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 Bureaucrats and
Villains. Dance was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company for several years in
the 70s, and made a name for himself as a stage actor before moving on to television and film work.
His most famous roles are Guy Perron in
The Jewel in the Crown, Dr. Clemens, the doctor of penitentiary Fury 161 who becomes Ellen Ripley's lover in
Alien³, the one-eyed hitman Mr. Benedict in
Last Action Hero, and Lord Tywin Lannister in the HBO adaptation of
A Game Of Thrones. Among his other roles include appearances in
The Golden Child,
Michael Collins, and
For Your Eyes Only. In 2010, he played Havelock Vetinari in an adaptation of
Terry Pratchett's
Going Postal,
taking the part simply because he was a huge fan of Pratchett's work.
Charles Dance has been happily married, and is a father and a grandfather.
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