Charles Dance
Charles Dance was born in Redditch, Worcestershire, England. He is an English Actor, Screenwriter, and Film director. Check below for more details about Charles Dance. This page will put a light upon the bio, wiki, age, birthday, family details, affairs, friends, Relationship, height, weight, Education, Family, Age, Birth Place, Birth Date, and more.
Charles Dance born 10 October 1946 is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Some of his highest-profile roles are Tywin Lannister in HBO’s Game of Thrones (2011–2015), Karellen in Syfy’s Childhood’s End (2015), Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Sardo Numspa in The Golden Child (1986), Dr. Jonathan Clemens in Alien 3 (1992), Benedict in Last Action Hero (1993), the Master Vampire in Dracula Untold (2014), Lord Havelock Vetinari in Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal (2010), Alastair Denniston in The Imitation Game (2014), and Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015).
Charles Dance Television and Movie Career:
In 1974, Charles made his debut in the ITV series ‘Father Brown’. He portrayed the character of Commandant Neil O’Brien in the episode ‘The Secret Garden’. During the seventies, he worked for Royal Shakespeare Company’s productions in London and Stratford-upon-Avon. One of his major appearances was as an evil henchman Claus in James Bond’s ‘For Your Eyes Only’ in 1981. After this major role, he went on to do small roles like that of a South African assassin in ‘The Professionals’ (1983).In 1984, he got a big break in Christopher Morahan’s ‘The Jewel in the Crown’ made for Granada Television, where he played the role of Guy Perron. The film was an adaptation of Paul Scott’s monumental tetralogy, ‘Raj Quartet’.
In 1989, he played another impactful role of Bond creator Ian Fleming in Dan Boyd’s ‘Goldeneye’.In 1989-1990, he essayed the title role in ‘Coriolanus’ with Royal Shakespeare Company which opened at Stratford-upon-Avon, Newcastle, and the Barbican Theatre. He also enacted the role of C. S. Lewis in the 2007 stage revival of William Nicholson’s ‘Shadowlands. In 2010, he portrayed Aleksandr Borinski in ‘Paris Connections’ and Havelock Vetinari in Terry Pratchett’s ‘Going Postal’. His movie ‘Your Highness’ was released in the following year. He continued gaining popularity with his roles of Tywin Lannister (2011-2015) in HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’, Guy Spencer in the second instalment of ‘Foyle’s War’ (2002), Dr. Maltravers in the ITV drama ‘Trinity’ (2009), Witchfinder Aredian in the BBC drama series ‘Merlin’ (2009), self -representation in the third series of ‘Jam & Jerusalem’ (Series Three:3), Conrad Knox in ‘Strike Back: Vengeance’ and Lord Mountbatten in Netflix’s ‘The Crown’.
He has performed in many British small screen dramas like ‘Edward the Seventh’, ‘Murder Rooms’, ‘The Phantom of the Opera’, ‘Rebecca’, ‘Fingersmith’ and ‘Bleak House’.He appeared in an episode of the BBC’s Top Gear showcasing the debut of the Vauxhall Astra in June 2013. He gave voice to the characters Emperor Emhyr var Emreis and the butler Godfrey in the video games ‘The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’ (2015) and ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 4’ (2018) respectively. He also gave the narrations in ‘Spitfire’, a 2018 documentary on the efforts of the RAF pilots who flew the legendary Supermarine Spitfire during the Second World War, ‘Words of the Titanic’ a 2012 documentary about 1912 sinking of ship Titanic and Nat Geo Wild’s global miniseries event ‘Savage Kingdom’ (2016-2017).
He also tried his hands at both writing and direction: in the movie ‘Ladies in Lavender’ (2004) and indirection in an adaptation of ‘The Inn at the Edge of the World’ (2009) authored by Alice Thomas Ellis. He is scheduled to act in Dougherty’s ‘Godzilla: King of the Monsters’ which will be released in mid-2019. Another upcoming project of his is ‘The Widow’, an Amazon Prime Video’s original series, starring Kate Beckinsale and will premiere in March 2019. He will appear as a guest speaker on 17 March 2019, in ‘Sunday Encounters at the Haymarket’, an upcoming series of conversations, to be held at Theatre Royal Haymarket. In 2020, Dance portrayed William Randolph Hearst in David Fincher’s Mank, co-starring alongside Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried. In 2021, Dance was cast in the Netflix adaptation of The Sandman.
Charles Dance Family:
Charles is the son of Eleanor Marion, a cook, and Walter Dance, an electrical engineer, who had served as a sergeant in the 2nd Regular Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) during the Second Boer War in South Africa . Dance had two older half-sisters, Norah and Mary from his father’s previous marriage. Dance married Joanna Haythorn in 1970. They have two children, Oliver Matthew and Rebecca. Haythorn and Dance divorced in 2004. In 2012, Dance and his partner Eleanor Boorman had a daughter, Rose Boorman.
Charles Dance Education:
Dance Growing up in Plymouth, Devon, Dance attended Widey Technical School for Boys (it was closed in 1988, then known as Widey High School) in Crownhill. He later attended Plymouth College of Art and the Leicester College of Arts (now known as De Montfort University), where he studied graphic design and photography.
Charles Dance Movies List:
Year | Movies | Character |
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2001 | Gosford Park | Raymond Stockbridge |
Jurij | Padre di Jurij | |
2002 | Black and White | Roderic Chamberlain |
2003 | Swimming Pool | John Bosload |
2003 | Labyrinth | Charles Lushington |
2006 | Dolls | Narrator |
2007 | The Contractor | DCS Andrew Windsor |
Intervention | Private Investigator | |
2010 | Paris Connections | Aleksandr Borinski |
The Commuter | Traffic Warden | Short film |
2011 | Ironclad | Archbishop Langton |
2012 | Midnight’s Children | William Methwold |
2013 | Patrick | Doctor Roget |
2014 | Viy | Lord Dudley |
2015 | Victor Frankenstein | Frankenstein |
2016 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Mr. Bennet |
2016 | Me Before You | Stephen Traynor |
2017 | Euphoria | Mr. Daren |
That Good Night | The Visitor | |
2018 | Johnny English Strikes Again | Agent Seven |
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead | Bertie | |
2019 | Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Alan Jonah |
Viy 2: Journey to China | Lord Dudley | |
Fanny Lye Deliver’d | John Lye | |
2020 | The Book of Vision | Johan Anmuth |
Charles Dance Upcoming Movies in 2021:
- MANK
- The King’s Man
The Mank movie is directed by David Fincher and is about to release on 13 November 2021. The King’s Man movie is directed by Matthew Vaughn is about to release on 22 December 2021.
Charles Dance Net Worth:
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Gender | Male |
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Nationality | British |
Profession | Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
Wife | Joanna Haythorn |
Partner | Sophia Myles (2004-2005) |
Children | Oliver Dance, Rebecca Dance, Rose Boorman |
Father | Walter Dance |
Mother | Eleanor Marion |
Age | 74 |
Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Debut TV Series | HBO’s Game of Thrones |
Height | 6 ft 3 inch |
Weight | 85 kg |
Hair Colour | Brown |