Charles Dance
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Oct 10, 1946 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
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
| 2026 | The Big Fat Quiz of TellySelf - Guest | |
| 2025 | FrankensteinLeopold Frankenstein | |
| 2025 | CreditorsGustaf | |
| 2025 | WildcatFrasier Mahoney | |
| 2025 | World of Westeros Ambient VideoTywin Lannister | |
| 2024 | RumoursEdison Wolcott | |
| 2024 | The First OmenFather Harris | |
| 2024 | Samaná SunriseNoah Blum | |
| 2024 | Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersNarrator | |
| 2024 | The Big Fat Quiz of TellySelf | |
| 2024 | Testament: The Story of MosesSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2024 | Renaissance: The Blood and the BeautyOld Michaelangelo | |
| 2024 | The Day of the JackalTimothy Winthrop | |
| 2023 | Savage Waters | |
| 2023 | Rabbit HoleDr. Ben Wilson | |
| 2022 | The Hanging SunJacob | |
| 2022 | LancasterNarrator (voice) | |
| 2022 | Portrait of the Queen | |
| 2022 | Against the IceMinister Neergaard | |
| 2022 | The SandmanRoderick Burgess | |
| 2022 | This EnglandMax Hastings | |
| 2022 | The Serpent QueenClement VII | |
| 2021 | The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's MankSelf | |
| 2021 | The Book Of VisionDr. Johan Anmuth | |
| 2021 | The King's ManKitchener | |
| 2021 | MoleyMr. Moley (voice) | |
| 2020 | MankWilliam Randolph Hearst | |
| 2020 | Rise of Empires: OttomanSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2020 | The Singapore GripMr Webb | |
| 2019 | Master Moley by Royal InvitationMr. James Moley (voice) | |
| 2019 | Iron MaskLord Dudley | |
| 2019 | Fanny Lye Deliver'dJohn Lye | |
| 2019 | Godzilla: King of the MonstersAlan Jonah | |
| 2019 | The WidowMartin Benson | |
| 2018 | EuphoriaMr. Daren | |
| 2018 | Happy New Year, Colin BursteadUncle Bertie | |
| 2018 | SpitfireNarrator (voice) | |
| 2018 | Johnny English Strikes AgainAgent Seven | |
| 2018 | The Muppets Take The O2Self | |
| 2018 | The Woman in WhiteFrederick Fairlie | |
| 2018 | The Little Drummer GirlCommander Picton | |
| 2018 | Hang UpsJeremy Pitt | |
| 2017 | That Good NightThe Visitor | |
| 2017 | Wimbledon Official Film 2017Narrator (voice) | |
| 2016 | Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesMr. Bennet | |
| 2016 | Me Before YouStephen Traynor | |
| 2016 | Despite the Falling SnowOld Alexander Ivanov | |
| 2016 | Underworld: Blood WarsThomas | |
| 2016 | GhostbustersHarold Fillmore | |
| 2016 | The CrownLord Mountbatten | |
| 2016 | Savage KingdomSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2015 | Instruments of DarknessDuncan | |
| 2015 | AdmiralKing Charles II | |
| 2015 | Woman in GoldSherman | |
| 2015 | Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceTywin Lannister | |
| 2015 | Child 44Major Grachev | |
| 2015 | Victor FrankensteinFrankenstein | |
| 2015 | Childhood's EndKarellen | |
| 2015 | And Then There Were NoneJustice Lawrence Wargrave | |
| 2015 | Deadline GallipoliSir Ian Hamilton | |
| 2014 | The Imitation GameCommander Denniston | |
| 2014 | Dracula UntoldMaster Vampire | |
| 2014 | Forbidden EmpireLord Dudley | |
| 2014 | RetrospectiveJonathan Hoyle | |
| 2014 | The Great FireLord Denton | |
| 2013 | The Relics of BuddhaNarrator (voice) | |
| 2013 | Justin and the Knights of ValourLegantir (voice) | |
| 2013 | PatrickDoctor Roget | |
| 2013 | The Science of Doctor WhoSelf | |
| 2013 | Father's DayDon | |
| 2013 | Speeches That Shook the WorldSelf | |
| 2012 | Underworld: AwakeningThomas | |
| 2012 | St George's DayTrenchard | |
| 2012 | Midnight's ChildrenWilliam Methwold | |
| 2012 | The MapmakerRowan | |
| 2012 | The DoorThomas Arlington | |
| 2012 | Secret StateJohn Hodder | |
| 2011 | There Be DragonsSolono | |
| 2011 | Your HighnessKing Tallious | |
| 2011 | IroncladStephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury | |
| 2011 | Game of ThronesTywin Lannister | |
| 2011 | NeverlandDr. Fludd | |
| 2011 | Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of LoveEdmund Aird | |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant | |
| 2010 | Paris ConnectionsAleksandr Borinski | |
| 2010 | The Clerk's TaleRalph | |
| 2010 | The CommuterThe Traffic Warden | |
| 2010 | Going PostalLord Vetinari | |
