Actor profile

Charles Dance

10th October 1946 Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK Acting

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 For Your Eyes Only (1981). He has since appeared in a string of critically acclaimed period films, including Michael Collins (1996), Gosford Park (2001), The Imitation Game (2014), Mank (2020), and The King's Man (2021). He has also appeared in the films The Golden Child (1986), Alien 3 (1992), Last Action Hero (1993), Dracula Untold (2014), and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). He made his directorial film debut with the drama film Ladies in Lavender (2004), which he also wrote and executive-produced. On television, Dance played Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Mr Tulkinghorn in Bleak House (2005), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Tywin Lannisterin Game of Thrones (2011–2015), and Lord Mountbatten in the third and fourth seasons of The Crown (2019–2020), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Dance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

119 Movies 66 TV Shows 1 In Production 186 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Ladies First poster

Ladies First 22nd May 2026

The Big Fat Quiz of Telly poster

The Big Fat Quiz of Telly 9th January 2026 as Self - Guest

World of Westeros Ambient Video poster

World of Westeros Ambient Video 12th December 2025 as Tywin Lannister

Wildcat poster

Wildcat 19th November 2025 as Frasier Mahoney

Creditors poster

Creditors 17th October 2025 as Gustaf

Frankenstein poster

Frankenstein 17th October 2025 as Leopold Frankenstein

Samaná Sunrise poster

Samaná Sunrise 8th November 2024 as Noah Blum

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters poster

Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters 31st October 2024 as Narrator

The Big Fat Quiz of Telly poster

The Big Fat Quiz of Telly 23rd August 2024 as Self

Rumours poster

Rumours 1st July 2024 as Edison Wolcott

The First Omen poster

The First Omen 3rd April 2024 as Father Harris

Savage Waters poster

Savage Waters 27th October 2023

Portrait of the Queen poster

Portrait of the Queen 22nd November 2022

The Hanging Sun poster

The Hanging Sun 12th September 2022 as Jacob

Lancaster poster

Lancaster 27th May 2022 as Narrator (voice)

Against the Ice poster

Against the Ice 10th February 2022 as Minister Neergaard

The King's Man poster

The King's Man 22nd December 2021 as Kitchener

The Book Of Vision poster

The Book Of Vision 8th July 2021 as Dr. Johan Anmuth

The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank poster

The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank 27th February 2021 as Self

Mank poster

Mank 13th November 2020 as William Randolph Hearst

Master Moley by Royal Invitation poster

Master Moley by Royal Invitation 16th November 2019 as Mr. James Moley (voice)

Fanny Lye Deliver'd poster

Fanny Lye Deliver'd 10th October 2019 as John Lye

Iron Mask poster

Iron Mask 16th August 2019 as Lord Dudley

Godzilla: King of the Monsters poster

Godzilla: King of the Monsters 29th May 2019 as Alan Jonah

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead poster

Happy New Year, Colin Burstead 11th October 2018 as Uncle Bertie

Johnny English Strikes Again poster

Johnny English Strikes Again 13th September 2018 as Agent Seven

Spitfire poster

Spitfire 20th July 2018 as Narrator (voice)

The Muppets Take The O2 13th July 2018 as Self

Euphoria poster

Euphoria 1st February 2018 as Mr. Daren

Wimbledon Official Film 2017 poster

Wimbledon Official Film 2017 23rd October 2017 as Narrator (voice)

That Good Night poster

That Good Night 20th June 2017 as The Visitor

Underworld: Blood Wars poster

Underworld: Blood Wars 24th November 2016 as Thomas

Ghostbusters poster

Ghostbusters 14th July 2016 as Harold Fillmore

Me Before You poster

Me Before You 1st June 2016 as Stephen Traynor

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies poster

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 4th February 2016 as Mr. Bennet

