Charles Dance
Acting
Born October 10, 1946 · Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
Biography
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Game of Thrones
Play for Today
The One Show
The Crown
Top Gear
Natural World
BBC Play of the Month
Agatha Christie's Marple
Screen Two
Merlin
The Flying Doctors
The Day of the Jackal
The Phantom of the Opera
The Sandman
Foyle's War
Playhouse
Frankenstein
Tales of the Unexpected
Would I Lie to You?
The Professionals
Who Do You Think You Are?
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Film '72
Strike Back
Me Before You
The Imitation Game
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
An Audience with...
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Room 101
Alien³
Wildcat
The King's Man
Ladies First
The Serpent Queen
And Then There Were None
Ghostbusters
Bleak House
Out on a Limb
Rabbit Hole