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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Wildcat | Frasier Mahoney | 2025-11-19 |
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Creditors | Gustaf | 2025-10-17 |
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Frankenstein | Leopold Frankenstein | 2025-10-17 |
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Rumours | Edison Wolcott | 2024-07-01 |
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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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La vague perdue | 2023-10-27 | |
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Lancaster | Narrator (voice) | 2022-05-27 |
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The Hanging Sun | Jacob | 2022-09-12 |
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Against the Ice | Minister Neergaard | 2022-02-10 |
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Portrait of the Queen | 2022-11-22 | |
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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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The Book Of Vision | Dr. Johan Anmuth | 2021-07-08 |
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The King's Man | Kitchener | 2021-12-22 |
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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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Euphoria | Mr. Daren | 2018-02-01 |
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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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The Muppets Take The O2 | Self | 2018-07-13 |
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Johnny English Strikes Again | Agent Seven | 2018-09-13 |
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Wimbledon Official Film 2017 | Narrator (voice) | 2017-10-23 |
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That Good Night | The Visitor | 2017-06-20 |
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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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Me Before You | Stephen Traynor | 2016-06-01 |
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Despite the Falling Snow | Old Alexander Ivanov | 2016-01-29 |
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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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Woman in Gold | Sherman | 2015-03-20 |
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Michiel de Ruyter | King Charles II | 2015-01-29 |
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Child 44 | Major Grachev | 2015-03-15 |
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Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience | Tywin Lannister | 2015-01-29 |
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Вий | Lord Dudley | 2014-01-30 |
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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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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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Justin and the Knights of Valour | Legantir (voice) | 2013-08-09 |
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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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Patrick | Doctor Roget | 2013-10-15 |
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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 Door | Thomas Arlington | 2012-10-12 |
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Midnight's Children | William Methwold | 2012-08-31 |
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The Mapmaker | Rowan | 2012-09-21 |
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Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Reunion | 2011-12-25 | |
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Your Highness | King Tallious | 2011-04-08 |
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Ironclad | Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury | 2011-03-03 |
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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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The Clerk's Tale | Ralph | 2010-05-20 |
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Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-A Healing Heart | 2010-12-25 | |
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Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-Family Secret | 2010-12-25 | |
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The Commuter | The Traffic Warden | 2010-10-26 |
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Paris Connections | Aleksandr Borinski | 2010-09-06 |
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Dickens' Secret Lover | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2008-06-16 |
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | 2007-02-03 |
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Intervention | Private Investigator | 2007-01-01 |
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The Contractor | DCS Andrew Windsor | 2007-05-11 |
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Consenting Adults | Jack Wolfenden | 2007-09-04 |
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Scoop | Mr. Malcolm | 2006-07-27 |
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Désaccord Parfait | Battar Master of Ceremonies | 2006-11-08 |
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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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Black and White | Roderic Chamberlain | 2002-10-31 |
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Ali G Indahouse | Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton | 2002-03-21 |
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The Making of Gosford Park | Self (uncredited) | 2002-06-18 |
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Jurij | 2001-08-06 | |
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Ralph Nickleby | 2001-04-08 |
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Alien Evolution | Self / Clemens | 2001-10-12 |
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Gosford Park | Raymond Stockbridge | 2001-12-26 |
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Tmavomodrý svět | Wing Commander Bentley | 2001-05-17 |
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Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes | Sir Henry Carlyle | 2000-01-05 |
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Don't Go Breaking My Heart | Frank | 1999-02-12 |
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Chrono-Perambulator | James 'Dougie' Douglas | 1999-12-12 |
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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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The Blood Oranges | Cyril | 1997-09-07 |
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In the Presence of Mine Enemies | Captain Richter | 1997-04-20 |
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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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Desvío al paraíso | Quinn | 1994-08-14 |
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Kabloonak | Robert Flaherty | 1994-01-01 |
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China Moon | Rupert Munro | 1994-03-04 |
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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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Hidden City | James Richards | 1987-06-24 |
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Good Morning, Babilonia | D.W. Griffith | 1987-05-13 |
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White Mischief | Josslyn Hay | 1987-11-10 |
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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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Fatal Spring | Siegfried Sassoon | 1980-11-07 |
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Dreams of Leaving | Colin | 1980-01-17 |
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На пороге бессмертия: Путешествие в Индию | ||
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A Patriot | Dr. Hastings | |
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Ladies First | ||
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The Liar | Tickford |