| 2010 | Drama Trails | |
| 2010 | Strike BackConrad Knox | |
| 2009 | TrinityDr. Edmund Maltravers | |
| 2008 | Dickens' Secret LoverSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2008 | MerlinAredian | |
| 2007 | The 50 Greatest Television DramasSelf | |
| 2007 | Consenting AdultsJack Wolfenden | |
| 2007 | The ContractorDCS Andrew Windsor | |
| 2007 | InterventionPrivate Investigator | |
| 2007 | Fallen AngelDavid Byfield | |
| 2007 | Would I Lie to You?Self | |
| 2006 | Twice Upon a TimeBattar Master of Ceremonies | |
| 2006 | Starter for 10Michael Harbinson | |
| 2006 | ScoopMr. Malcolm | |
| 2006 | The One ShowSelf | |
| 2006 | Jam and JerusalemSelf | |
| 2005 | Titanic: Birth of a LegendNarrator (voice) | |
| 2005 | Bleak HouseMr. Tulkinghorn | |
| 2005 | FingersmithMr. Chistopher Lilly | |
| 2005 | To the Ends of the EarthSir Henry Somerset | |
| 2005 | Last RightsRichard Wheeler | |
| 2004 | Saint John Bosco Mission to LoveMarchese Clementi | |
| 2004 | Who Do You Think You Are?Self | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's MarpleSeptimus Bligh | |
| 2003 | Swimming PoolJohn Bosload | |
| 2003 | Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'Self (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Henry VIIIEdward Stafford | |
| 2002 | Ali G IndahouseDeputy Prime Minister David Carlton | |
| 2002 | Black and WhiteRoderic Chamberlain | |
| 2002 | The Making of Gosford ParkSelf (uncredited) | |
| 2002 | Foyle's WarGuy Spencer | |
| 2002 | Top GearSelf | |
| 2002 | Dan Dare: Pilot of the FutureColonel Simon Lasker (voice) | |
| 2001 | Gosford ParkRaymond Stockbridge | |
| 2001 | Dark Blue WorldWing Commander Bentley | |
| 2001 | Alien EvolutionSelf / Clemens | |
| 2001 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyRalph Nickleby | |
| 2001 | Jurij | |
| 2000 | Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesSir Henry Carlyle | |
| 2000 | Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | |
| 1999 | Don't Go Breaking My HeartFrank | |
| 1999 | Chrono-PerambulatorJames 'Dougie' Douglas | |
| 1998 | Hilary and JackieDerek Du Pré | |
| 1998 | What Rats Won't DoGerald Burton Jr | |
| 1997 | In the Presence of Mine EnemiesCaptain Richter | |
| 1997 | The Blood OrangesCyril | |
| 1997 | Trial & Retribution | |
| 1997 | RebeccaMaxim de Winter | |
| 1996 | Space TruckersNabel / Macanudo | |
| 1996 | UndertowLyle Yates | |
| 1996 | Michael CollinsSoames | |
| 1995 | The SurgeonDr. Ed Mittlesbay | |
| 1994 | China MoonRupert Munro | |
| 1994 | Shortcut to ParadiseQuinn | |
| 1994 | KabloonakRobert Flaherty | |
| 1994 | Room 101Self | |
| 1993 | Last Action HeroBenedict | |
| 1993 | CenturyProfessor Mandry | |
| 1992 | Alien³Clemens | |
| 1992 | La valle di pietraSurveyor | |
| 1990 | The Phantom of the OperaErik/The Phantom | |
| 1989 | GoldeneyeIan Fleming | |
| 1988 | Pascali's IslandAnthony Bowles | |
| 1988 | Out of the ShadowsMichael Hayden | |
| 1988 | First BornEdward Forester | |
| 1988 | First BornEdward Forester | |
| 1987 | White MischiefJosslyn Hay | |
| 1987 | Good Morning, BabylonD.W. Griffith | |
| 1987 | Hidden CityJames Richards | |
| 1987 | Out on a LimbGerry Stamford | |
| 1986 | The Golden ChildSardo Numspa | |
| 1986 | The McGuffinPaul Hatcher | |
| 1986 | The Flying DoctorsMinister | |
| 1985 | PlentyRaymond Brock | |
| 1985 | Screen TwoPaul Hatcher | |
| 1985 | Time for MurderJames Latimer | |
| 1984 | Rainy Day WomenJohn Truman | |
| 1984 | The Jewel in the CrownGuy Perron | |
| 1984 | The Secret ServantSAS Major Harry Maxim | |
| 1983 | Natural World | |
| 1982 | Little EyolfBorghejm | |
| 1981 | For Your Eyes OnlyClaus | |
| 1980 | Dreams of LeavingColin | |
| 1980 | Fatal SpringSiegfried Sassoon | |
| 1979 | Tales of the UnexpectedRobert Smythe | |
| 1978 | An Audience with...Self | |
| 1977 | The ProfessionalsParker | |
| 1977 | Raffles | |
| 1974 | Father Brown | |
| 1974 | PlayhouseSiegfried Sassoon | |
| 1974 | The InheritorsSimon Leadbetter | |
| 1970 | Play for Today | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the MonthBorghejm | |
| - | A PatriotDr. Hastings | |
| - | The LiarTickford | |
| - | Viy 3: Travel to India | |
| - | Ladies First |
| 2004 | Ladies in LavenderExecutive Producer |
| 2004 | Ladies in LavenderDirector |
| 2004 | Ladies in LavenderScreenplay |