History Creator / CharlesDance

* 1989 ''Goldeneye'' (a TV movie, not the [[Film/{{Goldeneye film]]) as Creator/IanFleming

He makes everything he is in better; if the production as a whole is not good, his performance will be.

He also played Dr. Clemens, the doctor of penitentiary Fury 161 who becomes Ellen Ripley's lover in ''Film/{{Alien 3}}'' and the one-eyed hitman Mr. Benedict in ''Film/LastActionHero''. Among his other roles include appearances in ''Film/TheGoldenChild'', ''Film/MichaelCollins'', and ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''. In 2010, he played Havelock Vetinari in an adaptation of Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Discworld/GoingPostal'', [[JustForFun/OneOfUs taking the part simply because he was a huge fan of Pratchett's work]]. He also had a guest spot in ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'', playing Aredian the Witch Finder, considered one of the show's best [[MonsterOfTheWeek One-Shot Villains]]. Once a year, he makes an appearance on the celebrity quiz "Big Fat Quiz of the Year" in which he reads a trashy celebrity biography with [[TheComicallySerious the utmost dignity]], the panel members having to guess the identity of the author. It is almost undoubtedly the best part of the show.

* 2010 ''Discworld/GoingPostal'' as Lord Vetinari

He also played Dr. Clemens, the doctor of penitentiary Fury 161 who becomes Ellen Ripley's lover in ''Film/{{Alien 3}}'' and the one-eyed hitman Mr. Benedict in ''Film/LastActionHero''. Among his other roles include appearances in ''Film/TheGoldenChild'', ''Film/MichaelCollins'', and ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''. In 2010, he played Havelock Vetinari in an adaptation of Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Discworld/GoingPostal'', [[JustForFun/OneOfUs taking the part simply because he was a huge fan of Pratchett's work]]. He also had a guest spot in ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'', playing Aredian the Witch Finder, considered one of the show's best [[MonsterOfTheWeek One-Shot Villains]].

* 2019 ''Series/TheCrown'' as Louis Mountbatten

* 2020 ''Film/TheKingsMan''

* 2020 ''[[Film/{{Kingsman}} The King's Man]]''

* 2019 ''Film/{{Godzilla King of the Monsters|2019}}'' as Alan Jonah
* 2020 ''Film/KingsmanTheGreatGame''

* 2019 ''Film/{{Godzilla King of the Monsters|2019}}'' as Jonah Alan

* 2019 ''Film/{{Godzilla King of the Monsters|2019}}''

* 2015 ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' as Emperor Emhyr var Emreis

He also played Dr. Clemens, the doctor of penitentiary Fury 161 who becomes Ellen Ripley's lover in ''Film/{{Alien 3}}'' and the one-eyed hitman Mr. Benedict in ''Film/LastActionHero''. Among his other roles include appearances in ''Film/TheGoldenChild'', ''Film/MichaelCollins'', and ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''. In 2010, he played Havelock Vetinari in an adaptation of Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Discworld/GoingPostal'', [[OneOfUs taking the part simply because he was a huge fan of Pratchett's work]]. He also had a guest spot in ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'', playing Aredian the Witch Finder, considered one of the show's best [[MonsterOfTheWeek One-Shot Villains]].

He [[SugarWiki/RuleOfSeanConnery makes everything he is in better; if the production as a whole is not good, his performance will be]].

* 2019 ''Film/{{Godzilla King of the Monsters|2019}}'' as Jonah Alan

* 2015 ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'' as Judge Lawrence Wargrave

* 2019 ''Film/{{Godzilla King of the Monsters|2019}}'' as Edwyn Dyer

* 1990 ''Series/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' as the titular character

* 2015 ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'' as Judge Lawrence Wargrave

* 1981 Film/ForYourEyesOnly as Claus
* 1986 Film/TheGoldenChild as Sardo Numspa
* 1992 Film/{{Alien 3}} as Dr. Jonathan Clemens
* 1993 Film/LastActionHero as Benedict
* 1996 Film/MichaelCollins as Soames
* 1996 Film/SpaceTruckers as Nabel/Macanudo
* 2001 Film/GosfordPark as Lord Raymond Stockbridge
* 2002 Film/AliGIndahouse as David Carlton
* 2006 Film/{{Scoop}} as Mr. Malcolm
* 2006 Film/StarterForTen as Michael Harbinson
* 2011 Film/YourHighness as King Tallious
* 2012 Film/UnderworldAwakening as Thomas
* 2013 Film/{{Patrick}} as Doctor Roget
* 2014 Film/TheImitationGame as Commander Denniston
* 2014 Film/DraculaUntold as Master Vampire
* 2015 Film/MichielDeRuyter as ''UsefulNotes/CharlesII''
* 2015 Film/WomanInGold as Sherman
* 2015 Film/{{Child 44}} as Major Grachev

* 1984 Series/TheJewelInTheCrown as Guy Perron
* 1984 Series/TheSecretServant as Harry Maxim
* 1990 Series/ThePhantomOfTheOpera as the titular character
* 2005 Literature/BleakHouse as Mr. Tulkinghorn
* 2009 Series/{{Merlin|2008}} as Aredian
* 2010 Discworld/GoingPostal as Lord Vetinari
* 2011 Series/{{Neverland}} as Dr. Richard Fludd
* 2012 Series/StrikeBack as Conrad Knox
* 2014 Series/TheGreatFire as Lord Denton
* 2011-2015 Series/GameOfThrones as Lord Tywin Lannister
* 2015 Literature/AndThenThereWereNone as Judge Lawrence Wargrave

'''Walter Charles Dance''', OBE, was born on October 10, 1946 in Redditch, Worcestershire, England. He's an an actor, director, and screenwriter who is most frequently seen playing {{Obstructive Bureaucrat}}s , {{Villains}} and overall authoritative figures. Dance was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for several years in [[TheSeventies the 70s]], and made a name for himself as a stage actor before moving on to television and film work. His big break came when he was cast as Guy Perron in Granada Television's acclaimed mini-series ''The Jewel in the Crown'', but he's more known to international audiences for playing [[EvilOldFolks Lord Tywin Lannister]] in ''Series/GameOfThrones''.

He also played Dr. Clemens, the doctor of penitentiary Fury 161 who becomes Ellen Ripley's lover in ''Film/{{Alien 3}}'' and the one-eyed hitman Mr. Benedict in ''Film/LastActionHero''. Among his other roles include appearances in ''Film/TheGoldenChild'', ''Film/MichaelCollins'', and ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''. In 2010, he played Havelock Vetinari in an adaptation of Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Discworld/GoingPostal'', [[OneOfUs taking the part simply because he was a huge fan of Pratchett's work]]. He also had a guest spot in ''Series/{{Merlin}}'', playing Aredian the Witch Finder, considered one of the show's best [[MonsterOfTheWeek One-Shot Villains]].

* 2009 Series/{{Merlin}} as Aredian