Charles Dance: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 86
- on screen
- 1982–2026
- box office
- $1.21B
- average score
- 61
- Born
- October 10, 1946 (age 79)
- Birthplace
- Redditch, Worcestershire, England
- Full name
- Walter Charles Dance
- Citizenship
- English
- Occupations
- Actor, Director, Screenwriter
- Years active
- 1971-present
- Spouses
- Joanna Haythorn
- Children
- 3
The Best Charles Dance Movies
The highest-rated films Charles Dance is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Frankenstein (2025) scores highest, at 90. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
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Movie Echo Score: Score 90 Frankenstein 2025 · Leopold Frankenstein -
Movie Echo Score: Score 84 The Delivered 2021 · John Lye -
Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The First Omen 2024 · Father Harris -
Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Mank 2020 · William Randolph Hearst -
Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Fanny Lye Deliver’d 2019 · John Lye -
Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Rumours 2024 · Edison Wolcott
Charles Dance's Career in Numbers
Charles Dance's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Charles Dance works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Little Eyolf (1982) to Ladies First (2026), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
Charles Dance Movies by Decade
- 1980s 12
- 1990s 12
- 2000s 14
- 2010s 24
- 2020s 15
The 2010s were Charles Dance's busiest decade, with 24 films.
Charles Dance Movies by Genre
- Drama 31
- Comedy 9
- Action 9
- Adventure 3
- Mystery 3
- Romance 3
- Tv movie 3
- Thriller 3
- Documentary 2
- Horror 2
Drama is the genre Charles Dance has worked in most, with 31 films, ahead of comedy (9).
Charles Dance Career Milestones
- First film
- Little Eyolf 1982
- Biggest box office hit
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters $387M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Frankenstein Movie Echo Score 90
- Newest film
- Ladies First 2026
Charles Dance Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Charles Dance is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 61. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Charles Dance Movies as an Actor
77- 2026
Ladies First Comedy Movie Echo Score: 44 - 2025
Wildcat as Frasier Mahoney · Action - 2025 Frankenstein as Leopold Frankenstein · Drama Movie Echo Score: 90
- 2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters as Narrator · Documentary - 2024 Rumours as Edison Wolcott · Comedy Worldwide box office: $698K Movie Echo Score: 64
- 2024 The First Omen as Father Harris · Horror Worldwide box office: $53.8M Movie Echo Score: 80
- 2022
Portrait of the Queen Documentary Worldwide box office: $3.31K - 2022
Against the Ice as Neergaard · Adventure Movie Echo Score: 52 - 2022
This England as Max Hastings · Drama - 2021
The King's Man as Kitchener · Action Worldwide box office: $126M Movie Echo Score: 51 - 2021 The Delivered as John Lye · Drama Movie Echo Score: 84
- 2020
Iron Mask Action Worldwide box office: $8.69M Movie Echo Score: 35 - 2020 Mank as William Randolph Hearst · Biography Movie Echo Score: 74
- 2020
The Book of Vision as Dr. Johan Anmuth · Drama Worldwide box office: $115K - 2020
The Singapore Grip as Mr Webb · Drama - 2019
Master Moley by Royal Invitation as Mr. James Moley (voice) · Animation - 2019 Fanny Lye Deliver’d as John Lye · History Movie Echo Score: 66
- 2019
Iron Mask as Lord Dudley · Action Worldwide box office: $8.69M Movie Echo Score: 38 - 2019
Euphoria as Mr. Daren · Adventure Worldwide box office: $1.95M Movie Echo Score: 52 - 2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters as Alan Jonah · Action Worldwide box office: $387M Movie Echo Score: 45 - 2019
The Widow as Martin Benson · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.06M - 2018
Johnny English Strikes Again as Agent Seven · Action Worldwide box office: $159M Movie Echo Score: 60 - 2018
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead as Uncle Bertie · Comedy Worldwide box office: $41.8K Movie Echo Score: 58 - 2018
Spitfire as Narrator (voice) · History Worldwide box office: $723K Movie Echo Score: 77 - 2018
The Woman in White as Frederick Fairlie · Mystery - 2017
That Good Night as The Visitor · Drama Worldwide box office: $79.7K - 2017
Underworld: Blood Wars Action Worldwide box office: $81.1M - 2016
Me Before You Drama Worldwide box office: $208M - 2015
Woman in Gold Drama Worldwide box office: $61.6M - 2015
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience as Tywin Lannister · Fantasy - 2015
And Then There Were None as Justice Lawrence Wargrave · Mystery - 2015
Deadline Gallipoli as Sir Ian Hamilton · Drama - 2015
Childhood’s End as Karellen · Drama - 2014
Forbidden Empire as Lord Dudley · Sci-Fi Worldwide box office: $38.9M - 2013
Justin and the Knights of Valour as Legantir (voice) · Animation Worldwide box office: $19.8M - 2012
