Social Entertainment / People

Charles Dance

Acting · Born October 10, 1946 · 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.

Movies with Charles Dance

• The Imitation Game (2014) — Commander Denniston
• Frankenstein (2025) — Leopold Frankenstein
• Me Before You (2016) — Stephen Traynor
• The King's Man (2021) — Kitchener
• Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) — Alan Jonah
• The First Omen (2024) — Father Harris
• Ghostbusters (2016) — Harold Fillmore
• Last Action Hero (1993) — Benedict
• Underworld: Blood Wars (2016) — Thomas
• Child 44 (2015) — Major Grachev
• Ladies First (2026) — Fred Powell
• Alien³ (1992) — Clemens

TV shows with Charles Dance

• Game of Thrones (2011) — Tywin Lannister
• The Crown (2016) — Lord Mountbatten
• The Day of the Jackal (2024) — Timothy Winthrop
• Strike Back (2010) — Conrad Knox
• Rabbit Hole (2023) — Dr. Ben Wilson
• Bleak House (2005) — Mr. Tulkinghorn
• The Little Drummer Girl (2018) — Commander Picton
• Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020) — Self - Narrator (voice)