
Acting
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.
Also known as | 查尔斯·丹斯 |
Popular as | Acting |
Gender | MALE |
Birthday | October 10, 1946 (79 years old) |
| Year | Movie & Role |
|---|---|
| 2013 | The Relics of Buddha as Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | Underworld: Awakening as Thomas |
| 2011 | There Be Dragons as Solono |
| 2011 | Your Highness as King Tallious |
| 2011 | Ironclad as Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 2007 | |
| 2006 | Twice Upon a Time as Battar Master of Ceremonies |
| 2006 | Starter for 10 as Michael Harbinson |
| 2003 | Swimming Pool as John Bosload |
| 2001 | Gosford Park as Raymond Stockbridge |
| 2001 | Dark Blue World as Wing Commander Bentley |
| 1998 | Hilary and Jackie as Derek Du Pré |
| 1994 | China Moon as Rupert Munro |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero as Benedict |
| 1992 | Alien³ as Clemens |
| 1987 | White Mischief as Josslyn Hay |
| 1987 | Good Morning, Babylon as D.W. Griffith |
| 1986 | The Golden Child as Sardo Numspa |
| 1985 | Plenty as Raymond Brock |
| 1981 | For Your Eyes Only as Claus |