Charles Dance
Charles Dance (born October 10, 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter and director. He typically plays assertive bureaucrats or villains. He is probably most famous for his roles in Game of Thrones, The Jewel in the Crown, Alien 3 and for playing the one-eyed hitman Mr Benedict in Last Action Hero. Charles was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 17 June 2006.
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- Born:
- Oct 10, 1946 In Redditch, Worcestershire, Engeland, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 131
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Liar
- Latest Project:
- Movie Viy 3: Travel to India 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Liar | Tickford | 2026 |
| Movie | Viy 3: Travel to India | 2026 | |
| Series | Testament: The Story of Moses | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2024-03-27 |
| Movie | The First Omen | Father Harris | 2024-04-03 |
| Movie | Rumours | Edison Wolcott | 2024-07-01 |
| Series | Rabbit Hole | Dr. Ben Wilson | 2023-03-26 |
| Movie | Against the Ice | Minister Neergaard | 2022-02-10 |
| Movie | The Hanging Sun | Jacob | 2022-09-12 |
| Series | This England | Max Hastings | 2022-09-28 |
| Movie | The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank | Self | 2021-02-27 |
| Movie | Godzilla vs. Kong | 2021-03-24 | |
| Movie | The Book of Vision | Dr. Johan Anmuth | 2021-07-08 |
| Movie | The King's Man | Kitchener | 2021-12-22 |
| Series | Moley | Mr. Moley (voice) | 2021-10-06 |
| Series | Rise of Empires: Ottoman | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2020-01-24 |
| Series | The Singapore Grip | Mr Webb | 2020-09-13 |
| Movie | Death to 2020 | Self (archive footage) | 2020-12-27 |
| Movie | Mank | William Randolph Hearst | 2020-11-13 |
| Series | The Widow | Martin Benson | 2019-02-28 |
| Movie | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Alan Jonah | 2019-05-29 |
| Movie | Master Moley by Royal Invitation | Mr. James Moley (voice) | 2019-11-16 |
| Movie | Fanny Lye Deliver'd | John Lye | 2019-10-10 |
| Movie | Iron Mask | Lord Dudley | 2019-08-16 |
| Movie | Euphoria | Mr. Daren | 2018-02-01 |
| Series | The Woman in White | Frederick Fairlie | 2018-04-22 |
| Movie | Johnny English Strikes Again | Agent Seven | 2018-09-13 |
| Movie | Happy New Year, Colin Burstead | Uncle Bertie | 2018-10-11 |
| Movie | The Muppets Take The O2 | Self | 2018-07-13 |
| Movie | That Good Night | The Visitor | 2017-06-20 |
| Movie | Wimbledon Official Film 2017 | Narrator (voice) | 2017-10-23 |
| Movie | Despite the Falling Snow | Old Alexander Ivanov | 2016-01-29 |
| Movie | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Mr. Bennet | 2016-02-04 |
| Movie | Underworld: Blood Wars | Thomas | 2016-11-24 |
| Movie | Ghostbusters | Harold Fillmore | 2016-07-14 |
| Movie | Me Before You | Stephen Traynor | 2016-06-01 |
| Movie | Child 44 | Major Grachev | 2015-03-15 |
| Movie | Admiral | King Charles II | 2015-01-29 |
| Movie | Woman in Gold | Sherman | 2015-03-20 |
| Movie | Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience | Tywin Lannister | 2015-01-29 |
| Series | Deadline Gallipoli | Sir Ian Hamilton | 2015-04-19 |
| Series | Childhood's End | Karellen | 2015-12-14 |
| Movie | Victor Frankenstein | Frankenstein | 2015-11-10 |
| Series | And Then There Were None | Justice Lawrence Wargrave | 2015-12-26 |
| Movie | Forbidden Empire | Lord Dudley | 2014-01-30 |
| Movie | Retrospective | Jonathan Hoyle | 2014-07-14 |
| Series | The Great Fire | Lord Denton | 2014-10-16 |
| Movie | Dracula Untold | Master Vampire | 2014-10-01 |
| Movie | The Imitation Game | Commander Denniston | 2014-11-14 |
| Movie | Justin and the Knights of Valour | Legantir (voice) | 2013-08-09 |
| Movie | Patrick | Doctor Roget | 2013-10-15 |
| Movie | Speeches That Shook the World | Self | 2013-11-06 |
| Series | Secret State | John Hodder | 2012-11-07 |
| Movie | Underworld: Awakening | Thomas | 2012-01-19 |
| Movie | Midnight's Children | William Methwold | 2012-08-31 |
| Movie | The Door | Thomas Arlington | 2012-10-12 |
| Movie | The Mapmaker | Rowan | 2012-09-21 |
| Movie | St George's Day | Trenchard | 2012-09-07 |
| Movie | There Be Dragons | Solono | 2011-03-25 |
| Movie | Ironclad | Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury | 2011-03-03 |
| Movie | Your Highness | King Tallious | 2011-04-08 |
