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Charles Dance

Charles Dance

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 perio

Born

Oct 10, 1946

Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

120 acting

3 crew

Popularity

2.3

Known For

Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 as Leopold Frankenstein
★ 7.6
Wildcat
Wildcat
2025 as Frasier Mahoney
★ 6.2
Me Before You
Me Before You
2016 as Stephen Traynor
★ 7.9
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 as Commander Denniston
★ 8.0
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019 as Alan Jonah
★ 6.7
The King's Man
The King's Man
2021 as Kitchener
★ 6.7
Alien³
Alien³
1992 as Clemens
★ 6.4
Johnny English Strikes Again
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018 as Agent Seven
★ 6.3
Euphoria
Euphoria
2018 as Mr. Daren
★ 6.3
For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only
1981 as Claus
★ 6.5
Gosford Park
Gosford Park
2001 as Raymond Stockbridge
★ 6.8
Dracula Untold
Dracula Untold
2014 as Master Vampire
★ 6.5
The First Omen
The First Omen
2024 as Father Harris
★ 6.8
Iron Mask
Iron Mask
2019 as Lord Dudley
★ 6.1
Victor Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein
2015 as Frankenstein
★ 5.9
Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero
1993 as Benedict
★ 6.5
Child 44
Child 44
2015 as Major Grachev
★ 6.3
Against the Ice
Against the Ice
2022 as Minister Neergaard
★ 6.8
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
2016 as Harold Fillmore
★ 5.3
Mank
Mank
2020 as William Randolph Hearst
★ 6.7
Underworld: Blood Wars
Underworld: Blood Wars
2016 as Thomas
★ 5.9
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
2016 as Mr. Bennet
★ 6.2
Ironclad
Ironclad
2011 as Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
★ 6.1
The Golden Child
The Golden Child
1986 as Sardo Numspa
★ 5.9
Woman in Gold
Woman in Gold
2015 as Sherman
★ 7.3
Your Highness
Your Highness
2011 as King Tallious
★ 5.3
Ali G Indahouse
Ali G Indahouse
2002 as Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton
★ 6.1
Space Truckers
Space Truckers
1996 as Nabel / Macanudo
★ 5.4
Scoop
Scoop
2006 as Mr. Malcolm
★ 6.6
Underworld: Awakening
Underworld: Awakening
2012 as Thomas
★ 6.3
White Mischief
White Mischief
1987 as Josslyn Hay
★ 6.0
Forbidden Empire
Forbidden Empire
2014 as Lord Dudley
★ 5.9
Starter for 10
Starter for 10
2006 as Michael Harbinson
★ 6.4
Justin and the Knights of Valour
Justin and the Knights of Valour
2013 as Legantir (voice)
★ 5.9
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
2018 as Uncle Bertie
★ 6.4
Michael Collins
Michael Collins
1996 as Soames
★ 6.9
Rumours
Rumours
2024 as Edison Wolcott
★ 4.9
The Contractor
The Contractor
2007 as DCS Andrew Windsor
★ 5.5
Hilary and Jackie
Hilary and Jackie
1998 as Derek Du Pré
★ 6.6
Plenty
Plenty
1985 as Raymond Brock
★ 5.7
movie
Admiral
Admiral
2015 as King Charles II
★ 6.4
Goldeneye
Goldeneye
1989 as Ian Fleming
★ 5.8
Dark Blue World
Dark Blue World
2001 as Wing Commander Bentley
★ 6.9
Swimming Pool
Swimming Pool
2003 as John Bosload
★ 6.5
There Be Dragons
There Be Dragons
2011 as Solono
★ 5.1
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015 as Tywin Lannister
★ 8.6
China Moon
China Moon
1994 as Rupert Munro
★ 6.1
World of Westeros Ambient Video
World of Westeros Ambient Video
2025 as Tywin Lannister
Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children
2012 as William Methwold
★ 5.4
Despite the Falling Snow
Despite the Falling Snow
2016 as Old Alexander Ivanov
★ 5.6
That Good Night
That Good Night
2017 as The Visitor
