Charles Dance (I)

Actor | Director | Writer

Charles Dance is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Dance typically plays assertive...

Born: October 10, 1946

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Filmography

Known For

Gosford Park Raymond Stockbridge (2001)
The Imitation Game Commander Denniston (2014)
Game of Thrones Tywin Lannister (2011-2015)
Known For

Last Action Hero Benedict (1993)
Actor

Against the Ice Neergaard (2022)
The King's Man Kitchener (2021)
Moley (2021)
Hindsight Narrator (2020-2021)
The Crown Lord Mountbatten (2019-2020)
Mank William Randolph Hearst (2020)
The Book of Vision Dr. Johan Anmuth (2020)
The Singapore Grip Mr. Webb (2020)
Rise of Empires: Ottoman Narrator (2020)
Master Moley Mr. James Moley (2019)
The Delivered John / husband (2019)
Iron Mask Lord Dudley (2019)
Show the Love Charles Dance / Narrator (2019)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Alan Jonah (2019)
The Widow Martin Benson (2019)
Black Ops 4: Dead of the Night Godfrey (2018)
The Little Drummer Girl Commander Picton (2018)
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead Bertie (2018)
Johnny English Strikes Again Agent Seven (2018)
Hang Ups Jeremy Pitt (2018)
Love of Words (2018)
Hero Charles Reynard (2018)
The Woman in White Mr. Fairlie (2018)
Euphoria Mr. Daren (2017)
That Good Night The Visitor (2017)
Underworld: Blood Wars Thomas (2016)
Ghostbusters Harold Filmore (2016)
Me Before You Stephen Traynor (2016)
Despite the Falling Snow Old Alexander (2016)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Mr. Bennet (2016)
And Then There Were None Judge Lawrence Wargrave (2015)
Childhood's End Karellen (2015)
Victor Frankenstein Frankenstein (2015)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Emhyr var Emreis (2015)
Deadline Gallipoli Sir Ian Hamilton (2015)
Child 44 Major Grachev (2015)
Game of Thrones Tywin Lannister (2011-2015)
Woman in Gold Sherman (2015)
The Admiral Charles II (2015)
Instruments of Darkness Duncan (2014)
The Great Fire Lord Denton (2014)
Dracula Untold Master Vampire (2014)
The Imitation Game Commander Denniston (2014)
Retrospective Jonathan Hoyle (2014)
Forbidden Empire V roli lorda Dadli (2014)
Justin and the Knights of Valour Legantir (2013)
Patrick: Evil Awakens Dr Roget (2013)
Common Ground Floyd (2013)
Secret State John Hodder (2012)
Strike Back Conrad Knox (2012)
St George's Day Trenchard (2012)
Midnight's Children William Methwold (2012)
Underworld: Awakening Thomas (2012)
The Mapmaker Rowan (2011)
The Door Thomas Arlington (2011)
Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love Edmund Aird (2010-2011)
Neverland Doctor Richard Fludd (2011)
Your Highness King Tallious (2011)
There Be Dragons Monsignor Solano (2011)
Ironclad Archbishop Langton (2011)
The Commuter The Traffic Warden (2010)
Paris Connections Aleksandr Borinski (2010)
Resonance (2010)
Going Postal Lord Vetinari (2010)
The Clerk's Tale Ralph (2010)
Trinity Dr. Edmund Maltravers (2009)
Merlin Aredian (2009)
Consenting Adults Jack Wolfenden (2007)
Intervention Private Investigator (2007)
The Contractor DCS Andrew Windsor (2007)
Fallen Angel David (2007)
Twice Upon a Time Le maître de cérémonie du Battar (2006)
Starter for 10 Michael Harbinson (2006)
Scoop Mr. Malcolm (2006)
Dolls Narrator (2006)
Marple Septimus Bligh (2006)
Bleak House Mr. Tulkinghorn (2005)
To the Ends of the Earth Sir Henry Somerset (2005)
Titanic: Birth of a Legend Narrator (2005)
Fingersmith Mr. Christopher Lilly (2005)
Last Rights Wheeler (2005)
Don Bosco Marchese Clementi (2004)
When Hitler Invaded Britain Narrator (2004)
City and Crimes Cox William (2003)
Labyrinth Charles Lushington (2003)
