Wright.
- He screen-tested for the title role in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). The role eventually went to Andrew Garfield.
- He took a break from his professional acting career to train at the famous Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, England.
- He takes "BA (Hons) Acting" course at RADA. 2013 is the year of his graduation.
- Frank is the oldest son of actor, Stephen Dillane and actress, Naomi Wirthner; he has a younger brother named Seamus (born in 1998).
- He graduated from Michael Hall School in East Sussex in June 2009.
- He has his own band called, Tinker Wright in East Sussex.
- He has two small birthmarks in the middle of his left cheek.
- Special Skills: Stage Combat (BASSC) Distinction; Good ear for accents; Singing: Bass;.
- He made his cinematic debut at the age of six, appearing as Christopher Henderson in the 1997 film Welcome to Sarajevo.
- The Strokes, Babyshambles, Beatles, The Smiths, Bob Dylan are his favorite musicians.
- He and Georgina Leonidas both acted in the 2012 family film, Papadopoulos & Sons (2012).
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