Charles Dance

Birthday:

10/10/1946

Biography:

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.



Credits

The First Omen (2024)
Father Harris
Savage Waters (2023)
Portrait of the Queen (2022)
The Hanging Sun (2022)
Jacob
Lancaster (2022)
Narrator (voice)
Against the Ice (2022)
Minister Neergaard
The King's Man (2021)
Kitchener
Fanny Lye Deliver'd (2021)
John Lye
The Book of Vision (2021)
Dr. Johan Anmuth
The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank (2021)
Self
Mank (2020)
William Randolph Hearst
Master Moley By Royal Invitation (2020)
Mr. James Moley (voice)
Iron Mask (2019)
Lord Dudley
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Alan Jonah
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
Uncle Bertie
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
Agent Seven
Spitfire (2018)
Narrator (voice)
The Muppets Take The O2 (2018)
Self
Euphoria (2018)
Mr. Daren
Wimbledon Official Film 2017 (2017)
Narrator (voice)
That Good Night (2017)
The Visitor
Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)
Thomas
Ghostbusters (2016)
Harold Fillmore
Me Before You (2016)
Stephen Traynor
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Mr. Bennet
Despite the Falling Snow (2016)
Old Alexander Ivanov
Instruments of Darkness (2015)
Duncan
Victor Frankenstein (2015)
Frankenstein
Woman in Gold (2015)
Sherman
Child 44 (2015)
Major Grachev
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (2015)
Tywin Lannister
Admiral (2015)
King Charles II
The Imitation Game (2014)
Commander Denniston
Dracula Untold (2014)
Master Vampire
Retrospective (2014)
Jonathan Hoyle
Forbidden Empire (2014)
Lord Dudley
The Science of Doctor Who (2013)
Self
Speeches That Shook the World (2013)
Self
Patrick (2013)
Doctor Roget
Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)
Legantir (voice)
Father's Day (2013)
Don
The Relics of Buddha (2013)
Narrator (voice)
Berlin Job (2012)
Trenchard
The Door (2012)
Thomas Arlington
The Mapmaker (2012)
Rowan
St George's Day (2012)
Trenchard
Midnight's Children (2012)
William Methwold
Underworld: Awakening (2012)
Thomas
Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal (2011)
Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion (2011)
Your Highness (2011)
King Tallious
There Be Dragons (2011)
Solono
Ironclad (2011)
Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-A Healing Heart (2010)
Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret (2010)
The Commuter (2010)
The Traffic Warden
Paris Connections (2010)
Aleksandr Borinski
The Clerk's Tale (2010)
Ralph
Dickens' Secret Lover (2008)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Consenting Adults (2007)
Jack Wolfenden
The Contractor (2007)
DCS Andrew Windsor
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
Self
Intervention (2007)
Private Investigator
Twice Upon a Time (2006)
Battar Master of Ceremonies
Starter for 10 (2006)
Michael Harbinson
Scoop (2006)
Mr. Malcolm
Titanic: Birth of a Legend (2005)
Narrator (voice)
Saint John Bosco Mission to Love (2004)
Marchese Clementi
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003)
Self (archive footage)
Swimming Pool (2003)
John Bosload
Black and White (2002)
Roderic Chamberlain
The Making of 'Gosford Park' (2002)
Self (uncredited)
Ali G Indahouse (2002)
Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton
Gosford Park (2001)
Raymond Stockbridge
Alien Evolution (2001)
Self / Clemens
Jurij (2001)
Dark Blue World (2001)
Wing Commander Bentley
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
Ralph Nickleby
The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000)
Sir Henry Carlyle
Chrono-Perambulator (1999)
James 'Dougie' Douglas
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1999)
Frank
Hilary and Jackie (1998)
Derek Du Pré
What Rats Won't Do (1998)
Gerald Burton Jr
The Blood Oranges (1997)
Cyril
In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997)
Captain Richter
Michael Collins (1996)
Soames
Undertow (1996)
Lyle Yates
Space Truckers (1996)
Nabel / Macanudo
The Surgeon (1995)
Dr. Ed Mittlesbay
Shortcut to Paradise (1994)
Quinn
China Moon (1994)
Rupert Munro
Kabloonak (1994)
Robert Flaherty
Century (1993)
Professor Mandry
Last Action Hero (1993)
Benedict
Alien³ (1992)
Clemens
La valle di pietra (1992)
Surveyor
Goldeneye (1989)
Ian Fleming
First Born (1988)
Edward Forester
Out of the Shadows (1988)
Michael Hayden
Pascali's Island (1988)
Anthony Bowles
White Mischief (1987)
Josslyn Hay
Good Morning, Babylon (1987)
D.W. Griffith
Hidden City (1987)
James Richards
The Golden Child (1986)
Sardo Numspa
The McGuffin (1986)
Paul Hatcher
Plenty (1985)
Raymond Brock
Rainy Day Women (1984)
John Truman
Little Eyolf (1982)
Borghejm
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Claus
Dreams of Leaving (1980)
Colin
The Liar ()
Tickford
Viy 3: Travel to India ()
Rumours ()
A Patriot ()
Dr. Hastings
Frankenstein ()
Ladies in Lavender (2004)
Director
Ladies in Lavender (2004)
Screenplay
Ladies in Lavender (2004)
Executive Producer