Charles Dance
Charles Dance | |
|---|---|
 Dance in July 2012 | |
| Born | Walter Charles Dance 10 October 1946 Redditch,Worcestershire,England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Spouse |
Joanna Haythorn
(m.1970;div.2004) |
| Children | 3 |
Walter Charles DanceOBE(born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters and villains. Dance started his career on stage with theRoyal Shakespeare Company(RSC) before appearing in film and television. For his services to drama he was appointed anOfficer of the Order of the British Empire(OBE) byQueen Elizabeth IIin 2006.[1]
He made his feature film debut in theJames BondfilmFor Your Eyes Only(1981). He since acted in a string of critically acclaimed period films such asMichael Collins(1996),Gosford Park(2001),The Imitation Game(2014),Mank(2020), andThe King's Man(2021). He has also appeared in the filmsThe Golden Child(1986),Alien 3(1992),Last Action Hero(1993),Dracula Untold(2014), andGodzilla: King of the Monsters(2019). He made his directorial film debut with the drama filmLadies in Lavender(2004), which he also wrote and executive produced.
On television, Dance played Guy Perron inThe Jewel in the Crown(1984), Mr Tulkinghorn inBleak House(2005),Tywin LannisterinGame of Thrones(2011–2015), andLord Mountbattenin the third and fourth seasons ofThe Crown(2019–2020). For his role inThe Crown,he was nominated for aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
Early life
[edit]Walter Charles Dance was born inRedditch,Worcestershire,on 10 October 1946, the younger son of Eleanor Marion (néePerks; 1911–1984), a cook, and Walter Dance (1874–1949), an electrical engineer who served as asergeantin the 2nd Regular Battalion of theRoyal Fusiliersduring theSecond Boer War(having previously served in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion) and who was in his 70s when his younger son was born.[2][3]By his father's previous marriage, Dance had two older half-sisters, Norah (1898–1993) and Mary (1903–1908).[4]On his maternal side, he also has an elder half-brother, Michael (born 1936).[5]
During filming of an episode for the genealogical seriesWho Do You Think You Are?in 2016, Dance discovered that his mother had Belgian ancestry, which traced back to the city ofSpa.His immigrant ancestor Charles François Futvoye (1777–1847) had been a pioneer in the art ofjapanningduring the early half of the 19th century.[4]Growing up inPlymouth,Dance attended the now-defunct Widey Technical School for Boys (then known as Widey High School) inCrownhill.[6]He later attendedArts University Plymouthand Leicester College of Arts (now known asDe Montfort University), where he studied graphic design and photography.[7]
Career
[edit]
Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)
[edit]Dance was a member of theRoyal Shakespeare Companyduring the mid-to-late 1970s and was in many of their productions in London andStratford-upon-Avon.Later he returned to the RSC to take the title role inCoriolanusat Stratford-upon-Avon andNewcastlein 1989, and at theBarbican Theatrein 1990. He received rave reviews and aCritics' CircleBest Actor award for his performance asC. S. LewisinWilliam Nicholson'sShadowlands,in the 2007 stage revival.[8]
Television and film
[edit]Dance made his screen debut in 1974, in the ITV seriesFather Brownas Commandant Neil O'Brien in "The Secret Garden". Other small parts followed, including a 1983 cameo as aSouth Africanassassin inThe Professionals,but his big break came the following year when he played Guy Perron inThe Jewel in the Crown(Granada Television, Christopher Morahan 1984), an adaptation ofPaul Scott's novels that also made stars ofGeraldine JamesandArt Malik.Dance made one of his earliest big-screen appearances in the 1981James BondfilmFor Your Eyes Onlyas evil henchman Claus. Though he turned down the opportunity to screen test for the James Bond role,[9]in 1989 he played Bond creatorIan FleminginAnglia Television's dramatised biography directed byDon Boyd,Goldeneye(the name ofFleming's estate in Jamaicaand a title later used for aJames Bondfilm).
