Charles Dance
Birthdate: Oct 10, 1946
Birthplace: Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
Charles Dance is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Dance typically plays assertive bureaucrats or villains. Some of his most high-profile roles are Tywin Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones (2011), Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Sardo Numspa in The Golden Child (1986), Dr. Jonathan Clemens in Alien³ (1992), Benedict in Last Action Hero (1993), the Master Vampire in Dracula Untold (2014), Lord Havelock Vetinari in Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010), Alastair Denniston in The Imitation Game (2014) and William Randolph Hearst in Mank (2020).
He played the role of Tywin Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones (2011), based on the Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin.
In 1989, he played Bond creator Ian Fleming in Anglia Television's drama biography.
Filmography
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- 2024 |
- 2024 | The First OmenasFather Harris
The First Omen
A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
- 2022 | Savage Watersas Narrator
- 2022 | The Hanging Sunas Jacob
- 2020 | The Book of Visionas Dr. Johan Anmuth
- 2019 | The Deliveredas John Lye
- 2019 | Godzilla: King of the MonstersasAlan Jonah
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
The crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.
- 2018 | Spitfireas Narrator
- 2018 | Johnny English Strikes AgainasAgent Seven
Johnny English Strikes Again
After a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all of the active undercover agents in Britain, Johnny English is forced to come out of retirement to find the mastermind hacker.
- 2017 | A Patriotas Dr. Hastings
- 2017 | Euphoriaas Mr. Daren
- 2017 | The Inn at the Edge of the Worldas Self
- 2017 | Underworld: Blood WarsasThomas
Underworld: Blood Wars
Vampire death dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fights to end the eternal war between the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her.
- 2016 | Despite the Falling Snowas Old Alexander
- 2016 | Me Before YouasStephen Traynor
Me Before You
A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-paralyzed man she's taking care of.
- 2014 | Instruments of Darknessas Duncan
- 2014 | The Imitation GameasCommander Denniston
The Imitation Game
During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians while attempting to come to terms with his troubled private life.
- 2013 | Justin and the Knights of Valouras Legantir
- 2013 | Patrick: Evil Awakensas Dr Roget
- 2012 | St George's Dayas Trenchard
- 2011–2015 • 27 eps | Game of Thronesas Tywin Lannister
- 2010 | The Liaras Tickford
- 2007 | Interventionas Private Investigator
- 2004 | Ladies in Lavender
- 2003 | City and Crimesas Cox William
- 2003 | Labyrinthas Charles Lushington
- 2003 | Swimming Poolas John Bosload
- 2002 | Black and Whiteas Roderic Chamberlain
- 2001 | Dark Blue Worldas Wing Commander Bentley
- 2001 | Gosford Parkas Raymond Stockbridge
- 2001 | Jurijas K. (Padre di Jurij)
- 1999 | Don't Go Breaking My Heartas Frank
- 1997 | The Blood Orangesas Cyril
- 1994 | China Moonas Rupert Munro
- 1994 | Kabloonakas Robert Flaherty
- 1994 | Shortcut to Paradiseas Quinn
- 1993 | Centuryas Professor Mandry
- 1993 | Last Action Heroas Benedict
- 1992 | Alien³as Dr. Jonathan Clemens
- 1992 | La valle di pietraas L'agrimensore
- 1992 |
- 1988 | Pascali's Islandas Anthony Bowles
- 1987 | Hidden Cityas James Richards
- 1986 | The Golden Childas Sardo Numspa
- 1985 | Plentyas Raymond Brock
