Charles Dance

Charles Dance

1946-10-10

Biography

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.

Also appears in

China Moon

China Moon

6.0

The Golden Child

The Golden Child

5.9

Mank

Mank

6.7

Ali G Indahouse

Ali G Indahouse

6.1

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

6.9

Against the Ice

Against the Ice

6.8

Euphoria

Euphoria

6.3

Forbidden Empire

Forbidden Empire

5.9

Swimming Pool

Swimming Pool

6.5

Woman in Gold

Woman in Gold

7.3

The Contractor

The Contractor

5.5

Patrick

Patrick

4.9

Ironclad

Ironclad

6.1

Your Highness

Your Highness

5.3

Hilary and Jackie

Hilary and Jackie

6.7

Justin and the Knights of Valour

Justin and the Knights of Valour

5.9

Admiral

Admiral

6.5

Space Truckers

Space Truckers

5.4

Starter for 10

Starter for 10

6.4

White Mischief

White Mischief

6.0