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Charles Dance

Born October 10, 1946 in Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK105 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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Filmography

105 films as actor
  1. TBAA PatriotDr. Hastings
  2. TBAThe LiarTickford
  3. TBAViy 3: Travel to India
  4. 2028The Batman: Part IIChristopher Dent
  5. 2026Ladies FirstFred Powell
  6. 2025WildcatFrasier Mahoney
  7. 2025FrankensteinLeopold Frankenstein
  8. 2025CreditorsGustaf
  9. 2024Samaná SunriseNoah Blum
  10. 2024RumoursEdison Wolcott
  11. 2024The First OmenFather Harris
  12. 2022The Hanging SunJacob
  13. 2022Against the IceMinister Neergaard
  14. 2021The King's ManKitchener
  15. 2021The Book Of VisionDr. Johan Anmuth
  16. 2020MankWilliam Randolph Hearst
  17. 2019Master Moley by Royal InvitationMr. James Moley (voice)
  18. 2019Fanny Lye Deliver'dJohn Lye
  19. 2019Iron MaskLord Dudley
  20. 2019Godzilla: King of the MonstersAlan Jonah
  21. 2018Happy New Year, Colin BursteadUncle Bertie
  22. 2018Johnny English Strikes AgainAgent Seven
  23. 2018HeroCharles Reynard
  24. 2018EuphoriaMr. Daren
  25. 2017Wimbledon Official Film 2017Narrator (voice)
  26. 2017That Good NightThe Visitor
  27. 2016Underworld: Blood WarsThomas
  28. 2016GhostbustersHarold Fillmore
  29. 2016Me Before YouStephen Traynor
  30. 2016Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesMr. Bennet
  31. 2016Despite the Falling SnowOld Alexander Ivanov
  32. 2015Instruments of DarknessDuncan
  33. 2015Victor FrankensteinFrankenstein
  34. 2015Woman in GoldSherman
  35. 2015Child 44Major Grachev
  36. 2015AdmiralKing Charles II
  37. 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceTywin Lannister
  38. 2014The Imitation GameCommander Denniston
  39. 2014Dracula UntoldMaster Vampire
  40. 2014RetrospectiveJonathan Hoyle
  41. 2014Forbidden EmpireLord Dudley
  42. 2013PatrickDoctor Roget
  43. 2013Justin and the Knights of ValourLegantir (voice)
  44. 2013Father's DayDon
  45. 2013The Relics of BuddhaNarrator (voice)
  46. 2012The DoorThomas Arlington
  47. 2012The MapmakerRowan
  48. 2012St George's DayTrenchard
  49. 2012Midnight's ChildrenWilliam Methwold
  50. 2012Underworld: AwakeningThomas
  51. 2011Going Postal 2in1Lord Vetinari
  52. 2011Your HighnessKing Tallious
  53. 2011There Be DragonsSolono
  54. 2011IroncladStephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
  55. 2010The CommuterThe Traffic Warden
  56. 2010Paris ConnectionsAleksandr Borinski
  57. 2010The Clerk's TaleRalph
  58. 2007Consenting AdultsJack Wolfenden
  59. 2007The ContractorDCS Andrew Windsor
  60. 2007InterventionPrivate Investigator
  61. 2006Starter for 10Michael Harbinson
  62. 2006Twice Upon a TimeBattar Master of Ceremonies
  63. 2006ScoopMr. Malcolm
  64. 2004Saint John Bosco Mission to LoveMarchese Clementi
  65. 2003Swimming PoolJohn Bosload
  66. 2002Black and WhiteRoderic Chamberlain
  67. 2002Ali G IndahouseDeputy Prime Minister David Carlton
  68. 2001Gosford ParkRaymond Stockbridge
  69. 2001Jurij
  70. 2001Dark Blue WorldWing Commander Bentley
  71. 2001The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyRalph Nickleby
  72. 2000Justice in WonderlandNeil Hamilton
  73. 2000Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesSir Henry Carlyle
  74. 1999Chrono-PerambulatorJames 'Dougie' Douglas
  75. 1999Don't Go Breaking My HeartFrank
  76. 1998Hilary and JackieDerek du Pré
  77. 1998What Rats Won't DoGerald Burton Jr
  78. 1997The Blood OrangesCyril
  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. 1980Fatal SpringSiegfried Sassoon
  105. 1980Dreams of LeavingColin