 
    Charles Dance
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            Biography
                
            Walter Charles Dance OBE (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter, and director. He typically plays strict, authoritarian characters or villains. He is best known for his roles as Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones, Kitchener in The King's Man, Martin Benson in Amazon Prime's The Widow, Lord Mountbatten in Netflix's The Crown (for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series), Thomas in Underworld: Awakening and Underworld: Blood Wars, Harold Fillmore in Ghostbusters (2016), Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Frankenstein in Victor Frankenstein, Master Vampire in Dracula Untold, Conrad Knox in the Cinemax series Strike Back, Raymond Stockbridge in Gosford Park, one-eyed hitman Benedict in Last Action Hero, Clemens in Alien³, Sardo Numpsa in The Golden Child, and Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown.
He 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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006.
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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                        BBC Play of the Month
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Professionals
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Flying Doctors
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Crown
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Agatha Christie's Marple
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Top Gear
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Would I Lie to You?
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Room 101
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The One Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Day of the Jackal
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Foyle's War
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Who Do You Think You Are?
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Serpent Queen
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Merlin
                    
                
                    
                         
                        To the Ends of the Earth
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Strike Back
                    
                
                    
                         
                        For Your Eyes Only
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Game of Thrones
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Game of Thrones
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Mank
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Michael Collins
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Your Highness
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Nancy Astor
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Child 44
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Underworld: Blood Wars
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Little Drummer Girl
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Ghostbusters
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The King's Man
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Godzilla: King of the Monsters
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Dreams of Leaving
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Woman in White
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Imitation Game
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Dark Blue World
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Sandman
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Victor Frankenstein
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Underworld: Awakening
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The First Omen
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Last Action Hero
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Woman in Gold
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Frankenstein
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Rabbit Hole
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Dracula Untold
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Gosford Park
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Little Eyolf
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Bleak House
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Contractor
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Widow
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Me Before You
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Euphoria
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Fingersmith
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Undertow
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Alien³
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Iron Mask
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Consenting Adults
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Golden Child
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Phantom of the Opera
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Liar
                    
                
                    
                         
                        In the Presence of Mine Enemies
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Rainy Day Women
                    
                
                    
                         
                        First Born
                    
                
                    
                         
                        And Then There Were None
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Testament: The Story of Moses
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The McGuffin
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Century
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Rise of Empires: Ottoman
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Lancaster
                    
                
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