Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1946-10-10 (79 years)
- Place of BirthRedditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
- Also Known AsWalter Charles DanceВолтер Чарльз Денс
Charles Dance
Biography
Walter Charles Dance OBE (born 10 October 1946) 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
Wildcat
As: Frasier Mahoney
- 2025
Frankenstein
As: Leopold Frankenstein
- 2025
Creditors
As: Gustaf
- 2024
Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty
As: Old Michaelangelo
- 2024
Samaná Sunrise
As: Noah Blum
- 2024
The Day of the Jackal
As: Timothy Winthrop
- 2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
As: Narrator
- 2024
Rumours
As: Edison Wolcott
2024The First Omen
As: Father Harris
2023Rabbit Hole
As: Dr. Ben Wilson
2022This England
As: Max Hastings
2022The Hanging Sun
As: Jacob
2022The Serpent Queen
As: Clement VII
2022The Sandman
As: Roderick Burgess
2022Lancaster
As: Narrator (voice)
2022Against the Ice
As: Minister Neergaard
2021The King's Man
As: Kitchener
2021Moley
As: Mr. Moley (voice)
2021The Book Of Vision
As: Dr. Johan Anmuth
2020Mank
As: William Randolph Hearst
2020The Singapore Grip
As: Mr Webb
2019Master Moley by Royal Invitation
As: Mr. James Moley (voice)
2019Fanny Lye Deliver'd
As: John Lye
2019Iron Mask
As: Lord Dudley
- 2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
As: Alan Jonah
2019The Widow
As: Martin Benson
2018The Little Drummer Girl
As: Commander Picton
2018Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
As: Uncle Bertie
2018Johnny English Strikes Again
As: Agent Seven
2018Hang Ups
As: Jeremy Pitt
2018Spitfire
As: Narrator (voice)
2018The Woman in White
As: Frederick Fairlie
2018Euphoria
As: Mr. Daren
2017Wimbledon Official Film 2017
As: Narrator (voice)
2017That Good Night
As: The Visitor
2016Underworld: Blood Wars
As: Thomas
2016The Crown
As: Lord Mountbatten
- 2016
Ghostbusters
As: Harold Fillmore
- 2016
Me Before You
As: Stephen Traynor
2016Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
As: Mr. Bennet
2016Despite the Falling Snow
As: Old Alexander Ivanov
2015And Then There Were None
As: Justice Lawrence Wargrave
2015Childhood's End
As: Karellen
2015Instruments of Darkness
As: Duncan
2015Victor Frankenstein
As: Frankenstein
2015Deadline Gallipoli
As: Sir Ian Hamilton
2015Woman in Gold
As: Sherman
2015Child 44
As: Major Grachev
2015Admiral
As: King Charles II
2015Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
As: Tywin Lannister
- 2014
The Imitation Game
As: Commander Denniston
2014The Great Fire
As: Lord Denton
- 2014
Dracula Untold
As: Master Vampire
2014Retrospective
As: Jonathan Hoyle
2014Forbidden Empire
As: Lord Dudley
2013Patrick
As: Doctor Roget
2013Justin and the Knights of Valour
As: Legantir (voice)
2013Father's Day
As: Don
2013The Relics of Buddha
As: Narrator (voice)
2012Secret State
As: John Hodder
2012The Door
As: Thomas Arlington
2012St George's Day
As: Trenchard
2012Midnight's Children
As: William Methwold
2012Underworld: Awakening
As: Thomas
2011Neverland
As: Dr. Fludd
2011Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love
As: Edmund Aird
2011Game of Thrones
As: Tywin Lannister
2011Your Highness
As: King Tallious
2011There Be Dragons
As: Solono
2011Ironclad
As: Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
2010Paris Connections
As: Aleksandr Borinski
2010Going Postal
As: Lord Vetinari
2010Strike Back
As: Conrad Knox
2009Trinity
As: Dr. Edmund Maltravers
2008Merlin
As: Aredian
2007Consenting Adults
As: Jack Wolfenden
2007The Contractor
As: DCS Andrew Windsor
2007Fallen Angel
As: David Byfield
2007Intervention
As: Private Investigator
2006Twice Upon a Time
As: Battar Master of Ceremonies
2006Starter for 10
As: Michael Harbinson
2006Scoop
As: Mr. Malcolm
2005Bleak House
As: Mr. Tulkinghorn
2005To the Ends of the Earth
As: Sir Henry Somerset
2005Titanic: Birth of a Legend
As: Narrator (voice)
2005Fingersmith
As: Mr. Chistopher Lilly
2004Agatha Christie's Marple
As: Septimus Bligh
2004Saint John Bosco Mission to Love
As: Marchese Clementi
2003Henry VIII
As: Edward Stafford
2003Swimming Pool
As: John Bosload
2002Black and White
As: Roderic Chamberlain
2002Foyle's War
As: Guy Spencer
2002Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future
As: Colonel Simon Lasker (voice)
2002Ali G Indahouse
As: Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton
2001Gosford Park
As: Raymond Stockbridge
2001Dark Blue World
As: Wing Commander Bentley
2001The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
As: Ralph Nickleby
2000Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
As: Sir Henry Carlyle
1999Don't Go Breaking My Heart
As: Frank
1998Hilary and Jackie
As: Derek Du Pré
1998What Rats Won't Do
As: Gerald Burton Jr
1997The Blood Oranges
As: Cyril
1997In the Presence of Mine Enemies
As: Captain Richter
1997Rebecca
As: Maxim de Winter
1996Michael Collins
As: Soames
1996Space Truckers
As: Nabel / Macanudo
1996Undertow
As: Lyle Yates
1995The Surgeon
As: Dr. Ed Mittlesbay
1994Shortcut to Paradise
As: Quinn
1994China Moon
As: Rupert Munro
1994Kabloonak
As: Robert Flaherty
1993Century
As: Professor Mandry
1993Last Action Hero
As: Benedict
1992Alien³
As: Clemens
1992La valle di pietra
As: Surveyor
1990The Phantom of the Opera
As: The Phantom of the Opera
1989Goldeneye
As: Ian Fleming
1988First Born
As: Edward Forester
1988Out of the Shadows
As: Michael Hayden
1988Pascali's Island
As: Anthony Bowles
1987White Mischief
As: Josslyn Hay
1987Hidden City
As: James Richards
1987Good Morning, Babylon
As: D.W. Griffith
1987Out on a Limb
As: Gerry Stamford
1986The Golden Child
As: Sardo Numspa
1986The Flying Doctors
As: Minister
1986The McGuffin
As: Paul Hatcher
1985Time for Murder
As: James Latimer
1985Plenty
As: Raymond Brock
1985Screen Two
As: Paul Hatcher
1984Rainy Day Women
As: John Truman
1984The Jewel in the Crown
As: Guy Perron
1982Little Eyolf
As: Borghejm
1981For Your Eyes Only
As: Claus
1980Fatal Spring
As: Siegfried Sassoon
1980Dreams of Leaving
As: Colin
1979Tales of the Unexpected
As: Robert Smythe
1977The Professionals
As: Parker
1974Playhouse
As: Siegfried Sassoon
1965BBC Play of the Month
As: Borghejm