He has also starred in many other British television dramas such asEdward the Seventh(asPrince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale,Edward VII's oldest son, and heir to the throne),Murder Rooms,Randall and Hopkirk,Rebecca,The Phantom of the Opera,FingersmithandBleak House(for which he received anEmmynomination forOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie). He was name-checked in the British comedy seriesAbsolutely Fabulous,as being slated to play the title character inThe Life of Jesus Christ 2,which was filming inMoroccoat the same time as the main characters of the series were there for a photo shoot. He also played Guy Spencer, the pro-Hitlerpropagandist, in the second instalment ofFoyle's War,and had an ongoing role as Dr. Maltravers in the ITV dramaTrinity.[10]
Dance made a guest appearance on the BBC drama seriesMerlinas the Witchfinder Aredian,[11]and as a vainglorious version of himself in the third series ofJam & Jerusalem.He playedLord Vetinariin the 2010 Sky adaptation ofTerry Pratchett's Going Postal,and theRussian oligarchAleksandr Borinski inParis Connections.[12]He played the role ofTywin LannisterinHBO'sGame of Thrones,based on theA Song of Ice and Firenovels byGeorge R. R. Martin.Dance was wooed for the role by the producers while filmingYour HighnessinBelfast.[13]Dance also played Conrad Knox on the British television seriesStrike Back: Vengeanceas the primary villain in the series.[14]
On 30 June 2013, Dance appeared with other celebrities in an episode of the BBC'sTop Gearas a "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" for the debut of theVauxhall Astra.[15]In summer 2018, Dance narrated a documentary entitledSpitfire,which featured the legendary Supermarine Spitfire and recounted the efforts of the RAF pilots who flew them during the Second World War.
In 2019, he played an antagonist inGodzilla: King of the Monstersand appeared asLord Mountbattenin series 3 ofThe Crownin the same year.
In 2020, Dance portrayedWilliam Randolph HearstinDavid Fincher'sMank,co-starring alongsideGary OldmanandAmanda Seyfried.[16]
In January 2021, Dance was cast in theNetflixadaptation ofThe Sandman.[17]
Screenwriting and directing
[edit]Dance's debut film as a screenwriter and director wasLadies in Lavender(2004), which starredJudi DenchandMaggie Smith.In 2009, he directed his own adaptation ofAlice Thomas Ellis'sThe Inn at the Edge of the World.
Personal life
[edit]Dance lives innorth London.He married Joanna Haythorn in 1970, and they had a son named Oliver (born 1974) and a daughter named Rebecca (born 1980) before divorcing in 2004.[18][19]He later dated Eleanor Boorman from 2008 to 2012, and they had a daughter named Rose (born 2012).[20]
Political views
[edit]Dance has described his political views as "very left-of-centre"[21]and "a bit left of centre-left". He supported the UK remaining in theEuropean Unionin the run-up to the2016 EU referendum,and expressed his wish for the country to be closer to Europe to avoid "being a little satellite of America".[22]In a 2020 interview with theFinancial Times,he feltNHSworkers were not being offered a decent enough pay rise and calledBoris Johnsona "bumbling buffoon".[23]
In light of theIsrael–Hamas war,Dance was one of over two thousand to sign an Artists for Palestine letter calling for a ceasefire and accusing western governments of "not only tolerating war crimes but aiding and abetting them."[24]Dance contributed to a video published by the Palestine Festival of Literature in support of South Africa'slegal motionaccusing Israel of genocide at theInternational Court of Justice(ICJ).[25]
Honours
[edit]Dance was appointed anOfficer of the Order of the British Empire(OBE) on 17 June 2006.[26]
Acting credits
[edit]Film
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | For Your Eyes Only | Claus | |
| 1985 | Plenty | Raymond Brock | |
| 1986 | The Golden Child | Sardo Numspa | |
| 1987 | White Mischief | Josslyn Hay | |
| Good Morning, Babylon | D. W. Griffith | ||
| Hidden City | James Richards | ||
| 1988 | Pascali's Island | Anthony Bowles | |
