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Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Acting October 10, 1946 (80 years old) Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK

Biography

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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Dance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 125

The Imitation Game 8.0

The Imitation Game

as Commander Denniston

2014
Godzilla: King of the Monsters 6.7

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

as Alan Jonah

2019
Frankenstein 7.6

Frankenstein

as Leopold Frankenstein

2025
Me Before You 7.9

Me Before You

as Stephen Traynor

2016
Alien³ 6.4

Alien³

as Clemens

1992
The King's Man 6.7

The King's Man

as Kitchener

2021
Ghostbusters 5.3

Ghostbusters

as Harold Fillmore

2016
Dracula Untold 6.5

Dracula Untold

as Master Vampire

2014
Child 44 6.3

Child 44

as Major Grachev

2015
Last Action Hero 6.5

Last Action Hero

as Benedict

1993
Underworld: Blood Wars 5.9

Underworld: Blood Wars

as Thomas

2016
For Your Eyes Only 6.5

For Your Eyes Only

as Claus

1981
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 6.2

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

as Mr. Bennet

2016
Johnny English Strikes Again 6.3

Johnny English Strikes Again

as Agent Seven

2018
The Batman: Part II

The Batman: Part II

as Christopher Dent

2028
Ladies First 5.9

Ladies First

as Fred Powell

2026
White Mischief 6.1

White Mischief

as Josslyn Hay

1987
Wildcat 6.0

Wildcat

as Frasier Mahoney

2025
Underworld: Awakening 6.3

Underworld: Awakening

as Thomas

2012
The First Omen 6.8

The First Omen

as Father Harris

2024
Ali G Indahouse 6.1

Ali G Indahouse

as Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton

2002
Iron Mask 6.1

Iron Mask

as Lord Dudley

2019
The Golden Child 5.9

The Golden Child

as Sardo Numspa

1986
Gosford Park 6.8

Gosford Park

as Raymond Stockbridge

2001
Mank 6.7

Mank

as William Randolph Hearst

2020
Your Highness 5.3

Your Highness

as King Tallious

2011
Scoop 6.6

Scoop

as Mr. Malcolm

2006
The Contractor 5.5

The Contractor

as DCS Andrew Windsor

2007
Swimming Pool 6.5

Swimming Pool

as John Bosload

2003
Against the Ice 6.8

Against the Ice

as Minister Neergaard

2022
Justin and the Knights of Valour 5.9

Justin and the Knights of Valour

as Legantir (voice)

2013
Woman in Gold 7.3

Woman in Gold

as Sherman

2015
Victor Frankenstein 6.0

Victor Frankenstein

as Frankenstein

2015
Ironclad 6.2

Ironclad

as Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury

2011
Forbidden Empire 5.9

Forbidden Empire

as Lord Dudley

2014
Michael Collins 6.9

Michael Collins

as Soames

1996
China Moon 6.1

China Moon

as Rupert Munro

1994
Euphoria 6.3

Euphoria

as Mr. Daren

2018
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience 8.6

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

as Tywin Lannister

2015
Starter for 10 6.4

Starter for 10

as Michael Harbinson

2006
Hilary and Jackie 6.6

Hilary and Jackie

as Derek du Pré

1998
Fanny Lye Deliver'd 6.2

Fanny Lye Deliver'd

as John Lye

2019
Space Truckers 5.4

Space Truckers

as Nabel / Macanudo

1996
Despite the Falling Snow 5.6

Despite the Falling Snow

as Old Alexander Ivanov

2016
My Duchess

My Duchess

as Lord Mountbatten

2026
Admiral 6.5

Admiral

as King Charles II

2015
Rumours 4.8

Rumours

as Edison Wolcott

2024
Master Moley by Royal Invitation 5.8

Master Moley by Royal Invitation

as Mr. James Moley (voice)

2019
The Book Of Vision 6.0

The Book Of Vision

as Dr. Johan Anmuth

2021
Dark Blue World 6.9

Dark Blue World

as Wing Commander Bentley

2001
St George's Day 4.7

St George's Day

as Trenchard

2012
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters 7.7

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

as Narrator

2024
Patrick 4.9

Patrick

as Doctor Roget

2013
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead 6.4

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

as Uncle Bertie

2018
There Be Dragons 5.1

There Be Dragons

as Solono

2011
The Making of Gosford Park 5.3

The Making of Gosford Park

as Self (uncredited)

