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Charles Dance

Acting

Charles Dance

Charles Dance is an actor born on October 10, 1946 in Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK. He is known for Me Before You, Dracula Untold and Alien³. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
October 10, 1946
Place of birth
Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
Also known as
Walter Charles Dance · Волтер Чарльз Денс

Biography

Walter Charles Dance OBE (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing intimidating, authoritarian characters and villains. Dance started his career on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before appearing in film and television. For his services to drama, he was appointed an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006. He made his feature film debut in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981). He has since appeared in a string of critically acclaimed period films, including Michael Collins (1996), Gosford Park (2001), The Imitation Game (2014), Mank (2020), and The King's Man (2021). He has also appeared in the films The Golden Child (1986), Alien 3 (1992), Last Action Hero (1993), Dracula Untold (2014), and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). He made his directorial film debut with the drama film Ladies in Lavender (2004), which he also wrote and executive-produced. On television, Dance played Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Mr Tulkinghorn in Bleak House (2005), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Tywin Lannisterin Game of Thrones (2011–2015), and Lord Mountbatten in the third and fourth seasons of The Crown (2019–2020), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Dance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

  1. 2026Ladies Firstas Fred Powell
  2. 2025Wildcatas Frasier Mahoney
  3. 2025Frankensteinas Leopold Frankenstein
  4. 2024The Day of the Jackalas Timothy Winthrop · 6 episodes
  5. 2024Rumoursas Edison Wolcott
  6. 2024The First Omenas Father Harris
  7. 2023Rabbit Holeas Dr. Ben Wilson · 8 episodes
  8. 2022The Serpent Queenas Clement VII · 1 episode
  9. 2022The Sandmanas Roderick Burgess · 1 episode
  10. 2022Against the Iceas Minister Neergaard
  11. 2021The King's Manas Kitchener
  12. 2020Mankas William Randolph Hearst
  13. 2020Rise of Empires: Ottomanas Self - Narrator (voice) · 12 episodes
  14. 2019Iron Maskas Lord Dudley
  15. 2019Godzilla: King of the Monstersas Alan Jonah
  16. 2019The Widowas Martin Benson · 8 episodes
  17. 2018The Little Drummer Girlas Commander Picton · 6 episodes
  18. 2018Johnny English Strikes Againas Agent Seven
  19. 2018Euphoriaas Mr. Daren
  20. 2016Underworld: Blood Warsas Thomas
  21. 2016The Crownas Lord Mountbatten · 5 episodes
  22. 2016Ghostbustersas Harold Fillmore
  23. 2016Me Before Youas Stephen Traynor
  24. 2016Pride and Prejudice and Zombiesas Mr. Bennet
  25. 2015And Then There Were Noneas Justice Lawrence Wargrave · 3 episodes
  26. 2015Childhood's Endas Karellen · 3 episodes
  27. 2015Victor Frankensteinas Frankenstein
  28. 2015Woman in Goldas Sherman
  29. 2015Child 44as Major Grachev
  30. 2015Admiralas King Charles II
  31. 2014The Imitation Gameas Commander Denniston
  32. 2014Dracula Untoldas Master Vampire
  33. 2014Forbidden Empireas Lord Dudley
  34. 2013Patrickas Doctor Roget
  35. 2013Justin and the Knights of Valouras Legantir (voice)
  36. 2012Underworld: Awakeningas Thomas
  37. 2011Neverlandas Dr. Fludd · 2 episodes
  38. 2011Game of Thronesas Tywin Lannister · 35 episodes
  39. 2011Your Highnessas King Tallious
  40. 2011There Be Dragonsas Solono
  41. 2011Ironcladas Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
  42. 2010Going Postalas Lord Vetinari · 2 episodes
  43. 2010Strike Backas Conrad Knox · 10 episodes
  44. 2008Merlinas Aredian · 1 episode
  45. 2007Would I Lie to You?as Self · 1 episode
  46. 2007The Contractoras DCS Andrew Windsor
  47. 2006Starter for 10as Michael Harbinson
  48. 2006Scoopas Mr. Malcolm
  49. 2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Septimus Bligh · 1 episode
  50. 2004Ladies in LavenderDirector · Screenplay · Executive producer
  51. 2003Swimming Poolas John Bosload
  52. 2002Ali G Indahouseas Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton
  53. 2001Gosford Parkas Raymond Stockbridge
  54. 1996Michael Collinsas Soames
  55. 1996Space Truckersas Nabel / Macanudo
  56. 1994China Moonas Rupert Munro
  57. 1993Last Action Heroas Benedict
  58. 1992Alien³as Clemens
  59. 1986The Golden Childas Sardo Numspa
  60. 1981For Your Eyes Onlyas Claus