Charles Dance

Born October 10, 1946· Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK

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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 F…

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Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones2011

Tywin Lannister

The Crown

Lord Mountbatten

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal2024

Timothy Winthrop

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game2014

Commander Denniston

Me Before You

Me Before You2016

Stephen Traynor

The Sandman

The Sandman2022

Roderick Burgess

Merlin

Frankenstein

Frankenstein2025

Leopold Frankenstein

And Then There Were None

And Then There Were None2015

Justice Lawrence Wargrave

Strike Back

Strike Back2010

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible1988

Foyle's War

Foyle's War2002

Michael Collins

Michael Collins1996

The First Omen

The First Omen2024

Against the Ice

Against the Ice2022

Minister Neergaard

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters2019

The King's Man

The King's Man2021

Mank

William Randolph Hearst

Swimming Pool

Swimming Pool2003

For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only1981

Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero1993

Dracula Untold

Dracula Untold2014

Alien³

Johnny English Strikes Again

Johnny English Strikes Again2018

Underworld: Awakening

Underworld: Awakening2012

Wildcat

Frasier Mahoney

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies2016

Iron Mask

Ali G Indahouse

Ali G Indahouse2002

Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton

Forbidden Empire

Forbidden Empire2014

Ladies First

Ladies First2026

The Golden Child

The Golden Child1986

Underworld: Blood Wars

Underworld: Blood Wars2016

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters2016

Harold Fillmore