| 1992 | Alien 3 | Jonathan Clemens | |
| Kalkstein | Surveyor | ||
| 1993 | Last Action Hero | Mr. Benedict | |
| Century | Professor Mandry | ||
| 1994 | China Moon | Rupert Munro | |
| Kabloonak | Robert J. Flaherty | Paris Film Festival Award for Best Actor | |
| Shortcut to Paradise | Quinn | ||
| 1995 | The Surgeon | Dr. Ed Mittlesbay | |
| 1996 | Space Truckers | Nabel / Macanudo | |
| Michael Collins | Soames | ||
| 1997 | The Blood Oranges | Cyril | |
| 1998 | What Rats Won't Do | Gerald | |
| Hilary and Jackie | Derek Du Pré | ||
| 1999 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Frank | |
| 2001 | Gosford Park | Raymond Stockbridge | |
| Jurij | Padre di Jurij | ||
| Dark Blue World | Wing Commander Bentley | ||
| 2002 | Black and White | Roderic Chamberlain | |
| Ali G Indahouse | David Carlton | ||
| 2003 | Swimming Pool | John Bosload | |
| Labyrinth | Charles Lushington | ||
| City and Crimes | Cox William | ||
| Ladies in Lavender | Director, writer and executive producer only | ||
| 2006 | Dolls | Narrator | Voice; short film |
| Scoop | Mr. Malcolm | ||
| Twice Upon a Time | Master of Ceremonies | ||
| Starter for 10 | Michael Harbinson | ||
| 2007 | The Contractor | DCS Andrew Windsor | Direct-to-DVD |
| Intervention | Private Investigator | ||
| 2010 | Paris Connections | Aleksandr Borinski | |
| The Commuter | Traffic Warden | Short film | |
| 2011 | Ironclad | Archbishop Langton | |
| Your Highness | King Tallious | ||
| There Be Dragons | Monsignor Solano | ||
| 2012 | Midnight's Children | William Methwold | |
| Underworld: Awakening | Thomas | ||
| St George's Day | Trenchard | ||
| 2013 | Patrick | Doctor Roget | |
| Justin and the Knights of Valour | Legantir | Voice | |
| 2014 | Viy | Lord Dudley | Credited by his name in‹See Tfd›Russian:Чарльз Дэнс,romanized:Charlz Dens |
| Dracula Untold | Master Vampire | ||
| The Imitation Game | Commander Alastair Denniston | ||
| 2015 | Victor Frankenstein | Baron Frankenstein | |
| Michiel de Ruyter | Charles II | ||
| Woman in Gold | Sherman | ||
| Child 44 | Major Grachev | ||
| 2016 | Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Mr. Bennet | |
| Me Before You | Stephen Traynor | ||
| Ghostbusters | Harold Filmore | ||
| Despite the Falling Snow | Old Alexander | ||
| Underworld: Blood Wars | Thomas | ||
| 2017 | Euphoria | Mr. Daren | |
| That Good Night | The Visitor | ||
| 2018 | Johnny English Strikes Again | Agent Seven | Cameo |
| 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 | |
| Mank | William Randolph Hearst | [16] | |
| 2021 | The King's Man | Lord Kitchener | [27] |
| 2022 | Against the Ice | Neergaard | |
| Lancaster | Narrator | ||
| The Hanging Sun | Jacob | ||
| 2024 | The First Omen | Father Harris | Cameo |
| Rumours† | TBA | Post-production | |
| TBA | The Liar†[citation needed] | Tickford | |
| Frankenstein† |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Father Brown | Commandant Neil O'Brien | Episode: "The Secret Garden" |
| The Inheritors | Simon Leadbetter | Episode: "Fathers and Sons" | |
| 1975 | Edward the Seventh | Prince Eddy | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | Raffles | Teddy Garland | Episode: "Mr. Justice Raffles" |
| 1980, 1984 | Play for Today | Colin / Captain John Truman | 2 episodes |
| 1982 | Nancy Astor | Edward Hartford-Jones | Episode: "Guest for the Weekend" |
| 1983 | The Professionals | Parker | Episode: "The Ojuka Situation" |
| The Last Day | Alan | Television | |
| 1984 | The Jewel in the Crown | Guy Perron | 5 episodes |
| The Secret Servant | Harry Maxim | Mini-series | |
| 1985 | Time for Murder | James Latimer | Episode: "This Lightning Always Strikes Twice" |
| 1987 | Out on a Limb | Gerry Stamford | 2 episodes |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Robert Smythe | Episode: "Skeleton in the Cupboard" | |
| 1988 | First Born | Edward Forester | 3 episodes |
| Out of the Shadows | Michael Hayden | Television film | |
| 1989 | Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming | Ian Fleming | 2 episodes |
| Mission: Impossible | Prime Minister | Episode: "Command Performance" | |