Despite the Falling Snow poster

Despite the Falling Snow 29th January 2016 as Old Alexander Ivanov

Instruments of Darkness poster

Instruments of Darkness 10th November 2015 as Duncan

Victor Frankenstein poster

Victor Frankenstein 10th November 2015 as Frankenstein

Woman in Gold poster

Woman in Gold 20th March 2015 as Sherman

Child 44 poster

Child 44 15th March 2015 as Major Grachev

Admiral poster

Admiral 29th January 2015 as King Charles II

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience poster

Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience 29th January 2015 as Tywin Lannister

The Imitation Game poster

The Imitation Game 14th November 2014 as Commander Denniston

Dracula Untold poster

Dracula Untold 1st October 2014 as Master Vampire

Retrospective poster

Retrospective 14th July 2014 as Jonathan Hoyle

Forbidden Empire poster

Forbidden Empire 30th January 2014 as Lord Dudley

The Science of Doctor Who poster

The Science of Doctor Who 14th November 2013 as Self

Speeches That Shook the World poster

Speeches That Shook the World 6th November 2013 as Self

Patrick poster

Patrick 15th October 2013 as Doctor Roget

Justin and the Knights of Valour poster

Justin and the Knights of Valour 9th August 2013 as Legantir (voice)

Father's Day poster

Father's Day 12th June 2013 as Don

The Relics of Buddha poster

The Relics of Buddha 1st January 2013 as Narrator (voice)

The Door poster

The Door 12th October 2012 as Thomas Arlington

The Mapmaker 21st September 2012 as Rowan

St George's Day poster

St George's Day 7th September 2012 as Trenchard

Midnight's Children poster

Midnight's Children 31st August 2012 as William Methwold

Underworld: Awakening poster

Underworld: Awakening 19th January 2012 as Thomas

Your Highness poster

Your Highness 8th April 2011 as King Tallious

There Be Dragons poster

There Be Dragons 25th March 2011 as Solono

Ironclad poster

Ironclad 3rd March 2011 as Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury

The Commuter 26th October 2010 as The Traffic Warden

Paris Connections poster

Paris Connections 6th September 2010 as Aleksandr Borinski

The Clerk's Tale 20th May 2010 as Ralph

Dickens' Secret Lover 16th June 2008 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Consenting Adults poster

Consenting Adults 4th September 2007 as Jack Wolfenden

The Contractor poster

The Contractor 11th May 2007 as DCS Andrew Windsor

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas poster

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas 3rd February 2007 as Self

Intervention poster

Intervention 1st January 2007 as Private Investigator

Twice Upon a Time poster

Twice Upon a Time 8th November 2006 as Battar Master of Ceremonies

Starter for 10 poster

Starter for 10 13th September 2006 as Michael Harbinson

Scoop poster

Scoop 27th July 2006 as Mr. Malcolm

Titanic: Birth of a Legend poster

Titanic: Birth of a Legend 5th May 2005 as Narrator (voice)

Saint John Bosco Mission to Love poster

Saint John Bosco Mission to Love 22nd September 2004 as Marchese Clementi

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' poster

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' 2nd December 2003 as Self (archive footage)

Swimming Pool poster

Swimming Pool 21st May 2003 as John Bosload

Black and White poster

Black and White 31st October 2002 as Roderic Chamberlain

The Making of Gosford Park poster

The Making of Gosford Park 18th June 2002 as Self (uncredited)

Ali G Indahouse poster

Ali G Indahouse 21st March 2002 as Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton

Gosford Park poster

Gosford Park 26th December 2001 as Raymond Stockbridge

Alien Evolution poster

Alien Evolution 12th October 2001 as Self / Clemens

Jurij poster

Jurij 6th August 2001

Dark Blue World poster

Dark Blue World 17th May 2001 as Wing Commander Bentley

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby poster

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 8th April 2001 as Ralph Nickleby

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes poster

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes 5th January 2000 as Sir Henry Carlyle

