Charles Dance

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

182

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

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • The Day of the Jackal

    The Day of the Jackal

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • The Crown

    The Crown

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • The Sandman

    The Sandman

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • Agatha Christie's Marple

    Agatha Christie's Marple

  • The Professionals

    The Professionals

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Foyle's War

    Foyle's War

  • Natural World

    Natural World

  • The Flying Doctors

    The Flying Doctors

  • Strike Back

    Strike Back

  • Would I Lie to You?

    Would I Lie to You?

  • Me Before You

    Me Before You

  • The Imitation Game

    The Imitation Game

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters

    Godzilla: King of the Monsters

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Trial & Retribution

    Trial & Retribution

  • The First Omen

    The First Omen

  • Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • The King's Man

    The King's Man

  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

    Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

  • Last Action Hero

    Last Action Hero

  • Underworld: Blood Wars

    Underworld: Blood Wars

  • The Serpent Queen

    The Serpent Queen

  • Child 44

    Child 44

  • Rabbit Hole

    Rabbit Hole

  • Alien³

    Alien³

  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

    Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

  • Rise of Empires: Ottoman

    Rise of Empires: Ottoman

  • Underworld: Awakening

    Underworld: Awakening

  • Johnny English Strikes Again

    Johnny English Strikes Again

  • Testament: The Story of Moses

    Testament: The Story of Moses

  • Bleak House

    Bleak House

  • Dracula Untold

    Dracula Untold

  • Saint John Bosco Mission to Love

    Saint John Bosco Mission to Love

  • Ali G Indahouse

    Ali G Indahouse

  • For Your Eyes Only

    For Your Eyes Only

  • Iron Mask

    Iron Mask

  • Ironclad

    Ironclad

  • Fanny Lye Deliver'd

    Fanny Lye Deliver'd

  • Moley

    Moley

  • The Golden Child

    The Golden Child

  • And Then There Were None

    And Then There Were None

  • Childhood's End

    Childhood's End

  • Michael Collins

    Michael Collins

  • The Widow

    The Widow

  • The Little Drummer Girl

    The Little Drummer Girl

  • The Blood Oranges

    The Blood Oranges

  • Starter for 10

    Starter for 10

  • Fatal Spring

    Fatal Spring

  • Your Highness

    Your Highness

  • Space Truckers

    Space Truckers

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

  • Midnight's Children

    Midnight's Children

  • The Jewel in the Crown

    The Jewel in the Crown

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

  • Rumours

    Rumours

  • Victor Frankenstein

    Victor Frankenstein

  • China Moon

    China Moon

  • The Contractor

    The Contractor

  • Goldeneye

    Goldeneye

  • To the Ends of the Earth

    To the Ends of the Earth

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • Rainy Day Women

    Rainy Day Women

  • Neverland

    Neverland

  • Going Postal

    Going Postal

  • Speeches That Shook the World

    Speeches That Shook the World

  • In the Presence of Mine Enemies

    In the Presence of Mine Enemies

  • Viy 3: Travel to India

    Viy 3: Travel to India

  • Woman in Gold

    Woman in Gold

  • Black and White

    Black and White

  • Fingersmith

    Fingersmith

  • Forbidden Empire

    Forbidden Empire

  • Intervention

    Intervention

  • St George's Day

    St George's Day

  • The Liar

    The Liar

  • Justin and the Knights of Valour

    Justin and the Knights of Valour

  • Raffles

    Raffles

  • Dark Blue World

    Dark Blue World

  • Plenty

    Plenty

  • The McGuffin

    The McGuffin

  • Patrick

    Patrick

  • Henry VIII

    Henry VIII

  • Jam and Jerusalem

    Jam and Jerusalem

  • Gosford Park

    Gosford Park

  • The Great Fire

    The Great Fire

  • Mank

    Mank

  • Swimming Pool

    Swimming Pool

  • The Hanging Sun

    The Hanging Sun

  • Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

    Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

  • Kabloonak

    Kabloonak

  • Little Eyolf

    Little Eyolf

  • Dickens' Secret Lover

    Dickens' Secret Lover

  • Secret State

    Secret State

  • Paris Connections

    Paris Connections

  • White Mischief

    White Mischief

  • Despite the Falling Snow

    Despite the Falling Snow

  • The Woman in White

    The Woman in White

  • Instruments of Darkness

    Instruments of Darkness

  • There Be Dragons

    There Be Dragons

  • Hilary and Jackie

    Hilary and Jackie

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal

    Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal

  • Pascali's Island

    Pascali's Island

  • Out of the Shadows

    Out of the Shadows

  • Hidden City

    Hidden City

  • La valle di pietra

    La valle di pietra

  • Trinity

    Trinity

  • Don't Go Breaking My Heart

    Don't Go Breaking My Heart

  • Alien Evolution

    Alien Evolution

  • Undertow

    Undertow

  • Twice Upon a Time

    Twice Upon a Time

  • Hang Ups

    Hang Ups

  • This England

    This England

  • A Patriot

    A Patriot

  • Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

    Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

  • The Phantom of the Opera

    The Phantom of the Opera

  • Rebecca

    Rebecca

  • Admiral

    Admiral

  • Savage Kingdom

    Savage Kingdom

  • First Born

    First Born

  • Against the Ice

    Against the Ice

  • The Making of 'Gosford Park'

    The Making of 'Gosford Park'

  • The Science of Doctor Who

    The Science of Doctor Who

  • Deadline Gallipoli

    Deadline Gallipoli

  • The Singapore Grip

    The Singapore Grip

  • Euphoria

    Euphoria

  • Fallen Angel

    Fallen Angel

  • Century

    Century

  • Scoop

    Scoop

  • Spitfire

    Spitfire

  • Out on a Limb

    Out on a Limb

  • Shortcut to Paradise

    Shortcut to Paradise

  • That Good Night

    That Good Night

  • Time for Murder

    Time for Murder

  • Drama Trails

    Drama Trails

  • What Rats Won't Do

    What Rats Won't Do

  • The Inheritors

    The Inheritors

  • Father's Day

    Father's Day

  • Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

    Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

  • Good Morning, Babylon

    Good Morning, Babylon

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion

    Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion

  • Jurij

    Jurij

  • Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

    Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

  • Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love

    Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love

  • Wimbledon Official Film 2017

    Wimbledon Official Film 2017

  • The Surgeon

    The Surgeon

  • Consenting Adults

    Consenting Adults

  • The Door

    The Door

  • Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

    Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

  • The Book of Vision

    The Book of Vision

  • 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

  • Retrospective

    Retrospective

  • Samaná Sunrise

    Samaná Sunrise

  • Lancaster

    Lancaster

  • Titanic: Birth of a Legend

    Titanic: Birth of a Legend

  • Chrono-Perambulator

    Chrono-Perambulator

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-A Healing Heart

    Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-A Healing Heart

  • First Born

    First Born

  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

  • The Big Fat Quiz of Telly

    The Big Fat Quiz of Telly

  • Portrait of the Queen

    Portrait of the Queen

  • Master Moley by Royal Invitation

    Master Moley by Royal Invitation

  • The Mapmaker

    The Mapmaker

  • The Relics of Buddha

    The Relics of Buddha

  • Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret

    Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret

  • Ladies First

    Ladies First

  • Savage Waters

    Savage Waters

  • The Commuter

    The Commuter

  • The Muppets Take The O2

    The Muppets Take The O2

  • The Clerk's Tale

    The Clerk's Tale

  • Dreams of Leaving

    Dreams of Leaving