Charles Dance
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Game of Thrones
Tywin Lannister
2011
Series
Play for Today
1970
Series
The Crown
Lord Mountbatten
2016
Series
Top Gear
Self
2002
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Septimus Bligh
2004
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
The Day of the Jackal
Timothy Winthrop
2024
Film
Frankenstein
Leopold Frankenstein
2025
Series
The Sandman
Roderick Burgess
2022
Series
Merlin
Aredian
2008
Series
Foyle's War
Guy Spencer
2002
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Borghejm
1965
Series
The Professionals
Parker
1977
Film
The Imitation Game
Commander Denniston
2014
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Robert Smythe
1979
Film
Me Before You
Stephen Traynor
2016
Series
Natural World
1983
Series
Would I Lie to You?
Self
2007
Series
The Flying Doctors
Minister
1986
Film
Wildcat
Frasier Mahoney
2025
Film
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Alan Jonah
2019
Series
Screen Two
Paul Hatcher
1985
Series
Screen Two
Professor Mandry
1985
Series
Strike Back
Conrad Knox
2010
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2004
Film
Alien³
Clemens
1992
Series
Playhouse
Siegfried Sassoon
1974
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Film
The King's Man
Kitchener
2021
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Film
Ghostbusters
Harold Fillmore
2016
Series
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Film
Ladies First
Fred Powell
2026
Film
Child 44
Major Grachev
2015
Series
The Serpent Queen
Clement VII
2022
Series
And Then There Were None
Justice Lawrence Wargrave
2015
Film
Johnny English Strikes Again
Agent Seven
2018
Film
The First Omen
Father Harris
2024
Film
Last Action Hero
Benedict
1993
Film
Underworld: Blood Wars
Thomas
2016
Series
Rabbit Hole
Dr. Ben Wilson
2023
Series
Room 101
Self
1994
Film
For Your Eyes Only
Claus
1981
Film
Dracula Untold
Master Vampire
2014
Film
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Mr. Bennet
2016
Series
Testament: The Story of Moses
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Series
Childhood's End
Karellen
2015
Film
Iron Mask
Lord Dudley
2019
Series
The Little Drummer Girl
Commander Picton
2018
Film
Gosford Park
Raymond Stockbridge
2001
Film
Underworld: Awakening
Thomas
2012
Film
Swimming Pool
John Bosload
2003
Series
Bleak House
Mr. Tulkinghorn
2005
Series
Moley
Mr. Moley (voice)
2021
Film
The Batman: Part II
Christopher Dent
2028
Film
Victor Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2015
Series
Jam and Jerusalem
Self
2006
Film
The Golden Child
Sardo Numspa
1986
Film
Your Highness
King Tallious
2011
Series
Savage Kingdom
Self - Narrator (voice)
2016
Film
Ironclad
Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
2011
Series
The Widow
Martin Benson
2019
Film
The Contractor
DCS Andrew Windsor
2007
Film
Ali G Indahouse
Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton
2002
Series
The Singapore Grip
Mr Webb
2020
Series
Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future
Colonel Simon Lasker (voice)
2002
Series
Out on a Limb
Gerry Stamford
1987
Film
Justin and the Knights of Valour
Legantir (voice)
2013
Series
Father Brown
Commandant Neil O'Brien
1974
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Film
Scoop
Mr. Malcolm
2006
Film
Mank
William Randolph Hearst
2020
Series
Fingersmith
Mr. Chistopher Lilly
2005
Film
China Moon
Rupert Munro
1994
Film
Woman in Gold
Sherman
2015
Series
The Jewel in the Crown
Guy Perron
1984
Series
Going Postal
Lord Vetinari
2010
Series
Henry VIII
Edward Stafford
2003
Series
Neverland
Dr. Fludd
2011
Film
Forbidden Empire
Lord Dudley
2014
Series
Hang Ups
Jeremy Pitt
2018
Film
Against the Ice
Minister Neergaard
2022
Series
Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love
Edmund Aird
2011
Series
Trinity
Dr. Edmund Maltravers
2009
Series
The Great Fire
Lord Denton
2014
Film
Euphoria
Mr. Daren
2018
Film
Space Truckers
Nabel / Macanudo
1996
Series
Raffles
1977
Film
Michael Collins
Soames
1996
Series
To the Ends of the Earth
Sir Henry Somerset
2005
Series
This England
Max Hastings
2022
Series
The Phantom of the Opera
Erik/The Phantom
1990
Series
Deadline Gallipoli
Sir Ian Hamilton
2015
Series
Churchill at War
Self - Narrator (voice)
2024
Series
The Woman in White
Frederick Fairlie
2018
Film
Despite the Falling Snow
Old Alexander Ivanov
2016
Series
Time for Murder
James Latimer
1985
Series
Secret State
John Hodder
2012
Film
Admiral
King Charles II
2015
Film
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
Mr. James Moley (voice)
2019
Film
Starter for 10
Michael Harbinson
2006
Series
Rebecca
Maxim de Winter
1997
Film
White Mischief
Josslyn Hay
1987
Series
Fallen Angel
David Byfield
2007
Series
Last Rights
Richard Wheeler
2005
Film
Plenty
Raymond Brock
1985
Series
The Secret Servant
SAS Major Harry Maxim
1984
Film
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Tywin Lannister
2015
Series
Was It Something I Said?
