Charles Dance

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

187

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-10-10 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK

Charles Dance

Biography

Walter Charles Dance OBE (born 10 October 1946) 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.

Known For

  • Game of Thrones

    Game of Thrones

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • Wildcat

    Wildcat

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • The Day of the Jackal

    The Day of the Jackal

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • The Sandman

    The Sandman

  • Me Before You

    Me Before You

  • The Imitation Game

    The Imitation Game

  • The Flying Doctors

    The Flying Doctors

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Strike Back

    Strike Back

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • For Your Eyes Only

    For Your Eyes Only

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters

    Godzilla: King of the Monsters

  • Twice Upon a Time

    Twice Upon a Time

  • Ironclad

    Ironclad

  • Michael Collins

    Michael Collins

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • The King's Man

    The King's Man

  • Childhood's End

    Childhood's End

  • Scoop

    Scoop

  • Euphoria

    Euphoria

  • Rise of Empires: Ottoman

    Rise of Empires: Ottoman

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Kabloonak

    Kabloonak

  • Trial & Retribution

    Trial & Retribution

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • That Good Night

    That Good Night

  • Pascali's Island

    Pascali's Island

  • The Serpent Queen

    The Serpent Queen

  • A Patriot

    A Patriot

  • Patrick

    Patrick

  • Alien³

    Alien³

  • Chrono-Perambulator

    Chrono-Perambulator

  • The Door

    The Door

  • The Little Drummer Girl

    The Little Drummer Girl

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Space Truckers

    Space Truckers

  • Mank

    Mank

  • Rabbit Hole

    Rabbit Hole

  • Spitfire

    Spitfire

  • Testament: The Story of Moses

    Testament: The Story of Moses

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • White Mischief

    White Mischief

  • Iron Mask

    Iron Mask

  • Ali G Indahouse

    Ali G Indahouse

  • The Liar

    The Liar

  • Underworld: Blood Wars

    Underworld: Blood Wars

  • Hilary and Jackie

    Hilary and Jackie

  • Good Morning, Babylon

    Good Morning, Babylon

  • Goldeneye

    Goldeneye

  • Jurij

    Jurij

  • Johnny English Strikes Again

    Johnny English Strikes Again

  • The First Omen

    The First Omen

  • Little Eyolf

    Little Eyolf

  • Underworld: Awakening

    Underworld: Awakening

  • Retrospective

    Retrospective

  • Child 44

    Child 44

  • Lancaster

    Lancaster

  • Black and White

    Black and White

  • And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None

  • Last Action Hero

    Last Action Hero

  • Dickens' Secret Lover

    Dickens' Secret Lover

  • The Mapmaker

    The Mapmaker

  • Neverland

    Neverland

  • Undertow

    Undertow

  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

    Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

  • Dracula Untold

    Dracula Untold

  • Admiral

    Admiral

  • Jam and Jerusalem

    Jam and Jerusalem

  • Bleak House

    Bleak House

  • Moley

    Moley

  • Henry VIII

    Henry VIII

  • Father's Day

    Father's Day

  • Victor Frankenstein

    Victor Frankenstein

  • Gosford Park

    Gosford Park

  • The Great Fire

    The Great Fire

  • The Golden Child

    The Golden Child

  • Swimming Pool

    Swimming Pool

  • Hidden City

    Hidden City

  • The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

  • The Widow

    The Widow

  • Deadline Gallipoli

    Deadline Gallipoli

  • Going Postal

    Going Postal

  • Fingersmith

    Fingersmith

  • Plenty

    Plenty

  • To the Ends of the Earth

    To the Ends of the Earth

  • This England

    This England

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

  • The Jewel in the Crown

    The Jewel in the Crown

  • Forbidden Empire

    Forbidden Empire

  • Saint John Bosco Mission to Love

    Saint John Bosco Mission to Love

  • Against the Ice

    Against the Ice

  • Woman in Gold

    Woman in Gold

  • Your Highness

    Your Highness

  • The Contractor

    The Contractor

  • Paris Connections

    Paris Connections

  • Secret State

    Secret State

  • Raffles

    Raffles

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • Hang Ups

    Hang Ups

  • Trinity

    Trinity

  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

    Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

  • Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

    Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

  • Rebecca

    Rebecca

  • The Singapore Grip

    The Singapore Grip

  • The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

  • Rumours

    Rumours

  • Out on a Limb

    Out on a Limb

  • Starter for 10

    Starter for 10

  • China Moon

    China Moon

  • Alien Evolution

    Alien Evolution

  • Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

  • Creditors

    Creditors

  • Savage Kingdom

    Savage Kingdom

  • There Be Dragons

    There Be Dragons

  • The Surgeon

    The Surgeon

  • Justin and the Knights of Valour

    Justin and the Knights of Valour

  • Portrait of the Queen

    Portrait of the Queen

  • Shortcut to Paradise

    Shortcut to Paradise

  • Despite the Falling Snow

    Despite the Falling Snow

  • Drama Trails

    Drama Trails

  • Midnight's Children

    Midnight's Children

  • Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love

    Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love

  • Time for Murder

    Time for Murder

  • Dark Blue World

    Dark Blue World

  • The Book Of Vision

    The Book Of Vision

  • Century

    Century

  • Viy 3: Travel to India

    Viy 3: Travel to India

  • First Born

    First Born

  • St George's Day

    St George's Day

  • What Rats Won't Do

    What Rats Won't Do

  • Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future

    Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future

  • The Blood Oranges

    The Blood Oranges

  • Fanny Lye Deliver'd

    Fanny Lye Deliver'd

  • The Inheritors

    The Inheritors

  • Fatal Spring

    Fatal Spring

  • The Making of Gosford Park

    The Making of Gosford Park

  • Savage Waters

    Savage Waters

  • Master Moley by Royal Invitation

    Master Moley by Royal Invitation

  • Intervention

    Intervention

  • Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

    Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

  • Samaná Sunrise

    Samaná Sunrise

  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

  • Rainy Day Women

    Rainy Day Women

  • In the Presence of Mine Enemies

    In the Presence of Mine Enemies

  • Ladies First

    Ladies First

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

  • The Commuter

    The Commuter

  • Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

    Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

  • The Hanging Sun

    The Hanging Sun

  • Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

    Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

  • Instruments of Darkness

    Instruments of Darkness

  • The Muppets Take The O2

    The Muppets Take The O2

  • The McGuffin

    The McGuffin

  • Consenting Adults

    Consenting Adults

  • Wimbledon Official Film 2017

    Wimbledon Official Film 2017

  • Don't Go Breaking My Heart

    Don't Go Breaking My Heart

  • The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank

    The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank

  • The Big Fat Quiz of Telly

    The Big Fat Quiz of Telly

  • The Big Fat Quiz of Telly

    The Big Fat Quiz of Telly

  • First Born

    First Born

  • Out of the Shadows

    Out of the Shadows

  • Titanic: Birth of a Legend

    Titanic: Birth of a Legend

  • Speeches That Shook the World

    Speeches That Shook the World

  • Dreams of Leaving

    Dreams of Leaving

  • The Clerk's Tale

    The Clerk's Tale

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion

    Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion

  • The Relics of Buddha

    The Relics of Buddha

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret

    Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal

    Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal

  • Last Rights

    Last Rights

  • The Science of Doctor Who

    The Science of Doctor Who

  • Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

    Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

  • La valle di pietra

    La valle di pietra

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-A Healing Heart

    Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-A Healing Heart