| 1990 | The Phantom of the Opera | Erik/The Phantom | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Undertow | Lyle Yates | Television film |
| 1997 | Rebecca | Maxim de Winter | 2 episodes |
| In the Presence of Mine Enemies | Captain Richter | Television film | |
| 1999 | Chrono-Perambulator | James "Dougie" Douglas | Television short |
| 2000 | The Real Spartacus | Narrator | |
| Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes | Sir Henry Carlyle | Episode: "The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes" | |
| A History of Britain | Winston Churchill(voice) | Episode: "The Two Winstons" | |
| Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) | Kenneth Crisby | Episode: "Drop Dead" | |
| 2001 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Ralph Nickleby | Television film |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Guy Spencer | Episode: "The White Feather" |
| Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future | Col. Simon Lasker (voice) | Episode: "Pilot of the Future" | |
| 2003 | Henry VIII | Duke of Buckingham | Television film |
| Trial & Retribution | Greg Harwood | Television film | |
| Looking for Victoria | Charles Greville | Television film | |
| 2004 | When Hitler Invaded Britain | Narrator | Documentary |
| Saint John Bosco: Mission to Love | Marquis Clementi | Television film | |
| 2005 | Fingersmith | Mr. Lilly | 2 episodes |
| Bleak House | Mr. Tulkinghorn | 12 episodes | |
| To the Ends of the Earth | Sir Henry Somerset | Episode: "Close Quarters" | |
| Last Rights | Richard Wheeler | 3 episodes | |
| Titanic: Birth of a Legend | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2006 | Marple: By the Pricking of My Thumbs | Septimus Bligh | Episode: "By the Pricking of My Thumbs" |
| 2007 | Fallen Angel | David Byfield | 3 episodes |
| Consenting Adults | John Wolfenden | Television film | |
| 2009 | Merlin | Aredian | Episode: "The Witchfinder" |
| Trinity | Dr. Edmund Maltravers | 8 episodes | |
| 2010 | Going Postal | Havelock Vetinari | 2 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of Love | Edmund Aird | 4 episodes |
| 2011–2015 | Game of Thrones | Tywin Lannister | 27 episodes |
| 2011 | Neverland | Dr. Richard Fludd | Episode: "Part 1" |
| 2012 | Secret State | John Hodder | 4 episodes |
| Strike Back: Vengeance | Conrad Knox | 10 episodes | |
| 2013 | Bones of the Buddha | Narrator | Documentary |
| 2014 | The Great Fire | Lord Denton | 4 episodes |
| 2015 | Childhood's End | Karellen | 3 episodes |
| Deadline Gallipoli | General Ian Hamilton | 2 episodes | |
| And Then There Were None | Justice Lawrence Wargrave | 3 episodes | |
| 2018 | The Woman in White | Mr. Fredrick Fairlie | 4 episodes |
| Hang Ups | Jeremy Pitt | 4 episodes | |
| The Little Drummer Girl | Commander Picton | 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | The Widow | Martin Benson | 7 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | The Crown | Louis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma | Main role (Seasons 3–4) 5 episodes |
| 2020 | The Singapore Grip | Mr. Webb | Episode: "Singapore for Beginners" |
| 2020–2022 | Rise of Empires: Ottoman | Narrator | 12 episodes |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Roderick Burgess | Episode: "Sleep of the Just" |
| The Serpent Queen | Pope Clement VII | 2 episodes | |
| This England | Max Hastings | Episode #1.1 | |
| 2023 | Rabbit Hole | Ben Wilson | 8 episodes |
| TBA | Washington Black | James Wilde | Upcoming miniseries |
| TBA | The Day of the Jackal | Timothy Winthorp | Upcoming miniseries |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Emperor Emhyr var Emreis | English Dub | [28][29] |
| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Godfrey The Butler | "Dead of the Night" Zombies Map | [30][31] |
Audiobooks
[edit]| Year | Title | Author | Voice role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Fourth Protocol | Frederick Forsyth | Narrator | [32] |
Podcasts
[edit]| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hindsight | Narrator | An Al Jazeera Podcast | [33] |