Chrono-Perambulator 12th December 1999 as James 'Dougie' Douglas

Don't Go Breaking My Heart poster

Don't Go Breaking My Heart 12th February 1999 as Frank

Hilary and Jackie poster

Hilary and Jackie 30th December 1998 as Derek du Pré

What Rats Won't Do poster

What Rats Won't Do 1st July 1998 as Gerald Burton Jr

The Blood Oranges poster

The Blood Oranges 7th September 1997 as Cyril

In the Presence of Mine Enemies poster

In the Presence of Mine Enemies 20th April 1997 as Captain Richter

Michael Collins poster

Michael Collins 25th October 1996 as Soames

Space Truckers poster

Space Truckers 4th October 1996 as Nabel / Macanudo

Undertow poster

Undertow 26th March 1996 as Lyle Yates

The Surgeon poster

The Surgeon 13th January 1995 as Dr. Ed Mittlesbay

Shortcut to Paradise poster

Shortcut to Paradise 14th August 1994 as Quinn

China Moon poster

China Moon 4th March 1994 as Rupert Munro

Kabloonak poster

Kabloonak 1st January 1994 as Robert Flaherty

Century poster

Century 31st December 1993 as Professor Mandry

Last Action Hero poster

Last Action Hero 18th June 1993 as Benedict

Alien³ poster

Alien³ 22nd May 1992 as Clemens

La valle di pietra poster

La valle di pietra 1st January 1992 as Surveyor

Goldeneye poster

Goldeneye 26th August 1989 as Ian Fleming

First Born poster

First Born 30th October 1988 as Edward Forester

Out of the Shadows poster

Out of the Shadows 2nd September 1988 as Michael Hayden

Pascali's Island poster

Pascali's Island 22nd July 1988 as Anthony Bowles

White Mischief poster

White Mischief 10th November 1987 as Josslyn Hay

Hidden City poster

Hidden City 24th June 1987 as James Richards

Good Morning, Babylon poster

Good Morning, Babylon 13th May 1987 as D.W. Griffith

The Golden Child poster

The Golden Child 12th December 1986 as Sardo Numspa

The McGuffin poster

The McGuffin 12th January 1986 as Paul Hatcher

Plenty poster

Plenty 20th September 1985 as Raymond Brock

Rainy Day Women poster

Rainy Day Women 10th April 1984 as John Truman

Little Eyolf poster

Little Eyolf 19th July 1982 as Borghejm

For Your Eyes Only poster

For Your Eyes Only 24th June 1981 as Claus

Fatal Spring poster

Fatal Spring 7th November 1980 as Siegfried Sassoon

Dreams of Leaving poster

Dreams of Leaving 17th January 1980 as Colin

A Patriot as Dr. Hastings

The Liar poster

The Liar as Tickford

Viy 3: Travel to India poster

Viy 3: Travel to India

Churchill at War poster

Churchill at War 4th December 2024 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty poster

Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty 2nd December 2024 as Old Michaelangelo

The Day of the Jackal poster

The Day of the Jackal 7th November 2024 as Timothy Winthrop

Testament: The Story of Moses poster

Testament: The Story of Moses 27th March 2024 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Rabbit Hole poster

Rabbit Hole 26th March 2023 as Dr. Ben Wilson

This England poster

This England 28th September 2022 as Max Hastings

The Serpent Queen poster

The Serpent Queen 11th September 2022 as Clement VII

The Sandman poster

The Sandman 5th August 2022 as Roderick Burgess

Moley poster

Moley 6th October 2021 as Mr. Moley (voice)

The Singapore Grip poster

The Singapore Grip 13th September 2020 as Mr Webb

Rise of Empires: Ottoman poster

Rise of Empires: Ottoman 24th January 2020 as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Widow poster

The Widow 28th February 2019 as Martin Benson

The Little Drummer Girl poster

The Little Drummer Girl 28th October 2018 as Commander Picton

Hang Ups poster

Hang Ups 8th August 2018 as Jeremy Pitt

The Woman in White poster

The Woman in White 22nd April 2018 as Frederick Fairlie

Savage Kingdom poster

Savage Kingdom 25th November 2016 as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Crown poster

