Charles Dance
Charles Dance
Walter Charles Dance OBE (born October 10, 1946 in Redditch, Worcestershire) is an English actor, screenwriter, and director. He typically plays strict, authoritarian characters or villains. He is best known for his roles as Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones, Kitchener in The King's Man, Martin Benson in Amazon Prime's The Widow, Lord Mountbatten in Netflix's The Crown (for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series), Thomas in Underworld: Awakening and Underworld: Blood Wars, Harold Fillmore in Ghostbusters (2016), Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Frankenstein in Victor Frankenstein, Master Vampire in Dracula Untold, Conrad Knox in the Cinemax series Strike Back, Raymond Stockbridge in Gosford Park, one-eyed hitman Benedict in Last Action Hero, Clemens in Alien³, Sardo Numpsa in The Golden Child, and Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown. He 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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006. He made his directorial film debut with the drama film Ladies in Lavender (2004), which he also wrote and executive produced.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 18.636
Birthday 1946-10-10
Place of Birth Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
Also Known As 찰스 댄스, Чарльз Дэнс, 查尔斯·丹斯, Walter Charles Dance, چارلز دنس,
Swimming Pool
2003

Swimming Pool

The Golden Child
1986

The Golden Child

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

For Your Eyes Only
1981

For Your Eyes Only

Gosford Park
2001

Gosford Park

Twice Upon a Time
2006

Twice Upon a Time

Alien³
1992

Alien³

China Moon
1994

China Moon

Last Action Hero
1993

Last Action Hero

Plenty
1985

Plenty

Starter for 10
2006

Starter for 10

White Mischief
1987

White Mischief

There Be Dragons
2011

There Be Dragons

Dark Blue World
2001

Dark Blue World

Your Highness
2011

Your Highness

Ironclad
2011

Ironclad

Good Morning, Babylon
1987

Good Morning, Babylon

Hilary and Jackie
1998

Hilary and Jackie

Underworld: Awakening
2012

Underworld: Awakening

The Relics of Buddha
2013

The Relics of Buddha

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1997

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

Don't Go Breaking My Heart
1999

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Saint John Bosco Mission to Love
2004

Saint John Bosco Mission to Love

Goldeneye
1989

Goldeneye

The Blood Oranges
1997

The Blood Oranges

St George's Day
2012

St George's Day

Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013

Justin and the Knights of Valour

Pascali's Island
1988

Pascali's Island

The Surgeon
1995

The Surgeon

Master Moley by Royal Invitation
2019

Master Moley by Royal Invitation

Alien Evolution
2001

Alien Evolution

Consenting Adults
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Shortcut to Paradise
1994

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Patrick
2013

Patrick

Instruments of Darkness
2015

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The Hanging Sun
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The Contractor
2007

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Savage Waters
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Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
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Paris Connections
2010

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The Science of Doctor Who
2013

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The Imitation Game
2014

The Imitation Game

Space Truckers
1996

Space Truckers

Out of the Shadows
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001

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Ali G Indahouse
2002

Ali G Indahouse

Little Eyolf
1982

Little Eyolf

Jurij
2001

Jurij

Undertow
1996

Undertow

Century
1993

Century

Dracula Untold
2014

Dracula Untold

Titanic: Birth of a Legend
2005

Titanic: Birth of a Legend

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
2016

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Admiral
2015

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Woman in Gold
2015

Woman in Gold

Lancaster
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Lancaster

Rumours
2024

Rumours

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
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Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

A Patriot

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Frankenstein

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Portrait of the Queen
2022

Portrait of the Queen

Black and White
2002

Black and White

Child 44
2015

Child 44

Midnight's Children
2012

Midnight's Children

Me Before You
2016

Me Before You

The McGuffin
1986

The McGuffin

The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank
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The First Omen
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Father's Day
2013

Father's Day

Despite the Falling Snow
2016

Despite the Falling Snow

The Mapmaker
2012

The Mapmaker

Underworld: Blood Wars
2016

Underworld: Blood Wars

Scoop
2006

Scoop

Forbidden Empire
2014

Forbidden Empire

Retrospective
2014

Retrospective

Ghostbusters
2016

Ghostbusters

Euphoria
2018

Euphoria

The Clerk's Tale
2010

The Clerk's Tale

Michael Collins
1996

Michael Collins

Dickens' Secret Lover
2008

Dickens' Secret Lover

Iron Mask
2019

Iron Mask

Victor Frankenstein
2015

Victor Frankenstein

Kabloonak
1994

Kabloonak

Amanece en Samaná
2024

Amanece en Samaná

The Commuter
2010

The Commuter

Dreams of Leaving
1980

Dreams of Leaving

Hidden City
1987

Hidden City

Fanny Lye Deliver'd
2019

Fanny Lye Deliver'd

Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

That Good Night
2017

That Good Night

Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret
2010

Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret

Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-A Healing Heart
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Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal
2011

Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal

Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion
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First Born
1988

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The Book of Vision
2021

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Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
2018

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

Rainy Day Women
1984

Rainy Day Women

Speeches That Shook the World
2013

Speeches That Shook the World

The Door
2012

The Door

Spitfire
2018

Spitfire

Johnny English Strikes Again
2018

Johnny English Strikes Again

Wimbledon Official Film 2017
2017

Wimbledon Official Film 2017

The King's Man
2021

The King's Man

Chrono-Perambulator
1999

Chrono-Perambulator

Mank
2020

Mank

La valle di pietra
1992

La valle di pietra

The Muppets Take The O2
2018

The Muppets Take The O2

What Rats Won't Do
1998

What Rats Won't Do

The Making of 'Gosford Park'
2002

The Making of 'Gosford Park'

The Liar

The Liar

Viy 3: Travel to India

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Against the Ice
2022

Against the Ice

Intervention
2007

Intervention

Fatal Spring
1980

Fatal Spring

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Ladies First

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The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
2024

The Big Fat Quiz of Telly