Charles Dance

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 167

Gender Male

Birthday 1946-10-10 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Redditch, Worcestershire, Engeland, UK

Also Known As

Charlz Dens
Τσαρλς Ντανς
찰스 댄스
Чарльз Дэнс

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Charles Dance

Biography

Charles Dance (born October 10, 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter and director. He typically plays assertive bureaucrats or villains. He is probably most famous for his roles in Game of Thrones, The Jewel in the Crown, Alien 3 and for playing the one-eyed hitman Mr Benedict in Last Action Hero.

Charles was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 17 June 2006.

Known For

Acting

—		Viy 3: Travel to India
—		A Patriot as Dr. Hastings
—		The Liar as Tickford
—		Enemy of Man as Duncan

2023

(8 episodes) as Dr. Ben Wilson

2022		Portrait of the Queen
2022		This England (6 episodes) as Max Hastings
2022		The Hanging Sun as Jacob
2022		The Serpent Queen (1 episode) as Clement VII
2022		The Sandman (1 episode) as Roderick Burgess
2022		Lancaster as Himself (voice over narration)
2022		Against the Ice as Minister Neergaard

2021		The King's Man as Kitchener
2021		Moley (52 episodes) as Mr. Moley (voice)
2021		Fanny Lye Deliver'd as John Lye
2021		The Book of Vision as Dr. Johan Anmuth
2021		The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank as Self

2020		Death to 2020 as Self (archive footage)
2020		Mank as William Randolph Hearst
2020		Master Moley By Royal Invitation as Mr. James Moley (voice)
2020		The Singapore Grip (6 episodes) as Mr Webb
2020		Rise of Empires: Ottoman (6 episodes) as Narrator

2019		Iron Mask as Lord Dudley
2019		Godzilla: King of the Monsters as Alan Jonah
2019		The Widow (8 episodes) as Martin Benson

2018		The Little Drummer Girl (6 episodes) as Commander Picton
2018		Happy New Year, Colin Burstead as Uncle Bertie
2018		Johnny English Strikes Again as Agent Seven
2018		Hang Ups (2 episodes) as Jeremy Pitt
2018		Spitfire as Narrator (voice)
2018		The Muppets Take The O2 as Self
2018		The Woman in White (5 episodes) as Frederick Fairlie
2018		Euphoria as Mr. Daren

2017		Wimbledon Official Film 2017 as Narrator
2017		That Good Night as The Visitor

2016		Savage Kingdom (19 episodes) as Self - Narrator
2016		Underworld: Blood Wars as Thomas
2016		The Crown (11 episodes) as Louis Mountbatten
2016		Ghostbusters as Harold Fillmore
2016		Me Before You as Stephen Traynor
2016		Pride and Prejudice and Zombies as Mr. Bennet
2016		Despite the Falling Snow as Old Alexander Ivanov

2015		And Then There Were None (3 episodes) as Justice Lawrence Wargrave
2015		Childhood's End (3 episodes) as Karellen
2015		Victor Frankenstein as Frankenstein
2015		Deadline Gallipoli (2 episodes) as Sir Ian Hamilton
2015		Woman in Gold as Sherman
2015		Child 44 as Major Grachev
2015		Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience as Tywin Lannister
2015		Admiral as King Charles II

2014		The Imitation Game as Commander Denniston
2014		The Great Fire (4 episodes) as Lord Denton
2014		Dracula Untold as Master Vampire
2014		Retrospective as Jonathan Hoyle
2014		Forbidden Empire as Lord Dudley

2013		Speeches That Shook the World as Self
2013		Patrick as Doctor Roget
2013		Justin and the Knights of Valour as Legantir (voice)
2013		Father's Day as Don
2013		Les reliques du Bouddha as Narrator

2012		Secret State (4 episodes) as John Hodder
2012		The Door as Thomas Arlington
2012		The Mapmaker as Rowan
2012		St George's Day as Trenchard
2012		Midnight's Children as William Methwold
2012		Underworld: Awakening as Thomas

2011		Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion
2011		Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal
2011		Neverland (2 episodes) as Dr. Fludd
2011		Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love (4 episodes) as Edmund Aird
2011		Game of Thrones (41 episodes) as Tywin Lannister
2011		Your Highness as King Tallious
2011		There Be Dragons as Solono
2011		Ironclad as Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury

