Charles Dance

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 8 wins & 4 nominations See more awards »

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Alien³ (1992)

Last Action Hero (1993)

Gosford Park (2001)

Swimming Pool (2003)

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2013/I Sacrifice (pre-production)
Richard Guthrie

2013 Patrick (post-production)
Doctor Roget

2013 Justin and the Knights of Valour (post-production)
Legantir (voice)

2013 Viy 3D (as Charlz Dens)

2011-2013 Game of Thrones (TV series)
Tywin Lannister

– Second Sons (2013) … Tywin Lannister

– The Bear and the Maiden Fair (2013) … Tywin Lannister

– The Climb (2013) … Tywin Lannister

– Kissed by Fire (2013) … Tywin Lannister

– And Now His Watch Is Ended (2013) … Tywin Lannister

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2013 Common Ground (TV mini-series)
Floyd

– Floyd (2013) … Floyd

2012 Secret State (TV series)
John Hodder

– Episode #1.4 (2012) … John Hodder

– Episode #1.3 (2012) … John Hodder

– Episode #1.2 (2012) … John Hodder

– Episode #1.1 (2012) … John Hodder

2012 Strike Back (TV series)
Conrad Knox

– Episode #3.10 (2012) … Conrad Knox

– Episode #3.9 (2012) … Conrad Knox

– Episode #3.8 (2012) … Conrad Knox

– Episode #3.7 (2012) … Conrad Knox

– Episode #3.5 (2012) … Conrad Knox

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2012 St George's Day
Trenchard

2012 Midnight's Children

2012 Underworld: Awakening
Thomas

2011 Neverland (TV mini-series)
Dr. Richard Fludd

2011 Your Highness
King Tallious

2011 There Be Dragons
Monsignor Solano

2011 Ironclad
Archbishop Langton

2011 The Mapmaker (short)
Rowan

2011/IV The Door (short)
Thomas Arlington

2010 This September (TV series)
Edmund Aird

– A Healing Heart (2010) … Edmund Aird

– Family Secret (2010) … Edmund Aird

2010 The Commuter (short)
The Traffic Warden

2010 Paris Connections
Aleksandr Borinski

2010 Going Postal (TV movie)
Lord Vetinari

2010 The Clerk's Tale (short)
Ralph

2009 Trinity (TV series)
Dr. Edmund Maltravers

– Episode #1.8 (2009) … Dr. Edmund Maltravers

– Episode #1.7 (2009) … Dr. Edmund Maltravers

– Episode #1.6 (2009) … Dr. Edmund Maltravers

– Episode #1.5 (2009) … Dr. Edmund Maltravers

– Episode #1.4 (2009) … Dr. Edmund Maltravers

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2009 Merlin (TV series)
Aredian

– The Witchfinder (2009) … Aredian

2009 Clatterford (TV series)
Charles Dance

– Ladies in Lavender (2009) … Charles Dance

– New Beginnings (2009) … Charles Dance (uncredited)

2007 Consenting Adults (TV movie)
Jack Wolfenden

2007/V Intervention
Private Investigator

2007 The Contractor (video)
DCS Andrew Windsor

2007 Fallen Angel (TV mini-series)
David Byfield

– The Office of the Dead (2007) … David Byfield

– The Judgement of Strangers (2007) … David Byfield

– The Four Last Things (2007) … David Byfield

2006 Twice Upon a Time
Le maître de cérémonie du Battar

2006 Starter for 10
Michael Harbinson

2006 Scoop
Mr. Malcolm

2006 Dolls (short)
Narrator

2006 Agatha Christie Marple: By the Pricking of My Thumbs (TV movie)
Septimus Bligh

2005 Bleak House (TV mini-series)
Mr. Tulkinghorn

– Episode #1.12 (2005) … Mr. Tulkinghorn

– Episode #1.11 (2005) … Mr. Tulkinghorn

– Episode #1.10 (2005) … Mr. Tulkinghorn

– Episode #1.9 (2005) … Mr. Tulkinghorn

– Episode #1.8 (2005) … Mr. Tulkinghorn

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2005 To the Ends of the Earth (TV mini-series)
Sir Henry Somerset

– Close Quarters (2005) … Sir Henry Somerset

2005 Titanic: Birth of a Legend (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)

2005 Fingersmith (TV series)
Mr. Christopher Lilly

2005 Last Rights (TV mini-series)
Wheeler

2004 Don Bosco (TV movie)
Marchese Clementi

2004 When Hitler Invaded Britain (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)

2003 Labyrinth
Charles Lushington

2003 Looking for Victoria (TV movie)
Charles Greville

2003 Henry VIII (TV movie)
Duke of Buckingham

2003 Trial & Retribution (TV series)
Greg Harwood

– Suspicion: Part 2 (2003) … Greg Harwood

– Suspicion: Part 1 (2003) … Greg Harwood

2003 Swimming Pool
John Bosload

2003 City and Crimes
Cox William

2002 Foyle's War (TV series)
Guy Spencer

– The White Feather (2002) … Guy Spencer

2002 Black and White
Roderic Chamberlain

2002 Ali G Indahouse
David Carlton

2001 Gosford Park
Lord Raymond Stockbridge

2001 Dark Blue World
Wing Commander Bentley

2001 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (TV movie)
Ralph Nickleby

