Charles Dance
Acting
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.
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Charles Dance
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Filmography of
Charles Dance
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Father Harris
... 2024
... 2023
... 2022
Jacob
... 2022
Narrator (voice)
... 2022
Minister Neergaard
... 2022
Kitchener
... 2021
John Lye
... 2021
Dr. Johan Anmuth
... 2021
William Randolph Hearst
... 2020
Mr. James Moley (voice)
... 2020
Lord Dudley
... 2019
Alan Jonah
... 2019
Uncle Bertie
... 2018
Agent Seven
... 2018
Narrator (voice)
... 2018
... 2018
Mr. Daren
... 2018
Narrator (voice)
... 2017
The Visitor
... 2017
Thomas
... 2016
Harold Fillmore
... 2016
Stephen Traynor
... 2016
Mr. Bennet
... 2016
Old Alexander Ivanov
... 2016
Duncan
... 2015
Frankenstein
... 2015
Sherman
... 2015
Major Grachev
... 2015
King Charles II
... 2015
Tywin Lannister
... 2015
Commander Denniston
... 2014
Master Vampire
... 2014
Jonathan Hoyle
... 2014
Lord Dudley
... 2014
... 2013
... 2013
Doctor Roget
... 2013
Legantir (voice)
... 2013
Don
... 2013
Narrator (voice)
... 2013
Trenchard
... 2012
Thomas Arlington
... 2012
Rowan
... 2012
Trenchard
... 2012
William Methwold
... 2012
Thomas
... 2012
King Tallious
... 2011
Solono
... 2011
Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
... 2011
The Traffic Warden
... 2010
Aleksandr Borinski
... 2010
Ralph
... 2010
Self - Narrator (voice)
... 2008
Jack Wolfenden
... 2007
DCS Andrew Windsor
... 2007
... 2007
Private Investigator
... 2007
Battar Master of Ceremonies
... 2006
Michael Harbinson
... 2006
Mr. Malcolm
... 2006
Narrator (voice)
... 2005
Marchese Clementi
... 2004
Self (archive footage)
... 2003
John Bosload
... 2003
Roderic Chamberlain
... 2002
Self (uncredited)
... 2002
Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton
... 2002
Raymond Stockbridge
... 2001
Self / Clemens
... 2001
... 2001
Wing Commander Bentley
... 2001
Ralph Nickleby
... 2001
Sir Henry Carlyle
... 2000
James 'Dougie' Douglas
... 1999
... 1999
Derek Du Pré
... 1998
Gerald Burton Jr
... 1998
Cyril
... 1997
Captain Richter
... 1997
Soames
... 1996
Lyle Yates
... 1996
Nabel / Macanudo
... 1996
Dr. Ed Mittlesbay
... 1995
Quinn
... 1994
Rupert Munro
... 1994
Robert Flaherty
... 1994
Professor Mandry
... 1993
Benedict
... 1993
Clemens
... 1992
Surveyor
... 1992
Ian Fleming
... 1989
Edward Forester
... 1988
Michael Hayden
... 1988
Anthony Bowles
... 1988
Josslyn Hay
... 1987
James Richards
... 1987
D.W. Griffith
... 1987
Sardo Numspa
... 1986
Paul Hatcher
... 1986
Raymond Brock
... 1985
John Truman
... 1984
Borghejm
... 1982
Claus
... 1981
Colin
... 1980
Tickford
Dr. Hastings
Dr. Ben Wilson