| Movie | Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion | 2011-12-25 | |
| Series | Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love | Edmund Aird | 2011-04-24 |
| Series | Neverland | Dr. Fludd | 2011-12-04 |
| Movie | Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal | 2011-12-25 | |
| Series | Going Postal | Lord Vetinari | 2010-05-30 |
| Movie | The Clerk's Tale | Ralph | 2010-05-20 |
| Movie | The Commuter | The Traffic Warden | 2010-10-26 |
| Movie | Paris Connections | Aleksandr Borinski | 2010-09-06 |
| Movie | Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-A Healing Heart | 2010-12-25 | |
| Movie | Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret | 2010-12-25 | |
| Series | Trinity | Dr. Edmund Maltravers | 2009-09-20 |
| Movie | Dickens' Secret Lover | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2008-06-16 |
| Movie | The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | 2007-02-03 |
| Movie | Intervention | Private Investigator | 2007-01-01 |
| Movie | Consenting Adults | Jack Wolfenden | 2007-09-04 |
| Movie | The Contractor | DCS Andrew Windsor | 2007-05-11 |
| Series | Fallen Angel | David Byfield | 2007-03-11 |
| Movie | Scoop | Mr. Malcolm | 2006-07-27 |
| Movie | Starter for 10 | Michael Harbinson | 2006-09-13 |
| Movie | Twice Upon a Time | Battar Master of Ceremonies | 2006-11-08 |
| Series | Fingersmith | Mr. Chistopher Lilly | 2005-03-27 |
| Series | To the Ends of the Earth | Sir Henry Somerset | 2005-07-06 |
| Series | Bleak House | Mr. Tulkinghorn | 2005-10-27 |
| Movie | Titanic: Birth of a Legend | Narrator (voice) | 2005-05-05 |
| Movie | Saint John Bosco Mission to Love | Marchese Clementi | 2004-09-22 |
| Movie | Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' | Self (archive footage) | 2003-12-02 |
| Series | Henry VIII | Edward Stafford | 2003-10-12 |
| Movie | Swimming Pool | John Bosload | 2003-05-21 |
| Movie | Ali G Indahouse | Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton | 2002-03-21 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Gosford Park' | Self (uncredited) | 2002-06-18 |
| Movie | Black and White | Roderic Chamberlain | 2002-10-31 |
| Movie | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Ralph Nickleby | 2001-04-08 |
| Movie | Dark Blue World | Wing Commander Bentley | 2001-05-17 |
| Movie | Jurij | 2001-08-06 | |
| Movie | Gosford Park | Raymond Stockbridge | 2001-12-26 |
| Movie | Alien Evolution | Self / Clemens | 2001-10-12 |
| Movie | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Frank | 1999-02-12 |
| Movie | Hilary and Jackie | Derek Du Pré | 1998-12-30 |
| Movie | What Rats Won't Do | Gerald Burton Jr | 1998-07-01 |
| Series | Rebecca | Maxim de Winter | 1997-01-05 |
| Movie | The Blood Oranges | Cyril | 1997-09-07 |
| Movie | In the Presence of Mine Enemies | Captain Richter | 1997-04-20 |
| Movie | Undertow | Lyle Yates | 1996-03-26 |
| Movie | Space Truckers | Nabel / Macanudo | 1996-10-04 |
| Movie | Michael Collins | Soames | 1996-10-25 |
| Movie | The Surgeon | Dr. Ed Mittlesbay | 1995-01-13 |
| Movie | Shortcut to Paradise | Quinn | 1994-08-14 |
| Movie | China Moon | Rupert Munro | 1994-03-04 |
| Movie | Century | Professor Mandry | 1993-12-31 |
| Movie | Last Action Hero | Benedict | 1993-06-18 |
| Movie | Alien³ | Clemens | 1992-05-22 |
| Series | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom of the Opera | 1990-03-18 |
| Movie | Goldeneye | Ian Fleming | 1989-08-26 |
| Movie | Pascali's Island | Anthony Bowles | 1988-07-22 |
| Movie | Rikky and Pete | Gallery Stuffed Shirt | 1988-06-09 |
| Movie | First Born | Edward Forester | 1988-10-30 |
| Movie | Out of the Shadows | Michael Hayden | 1988-09-02 |
| Series | Out on a Limb | Gerry Stamford | 1987-01-18 |
| Movie | Good Morning, Babylon | D.W. Griffith | 1987-05-13 |
| Movie | Hidden City | James Richards | 1987-06-24 |
| Movie | White Mischief | Josslyn Hay | 1987-11-10 |
| Movie | The Golden Child | Sardo Numspa | 1986-12-12 |
| Movie | The McGuffin | Paul Hatcher | 1986-01-12 |
| Movie | Plenty | Raymond Brock | 1985-09-20 |
| Movie | Rainy Day Women | John Truman | 1984-04-10 |
| Series | The Jewel in the Crown | Guy Perron | 1984-01-09 |
| Movie | Little Eyolf | Borghejm | 1982-07-19 |
| Series | Nancy Astor | Edward Hartford-Jones | 1982-02-10 |
| Movie | For Your Eyes Only | Claus | 1981-06-24 |
| Movie | Fatal Spring | Siegfried Sassoon | 1980-11-07 |
| Movie | Dreams of Leaving | Colin | 1980-01-17 |