2010		Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret
2010		Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-A Healing Heart
2010		The Commuter as The Traffic Warden
2010		Paris Connections as Aleksandr Borinski
2010		Drama Trails (1 episode)
2010		Going Postal (2 episodes) as Lord Vetinari
2010		The Clerk's Tale as Ralph
2010		Strike Back (10 episodes) as Conrad Knox

2009

(8 episodes) as Dr. Edmund Maltravers

2008		Merlin (1 episode) as Aredian
2008		Dickens' Secret Lover as Himself - Presenter

2007		Consenting Adults as Jack Wolfenden
2007		The Contractor as DCS Andrew Windsor
2007		Would I Lie to You? (1 episode) as Self
2007		Fallen Angel (3 episodes) as David Byfield
2007		The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
2007		Intervention

2006		Twice Upon a Time as Battar Master of Ceremonies
2006		Starter for 10 as Michael Harbinson
2006		The One Show (1 episode) as Self
2006		Scoop as Mr. Malcolm

2005		Bleak House (15 episodes) as Mr. Tulkinghorn
2005		To the Ends of the Earth (3 episodes) as Sir Henry Somerset
2005		Titanic: Birth of a Legend as Narrator (voice)
2005		Fingersmith (3 episodes) as Mr. Chistopher Lilly

2004		Big Fat Quiz (1 episode) as Self - Guest
2004		Who Do You Think You Are? (1 episode) as Self
2004		Saint John Bosco Mission to Love as Marchese Clementi

2003		Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' as Self (archive footage)
2003		Henry VIII (2 episodes) as Edward Stafford, duque de Buckingham
2003		Swimming Pool as John Bosload

2002		Black and White as Roderic Chamberlain
2002		Foyle's War (1 episode)
2002		The Making of 'Gosford Park' as Self (uncredited)
2002		Ali G Indahouse as Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton

2001		Gosford Park as Raymond Stockbridge
2001		Alien Evolution as Self / Clemens
2001		Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (2 episodes) as Sir Henry Carlyle
2001		Jurij
2001		Dark Blue World as Wing Commander Bentley
2001		The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Ralph Nickleby

2000		Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (1 episode)
2000		The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes as Sir Henry Carlyle

1999		Chrono-Perambulator as James 'Dougie' Douglas
1999		Don't Go Breaking My Heart as Frank

1998		Hilary and Jackie as Derek Du Pré
1998		What Rats Won't Do as Gerald Burton Jr

1997		Trial & Retribution (2 episodes)
1997		The Blood Oranges as Cyril
1997		In the Presence of Mine Enemies as Captain Richter
1997		Rebecca (2 episodes) as Maxim de Winter

1996		Michael Collins as Soames
1996		Undertow as Lyle Yates
1996		Space Truckers as Nabel / Macanudo

1995

as Dr. Ed Mittlesbay

1994		Shortcut to Paradise as Quinn
1994		Room 101 (1 episode) as Self
1994		China Moon as Rupert Munro
1994		Kabloonak as Robert Flaherty

1993		Century as Professor Mandry
1993		Last Action Hero as Benedict

1992		Alien³ as Clemens
1992		La valle di pietra as Surveyor

1990

(2 episodes) as The Phantom of the Opera

1989

as Ian Fleming

1988		First Born (3 episodes)
1988		First Born as Edward Forester
1988		Out of the Shadows as Michael Hayden
1988		Pascali's Island as Anthony Bowles

1987		White Mischief as Josslyn Hay
1987		Good Morning, Babylon as D.W. Griffith
1987		Out on a Limb (2 episodes) as Gerry Stamford
1987		Hidden City as James Richards

1986		The Golden Child as Sardo Numspa
1986		The Flying Doctors (1 episode) as Minister
1986		The McGuffin as Paul Hatcher

1985

as Raymond Brock

1984		Rainy Day Women as John Truman
1984		The Jewel in the Crown (14 episodes) as Guy Perron

1983

(1 episode)

1982		Little Eyolf as Borghejm
1982		Nancy Astor (9 episodes) as Edward Hartford-Jones

1981

as Claus

1980

as Colin

1979

(1 episode) as Robert Smythe

1978

(1 episode) as Self

1977		The Professionals (1 episode) as Parker
1977		Raffles (1 episode)

1975

(2 episodes) as Prince Eddy

1974

(1 episode)

1970

(1 episode)

1965

(1 episode) as Borghejm

Writing

2004

… Screenplay

Production

2004

… Executive Producer

Directing

2004

… Director

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