Charles Dance
Acting
Born: Oct 10, 1946
From: Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Relics of Buddha | Narrator (voice) | 2013 | — |
| Justin and the Knights of Valour | Legantir (voice) | 2013 | 5.903 |
| Underworld: Awakening | Thomas | 2012 | 6.334 |
| St George's Day | Trenchard | 2012 | 4.7 |
| There Be Dragons | Solono | 2011 | 5.109 |
| Your Highness | King Tallious | 2011 | 5.325 |
| Ironclad | Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury | 2011 | 6.144 |
| The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | 2007 | — |
| Twice Upon a Time | Battar Master of Ceremonies | 2006 | 5.9 |
| Starter for 10 | Michael Harbinson | 2006 | 6.381 |
| Saint John Bosco Mission to Love | Marchese Clementi | 2004 | 6.827 |
| Swimming Pool | John Bosload | 2003 | 6.495 |
| Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' | Self (archive footage) | 2003 | 7.783 |
| Gosford Park | Raymond Stockbridge | 2001 | 6.8 |
| Dark Blue World | Wing Commander Bentley | 2001 | 6.897 |
| Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Frank | 1999 | 5.227 |
| Hilary and Jackie | Derek du Pré | 1998 | 6.583 |
| In the Presence of Mine Enemies | Captain Richter | 1997 | 5.667 |
| The Blood Oranges | Cyril | 1997 | 3.917 |
| The Surgeon | Dr. Ed Mittlesbay | 1995 | 5.205 |
| China Moon | Rupert Munro | 1994 | 6.117 |
| Last Action Hero | Benedict | 1993 | 6.474 |
| Alien³ | Clemens | 1992 | 6.383 |
| Goldeneye | Ian Fleming | 1989 | 5.83 |
| Pascali's Island | Anthony Bowles | 1988 | 6.457 |
| White Mischief | Josslyn Hay | 1987 | 6.076 |
| Good Morning, Babylon | D.W. Griffith | 1987 | 6.135 |
| The Golden Child | Sardo Numspa | 1986 | 5.941 |
| Plenty | Raymond Brock | 1985 | 5.74 |
| For Your Eyes Only | Claus | 1981 | 6.539 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1946 |
| From | Redditch, Worcestershire, England, … |