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Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Walter Charles Dance OBE (born October 10, 1946 in Redditch, Worcestershire) 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.

Personal information

Birthday

1946-10-10

Birth Place

Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

A Patriot

A Patriot

0.0

Movie
Admiral

Admiral

2015

6.5

Movie
Against the Ice

Against the Ice

2022

6.8

Movie
poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

7.6

TV
Ali G Indahouse

Ali G Indahouse

2002

6.1

Movie
Alien Evolution

Alien Evolution

2001

5.8

Movie
Alien³

Alien³

1992

6.4

Movie
Alien³ - Assembly Cut

Alien³ - Assembly Cut

2003

0.0

Movie
Amanece en Samaná

Amanece en Samaná

2024

5.5

Movie
poster

An Audience with...

1978

5.3

TV
poster

And Then There Were None

2015

7.6

TV
poster

BBC Play of the Month

1965

5.0

TV
poster

Big Fat Quiz

2004

7.6

TV
Black and White

Black and White

2002

6.0

Movie
poster

Bleak House

2005

8.2

TV
poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

5.0

TV
Century

Century

1993

5.4

Movie
Child 44

Child 44

2015

6.3

Movie
poster

Childhood's End

2015

7.0

TV
China Moon

China Moon

1994

6.1

Movie
Chrono-Perambulator

Chrono-Perambulator

1999

0.0

Movie
Consenting Adults

Consenting Adults

2007

5.7

Movie
Dark Blue World

Dark Blue World

2001

7.0

Movie
poster

Deadline Gallipoli

2015

6.3

TV
Despite the Falling Snow

Despite the Falling Snow

2016

5.8

Movie
Dickens' Secret Lover

Dickens' Secret Lover

2008

0.0

Movie
Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

1999

4.9

Movie
Dracula Untold

Dracula Untold

2014

6.4

Movie
poster

Drama Trails

2010

0.0

TV
Dreams of Leaving

Dreams of Leaving

1980

7.0

Movie
poster

Edward the Seventh

1975

6.9

TV
Euphoria

Euphoria

2018

6.3

Movie
poster

Fallen Angel

2007

4.5

TV
Fanny Lye Deliver'd

Fanny Lye Deliver'd

2019

6.4

Movie
Fatal Spring

Fatal Spring

1980

0.0

Movie
poster

Father Brown

1974

6.6

TV
Father's Day

Father's Day

2013

5.0

Movie
poster

Fingersmith

2005

7.3

TV
First Born

First Born

1988

7.0

Movie
poster

First Born

1988

6.0

TV
For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only

1981

6.5

Movie
Forbidden Empire

Forbidden Empire

2014

5.9

Movie
poster

Foyle's War

2002

7.8

TV
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

0.0

Movie
poster

Game of Thrones

2011

8.5

TV
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience

2015

8.5

Movie
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

2016

5.4

Movie
Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

6.7

Movie
poster

Going Postal

2010

7.2

TV
Goldeneye

Goldeneye

1989

6.0

Movie
Good Morning, Babylon

Good Morning, Babylon

1987

6.2

Movie
Gosford Park

Gosford Park

2001

6.8

Movie
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters

2024

0.0

Movie
poster

Hang Ups

2018

6.5

TV
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead

2018

6.4

Movie
poster

Henry VIII

2003

6.5

TV
Hidden City

Hidden City

1987

5.1

Movie
Hilary and Jackie

Hilary and Jackie

1998

6.7

Movie
In the Presence of Mine Enemies

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

1997

5.0

Movie
Instruments of Darkness

Instruments of Darkness

2015

10.0

Movie
Intervention

Intervention

2007

0.0

Movie
Iron Mask

Iron Mask

2019

6.1

Movie
Ironclad

Ironclad

2011

6.2

Movie
Johnny English Strikes Again

Johnny English Strikes Again

2018

6.3

Movie
Jurij

Jurij

2001

0.0

Movie
Justin and the Knights of Valour

Justin and the Knights of Valour

2013

5.9

Movie
Kabloonak

Kabloonak

1994

6.7

Movie
La valle di pietra

La valle di pietra

1992

6.0

Movie
Ladies First

Ladies First

0.0

Movie
Lancaster

Lancaster

2022

6.7

Movie
Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

1993

6.5

Movie
Little Eyolf

Little Eyolf

1982

6.0

Movie
Mank

Mank

2020

6.7

Movie
Master Moley By Royal Invitation

Master Moley By Royal Invitation

2019

5.8

Movie
Me Before You

Me Before You

2016

7.9

Movie
poster

Merlin

2008

7.8

TV
Michael Collins

Michael Collins

1996

6.9

Movie
Midnight's Children

Midnight's Children

2012

5.5

Movie
poster

Moley

2021

6.0

TV
poster

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

2001

7.8

TV
poster

Nancy Astor

1982

5.0

TV
poster

Natural World

1983

7.0

TV
poster

Neverland

2011

6.1

TV
Out of the Shadows

Out of the Shadows

1988

6.0

Movie
poster

Out on a Limb

1987

5.3

TV
Paris Connections

Paris Connections

2010

3.3

Movie
Pascali's Island

Pascali's Island

1988

6.4

Movie
Patrick

Patrick

2013

4.9

Movie
poster

Play for Today

1970

6.1

TV
Plenty

Plenty

1985

5.7

Movie
Portrait of the Queen

Portrait of the Queen

2022

6.0

Movie
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

2016

6.2

Movie
poster

Rabbit Hole

2023

