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Charles Dance
Charles Dance, or Walter Charles Dance, is an esteemed English actor recognized for his portrayals of strict, authoritarian characters and villains. Initiative into the world of acting took place on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), eventually leading to his cinematic and television features. His services to drama landed him the status of an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006. He took his first step into feature films with the James Bond film 'For Your Eyes Only' in 1981, followed by appearances in critically-acclaimed period films such as Michael Collins, Gosford Park, The Imitation Game, Mank, and The King's Man. His TV roles include Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown, Mr. Tulkinghorn in Bleak House, and more popularly, Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones and Lord Mountbatten in the seasons 3 and 4 of The Crown, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Apart from acting, Dance made his directorial film debut with the drama 'Ladies in Lavender' in 2004, for which he was the writer and executive producer as well.
In his early life, Dance was born in Redditch, Worcestershire, in 1946 to Eleanor Marion, a cook, and Walter Dance, an electrical engineer and sergeant in the 2nd Regular Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers. He grew up in Plymouth and attended the Widey Technical School for Boys, later taking up graphic design and photography at the Arts University Plymouth and Leicester College of Arts. His journey with the RSC accompanied him through multiple productions and earned him a Critics' Circle Best Actor award for his portrayal of C. S. Lewis in William Nicholson's Shadowlands. His political views lean left-of-centre, and he supported the UK remaining in the European Union in the 2016 EU referendum. Personal life saw his marriage to Joanna Haythorn in 1970 and together they had a son named Oliver and a daughter named Rebecca. Dance later dated Eleanor Boorman from 2008 to 2012, and they had a daughter named Rose.
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Given Name: Walter Charles Dance
Born: Redditch, Worcestershire, England
Citizenship: English
Birthday: October 10, 1946
Occupations: Actor, Director, Screenwriter
Years Active: 1971-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Joanna Haythorn
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Movies Featuring Charles Dance
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Against the Ice
Mank
Johnny English Strikes Again
The Delivered
Swimming Pool
Euphoria
Woman in Gold
The King's Man
Iron Mask
Underworld: Blood Wars
Me Before You
The First Omen
Rumours
Going Postal
Neverland
St George’s Day
Secret State
The Science of Doctor Who
Forbidden Empire
Justin and the Knights of Valour
Deadline Gallipoli
Childhood’s End
And Then There Were None
That Good Night
Spitfire
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
The Muppets Take The O2
The Woman in White
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
Alien Evolution
The Widow
Iron Mask
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Henry VIII
Saint John Bosco Mission to Love
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Fingersmith
To the Ends of the Earth
Bleak House
Twice Upon a Time
Intervention
Fallen Angel
The Contractor
Consenting Adults
The Making of ‘Gosford Park’
Wreckage and Rage: Making ‘Alien³’
Titanic: Birth of a Legend
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The Phantom of the Opera
Little Eyolf
Plenty
The McGuffin
Rainy Day Women
Out on a Limb
Hidden City
White Mischief
The Singapore Grip
Good Morning, Babylon
Rikky and Pete
Pascali’s Island
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
The Book of Vision
Fanny Lye Deliver’d
The Jewel in the Crown
Goldeneye
Portrait of the Queen
Shortcut to Paradise
China Moon
Space Truckers
The Surgeon
What Rats Won’t Do
Rebecca
Undertow
Century
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Testament: The Story of Moses
The Blood Oranges
This England
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
Frankenstein
Wildcat
Career Timeline
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2024
The First Omen
Father Harris
Rumours
Edison Wolcott
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Narrator
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly
Self
2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Alan Jonah
Euphoria
Mr. Daren
Master Moley by Royal Invitation
Mr. James Moley (voice)
Iron Mask
Lord Dudley
Fanny Lye Deliver’d
John Lye
2018
Johnny English Strikes Again
Agent Seven
Spitfire
Narrator (voice)
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Uncle Bertie
The Muppets Take The O2
Self
2007
Intervention
Private Investigator
The Contractor
DCS Andrew Windsor
Consenting Adults
Jack Wolfenden
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
1000
Going Postal
Lord Vetinari
Neverland
Dr. Fludd
Secret State
John Hodder
Deadline Gallipoli
Sir Ian Hamilton
Childhood’s End
Karellen
And Then There Were None
Justice Lawrence Wargrave
The Woman in White
Frederick Fairlie
The Widow
Martin Benson
Henry VIII
Edward Stafford
Fingersmith
Mr. Chistopher Lilly
To the Ends of the Earth
Sir Henry Somerset
Bleak House
Mr. Tulkinghorn
Fallen Angel
David Byfield
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
Out on a Limb
Gerry Stamford
The Singapore Grip
Mr Webb
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Jewel in the Crown
Guy Perron
Rebecca
Maxim de Winter
Testament: The Story of Moses
Self - Narrator (voice)
This England
Max Hastings
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