★ 6.9
The Surgeon
The Surgeon
1995 as Dr. Ed Mittlesbay
★ 5.1
Black and White
Black and White
2002 as Roderic Chamberlain
★ 5.9
Patrick
Patrick
2013 as Doctor Roget
★ 5.0
Fanny Lye Deliver'd
Fanny Lye Deliver'd
2019 as John Lye
★ 6.3
The Hanging Sun
The Hanging Sun
2022 as Jacob
★ 5.6
The Liar
The Liar
as Tickford
The Book Of Vision
The Book Of Vision
2021 as Dr. Johan Anmuth
★ 6.3
The Blood Oranges
The Blood Oranges
1997 as Cyril
★ 3.6
St George's Day
St George's Day
2012 as Trenchard
★ 4.7
Good Morning, Babylon
Good Morning, Babylon
1987 as D.W. Griffith
★ 6.1
Rainy Day Women
Rainy Day Women
1984 as John Truman
Century
Century
1993 as Professor Mandry
★ 4.9
What Rats Won't Do
What Rats Won't Do
1998 as Gerald Burton Jr
★ 4.8
Twice Upon a Time
Twice Upon a Time
2006 as Battar Master of Ceremonies
★ 5.9
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
★ 8.2
Alien Evolution
Alien Evolution
2001 as Self / Clemens
★ 5.9
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003 as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.8
Samaná Sunrise
Samaná Sunrise
2024 as Noah Blum
★ 5.5
Instruments of Darkness
Instruments of Darkness
2015 as Duncan
★ 10.0
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
2019 as Mr. James Moley (voice)
★ 5.8
Hidden City
Hidden City
1987 as James Richards
★ 5.1
Saint John Bosco Mission to Love
Saint John Bosco Mission to Love
2004 as Marchese Clementi
★ 6.8
The Science of Doctor Who
★ 7.3
Undertow
Undertow
1996 as Lyle Yates
★ 5.5
Intervention
Intervention
2007 as Private Investigator
★ 1.0
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
★ 7.8
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
★ 4.8
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
★ 8.0
Pascali's Island
Pascali's Island
1988 as Anthony Bowles
★ 6.3
The Making of Gosford Park
The Making of Gosford Park
2002 as Self (uncredited)
★ 5.0
movie
The Clerk's Tale
2010 as Ralph
movie
The Muppets Take The O2
2018 as Self
★ 9.5
The McGuffin
The McGuffin
1986 as Paul Hatcher
★ 6.0
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
1997 as Captain Richter
★ 4.8
Little Eyolf
Little Eyolf
1982 as Borghejm
★ 6.0
Paris Connections
Paris Connections
2010 as Aleksandr Borinski
★ 3.3
Dreams of Leaving
Dreams of Leaving
1980 as Colin
★ 7.0
Out of the Shadows
Out of the Shadows
1988 as Michael Hayden
★ 6.0
Shortcut to Paradise
Shortcut to Paradise
1994 as Quinn
★ 5.0
Father's Day
Father's Day
2013 as Don
★ 5.5
First Born
First Born
1988 as Edward Forester
★ 7.0
Lancaster
Lancaster
2022 as Narrator (voice)
★ 6.8
movie
A Patriot
as Dr. Hastings
La valle di pietra
La valle di pietra
1992 as Surveyor
★ 6.0
Spitfire
Spitfire
2018 as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.1
movie
The Commuter
2010 as The Traffic Warden
★ 5.5
Retrospective
Retrospective
2014 as Jonathan Hoyle
Consenting Adults
Consenting Adults
2007 as Jack Wolfenden
★ 5.0
Fatal Spring
Fatal Spring
1980 as Siegfried Sassoon
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
2026 as Self - Guest
The Door
The Door
2012 as Thomas Arlington
Creditors
Creditors
2025 as Gustaf
movie
The Mapmaker
2012 as Rowan
★ 6.5
Titanic: Birth of a Legend
Titanic: Birth of a Legend
2005 as Narrator (voice)
★ 7.6
Savage Waters
★ 7.0
movie
Dickens' Secret Lover
2008 as Self - Narrator (voice)
Wimbledon Official Film 2017
Wimbledon Official Film 2017
2017 as Narrator (voice)
★ 5.5
movie
Chrono-Perambulator
1999 as James 'Dougie' Douglas
Kabloonak
Kabloonak
1994 as Robert Flaherty
★ 6.7
Jurij
Jurij
2001
The Relics of Buddha
The Relics of Buddha
2013 as Narrator (voice)