Charles Dance
Known for Acting · 187 credits
- Born
- 1946-10-10 (age 79)
- 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (67)
Game of Thrones
2011
as Tywin Lannister
Top Gear
2002
as Self
The Crown
2016
as Lord Mountbatten
The One Show
2006
as Self
Play for Today
1970
The Day of the Jackal
2024
as Timothy Winthrop
Merlin
2008
as Aredian
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Septimus Bligh
The Sandman
2022
as Roderick Burgess
Natural World
1983
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Borghejm
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Robert Smythe
The Flying Doctors
1986
as Minister
The Professionals
1977
as Parker
Foyle's War
2002
as Guy Spencer
Playhouse
1974
as Siegfried Sassoon
Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self
Screen Two
1985
as Paul Hatcher / Professor Mandry
Strike Back
2010
as Conrad Knox
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self
Room 101
1994
as Self
The Serpent Queen
2022
as Clement VII
Rabbit Hole
2023
as Dr. Ben Wilson
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Childhood's End
2015
as Karellen
The Little Drummer Girl
2018
as Commander Picton
And Then There Were None
2015
as Justice Lawrence Wargrave
Moley
2021
as Mr. Moley (voice)
Churchill at War
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Jam and Jerusalem
2006
as Self
Testament: The Story of Moses
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Jewel in the Crown
1984
as Guy Perron
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Father Brown
1974
Bleak House
2005
as Mr. Tulkinghorn
Going Postal
2010
as Lord Vetinari
Henry VIII
2003
as Edward Stafford
The Widow
2019
as Martin Benson
Savage Kingdom
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Neverland
2011
as Dr. Fludd
Fingersmith
2005
as Mr. Chistopher Lilly
Raffles
1977
The Singapore Grip
2020
as Mr Webb
Secret State
2012
as John Hodder
To the Ends of the Earth
2005
as Sir Henry Somerset
Hang Ups
2018
as Jeremy Pitt
The Woman in White
2018
as Frederick Fairlie
The Great Fire
2014
as Lord Denton
Rebecca
1997
as Maxim de Winter
Trinity
2009
as Dr. Edmund Maltravers
Time for Murder
1985
as James Latimer
Out on a Limb
1987
as Gerry Stamford
This England
2022
as Max Hastings
Fallen Angel
2007
as David Byfield
Deadline Gallipoli
2015
as Sir Ian Hamilton
The Phantom of the Opera
1990
as Erik/The Phantom
Drama Trails
2010
First Born
1988
as Edward Forester
Movies (120)
Ladies First
2026
as Fred Powell
Frankenstein
2025
as Leopold Frankenstein
Wildcat
2025
as Frasier Mahoney
The Imitation Game
2014
as Commander Denniston
Me Before You
2016
as Stephen Traynor
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
as Alan Jonah
The King's Man
2021
as Kitchener
Alien³
1992
as Clemens
Underworld: Blood Wars
2016
as Thomas
Ghostbusters
2016
as Harold Fillmore
Iron Mask
2019
as Lord Dudley
For Your Eyes Only
1981
as Claus
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
as Agent Seven
The First Omen
2024
as Father Harris
Underworld: Awakening
2012
as Thomas
Last Action Hero
1993
as Benedict
Dracula Untold
2014
as Master Vampire
Euphoria
2018
as Mr. Daren
Gosford Park
2001
as Raymond Stockbridge
Mank
2020
as William Randolph Hearst
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
2016
as Mr. Bennet
Child 44
2015
as Major Grachev
Swimming Pool
2003
as John Bosload
The Golden Child
1986
as Sardo Numspa
Ali G Indahouse
2002
as Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton
Victor Frankenstein
2015
as Frankenstein
Scoop
2006
as Mr. Malcolm
Forbidden Empire
2014
as Lord Dudley
Untitled The Batman Sequel
2027
as Charles Dent
Your Highness
2011
as King Tallious
Woman in Gold
2015
as Sherman
Against the Ice
2022
as Minister Neergaard
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015
as Tywin Lannister
Ironclad
2011
as Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
Michael Collins
1996
as Soames
Rumours
2024
as Edison Wolcott
Starter for 10
2006
as Michael Harbinson
The Contractor
2007
as DCS Andrew Windsor
White Mischief
1987
as Josslyn Hay