Self - Narrator
2013
Film
Hilary and Jackie
Derek du Pré
1998
Series
First Born
Edward Forester
1988
Film
There Be Dragons
Solono
2011
The Inheritors
Simon Leadbetter
1974
Film
Rumours
Edison Wolcott
2024
Series
Saint John Bosco Mission to Love
Marchese Clementi
2004
Series
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
Old Michaelangelo
2024
Drama Trails
2010
Film
Pascali's Island
Anthony Bowles
1988
Film
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
2007
Film
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Uncle Bertie
2018
Film
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Narrator
2024
Film
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
Self - Guest
2026
Series
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Ralph Nickleby
2001
Film
Spitfire
Narrator (voice)
2018
Film
Twice Upon a Time
Battar Master of Ceremonies
2006
Film
Dark Blue World
Wing Commander Bentley
2001
Looking for Victoria
Charles Greville
2003
Film
Fanny Lye Deliver'd
John Lye
2019
Film
The Making of Gosford Park
Self (uncredited)
2002
Film
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Frank
1999
Film
The Blood Oranges
Cyril
1997
Film
The Surgeon
Dr. Ed Mittlesbay
1995
Film
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Midnight's Children
William Methwold
2012
Film
Good Morning, Babylon
D.W. Griffith
1987
Film
What Rats Won't Do
Gerald Burton Jr
1998
Film
Goldeneye
Ian Fleming
1989
Film
Patrick
Doctor Roget
2013
The Mapmaker
Rowan
2012
Film
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Captain Richter
1997
Film
St George's Day
Trenchard
2012
The Muppets Take The O2
Self
2018
Film
The Hanging Sun
Jacob
2022
Film
The Book Of Vision
Dr. Johan Anmuth
2021
Film
That Good Night
The Visitor
2017
Film
Saint John Bosco Mission to Love
Marchese Clementi
2004
Film
Undertow
Lyle Yates
1996
Film
Viy 3: Travel to India
Film
Instruments of Darkness
Duncan
2015
Film
Lancaster
Narrator (voice)
2022
Film
Retrospective
Jonathan Hoyle
2014
Film
Intervention
Private Investigator
2007
Film
Hidden City
James Richards
1987
Film
Wimbledon Official Film 2017
Narrator (voice)
2017
Film
Black and White
Roderic Chamberlain
2002
Film
Alien Evolution
Self / Clemens
2001
Film
Shortcut to Paradise
Quinn
1994
Film
Father's Day
Don
2013
Film
Century
Professor Mandry
1993
The Commuter
The Traffic Warden
2010
Film
The Liar
Tickford
Film
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Ralph Nickleby
2001
Film
Titanic: Birth of a Legend
Narrator (voice)
2005
Film
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
Self
2024
Film
Consenting Adults
Jack Wolfenden
2007
Film
Out of the Shadows
Michael Hayden
1988
Film
First Born
Edward Forester
1988
Film
Speeches That Shook the World
Self
2013
Film
The Relics of Buddha
Narrator (voice)
2013
Film
The Science of Doctor Who
Self
2013
Film
Creditors
Gustaf
2025
Film
Savage Waters
2023
Film
Kabloonak
Robert Flaherty
1994
Film
Paris Connections
Aleksandr Borinski
2010
Film
Rainy Day Women
John Truman
1984
Film
Little Eyolf
Borghejm
1982
Film
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Sir Henry Carlyle
2000
Film
Dreams of Leaving
Colin
1980
Film
Samaná Sunrise
Noah Blum
2024
Film
Jurij
2001
Film
The Door
Thomas Arlington
2012
Film
The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank
Self
2021
Film
The McGuffin
Paul Hatcher
1986
Dickens' Secret Lover
Self - Narrator (voice)
2008
Justice in Wonderland
Neil Hamilton
2000
Chrono-Perambulator
James 'Dougie' Douglas
1999
A Patriot
Dr. Hastings
Film
La valle di pietra
Surveyor
1992
Film
Fatal Spring
Siegfried Sassoon
1980
The Clerk's Tale
Ralph
2010
Film
Portrait of the Queen
2022