Charles Dance


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    October 10, 1946
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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.


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