7.2

TV
poster

Raffles

1977

8.0

TV
Rainy Day Women

Rainy Day Women

1984

0.0

Movie
poster

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

2000

6.0

TV
poster

Rebecca

1997

5.9

TV
poster

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty

2024

4.0

TV
Retrospective

Retrospective

2014

0.0

Movie
poster

Rise of Empires: Ottoman

2020

7.4

TV
poster

Room 101

1994

6.2

TV
Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-A Healing Heart

Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-A Healing Heart

2010

0.0

Movie
Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret

Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret

2010

4.0

Movie
Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion

Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion

2011

0.0

Movie
Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal

Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal

2011

0.0

Movie
poster

Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love

2011

3.0

TV
Rumours

Rumours

2024

5.0

Movie
Saint John Bosco Mission to Love

Saint John Bosco Mission to Love

2004

6.8

Movie
poster

Savage Kingdom

2016

7.6

TV
Savage Waters

Savage Waters

2023

0.0

Movie
Scoop

Scoop

2006

6.6

Movie
poster

Screen Two

1985

6.8

TV
poster

Secret State

2012

6.9

TV
Shortcut to Paradise

Shortcut to Paradise

1994

5.0

Movie
Space Truckers

Space Truckers

1996

5.4

Movie
Speeches That Shook the World

Speeches That Shook the World

2013

0.0

Movie
Spitfire

Spitfire

2018

7.2

Movie
St George's Day

St George's Day

2012

4.9

Movie
Starter for 10

Starter for 10

2006

6.4

Movie
poster

Strike Back

2010

7.4

TV
Swimming Pool

Swimming Pool

2003

6.5

Movie
poster

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

6.7

TV
poster

Testament: The Story of Moses

2024

7.5

TV
That Good Night

That Good Night

2017

6.9

Movie
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

0.0

Movie
The Blood Oranges

The Blood Oranges

1997

4.4

Movie
The Book of Vision

The Book of Vision

2021

6.3

Movie
The Clerk's Tale

The Clerk's Tale

2010

0.0

Movie
The Commuter

The Commuter

2010

5.5

Movie
The Contractor

The Contractor

2007

5.6

Movie
poster

The Crown

2016

8.2

TV
The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2000

8.0

Movie
poster

The Day of the Jackal

2024

8.3

TV
The Door

The Door

2012

0.0

Movie
The First Omen

The First Omen

2024

6.9

Movie
poster

The Flying Doctors

1986

6.1

TV
The Golden Child

The Golden Child

1986

5.9

Movie
poster

The Great Fire

2014

7.4

TV
The Hanging Sun

The Hanging Sun

2022

5.6

Movie
The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

2014

8.0

Movie
poster

The Jewel in the Crown

1984

6.7

TV
The King's Man

The King's Man

2021

6.8

Movie
The Liar

The Liar

0.0

Movie
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

2001

8.0

Movie
poster

The Little Drummer Girl

2018

7.1

TV
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

2021

0.0

Movie
The Making of 'Gosford Park'

The Making of 'Gosford Park'

2002

5.0

Movie
The Mapmaker

The Mapmaker

2012

6.5

Movie
The McGuffin

The McGuffin

1986

6.0

Movie
The Muppets Take The O2

The Muppets Take The O2

2018

9.5

Movie
poster

The One Show

2006

4.6

TV
poster

The Phantom of the Opera

1990

7.2

TV
poster

The Professionals

1977

7.4

TV
The Relics of Buddha

The Relics of Buddha

2013

0.0

Movie
poster

The Sandman

2022

8.0

TV
The Science of Doctor Who

The Science of Doctor Who

2013

7.3

Movie
poster

The Serpent Queen

2022

7.5

TV
poster

The Singapore Grip

2020

5.7

TV
The Surgeon

The Surgeon

1995

5.4

Movie
poster

The Widow

2019

6.9

TV
poster

The Woman in White

2018

6.1

TV
There Be Dragons

There Be Dragons

2011

5.0

Movie
poster

This England

2022

5.7

TV
poster

Time for Murder

1985

4.0

TV
Titanic: Birth of a Legend

Titanic: Birth of a Legend

2005

7.2

Movie
poster

To the Ends of the Earth

2005

6.1

TV
poster

Top Gear

2002

7.5

TV
poster

Trial & Retribution

1997

6.4

TV
poster

Trinity

2009

6.2

TV
Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time

2006

5.9

Movie
Undertow

Undertow

1996

5.7

Movie
Underworld: Awakening

Underworld: Awakening

2012

6.3

Movie
Underworld: Blood Wars

Underworld: Blood Wars

2016

5.9

Movie
Victor Frankenstein

Victor Frankenstein

2015

5.9

Movie
Viy 3: Travel to India

Viy 3: Travel to India

0.0

Movie
What Rats Won't Do

What Rats Won't Do

1998

5.3

Movie
White Mischief

White Mischief

1987

6.0

Movie
poster

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004

6.6

TV
Wimbledon Official Film 2017

Wimbledon Official Film 2017

2017

5.5

Movie
Woman in Gold

Woman in Gold

2015

7.3

Movie
poster

Would I Lie to You?

2007

7.7

TV
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

2003

7.8

Movie
Your Highness

Your Highness

2011

5.3

Movie