Looking for Victoria Charles Greville (2003)
Henry VIII Duke of Buckingham (2003)
Trial & Retribution Greg Harwood (2003)
Swimming Pool John Bosload (2003)
Gosford Park: Deleted Scenes Lord Raymond Stockbridge (2002)
Foyle's War Guy Spencer (2002)
Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future Col. Simon Lasker (2002)
Black and White Roderic Chamberlain (2002)
Ali G Indahouse David Carlton (2002)
Jurij K. (Padre di Jurij) (2001)
Gosford Park Raymond Stockbridge (2001)
Dark Blue World Wing Commander Bentley (2001)
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Ralph Nickleby (2001)
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Kenneth Crisby (2000)
Justice in Wonderland Neil Hamilton (2000)
Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes Sir Henry Carlyle (2000)
Chrono-Perambulator James 'Dougie' Douglas (1999)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart Frank (1999)
Hilary and Jackie Derek Du Pré (1998)
What Rats Won't Do Gerald (1998)
The Blood Oranges Cyril / Fiona's husband (1997)
In the Presence of Mine Enemies Captain Richter (1997)
Rebecca Maxim de Winter (1997)
Potemkin: The Runner's Cut Sergei Eisenstein (1996)
Space Truckers Nabel / Macanudo (1996)
Michael Collins Soames (1996)
Screen Two Professor Mandry (1986-1996)
Undertow Lyle Yates (1996)
The Surgeon Dr. Ed Mittlesbay (1995)
Shortcut to Paradise Quinn (1994)
Kabloonak Robert Flaherty (1994)
China Moon Rupert Munro (1994)
Century Professor Mandry (1993)
Last Action Hero Benedict (1993)
La valle di pietra L'agrimensore (1992)
Alien³ Dr. Jonathan Clemens (1992)
The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom (Erik) (1990)
Mission: Impossible Prime Minister (1989)
Goldeneye Ian Fleming (1989)
First Born Edward Forester (1988)
Out of the Shadows Michael Hayden (1988)
Pascali's Island Anthony Bowles (1988)
Tales of the Unexpected Robert Smythe (1987)
White Mischief Josslyn Hay (1987)
Hidden City James Richards (1987)
Good Morning Babylon D.W. Griffith (1987)
Out on a Limb Gerry Stamford (1987)
The Golden Child Sardo Numspa (1986)
Time for Murder James Latimer (1985)
Theatre Night Charleston (1985)
Plenty Raymond Brock (1985)
The Secret Servant Harry Maxim (1984)
Play for Today Captain John Truman (1980-1984)
The Jewel in the Crown Guy Perron (1984)
The Last Day Alan (1983)
The Professionals Parker (1983)
BBC Play of the Month Borghejm (1982)
Frost in May Reynaud Callaghan (1982)
Nancy Astor Edward Hartford-Jones (1982)
For Your Eyes Only Claus (1981)
BBC2 Playhouse Siegfried Sassoon (1980)
Very Like a Whale Party guest (1980)
Raffles Teddy Garland (1977)
Edward the King Prince Eddy (1975)
Father Brown Commandant Neil O'Brien (1974)
Actor

The Inheritors Simon Leadbetter (1974)
Director

Ladies in Lavender (2004)
Writer

Ladies in Lavender (2004)
Producer

Ladies in Lavender (2004)
Archive footage

The Making of the Golden Child (2020)
Dubsmash Bros (2018-2019)
Les Chroniques du Mea (2015)
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2013)
The Making of 'Alien³' (2003)
Archive footage

Plenty: Days of Plenty - A Conversation with Director Fred Schepisi (2002)
Masterpiece Mystery (1982)

Videos

Awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys.

Another 15 wins & 20 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

In 1975, he became supporting player with the Royal Shakespeare Company and played roles in "Hamlet", "Henry IV", "Richard III", "Henry V", "As You Like It" and "Coriolanus", among others.

[1987 comment on Trevor Howard] I believe Trevor Howard has quite a nice, gentle riposte to unwanted attention. Someone saw him in a bar once and said, "Are you Trevor Howard?". "Yes," he replied, "when I'm working I am."