Charles Dance

Actor

Charles Dance

Born October 10, 1946 in Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK106 films

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.

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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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Me Before You posterFirst watchMe Before You20167.9as Stephen TraynorA major role in one of the best-rated films of their career.Lou Clark, a directionless 26-year-old from the English countryside, takes a job at the local castle as a caregiver and companion to a wealthy young banker, Will Traynor.View film

Essential films

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Alien³ poster6.4Alien³1992The Golden Child poster5.9The Golden Child1986Against the Ice poster6.8Against the Ice2022Fanny Lye Deliver'd poster6.2Fanny Lye Deliver'd2019White Mischief poster6.1White Mischief1987Swimming Pool poster6.5Swimming Pool2003Ali G Indahouse poster6.1Ali G Indahouse2002Patrick poster4.9Patrick2013

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Against the Ice poster6.8Against the Ice2022The Imitation Game poster8.0The Imitation Game2014Frankenstein poster7.6Frankenstein2025Ironclad poster6.2Ironclad2011

Filmography

106 films as actor
  1. TBAA PatriotDr. Hastings
  2. TBAThe LiarTickford
  3. TBAViy 3: Travel to India
  4. 2028The Batman: Part IIChristopher Dent
  5. 2026My DuchessLord Mountbatten
  6. 2026Ladies FirstFred Powell
  7. 2025WildcatFrasier Mahoney
  8. 2025FrankensteinLeopold Frankenstein
  9. 2025CreditorsGustaf
  10. 2024Samaná SunriseNoah Blum
  11. 2024RumoursEdison Wolcott
  12. 2024The First OmenFather Harris
  13. 2022The Hanging SunJacob
  14. 2022Against the IceMinister Neergaard
  15. 2021The King's ManKitchener
  16. 2021The Book Of VisionDr. Johan Anmuth
  17. 2020MankWilliam Randolph Hearst
  18. 2019Master Moley by Royal InvitationMr. James Moley (voice)
  19. 2019Fanny Lye Deliver'dJohn Lye
  20. 2019Iron MaskLord Dudley
  21. 2019Godzilla: King of the MonstersAlan Jonah
  22. 2018Happy New Year, Colin BursteadUncle Bertie
  23. 2018Johnny English Strikes AgainAgent Seven
  24. 2018HeroCharles Reynard
  25. 2018EuphoriaMr. Daren
  26. 2017Wimbledon Official Film 2017Narrator (voice)
  27. 2017That Good NightThe Visitor
  28. 2016Underworld: Blood WarsThomas
  29. 2016GhostbustersHarold Fillmore
  30. 2016Me Before YouStephen Traynor
  31. 2016Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesMr. Bennet
  32. 2016Despite the Falling SnowOld Alexander Ivanov
  33. 2015Instruments of DarknessDuncan
  34. 2015Victor FrankensteinFrankenstein
  35. 2015Woman in GoldSherman
  36. 2015Child 44Major Grachev
  37. 2015AdmiralKing Charles II
  38. 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceTywin Lannister
  39. 2014The Imitation GameCommander Denniston
  40. 2014Dracula UntoldMaster Vampire
  41. 2014RetrospectiveJonathan Hoyle
  42. 2014Forbidden EmpireLord Dudley
  43. 2013PatrickDoctor Roget
  44. 2013Justin and the Knights of ValourLegantir (voice)
  45. 2013Father's DayDon
  46. 2013The Relics of BuddhaNarrator (voice)
  47. 2012The DoorThomas Arlington
  48. 2012The MapmakerRowan
  49. 2012St George's DayTrenchard
  50. 2012Midnight's ChildrenWilliam Methwold
  51. 2012Underworld: AwakeningThomas
  52. 2011Going Postal 2in1Lord Vetinari
  53. 2011Your HighnessKing Tallious
  54. 2011There Be DragonsSolono
  55. 2011IroncladStephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
  56. 2010The CommuterThe Traffic Warden
  57. 2010Paris ConnectionsAleksandr Borinski
  58. 2010The Clerk's TaleRalph
  59. 2007Consenting AdultsJack Wolfenden
  60. 2007The ContractorDCS Andrew Windsor
  61. 2007InterventionPrivate Investigator
  62. 2006Starter for 10Michael Harbinson
  63. 2006Twice Upon a TimeBattar Master of Ceremonies
  64. 2006ScoopMr. Malcolm
  65. 2004Saint John Bosco Mission to LoveMarchese Clementi
  66. 2003Swimming PoolJohn Bosload
  67. 2002Black and WhiteRoderic Chamberlain
  68. 2002Ali G IndahouseDeputy Prime Minister David Carlton
  69. 2001Gosford ParkRaymond Stockbridge
  70. 2001JurijK (Padre di Jurij)
  71. 2001Dark Blue WorldWing Commander Bentley
  72. 2001The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyRalph Nickleby
  73. 2000Justice in WonderlandNeil Hamilton
  74. 2000Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesSir Henry Carlyle
  75. 1999Chrono-PerambulatorJames 'Dougie' Douglas
  76. 1999Don't Go Breaking My HeartFrank
  77. 1998Hilary and JackieDerek du Pré
  78. 1998What Rats Won't DoGerald Burton Jr
  79. 1997In the Presence of Mine EnemiesCaptain Richter
  80. 1996Michael CollinsSoames
  81. 1996Space TruckersNabel / Macanudo
  82. 1996UndertowLyle Yates
  83. 1995The SurgeonDr. Ed Mittlesbay
  84. 1994Shortcut to ParadiseQuinn
  85. 1994China MoonRupert Munro
  86. 1994KabloonakRobert Flaherty
  87. 1993CenturyProfessor Mandry
  88. 1993Last Action HeroBenedict
  89. 1992Alien³Clemens
  90. 1992La valle di pietraSurveyor
  91. 1989GoldeneyeIan Fleming
  92. 1988First BornEdward Forester
  93. 1988Out of the ShadowsMichael Hayden
  94. 1988Pascali's IslandAnthony Bowles
  95. 1987White MischiefJosslyn Hay
  96. 1987Hidden CityJames Richards
  97. 1987Good Morning, BabylonD.W. Griffith
  98. 1986The Golden ChildSardo Numspa
  99. 1986The McGuffinPaul Hatcher
  100. 1985PlentyRaymond Brock
  101. 1984Rainy Day WomenJohn Truman
  102. 1982Little EyolfBorghejm
  103. 1981For Your Eyes OnlyClaus
  104. 1981Very Like a WhaleParty Guest
  105. 1980The Fatal SpringSiegfried Sassoon
  106. 1980Dreams of LeavingColin