St George’s Day as Trenchard · Action Worldwide box office: $45.1K - 2012
Secret State as John Hodder · Drama - 2011
Neverland as Dr. Fludd · Monsters - 2010
Going Postal as Lord Vetinari · Comedy - 2007
Consenting Adults as Jack Wolfenden · Drama - 2007
The Contractor as DCS Andrew Windsor · Action Worldwide box office: $5.55M - 2007
Intervention as Private Investigator · Drama Worldwide box office: $5.68K - 2007
Fallen Angel as David Byfield · Drama - 2006
Twice Upon a Time as Battar Master of Ceremonies · Comedy Worldwide box office: $8.79M - 2005
Titanic: Birth of a Legend as Narrator (voice) · Drama - 2005
Bleak House as Mr. Tulkinghorn · Drama - 2005
To the Ends of the Earth as Sir Henry Somerset · Drama - 2005
Fingersmith as Mr. Chistopher Lilly · Mystery - 2004
Saint John Bosco Mission to Love as Marchese Clementi · Adventure - 2003
Swimming Pool Drama Worldwide box office: $22.4M - 2003
Henry VIII as Edward Stafford · Drama - 2001
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby as Ralph Nickleby · Drama - 2000
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes as Sir Henry Carlyle · Crime - 1999
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart as Frank · Comedy - 1998
What Rats Won’t Do as Gerald Burton Jr · Comedy - 1997
The Blood Oranges as Cyril · Romance - 1997
In the Presence of Mine Enemies as Captain Richter · Tv movie - 1997
Rebecca as Maxim de Winter · Drama - 1996
Undertow as Lyle Yates · Tv movie - 1996
Space Truckers as Nabel / Macanudo · Comedy - 1995
The Surgeon as Dr. Ed Mittlesbay · Horror - 1994
Shortcut to Paradise as Quinn · Thriller - 1994
China Moon as Rupert Munro · Thriller Worldwide box office: $3.04M - 1993
Century as Professor Mandry · Drama Worldwide box office: $7.27K - 1990
The Phantom of the Opera as The Phantom of the Opera · Drama Worldwide box office: $3.95M - 1989
Goldeneye as Ian Fleming · Tv movie - 1988
Pascali’s Island as Anthony Bowles · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.45M - 1988
Rikky and Pete as Gallery Stuffed Shirt · Comedy - 1987
White Mischief as Josslyn Hay · Romance Worldwide box office: $3.11M - 1987
Hidden City as James Richards · Thriller - 1987
Good Morning, Babylon as D.W. Griffith · Drama Worldwide box office: $184K - 1987
Out on a Limb as Gerry Stamford · Drama - 1986
The McGuffin as Paul Hatcher · Drama - 1985
Plenty as Raymond Brock · Romance Worldwide box office: $6.15M - 1984
Rainy Day Women as John Truman · Drama - 1984
The Jewel in the Crown as Guy Perron · Drama - 1982
Little Eyolf as Borghejm · Drama
Charles Dance in Documentaries & Specials
9- 2024
The Big Fat Quiz of Telly as Self - 2024
Testament: The Story of Moses as Self - Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2020
Rise of Empires: Ottoman as Self - Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2018
The Muppets Take The O2 as Self · Family - 2013
The Science of Doctor Who as Self · Documentary - 2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self · Documentary - 2003
Wreckage and Rage: Making ‘Alien³’ as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2002
The Making of ‘Gosford Park’ as Self (uncredited) · Documentary - 2001
Alien Evolution as Self / Clemens · Documentary
Who Is Charles Dance?
Charles Dance was born in Redditch, Worcestershire, England in 1946 and is 79 years old. Credited on films since 1982, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
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.
Who Charles Dance Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Charles Dance shares the most films with. Bill Paterson comes first, with 5 films together, followed by Christopher Fairbank (4).
Charles Dance: Questions & Answers
How many movies Charles Dance has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Charles Dance been in?
Charles Dance is credited on 86 films, from 1982 to 2026. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Charles Dance's highest-grossing movie?
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) is Charles Dance's biggest box office hit, with $387M worldwide, ahead of Me Before You (2016) ($208M). Across every film with box office figures, Charles Dance's movies have made $1.21B.
Charles Dance's biggest hits What is the best Charles Dance movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Charles Dance's best-rated film is Frankenstein (2025) with a score of 90, followed by The Delivered (2021) (84).
Best Charles Dance movies, ranked How old is Charles Dance?
Charles Dance is 79 years old, born on October 10, 1946 in Redditch, Worcestershire, England.
What is Charles Dance's newest movie?
The most recent film on Charles Dance's filmography is Ladies First (2026).
Who does Charles Dance work with most often?
Charles Dance shares the most films with Bill Paterson (5 films), Christopher Fairbank (4 films) and Mark Strong (4 films).
The Best Charles Dance Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 86 credits.
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