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 appo…

Filmography

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones
2011 · TV
as Tywin Lannister
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970 · TV
Top Gear
Top Gear
2002 · TV
as Self
The Crown
The Crown
2016 · TV
as Lord Mountbatten
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · TV
as Septimus Bligh
The One Show
The One Show
2006 · TV
as Self
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
2024 · TV
as Timothy Winthrop
Merlin
Merlin
2008 · TV
as Aredian
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025 · Movie
as Leopold Frankenstein
The Sandman
The Sandman
2022 · TV
as Roderick Burgess
Foyle's War
Foyle's War
2002 · TV
as Guy Spencer
Natural World
Natural World
1983 · TV
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV
as Borghejm
Me Before You
Me Before You
2016 · Movie
as Stephen Traynor
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974 · TV
as Siegfried Sassoon
The Imitation Game
The Imitation Game
2014 · Movie
as Commander Denniston
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · TV
as Robert Smythe
Screen Two
Screen Two
1985 · TV
as Paul Hatcher
Screen Two
Screen Two
1985 · TV
as Professor Mandry
The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors
1986 · TV
as Minister
Strike Back
Strike Back
2010 · TV
as Conrad Knox
The Professionals
The Professionals
1977 · TV
as Parker
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 · TV
as Self
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
2007 · TV
as Self