2002
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as Self

2007
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly

The Big Fat Quiz of Telly

as Self - Guest

2026
Plenty 5.7

Plenty

as Raymond Brock

1985
Midnight's Children 5.5

Midnight's Children

as William Methwold

2012
In the Presence of Mine Enemies 5.7

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

as Captain Richter

1997
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes 8.0

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

as Sir Henry Carlyle

2000
The Fatal Spring

The Fatal Spring

as Siegfried Sassoon

1980
Speeches That Shook the World

Speeches That Shook the World

as Self

2013
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 7.6

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

as Ralph Nickleby

2001
The Blood Oranges 3.9

The Blood Oranges

as Cyril

1997
Saint John Bosco Mission to Love 6.9

Saint John Bosco Mission to Love

as Marchese Clementi

2004
Goldeneye 5.9

Goldeneye

as Ian Fleming

1989
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 5.2

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

as Frank

1999
Pascali's Island 6.3

Pascali's Island

as Anthony Bowles

1988
What Rats Won't Do 5.0

What Rats Won't Do

as Gerald Burton Jr

1998
The McGuffin 6.5

The McGuffin

as Paul Hatcher

1986
Century 5.1

Century

as Professor Mandry

1993
The Surgeon 5.1

The Surgeon

as Dr. Ed Mittlesbay

1995
Hidden City 5.4

Hidden City

as James Richards

1987
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' 7.8

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Black and White 6.2

Black and White

as Roderic Chamberlain

2002
Alien Evolution 5.9

Alien Evolution

as Self / Clemens

2001
Very Like a Whale 5.0

Very Like a Whale

as Party Guest

1981
The Hanging Sun 5.6

The Hanging Sun

as Jacob

2022
Spitfire 7.2

Spitfire

as Narrator (voice)

2018
Lancaster 6.8

Lancaster

as Narrator (voice)

2022
Good Morning, Babylon 6.1

Good Morning, Babylon

as D.W. Griffith

1987
That Good Night 6.5

That Good Night

as The Visitor

2017
Undertow 5.8

Undertow

as Lyle Yates

1996
Titanic: Birth of a Legend 7.7

Titanic: Birth of a Legend

as Narrator (voice)

2005
Out of the Shadows 6.5

Out of the Shadows

as Michael Hayden

1988
Intervention 5.5

Intervention

as Private Investigator

2007
Viy 3: Travel to India

Viy 3: Travel to India

Twice Upon a Time 5.9

Twice Upon a Time

as Battar Master of Ceremonies

2006
The Science of Doctor Who 7.3

The Science of Doctor Who

as Self

2013
First Born 7.0

First Born

as Edward Forester

1988
Shortcut to Paradise 5.5

Shortcut to Paradise

as Quinn

1994
Consenting Adults 5.0

Consenting Adults

as Jack Wolfenden

2007
Father's Day 5.5

Father's Day

as Don

2013
Rainy Day Women 7.0

Rainy Day Women

as John Truman

1984
The Muppets Take The O2 8.3

The Muppets Take The O2

as Self

2018
Going Postal 2in1

Going Postal 2in1

as Lord Vetinari

2011
The Liar

The Liar

as Tickford

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

as Self

2021
Samaná Sunrise 5.6

Samaná Sunrise

as Noah Blum

2024
Creditors

Creditors

as Gustaf

2025
Paris Connections 3.3

Paris Connections

as Aleksandr Borinski

2010
The Making of 'Alien³' 5.5

The Making of 'Alien³'

as Self

1992
A Patriot

A Patriot

as Dr. Hastings

Instruments of Darkness 8.0

Instruments of Darkness

as Duncan

2015
Retrospective

Retrospective

as Jonathan Hoyle

2014
Kabloonak 7.5

Kabloonak

as Robert Flaherty

1994
The Clerk's Tale

The Clerk's Tale

as Ralph

2010
The Mapmaker 6.5

The Mapmaker

as Rowan

2012
Justice in Wonderland

Justice in Wonderland

as Neil Hamilton

2000
La valle di pietra 7.0

La valle di pietra

as Surveyor

1992
Wimbledon Official Film 2017 5.5

Wimbledon Official Film 2017

as Narrator (voice)

2017
Hero

Hero

as Charles Reynard

2018
The Relics of Buddha

The Relics of Buddha

as Narrator (voice)

2013
Little Eyolf 6.7

Little Eyolf

as Borghejm

1982
Jurij 8.0

Jurij

as K (Padre di Jurij)

2001
Portrait of the Queen 6.0

Portrait of the Queen

as Narrator

2022
When Hitler Invaded Britain 10.0

When Hitler Invaded Britain

as Narrator

2004
Savage Waters 7.0

Savage Waters

as Narrator

2023
The Door

The Door

as Thomas Arlington

2012
Dreams of Leaving 7.0

Dreams of Leaving

as Colin

1980
Chrono-Perambulator 10.0

Chrono-Perambulator

as James 'Dougie' Douglas

1999
Dickens' Secret Lover

Dickens' Secret Lover

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2008
The Commuter 5.5

The Commuter

as The Traffic Warden

2010

TV Shows 83

Game of Thrones 8.5

Game of Thrones

as Tywin Lannister

2011
The Crown 8.2

The Crown

as Lord Mountbatten

2016
The One Show 4.3

The One Show

as Self

2006
Wogan 5.6

Wogan

as Self

1982
Top Gear 7.6

Top Gear

as Self

2002
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Captain John Truman

1970
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Colin

1970
Film '72 5.1

Film '72

as Self

1971
Natural World 7.4

Natural World

as Self

1983
Merlin 7.8

Merlin

as Aredian

2008
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Borghejm

1965
Would I Lie to You? 7.8

Would I Lie to You?

