Walter Charles Dance OBE (born October 10, 1946), known professionally as Charles Dance, is an English actor, screenwriter and film director who played Clemens in the 1992 film Alien3. Other notable films Dance has appeared in include Last Action Hero (1993), Gosford Park (2001) and The Imitation Game (2014). Aside from his work in film, Dance has had an extensive career in British television. He is perhaps best known for his role as Tywin Lannister in the television series Game of Thrones (2011-2015).
Dance has been nominated for an Emmy and a BAFTA.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | For Your Eyes Only | With Clive Curtis, Nick Gillard, John Lees, Eddie Powell and Roy Scammell |
| 1985 | Plenty | |
| 1986 | The Golden Child | |
| 1987 | Good Morning Babilonia | |
| Hidden City | ||
| White Mischief | With John Hurt | |
| 1988 | Pascali's Island | |
| 1992 | La Valle di Pietra | |
| Alien3 | ||
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | With William H. Burton, Jr., Larry Ferguson, Henry Kingi, Thomas Rosales, Jr., Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sven-Ole Thorsen and Jean-Claude Van Damme, directed by John McTiernan |
| Century | ||
| 1994 | China Moon | |
| Desvío al Paraíso | ||
| Kabloonak | ||
| 1995 | Exquisite Tenderness | With James Remar |
| 1996 | Michael Collins | |
| Space Truckers | ||
| 1997 | The Blood Oranges | |
| 1998 | What Rats Won't Do | |
| Hilary and Jackie | ||
| 1999 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | |
| 2001 | Jurij | |
| Dark Blue World | ||
| Gosford Park | ||
| 2002 | Ali G Indahouse | |
| Black and White | ||
| 2003 | City and Crime | |
| Swimming Pool | ||
| Labyrinth | With William Hope | |
| 2006 | Scoop | |
| Twice Upon a Time | ||
| Starter for 10 | ||
| 2007 | Intervention | |
| 2010 | Paris Connections | |
| 2011 | Ironclad | |
| There Be Dragons | ||
| Your Highness | With Mark Anthony Newman, Deobia Oparei, Brian Steele and C. C. Smiff | |
| 2012 | Underworld: Awakening | With Brad Martin |
| St George's Day | ||
| Midnight's Children | ||
| 2013 | Justin and the Knights of Valour | |
| Patrick | ||
| 2014 | Viy | |
| Dracula Untold | ||
| The Imitation Game | ||
| 2015 | Michiel de Ruyter |
Documentary Appearances
Gallery
Dance as the villainous Benedict in Last Action Hero.
External Links
- Charles Dance at the Internet Movie Database
- Charles Dance on Wikipedia