Space Truckers
1996
as Nabel / Macanudo
China Moon
1994
as Rupert Munro
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
Hidden City
1987
as James Richards
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013
as Legantir (voice)
Hilary and Jackie
1998
as Derek du Pré
Patrick
2013
as Doctor Roget
Plenty
1985
as Raymond Brock
The Making of Gosford Park
2002
as Self (uncredited)
The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank
2021
as Self
Viy 3: Travel to India
Admiral
2015
as King Charles II
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
2018
as Uncle Bertie
The Blood Oranges
1997
as Cyril
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
as Ralph Nickleby
Pascali's Island
1988
as Anthony Bowles
Dark Blue World
2001
as Wing Commander Bentley
Intervention
2007
as Private Investigator
There Be Dragons
2011
as Solono
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
2019
as Mr. James Moley (voice)
The Hanging Sun
2022
as Jacob
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
2000
as Sir Henry Carlyle
Fanny Lye Deliver'd
2019
as John Lye
Despite the Falling Snow
2016
as Old Alexander Ivanov
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1997
as Captain Richter
Samaná Sunrise
2024
as Noah Blum
What Rats Won't Do
1998
as Gerald Burton Jr
Goldeneye
1989
as Ian Fleming
Century
1993
as Professor Mandry
Midnight's Children
2012
as William Methwold
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Liar
as Tickford
Instruments of Darkness
2015
as Duncan
The Book Of Vision
2021
as Dr. Johan Anmuth
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
as Narrator
Saint John Bosco Mission to Love
2004
as Marchese Clementi
World of Westeros Ambient Video
2025
as Tywin Lannister
Black and White
2002
as Roderic Chamberlain
The Muppets Take The O2
2018
as Self
The Surgeon
1995
as Dr. Ed Mittlesbay
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
1999
as Frank
St George's Day
2012
as Trenchard
The Commuter
2010
as The Traffic Warden
That Good Night
2017
as The Visitor
Consenting Adults
2007
as Jack Wolfenden
Twice Upon a Time
2006
as Battar Master of Ceremonies
Good Morning, Babylon
1987
as D.W. Griffith
Lancaster
2022
as Narrator (voice)
Alien Evolution
2001
as Self / Clemens
Undertow
1996
as Lyle Yates
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
2026
as Self - Guest
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
2024
as Self
Spitfire
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Out of the Shadows
1988
as Michael Hayden
The McGuffin
1986
as Paul Hatcher
Kabloonak
1994
as Robert Flaherty
Fatal Spring
1980
as Siegfried Sassoon
The Door
2012
as Thomas Arlington
Speeches That Shook the World
2013
as Self
Father's Day
2013
as Don
Jurij
2001
Rainy Day Women
1984
as John Truman
La valle di pietra
1992
as Surveyor
Retrospective
2014
as Jonathan Hoyle
Paris Connections
2010
as Aleksandr Borinski
A Patriot
as Dr. Hastings
Shortcut to Paradise
1994
as Quinn
The Mapmaker
2012
as Rowan
Dreams of Leaving
1980
as Colin
First Born
1988
as Edward Forester
Little Eyolf
1982
as Borghejm
Wimbledon Official Film 2017
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Creditors
2025
as Gustaf
Titanic: Birth of a Legend
2005
as Narrator (voice)
The Science of Doctor Who
2013
as Self
The Relics of Buddha
2013
as Narrator (voice)
The Clerk's Tale
2010
as Ralph
Portrait of the Queen
2022
Chrono-Perambulator
1999
as James 'Dougie' Douglas
Dickens' Secret Lover
2008
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Savage Waters
2023
About Charles Dance
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… With 187 credits spanning from 1965 to 2027, Charles Dance has appeared in 120 films and 67 TV shows.
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Most Popular Charles Dance Movies
- Ladies First (2026) — as Fred Powell
- Frankenstein (2025) — as Leopold Frankenstein
- Wildcat (2025) — as Frasier Mahoney
- The Imitation Game (2014) — as Commander Denniston
- Me Before You (2016) — as Stephen Traynor
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