as Self

2007
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Paul Hatcher

1985
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Professor Mandry

1985
Agatha Christie's Marple 7.9

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Septimus Bligh

2004
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Robert Smythe

1979
The Flying Doctors 6.6

The Flying Doctors

as Minister

1986
The Day of the Jackal 8.2

The Day of the Jackal

as Timothy Winthrop

2024
The Sandman 7.8

The Sandman

as Roderick Burgess

2022
Strike Back 7.4

Strike Back

as Conrad Knox

2010
Foyle's War 7.9

Foyle's War

as Guy Spencer

2002
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 6.0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant

2011
An Audience with... 5.3

An Audience with...

as Self

1978
The Professionals 7.6

The Professionals

as Parker

1977
Playhouse 7.0

Playhouse

as Siegfried Sassoon

1974
Room 101 6.6

Room 101

as Self

1994
Who Do You Think You Are? 7.0

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

2004
Trial & Retribution 6.8

Trial & Retribution

as Greg Harwood

1997
The Serpent Queen 7.4

The Serpent Queen

as Clement VII

2022
Rabbit Hole 7.1

Rabbit Hole

as Dr. Ben Wilson

2023
Mission: Impossible 7.6

Mission: Impossible

as Prime Minister

1988
Moley 6.0

Moley

as Mr. Moley (voice)

2021
Rise of Empires: Ottoman 7.5

Rise of Empires: Ottoman

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2020
And Then There Were None 7.6

And Then There Were None

as Justice Lawrence Wargrave

2015
Bleak House 8.0

Bleak House

as Mr. Tulkinghorn

2005
Testament: The Story of Moses 7.2

Testament: The Story of Moses

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2024
The Little Drummer Girl 7.1

The Little Drummer Girl

as Commander Picton

2018
Jam and Jerusalem 7.2

Jam and Jerusalem

as Self

2006
Childhood's End 7.0

Childhood's End

as Karellen

2015
Father Brown 7.1

Father Brown

as Commandant Neil O'Brien

1974
The Jewel in the Crown 6.5

The Jewel in the Crown

as Guy Perron

1984
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes 7.9

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

as Sir Henry Carlyle

2001
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) 6.8

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

as Kenneth Crisby

2000
Raffles 8.4

Raffles

as Teddy Garland

1977
Savage Kingdom 7.9

Savage Kingdom

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2016
Edward the Seventh 6.6

Edward the Seventh

as Prince Eddy

1975
The Widow 6.9

The Widow

as Martin Benson

2019
The Singapore Grip 5.7

The Singapore Grip

as Mr Webb

2020
Fingersmith 7.2

Fingersmith

as Mr. Chistopher Lilly

2005
Washington Black 6.0

Washington Black

as James Wilde

2025
Call My Bluff 7.7

Call My Bluff

as Self

1965
Going Postal 7.2

Going Postal

as Lord Vetinari

2010
To the Ends of the Earth 6.1

To the Ends of the Earth

as Sir Henry Somerset

2005
Henry VIII 7.0

Henry VIII

as Duke of Buckingham

2003
This England 6.0

This England

as Max Hastings

2022
Churchill at War 7.6

Churchill at War

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2024
Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future

Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future

as Colonel Simon Lasker (voice)

2002
Secret State 7.1

Secret State

as John Hodder

2012
Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love 6.3

Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love

as Edmund Aird

2011
Nancy Astor 7.7

Nancy Astor

as Edward Hartford-Jones

1982
Neverland 6.2

Neverland

as Dr. Fludd

2011
Time for Murder 4.0

Time for Murder

as James Latimer

1985
The Woman in White 6.1

The Woman in White

as Mr Fairle

2018
The Great Fire 6.9

The Great Fire

as Lord Denton

2014
Deadline Gallipoli 5.8

Deadline Gallipoli

as Sir Ian Hamilton

2015
Trinity 5.8

Trinity

as Dr. Edmund Maltravers

2009
The Phantom of the Opera 7.6

The Phantom of the Opera

as Erik/The Phantom

1990
Fallen Angel 4.5

Fallen Angel

as David Byfield

2007
Was It Something I Said? 6.6

Was It Something I Said?

as Self - Narrator

2013
Rebecca 6.0

Rebecca

as Maxim de Winter

1997
Out on a Limb 5.4

Out on a Limb

as Gerry Stamford

1987
Hang Ups 6.4

Hang Ups

as Jeremy Pitt

2018
The Secret Servant 9.0

The Secret Servant

as SAS Major Harry Maxim

1984
Drama Trails

Drama Trails

2010
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty 5.0

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

as Old Michaelangelo

2024
The Inheritors

The Inheritors

as Simon Leadbetter

1974
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 7.0

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

as Ralph Nickleby

2001
Looking for Victoria

Looking for Victoria

as Charles Greville

2003
First Born 6.2

First Born

as Edward Forester

1988
Last Rights 7.0

Last Rights

as Richard Wheeler

2005
Saint John Bosco Mission to Love

Saint John Bosco Mission to Love

as Marchese Clementi

2004
Frost in May

Frost in May

as Reynaud Callaghan

1982
Common Ground

Common Ground

as Floyd

2013

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