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Charles Dance
Charles Dance’s screen credits include Commander Denniston in The Imitation Game, Alan Jonah in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Major Grachev in Child 44.
Born October 10, 1946 Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK8 movies on MoviHero
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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. …
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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.
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- 2028The Batman: Part IICrime · DramaChristopher DentUpcoming
- 2026My Duchess1h 35m · DramaLord Mountbatten
- 2019Godzilla: King of the Monsters2h 12m · Action · Science FictionAlan Jonah
- 2016Me Before You1h 50m · Drama · RomanceStephen Traynor
- 2015Child 442h 17m · Crime · ThrillerMajor Grachev
- 2014The Imitation Game1h 53m · Drama · HistoryCommander Denniston
- 2001Gosford Park2h 17m · Drama · MysteryRaymond Stockbridge
- 1992Alien³1h 54m · Action · HorrorClemens
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- 2026Ladies FirstFred Powell
- 2026The Big Fat Quiz of TellySelf - Guest
- 2025WildcatFrasier Mahoney
- 2025FrankensteinLeopold Frankenstein
- 2025CreditorsGustaf
- 2024Samaná SunriseNoah Blum
- 2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersNarrator
- 2024RumoursEdison Wolcott
- 2024The First OmenFather Harris
- 2023Savage WatersActor
- 2022Portrait of the QueenActor
- 2022The Hanging SunJacob
- 2022LancasterNarrator (voice)
- 2022Against the IceMinister Neergaard
- 2021The King's ManKitchener
- 2021The Book Of VisionDr. Johan Anmuth
- 2021The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's MankSelf
- 2020MankWilliam Randolph Hearst
- 2019Master Moley by Royal InvitationMr. James Moley (voice)
- 2019Fanny Lye Deliver'dJohn Lye
- 2019Iron MaskLord Dudley
- 2018Happy New Year, Colin BursteadUncle Bertie
- 2018Johnny English Strikes AgainAgent Seven
- 2018HeroCharles Reynard
- 2018SpitfireNarrator (voice)
- 2018The Muppets Take The O2Self
- 2018EuphoriaMr. Daren
- 2017Wimbledon Official Film 2017Narrator (voice)
- 2017That Good NightThe Visitor
- 2016Underworld: Blood WarsThomas
- 2016GhostbustersHarold Fillmore
- 2016Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesMr. Bennet
- 2016Despite the Falling SnowOld Alexander Ivanov
- 2015Instruments of DarknessDuncan
- 2015Victor FrankensteinFrankenstein
- 2015Woman in GoldSherman
- 2015AdmiralKing Charles II
- 2015Game of Thrones The IMAX ExperienceTywin Lannister
- 2014Dracula UntoldMaster Vampire
- 2014RetrospectiveJonathan Hoyle
- 2014Forbidden EmpireLord Dudley
- 2013The Science of Doctor WhoSelf
- 2013Speeches That Shook the WorldSelf
- 2013PatrickDoctor Roget
- 2013Justin and the Knights of ValourLegantir (voice)
- 2013Father's DayDon
- 2013The Relics of BuddhaNarrator (voice)
- 2012The DoorThomas Arlington
- 2012The MapmakerRowan
- 2012St George's DayTrenchard
- 2012Midnight's ChildrenWilliam Methwold
- 2012Underworld: AwakeningThomas
- 2011Going Postal 2in1Lord Vetinari
- 2011Your HighnessKing Tallious
- 2011There Be DragonsSolono
- 2011IroncladStephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
- 2010The CommuterThe Traffic Warden
- 2010Paris ConnectionsAleksandr Borinski
- 2010The Clerk's TaleRalph
- 2008Dickens' Secret LoverSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2007Consenting AdultsJack Wolfenden
- 2007The ContractorDCS Andrew Windsor
- 2007The 50 Greatest Television DramasSelf
- 2007InterventionPrivate Investigator
- 2006Starter for 10Michael Harbinson
- 2006Twice Upon a TimeBattar Master of Ceremonies
- 2006ScoopMr. Malcolm
- 2005Titanic: Birth of a LegendNarrator (voice)
- 2004Ladies in LavenderDirector · Writer · Producer
- 2004Saint John Bosco Mission to LoveMarchese Clementi
- 2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'Self (archive footage)
- 2003Swimming PoolJohn Bosload
- 2002Black and WhiteRoderic Chamberlain
- 2002The Making of Gosford ParkSelf (uncredited)
- 2002Ali G IndahouseDeputy Prime Minister David Carlton
- 2001Alien EvolutionSelf / Clemens
- 2001JurijActor
- 2001Dark Blue WorldWing Commander Bentley
- 2001The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyRalph Nickleby
- 2000Justice in WonderlandNeil Hamilton
- 2000Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock HolmesSir Henry Carlyle
- 1999Chrono-PerambulatorJames 'Dougie' Douglas
- 1999Don't Go Breaking My HeartFrank
- 1998Hilary and JackieDerek du Pré
- 1998What Rats Won't DoGerald Burton Jr
- 1997The Blood OrangesCyril
- 1997In the Presence of Mine EnemiesCaptain Richter
- 1996Michael CollinsSoames
- 1996Space TruckersNabel / Macanudo
- 1996UndertowLyle Yates
- 1995The SurgeonDr. Ed Mittlesbay
- 1994Shortcut to ParadiseQuinn
- 1994China MoonRupert Munro
- 1994KabloonakRobert Flaherty
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