1946-10-10 Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
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.
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Frankenstein | Baron Leopold Frankenstein | 2025-10-17 |
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The First Omen | Father Harris | 2024-04-03 |
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Amanece en Samaná | Noah Blum | 2024-11-08 |
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The Big Fat Quiz of Telly | Self | 2024-08-23 |
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Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters | Narrator | 2024-10-31 |
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Rumours | Edison Wolcott | 2024-07-01 |
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La vague perdue | 2023-10-27 | |
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The Hanging Sun | Jacob | 2022-09-12 |
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Lancaster | Narrator (voice) | 2022-05-27 |
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Portrait of the Queen | 2022-11-22 | |
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Against the Ice | Minister Neergaard | 2022-02-10 |
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The King's Man | Kitchener | 2021-12-22 |
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The Book of Vision | Dr. Johan Anmuth | 2021-07-08 |
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The Magic of the Movies: Behind the Scenes of David Fincher's Mank | Self | 2021-02-27 |
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Mank | William Randolph Hearst | 2020-11-13 |
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Fanny Lye Deliver'd | John Lye | 2019-10-10 |
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Alan Jonah | 2019-05-29 |
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Тайна печати Дракона | Lord Dudley | 2019-08-16 |
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Master Moley by Royal Invitation | Mr. James Moley (voice) | 2019-11-16 |
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Spitfire | Narrator (voice) | 2018-07-20 |
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Happy New Year, Colin Burstead | Uncle Bertie | 2018-10-11 |
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Johnny English Strikes Again | Agent Seven | 2018-09-13 |
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The Muppets Take The O2 | Self | 2018-07-13 |
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Euphoria | Mr. Daren | 2018-02-01 |
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That Good Night | The Visitor | 2017-06-20 |
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Wimbledon Official Film 2017 | Narrator (voice) | 2017-10-23 |
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Mr. Bennet | 2016-02-04 |
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Underworld: Blood Wars | Thomas | 2016-11-24 |
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Despite the Falling Snow | Old Alexander Ivanov | 2016-01-29 |
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Me Before You | Stephen Traynor | 2016-06-01 |
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Ghostbusters | Harold Fillmore | 2016-07-14 |
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Victor Frankenstein | Frankenstein | 2015-11-10 |
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Instruments of Darkness | Duncan | 2015-11-10 |
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Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience | Tywin Lannister | 2015-01-29 |
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Child 44 | Major Grachev | 2015-03-15 |
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Woman in Gold | Sherman | 2015-03-20 |
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Michiel de Ruyter | King Charles II | 2015-01-29 |
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The Imitation Game | Commander Denniston | 2014-11-14 |
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Retrospective | Jonathan Hoyle | 2014-07-14 |
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Вий | Lord Dudley | 2014-01-30 |
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Dracula Untold | Master Vampire | 2014-10-01 |
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Father's Day | Don | 2013-06-12 |
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The Science of Doctor Who | Self | 2013-11-14 |
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Patrick | Doctor Roget | 2013-10-15 |
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Speeches That Shook the World | Self | 2013-11-06 |
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Les reliques du Bouddha | Narrator (voice) | 2013-01-01 |
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Justin and the Knights of Valour | Legantir (voice) | 2013-08-09 |
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St George's Day | Trenchard | 2012-09-07 |
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Underworld: Awakening | Thomas | 2012-01-19 |
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The Mapmaker | Rowan | 2012-09-21 |
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The Door | Thomas Arlington | 2012-10-12 |
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Midnight's Children | William Methwold | 2012-08-31 |
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Ironclad | Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury | 2011-03-03 |
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Your Highness | King Tallious | 2011-04-08 |
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There Be Dragons | Solono | 2011-03-25 |
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Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal | 2011-12-25 | |
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Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion | 2011-12-25 | |
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Paris Connections | Aleksandr Borinski | 2010-09-06 |
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Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-A Healing Heart | 2010-12-25 | |
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The Commuter | The Traffic Warden | 2010-10-26 |
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Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret | 2010-12-25 | |
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The Clerk's Tale | Ralph | 2010-05-20 |
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Dickens' Secret Lover | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2008-06-16 |
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The Contractor | DCS Andrew Windsor | 2007-05-11 |
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | 2007-02-03 |
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Consenting Adults | Jack Wolfenden | 2007-09-04 |
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Intervention | Private Investigator | 2007-01-01 |
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Désaccord Parfait | Battar Master of Ceremonies | 2006-11-08 |
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Scoop | Mr. Malcolm | 2006-07-27 |
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Starter for 10 | Michael Harbinson | 2006-09-13 |
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Titanic: Birth of a Legend | Narrator (voice) | 2005-05-05 |
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Don Bosco | Marchese Clementi | 2004-09-22 |
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Swimming Pool | John Bosload | 2003-05-21 |
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Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' | Self (archive footage) | 2003-12-02 |
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Ali G Indahouse | Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton | 2002-03-21 |
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Black and White | Roderic Chamberlain | 2002-10-31 |
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The Making of 'Gosford Park' | Self (uncredited) | 2002-06-18 |
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Gosford Park | Raymond Stockbridge | 2001-12-26 |
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Alien Evolution | Self / Clemens | 2001-10-12 |
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Jurij | 2001-08-06 | |
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Tmavomodrý svět | Wing Commander Bentley | 2001-05-17 |
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Ralph Nickleby | 2001-04-08 |
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Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes | Sir Henry Carlyle | 2000-01-05 |
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Chrono-Perambulator | James 'Dougie' Douglas | 1999-12-12 |
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Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Frank | 1999-02-12 |
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Hilary and Jackie | Derek Du Pré | 1998-12-30 |
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What Rats Won't Do | Gerald Burton Jr | 1998-07-01 |
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In the Presence of Mine Enemies | Captain Richter | 1997-04-20 |
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The Blood Oranges | Cyril | 1997-09-07 |
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Space Truckers | Nabel / Macanudo | 1996-10-04 |
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Undertow | Lyle Yates | 1996-03-26 |
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Michael Collins | Soames | 1996-10-25 |
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Exquisite Tenderness | Dr. Ed Mittlesbay | 1995-01-13 |
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China Moon | Rupert Munro | 1994-03-04 |
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Kabloonak | Robert Flaherty | 1994-01-01 |
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Desvío al paraíso | Quinn | 1994-08-14 |
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Century | Professor Mandry | 1993-12-31 |
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Last Action Hero | Benedict | 1993-06-18 |
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Alien³ | Clemens | 1992-05-22 |
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La valle di pietra | Surveyor | 1992-01-01 |
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Goldeneye | Ian Fleming | 1989-08-26 |
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First Born | Edward Forester | 1988-10-30 |
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Pascali's Island | Anthony Bowles | 1988-07-22 |
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Out of the Shadows | Michael Hayden | 1988-09-02 |
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White Mischief | Josslyn Hay | 1987-11-10 |
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Good Morning, Babilonia | D.W. Griffith | 1987-05-13 |
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Hidden City | James Richards | 1987-06-24 |
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The Golden Child | Sardo Numspa | 1986-12-12 |
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The McGuffin | Paul Hatcher | 1986-01-12 |
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Plenty | Raymond Brock | 1985-09-20 |
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Rainy Day Women | John Truman | 1984-04-10 |
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Little Eyolf | Borghejm | 1982-07-19 |
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For Your Eyes Only | Claus | 1981-06-24 |
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Dreams of Leaving | Colin | 1980-01-17 |
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Fatal Spring | Siegfried Sassoon | 1980-11-07 |
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Ladies First | ||
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A Patriot | Dr. Hastings | |
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The Liar | Tickford | |
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