Charles Dance

Charles Dance

1946-10-10

Biography

Walter Charles Dance OBE (born October 10, 1946 in Redditch, Worcestershire) 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.

Also appears in

The First Omen

The First Omen

6.9

Me Before You

Me Before You

7.9

The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game

8.0

The King’s Man

The King’s Man

6.8

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

6.7

Underworld: Blood Wars

Underworld: Blood Wars

5.9

Alien³

Alien³

6.4

Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters

5.4

Underworld: Awakening

Underworld: Awakening

6.3

Dracula Untold

Dracula Untold

6.4

Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

6.5

Child 44

Child 44

6.3

For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only

6.5

Johnny English Strikes Again

Johnny English Strikes Again

6.3

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

6.2

Rumours

Rumours

5.0

Iron Mask

Iron Mask

6.1

The Golden Child

The Golden Child

5.9

The Contractor

The Contractor

5.6

Ali G Indahouse

Ali G Indahouse

6.1