Stage
[edit]- Toad of Toad Hallas Badger (1971)
- The Beggar's Operaas Wat Dreary (Chichester Festival Theatre,1972)
- The Taming of the Shrewas Philip (Chichester, 1972)
- Three Sistersas Soliony (Greenwich Theatre,1973)
- Hans Kohlhausas Meissen (Greenwich, 1973)
- Born Yesterdayas Hotel Manager (Greenwich, 1973)
- Saint Joanas Baudricourt (Oxford Festival, 1974)
- The Sleeping Beautyas Prince (1974)
- Travestiesas Henry Carr (Leeds Playhouse, 1977)
- Hamletas Fortinbras / Reynaldo / Player (RSCThe Other Place1975;The Roundhouse,1976)
- Perkin Warbeckas Hialas / Astley / Spanish Ambassador (RSC The Other Place, 1975)
- Richard IIIas Catesby / Murderer (RSC The Other Place, 1975)
- Henry Vas Henry V (RSC Glasgow and New York, 1975)
- Henry IV, Part OneandHenry IV, Part Twoas Prince John of Lancaster (RSCStratford,1975;Aldwych Theatre,1976)
- As You Like Itas Oliver (RSC Stratford, 1977; Aldwych, 1978)
- Henry Vas Scroop / Williams (RSC Stratford, 1977)
- Henry VI, Part 2as Buckingham (RSC Stratford, 1977; Aldwych, 1978)
- The Jail Diary of Albie Sachsas Whistling Guard / Freeman (RSCDonmar Warehouse,1978; The Other Place, 1979)
- Coriolanusas Volscian Lieutenant (RSC Stratford, 1977)
- Coriolanusas Tullus Aufidius (Aldwych, 1978 and 1979)
- The Women Piratesas Blackie / Vosquin (RSC Aldwych, 1978)
- The Changelingas Tomazo (RSC Aldwych, 1978)
- Irma la Douceas Nestor (Shaftesbury Theatre,1979)
- The Heiressas Morris Townsend (1980)
- Turning Overas Frank (Bush Theatre,1983)
- Coriolanusas Coriolanus (RSC Stratford andNewcastle upon Tyne,1989;Barbican Theatre,1990)
- Three Sistersas Vershinin (Birmingham Rep, 1998)
- Goodas John Halder (Donmar Warehouse, 1999)
- Long Day's Journey into Nightas James Tyrone (Lyric Theatre,2000)
- The Play What I Wroteas a guest star (Wyndham's Theatre,2001–2002) and (Theatre Royal, Bath,2022)
- Celebrationas Richard (Gate Theatre,Dublin;Albery Theatre,2005)
- The Exonerated(Riverside Studios,Hammersmith,London, 2006)
- Eh Joeas Joe (Parade Theatre, Sydney, 2006)
- ShadowlandsasC. S. Lewis(Wyndham's Theatre, 2007 and Novello Theatre 2007–2008)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Organizations | Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA TV Awards | 1985 | Best Actor | The Jewel in the Crown | Nominated | [34] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2002 | Best Acting Ensemble | Gosford Park | Won | [35] |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | 2006 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Bleak House | Nominated | [36] |
| 2018 | Outstanding Narrator | Savage Kingdom | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Nominated | ||||
| 2021 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | The Crown | Nominated | ||
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2002 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Gosford Park | Won | [37] |
| 2014 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Game of Thrones | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | The Imitation Game | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | The Crown | Won |
References
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Further reading
[edit]- Who's Who in the Theatre,16th/17th editions, edited by Ian Herbert, Pitman/Gale 1977/1981
- Theatre Recordand Theatre Record Indexes
- Halliwell's Who's Who in the MoviesFourth edition by John Walker, HarperCollins 2006ISBN978-0-00-716957-3
- Charles Dance's own CVs in various theatre programmes
External links
[edit]
- 1946 births
- Living people
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors
- Alumni of De Montfort University
- Alumni of the Plymouth College of Art
- Audiobook narrators
- Critics' Circle Theatre Award winners
- English male film actors
- English male Shakespearean actors
- English male stage actors
- English male television actors
- English people of Belgian descent
- Male actors from Plymouth, Devon
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- People from Redditch
- Royal Shakespeare Company members