Charles Dance

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Born Oct 10, 1946 (age 80) · Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Imitation Game2014
as ⁨Commander Denniston⁩
Me Before You2016
as ⁨Stephen Traynor⁩
Godzilla: King of the Monsters2019
as ⁨Alan Jonah⁩
Ghostbusters2016
as ⁨Harold Fillmore⁩
Dracula Untold2014
as ⁨Master Vampire⁩
Alien³1992
as ⁨Clemens⁩
The King's Man2021
as ⁨Kitchener⁩
as ⁨Thomas⁩
as ⁨Thomas⁩
as ⁨Leopold Frankenstein⁩
as ⁨Benedict⁩
as ⁨Agent Seven⁩
as ⁨Mr. Bennet⁩
as ⁨Frankenstein⁩
as ⁨Claus⁩
as ⁨Major Grachev⁩
as ⁨William Randolph Hearst⁩
as ⁨Mr. Malcolm⁩
as ⁨Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton⁩
as ⁨King Tallious⁩
as ⁨Sherman⁩
as ⁨Father Harris⁩
as ⁨Raymond Stockbridge⁩
as ⁨Sardo Numspa⁩
as ⁨Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury⁩
as ⁨John Bosload⁩
as ⁨Minister Neergaard⁩
as ⁨Lord Dudley⁩
as ⁨Fred Powell⁩
as ⁨Soames⁩
as ⁨Michael Harbinson⁩
as ⁨Lord Dudley⁩
as ⁨Legantir (voice)⁩
as ⁨Frasier Mahoney⁩
as ⁨King Charles II⁩
as ⁨DCS Andrew Windsor⁩
as ⁨Nabel / Macanudo⁩
as ⁨Doctor Roget⁩
as ⁨Rupert Munro⁩
as ⁨Solono⁩
as ⁨Mr. Daren⁩
as ⁨Edison Wolcott⁩
as ⁨Derek du Pré⁩
as ⁨Old Alexander Ivanov⁩
as ⁨Wing Commander Bentley⁩
as ⁨Jacob⁩
as ⁨John Lye⁩
as ⁨Josslyn Hay⁩
as ⁨Uncle Bertie⁩
as ⁨William Methwold⁩
as ⁨Lord Mountbatten⁩
Out Wed, Oct 28
as ⁨Christopher Dent⁩
Out Thu, Feb 17

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The Imitation Game2014
as ⁨Commander Denniston⁩
Me Before You2016
as ⁨Stephen Traynor⁩
Godzilla: King of the Monsters2019
as ⁨Alan Jonah⁩
Ghostbusters2016
as ⁨Harold Fillmore⁩
Dracula Untold2014
as ⁨Master Vampire⁩
Alien³1992
as ⁨Clemens⁩
The King's Man2021
as ⁨Kitchener⁩
as ⁨Thomas⁩
as ⁨Thomas⁩
as ⁨Leopold Frankenstein⁩
as ⁨Benedict⁩
as ⁨Agent Seven⁩
as ⁨Mr. Bennet⁩
as ⁨Frankenstein⁩
as ⁨Claus⁩
as ⁨Major Grachev⁩
as ⁨William Randolph Hearst⁩
as ⁨Mr. Malcolm⁩
as ⁨Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton⁩
as ⁨King Tallious⁩
as ⁨Sherman⁩
as ⁨Father Harris⁩
as ⁨Raymond Stockbridge⁩
as ⁨Sardo Numspa⁩
as ⁨Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury⁩
as ⁨John Bosload⁩
as ⁨Minister Neergaard⁩
as ⁨Lord Dudley⁩
as ⁨Fred Powell⁩
as ⁨Soames⁩
as ⁨Michael Harbinson⁩
as ⁨Lord Dudley⁩
as ⁨Legantir (voice)⁩
as ⁨Frasier Mahoney⁩
as ⁨King Charles II⁩
as ⁨DCS Andrew Windsor⁩
as ⁨Nabel / Macanudo⁩
as ⁨Doctor Roget⁩
as ⁨Rupert Munro⁩
as ⁨Solono⁩
as ⁨Mr. Daren⁩
as ⁨Edison Wolcott⁩
as ⁨Derek du Pré⁩
as ⁨Old Alexander Ivanov⁩
as ⁨Wing Commander Bentley⁩
as ⁨Jacob⁩
as ⁨John Lye⁩
as ⁨Josslyn Hay⁩
as ⁨Uncle Bertie⁩
as ⁨William Methwold⁩
as ⁨Lord Mountbatten⁩
Out Wed, Oct 28
as ⁨Christopher Dent⁩
Out Thu, Feb 17

Also directed

Director · Screenplay · Executive producer