The Imitation Game2014
As Commander Denniston
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Charles Dance
Born
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.
Filmography (122)
Frankenstein2025
As Leopold Frankenstein
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Godzilla: King of the Monsters2019
As Alan Jonah
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Me Before You2016
As Stephen Traynor
TMDb 7.9 / 10
The King's Man2021
As Kitchener
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Wildcat2025
As Frasier Mahoney
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The First Omen2024
As Father Harris
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Johnny English Strikes Again2018
As Agent Seven
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Ghostbusters2016
As Harold Fillmore
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Last Action Hero1993
As Benedict
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Child 442015
As Major Grachev
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Alien³1992
As Clemens
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Dracula Untold2014
As Master Vampire
TMDb 6.5 / 10
For Your Eyes Only1981
As Claus
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies2016
As Mr. Bennet
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Ladies First2026
As Fred Powell
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Iron Mask2019
As Lord Dudley
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Underworld: Blood Wars2016
As Thomas
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Underworld: Awakening2012
As Thomas
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Your Highness2011
As King Tallious
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Ali G Indahouse2002
As Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Swimming Pool2003
As John Bosload
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Gosford Park2001
As Raymond Stockbridge
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Batman: Part II2028
As Christopher Dent
Victor Frankenstein2015
As Frankenstein
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Mank2020
As William Randolph Hearst
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Woman in Gold2015
As Sherman
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Contractor2007
As DCS Andrew Windsor
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Golden Child1986
As Sardo Numspa
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Ironclad2011
As Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Scoop2006
As Mr. Malcolm
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Hero2018
As Charles Reynard
Forbidden Empire2014
As Lord Dudley
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Against the Ice2022
As Minister Neergaard
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Space Truckers1996
As Nabel / Macanudo
TMDb 5.4 / 10
China Moon1994
As Rupert Munro
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Justin and the Knights of Valour2013
As Legantir (voice)
TMDb 5.9 / 10
White Mischief1987
As Josslyn Hay
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Starter for 102006
As Michael Harbinson
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Michael Collins1996
As Soames
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Euphoria2018
As Mr. Daren
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Rumours2024
As Edison Wolcott
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Going Postal 2in12011
As Lord Vetinari
Admiral2015
As King Charles II
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Patrick2013
As Doctor Roget
TMDb 4.9 / 10
The Mapmaker
The Mapmaker2012
As Rowan
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas2007
As Self
There Be Dragons2011
As Solono
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Despite the Falling Snow2016
As Old Alexander Ivanov
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Hilary and Jackie1998
As Derek du Pré
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Lancaster2022
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Spitfire2018
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Fanny Lye Deliver'd2019
As John Lye
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Blood Oranges1997
As Cyril
TMDb 3.9 / 10
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly2026
As Self - Guest
Pascali's Island1988
As Anthony Bowles
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Midnight's Children2012
As William Methwold
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Retrospective2014
As Jonathan Hoyle
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'2003
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Book Of Vision2021
As Dr. Johan Anmuth
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Good Morning, Babylon1987
As D.W. Griffith
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Master Moley by Royal Invitation2019
As Mr. James Moley (voice)
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Goldeneye1989
As Ian Fleming
TMDb 5.9 / 10
In the Presence of Mine Enemies1997
As Captain Richter
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Saint John Bosco Mission to Love2004
As Marchese Clementi
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Dark Blue World2001
As Wing Commander Bentley
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Hanging Sun2022
As Jacob
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Plenty1985
As Raymond Brock
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters2024
As Narrator
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Hidden City1987
As James Richards
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Consenting Adults2007
As Jack Wolfenden
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Creditors2025
As Gustaf
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly2024
As Self
The Muppets Take The O2
The Muppets Take The O22018
As Self
TMDb 8.3 / 10
Century1993
As Professor Mandry
TMDb 5.1 / 10
That Good Night2017
As The Visitor
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby2001
As Ralph Nickleby
TMDb 7.6 / 10
The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank2021
As Self
St George's Day2012
As Trenchard
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Twice Upon a Time2006
As Battar Master of Ceremonies
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Shortcut to Paradise1994
As Quinn
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The McGuffin1986
As Paul Hatcher
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Rainy Day Women1984
As John Truman
TMDb 7.0 / 10
What Rats Won't Do1998
As Gerald Burton Jr
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Instruments of Darkness2015
As Duncan
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Intervention2007
As Private Investigator
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Surgeon1995
As Dr. Ed Mittlesbay
TMDb 5.1 / 10
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead2018
As Uncle Bertie
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Don't Go Breaking My Heart1999
As Frank
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Justice in Wonderland
Justice in Wonderland2000
As Neil Hamilton
Undertow1996
As Lyle Yates
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Science of Doctor Who2013
As Self
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Door2012
As Thomas Arlington
The Making of Gosford Park2002
As Self (uncredited)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
A Patriot
A PatriotRelease date TBA
As Dr. Hastings
Samaná Sunrise2024
As Noah Blum
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Titanic: Birth of a Legend2005
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
First Born1988
As Edward Forester
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Clerk's Tale
The Clerk's Tale2010
As Ralph
Out of the Shadows1988
As Michael Hayden
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience2015
As Tywin Lannister
TMDb 8.6 / 10
Father's Day2013
As Don
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Dreams of Leaving1980
As Colin
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Alien Evolution2001
As Self / Clemens
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Speeches That Shook the World2013
As Self
Black and White2002
As Roderic Chamberlain
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Fatal Spring1980
As Siegfried Sassoon
Kabloonak1994
As Robert Flaherty
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Commuter
The Commuter2010
As The Traffic Warden
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Paris Connections2010
As Aleksandr Borinski
TMDb 3.3 / 10
The LiarRelease date TBA
As Tickford
Portrait of the Queen2022
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Chrono-Perambulator
Chrono-Perambulator1999
As James 'Dougie' Douglas
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Savage Waters2023
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Viy 3: Travel to IndiaRelease date TBA
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes2000
As Sir Henry Carlyle
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Little Eyolf1982
As Borghejm
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Jurij2001
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Wimbledon Official Film 20172017
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Relics of Buddha2013
As Narrator (voice)
La valle di pietra1992
As Surveyor
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dickens' Secret Lover
Dickens' Secret Lover2008
As Self - Narrator (voice)
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