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 | 2025-11-25 | |
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Frankenstein | Leopold Frankenstein | 2025-10-17 |
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Creditors | Gustaf | 2025-10-17 |
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Frankenstein | 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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Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters | Narrator | 2024-10-31 |
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The Big Fat Quiz of Telly | Self | 2024-08-23 |
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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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Portrait of the Queen | 2022-11-22 | |
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Against the Ice | Minister Neergaard | 2022-02-10 |
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Lancaster | Narrator (voice) | 2022-05-27 |
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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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Master Moley by Royal Invitation | Mr. James Moley (voice) | 2019-11-16 |
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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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Fanny Lye Deliver'd | John Lye | 2019-10-10 |
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Spitfire | Narrator (voice) | 2018-07-20 |
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Johnny English Strikes Again | Agent Seven | 2018-09-13 |
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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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Euphoria | Mr. Daren | 2018-02-01 |
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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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Despite the Falling Snow | Old Alexander Ivanov | 2016-01-29 |
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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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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | Mr. Bennet | 2016-02-04 |
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Ghostbusters | Harold Fillmore | 2016-07-14 |
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Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience | Tywin Lannister | 2015-01-29 |
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Victor Frankenstein | Frankenstein | 2015-11-10 |
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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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Instruments of Darkness | Duncan | 2015-11-10 |
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Michiel de Ruyter | King Charles II | 2015-01-29 |
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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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Вий | Lord Dudley | 2014-01-30 |
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The Imitation Game | Commander Denniston | 2014-11-14 |
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Les reliques du Bouddha | Narrator (voice) | 2013-01-01 |
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Speeches That Shook the World | Self | 2013-11-06 |
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Justin and the Knights of Valour | Legantir (voice) | 2013-08-09 |
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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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Father's Day | Don | 2013-06-12 |
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The Door | Thomas Arlington | 2012-10-12 |
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St George's Day | Trenchard | 2012-09-07 |
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The Mapmaker | Rowan | 2012-09-21 |
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Underworld: Awakening | Thomas | 2012-01-19 |
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Midnight's Children | William Methwold | 2012-08-31 |
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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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Rosamunde Pilcher: Shades of Love-The Scandal | 2011-12-25 | |
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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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Paris Connections | Aleksandr Borinski | 2010-09-06 |
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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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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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Consenting Adults | Jack Wolfenden | 2007-09-04 |
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The Contractor | DCS Andrew Windsor | 2007-05-11 |
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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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Scoop | Mr. Malcolm | 2006-07-27 |
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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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Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' | Self (archive footage) | 2003-12-02 |
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Swimming Pool | John Bosload | 2003-05-21 |
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The Making of Gosford Park | Self (uncredited) | 2002-06-18 |
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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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Jurij | 2001-08-06 | |
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Alien Evolution | Self / Clemens | 2001-10-12 |
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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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Gosford Park | Raymond Stockbridge | 2001-12-26 |
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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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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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Michael Collins | Soames | 1996-10-25 |
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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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Exquisite Tenderness | Dr. Ed Mittlesbay | 1995-01-13 |
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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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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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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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First Born | Edward Forester | 1988-10-30 |
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Hidden City | James Richards | 1987-06-24 |
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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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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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The Liar | Tickford | |
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На пороге бессмертия: Путешествие в Индию | ||
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Ladies First | ||
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A Patriot | Dr. Hastings |
