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Charles Dance

Acting
Known For

79 Years Old

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.

Born

Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK on 10th October 1946

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