Charles Dance
Born October 10, 1946 (Age: 79)
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Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
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 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.
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 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.
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Filmography
Frankenstein
2025
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as Leopold Frankenstein
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Age: 79
Rumours
2024
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as Edison Wolcott
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Age: 77
The First Omen
2024
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as Father Harris
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Age: 77
The King's Man
2021
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as Kitchener
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Age: 75
The Book Of Vision
2021
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as Dr. Johan Anmuth
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Age: 74
Mank
2020
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as William Randolph Hearst
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Age: 74
Iron Mask
2019
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as Lord Dudley
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Age: 72
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
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as Alan Jonah
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Age: 72
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
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as Agent Seven
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Age: 71
Underworld: Blood Wars
2016
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as Thomas
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Age: 70
Ghostbusters
2016
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as Harold Fillmore
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Age: 69
Me Before You
2016
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as Stephen Traynor
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Age: 69
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
2016
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as Mr. Bennet
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Age: 69
Victor Frankenstein
2015
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as Frankenstein
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Age: 69
Woman in Gold
2015
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as Sherman
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Age: 68
Child 44
2015
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as Major Grachev
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Age: 68
The Imitation Game
2014
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as Commander Denniston
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Age: 68
Dracula Untold
2014
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as Master Vampire
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Age: 67
Forbidden Empire
2014
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as Lord Dudley
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Age: 67
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013
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as Legantir (voice)
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Age: 66
Midnight's Children
2012
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as William Methwold
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Age: 65
Underworld: Awakening
2012
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as Thomas
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Age: 65
Your Highness
2011
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as King Tallious
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Age: 64
Ironclad
2011
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as Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
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Age: 64
Starter for 10
2006
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as Michael Harbinson
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Age: 59
Scoop
2006
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as Mr. Malcolm
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Age: 59
Swimming Pool
2003
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as John Bosload
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Age: 56
Ali G Indahouse
2002
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as Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton
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Age: 55
Gosford Park
2001
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as Raymond Stockbridge
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Age: 55
Michael Collins
1996
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as Soames
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Age: 50
Space Truckers
1996
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as Nabel / Macanudo
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Age: 49
China Moon
1994
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as Rupert Munro
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Age: 47
Century
1993
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as Professor Mandry
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Age: 47
Last Action Hero
1993
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as Benedict
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Age: 46
Alien³
1992
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as Clemens
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Age: 45
Good Morning, Babylon
1987
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as D.W. Griffith
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Age: 40
The Golden Child
1986
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as Sardo Numspa
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Age: 40
Plenty
1985
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as Raymond Brock
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Age: 38
For Your Eyes Only
1981
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as Claus
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Age: 34