The Crown 4th November 2016 as Lord Mountbatten

And Then There Were None poster

And Then There Were None 26th December 2015 as Justice Lawrence Wargrave

Childhood's End poster

Childhood's End 14th December 2015 as Karellen

Deadline Gallipoli poster

Deadline Gallipoli 19th April 2015 as Sir Ian Hamilton

The Great Fire poster

The Great Fire 16th October 2014 as Lord Denton

Secret State poster

Secret State 7th November 2012 as John Hodder

Neverland poster

Neverland 4th December 2011 as Dr. Fludd

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 24th October 2011 as Self - Participant

Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love poster

Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love 24th April 2011 as Edmund Aird

Game of Thrones poster

Game of Thrones 17th April 2011 as Tywin Lannister

Drama Trails 1st August 2010

Going Postal poster

Going Postal 30th May 2010 as Lord Vetinari

Strike Back poster

Strike Back 5th May 2010 as Conrad Knox

Trinity poster

Trinity 20th September 2009 as Dr. Edmund Maltravers

Merlin poster

Merlin 20th September 2008 as Aredian

Would I Lie to You? poster

Would I Lie to You? 16th June 2007 as Self

Fallen Angel poster

Fallen Angel 11th March 2007 as David Byfield

Jam and Jerusalem poster

Jam and Jerusalem 24th November 2006 as Self

The One Show poster

The One Show 14th August 2006 as Self

Bleak House poster

Bleak House 27th October 2005 as Mr. Tulkinghorn

To the Ends of the Earth poster

To the Ends of the Earth 6th July 2005 as Sir Henry Somerset

Fingersmith poster

Fingersmith 27th March 2005 as Mr. Chistopher Lilly

Last Rights poster

Last Rights 24th March 2005 as Richard Wheeler

Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple 12th December 2004 as Septimus Bligh

Who Do You Think You Are? poster

Who Do You Think You Are? 12th October 2004 as Self

Henry VIII poster

Henry VIII 12th October 2003 as Edward Stafford

Foyle's War poster

Foyle's War 27th October 2002 as Guy Spencer

Top Gear poster

Top Gear 20th October 2002 as Self

Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future poster

Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future 6th July 2002 as Colonel Simon Lasker (voice)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) 18th March 2000

Rebecca poster

Rebecca 5th January 1997 as Maxim de Winter

Room 101 poster

Room 101 4th July 1994 as Self

The Phantom of the Opera poster

The Phantom of the Opera 18th March 1990 as Erik/The Phantom

First Born poster

First Born 30th October 1988 as Edward Forester

Out on a Limb poster

Out on a Limb 18th January 1987 as Gerry Stamford

The Flying Doctors poster

The Flying Doctors 15th May 1986 as Minister

Time for Murder poster

Time for Murder 9th November 1985 as James Latimer

Screen Two poster

Screen Two 6th January 1985 as Paul Hatcher

The Secret Servant poster

The Secret Servant 6th December 1984 as SAS Major Harry Maxim

The Jewel in the Crown poster

The Jewel in the Crown 9th January 1984 as Guy Perron

Natural World poster

Natural World 30th October 1983

Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected 24th March 1979 as Robert Smythe

An Audience with... poster

An Audience with... 8th January 1978 as Self

The Professionals poster

The Professionals 30th December 1977 as Parker

Raffles poster

Raffles 25th February 1977

Father Brown poster

Father Brown 26th September 1974

The Inheritors 15th August 1974 as Simon Leadbetter

Playhouse poster

Playhouse 13th March 1974 as Siegfried Sassoon

Play for Today poster

Play for Today 15th October 1970

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Borghejm

Untitled The Batman Sequel poster

Coming soon

Untitled The Batman Sequel 30th September 2027 as Charles Dent