2001 Jurij
Padre di Jurij

2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (TV series)
Kenneth Crisby

– Drop Dead (2000) … Kenneth Crisby

2000 Justice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Neil Hamilton

2000 Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Sir Henry Carlyle

– The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000) … Sir Henry Carlyle

1999 Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Frank

1999 Chrono-Perambulator (short)
James 'Dougie' Douglas

1998 Hilary and Jackie
Derek Du Pré

1998 What Rats Won't Do
Gerald

1997 The Blood Oranges
Cyril

1997 In the Presence of Mine Enemies (TV movie)
Captain Richter

1997 Rebecca (TV movie)
Maxim de Winter

1996 Space Truckers
Nabel/Macanudo

1996 Michael Collins
Soames

1996 Undertow (TV movie)
Lyle Yates

1996 Potemkin: The Runner's Cut (short)
Sergei Eisenstein

1995 The Surgeon
Dr. Ed Mittlesbay

1994 Kabloonak
Robert Flaherty

1994 Desvío al paraíso
Quinn

1994 China Moon
Rupert Munro

1993 Century
Professor Mandry

1993 Last Action Hero
Benedict

1992 Alien³
Clemens

1992 La valle di pietra
Surveyor

1990 The Phantom of the Opera (TV movie)
Erik The Phantom of the Opera

1990 The Lancaster Miller Affair (TV mini-series)
Aircraft Company Manager

1989 Goldeneye (TV movie)
Ian Fleming

1988 First Born (TV mini-series)
Edward Forester

– Episode #1.3 (1988) … Edward Forester

– Episode #1.2 (1988) … Edward Forester

– Episode #1.1 (1988) … Edward Forester

1988 Out of the Shadows (TV movie)
Michael Hayden

1988 Pascali's Island
Anthony Bowles

1987 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Robert Smythe

– Skeleton in the Cupboard (1987) … Robert Smythe

1987 Hidden City
James Richards

1987 Good Morning, Babylon
D.W. Griffith

1987 Out on a Limb (TV movie)
Gerry Stamford

1987 White Mischief
Josslyn Hay

1986 The Golden Child
Sardo Numspa

1986 Screen Two (TV series)
Paul Hatcher

– The McGuffin (1986) … Paul Hatcher

1985 This Lightning Always Strikes Twice (TV movie)
James Latimer

1985 Thunder Rock (TV movie)
Charleston

1985 Plenty
Raymond Brock

1984 The Secret Servant (TV series)
Harry Maxim

1980-1984 Play for Today (TV series)
Captain John Truman / Colin

– Rainy Day Women (1984) … Captain John Truman

– Dreams of Leaving (1980) … Colin

1984 The Jewel in the Crown (TV mini-series)
Guy Perron

– The Division of the Spoils (1984) … Guy Perron

– Pandora's Box (1984) … Guy Perron

– The Moghul Room (1984) … Guy Perron

– Travelling Companions (1984) … Guy Perron

– An Evening at the Maharanee's (1984) … Guy Perron

1983 The Professionals (TV series)
Parker

– The Ojuka Situation (1983) … Parker

1983 The Last Day (TV movie)

1982 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Borghejm

– Little Eyolf (1982) … Borghejm

1982 Frost in May (TV mini-series)

– Beyond the Glass (1982)

1982 Masterpiece Theatre: Nancy Astor (TV mini-series)
Edward Hartford-Jones

1981 For Your Eyes Only
Claus

1980 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Siegfried Sassoon

– Fatal Spring (1980) … Siegfried Sassoon

1979 Tales of the Unexpected (TV movie)

1977 Raffles (TV series)
Teddy Garland

– Mr Justice Raffles (1977) … Teddy Garland

1975 Edward the King (TV series)
Prince Eddy

– Scandal (1975) … Prince Eddy

– The Royal Quadrille (1975) … Prince Eddy

1974 Father Brown (TV series)
Commandant Neil O'Brien

– The Secret Garden (1974) … Commandant Neil O'Brien

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(1975) He acted in William Shakespeare's plays, "Henry IV Part I and II," "Henry V," and "The Merry Wives of Windsor," in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Aldwych Theatre in London, England with Alan Howard, Jeffery Dench, Trevor Peacock, Tim Wylton, Clement McCallin... See more »

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Alternate Names:

Charlz Dens | Charles Dance OBE

Height:

6' 3" (1.91 m)

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I hate the "suave and debonair" tag. I am neither. See more »

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Children, Oliver and Rebecca See more »

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His characters often wear suits See more »

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Libra

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	STARmeter Top 500 Up 25 this week View rank on IMDbPro » Charles Dance (I) Actor \| Director \| Writer Trivia: Children, Oliver and Rebecca See more trivia » Born: Walter Charles Dance October 10, 1946 in Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
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