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English actor (born 1946)
the contemporary English actor

Walter Charles Dance (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters and villains. Dance 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 feature film debut in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981). He since acted in a string of critically acclaimed period films such as Michael Collins (1996), Gosford Park (2001), The Imitation Game (2014), Mank (2020), and The King's Man (2021). He has also appeared in the films The Golden Child (1986), Alien 3 (1992), Last Action Hero (1993), Dracula Untold (2014), and Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). He made his directorial film debut with the drama film Ladies in Lavender (2004), which he also wrote and executive produced. On television, Dance played Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Mr Tulkinghorn in Bleak House (2005), Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones (2011–2015), and Lord Mountbatten in the third and fourth seasons of The Crown (2019–2020). For his role in The Crown, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

Walter Charles Dance was born in Redditch, Worcestershire, on 10 October 1946, the younger son of Eleanor Marion ( Perks; 1911–1984), a cook, and Walter Dance (1874–1949), an electrical engineer who served as a sergeant in the 2nd Regular Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers during the Second Boer War (having previously served in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion) and who was in his 70s when his younger son was born. By his father's previous marriage, Dance had two older half sisters, Norah (1898–1993) and Mary (1903–1908). On his maternal side, he also has an elder half brother, Michael (born 1936). During filming of an episode for the genealogical series Who Do You Think You Are? in 2016, Dance discovered that his mother had Belgian ancestry, which traced back to the city of Spa. His immigrant ancestor Charles François Futvoye (1777–1847) had been a pioneer in the art of Japanning during the early half of the 19th century. He later attended Arts University Plymouth and De Montfort University (then known as the Leicester College of Arts), where he studied graphic design and photography.

Dance was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company during the mid to late 1970s and was in many of their productions in London and Stratford upon Avon. Later he returned to the RSC to take the title role in Coriolanus at Stratford upon Avon and Newcastle in 1989, and at the Barbican Theatre in 1990. He received rave reviews and a Critics' Circle Best Actor award for his performance as C. S. Lewis in William Nicholson's Shadowlands, in the 2007 stage revival.

Dance made his screen debut in 1974, in the ITV series Father Brown as Commandant Neil O'Brien in "The Secret Garden". Other small parts followed, including a 1983 cameo as a South African assassin in The Professionals, but his big break came the following year when he played Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown (Granada Television, Christopher Morahan 1984), an adaptation of Paul Scott's novels that also made stars of Geraldine James and Art Malik. Dance made one of his earliest big screen appearances in the 1981 James Bond film For Your Eyes Only as evil henchman Claus. Though he turned down the opportunity to screen test for the James Bond role, in 1989 he played Bond creator Ian Fleming in Anglia Television's dramatised biography directed by Don Boyd, Goldeneye (the name of Fleming's estate in Jamaica and a title later used for a James Bond film). He has also starred in many other British television dramas such as Edward the Seventh (as Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, Edward VII's oldest son, and heir to the throne), Murder Rooms, Randall and Hopkirk, Rebecca, The Phantom of the Opera, Fingersmith and Bleak House (for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie). He was name checked in the British comedy series Absolutely Fabulous, as being slated to play the title character in The Life of Jesus Christ 2, which was filming in Morocco at the same time as the main characters of the series were there for a photo shoot. He also played Guy Spencer, the pro Hitler propagandist, in the second instalment of Foyle's War, and had an ongoing role as Dr. Maltravers in the ITV drama Trinity. Dance made a guest appearance on the BBC drama series Merlin as the Witchfinder Aredian, and as a vainglorious version of himself in the third series of Jam & Jerusalem. He played Lord Vetinari in the 2010 Sky adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Going Postal, and as the Russian oligarch Aleksandr Borinski in Paris Connections. He played the role of Tywin Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones, based on the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin. Dance was wooed for the role by the producers while filming Your Highness in Belfast. Dance also played Conrad Knox on the British television series Strike Back: Vengeance as the primary villain in the series. On 30 June 2013, Dance appeared with other celebrities in an episode of the BBC's Top Gear as a "Star in a Reasonably Priced Car" for the debut of the Vauxhall Astra. In summer 2018, Dance narrated a documentary entitled Spitfire, which featured the legendary Supermarine Spitfire and recounted the efforts of the RAF pilots who flew them during the Second World War. In 2019, he played an antagonist in Godzilla: King of the Monsters and appeared as Lord Mountbatten in series 3 of The Crown in the same year. In 2020, Dance portrayed William Randolph Hearst in David Fincher's Mank, co starring alongside Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried.

Dance's debut film as a screenwriter and director was Ladies in Lavender (2004), which starred Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. In 2009, he directed his own adaptation of Alice Thomas Ellis's The Inn at the Edge of the World.

Dance lives in North London. He married Joanna Haythorn in 1970, and they had a son named Oliver (born 1974) and a daughter named Rebecca (born 1980) before divorcing in 2004. He later dated Eleanor Boorman from 2008 to 2012, and they had a daughter named Rose (born 2012).

Dance has described his political views as "very left of centre" and "a bit left of centre left". He supported the UK remaining in the European Union in the run up to the 2016 EU referendum, and expressed his wish for the country to be closer to Europe to avoid "being a little satellite of America". In a 2020 interview with the Financial Times, he felt NHS workers were not being offered a decent enough pay rise and called Boris Johnson a "bumbling buffoon". In light of the Israel–Hamas war, Dance was one of over two thousand to sign an Artists for Palestine letter calling for a ceasefire and accusing western governments of "not only tolerating war crimes but aiding and abetting them." Dance contributed to a video published by the Palestine Festival of Literature in support of South Africa's legal motion accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Dance was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 17 June 2006.

+ List of film acting credits Year Title Role Notes1981For Your Eyes OnlyClaus1985 PlentyRaymond Brock1986 The Golden ChildSardo Numspa1987 White MischiefJosslyn Hay Good Morning, BabylonPaolo and Vittorio Taviani Hidden CityJames Richards1988 Pascali's IslandAnthony Bowles1992 Alien 3Clemens KalksteinSurveyor1993 Last Action HeroMr. Benedict CenturyProfessor Mandry1994 China MoonRupert Munro KabloonakRobert J. Flaherty Paris Film Festival Award for Best Actor Shortcut to Paradise Quinn1995 Dr. Ed Mittlesbay1996 Space TruckersNabel / Macanudo Michael CollinsSoames1997 The Blood OrangesCyril1998 What Rats Won't DoGerald Hilary and JackieDerek Du Pré1999 Don't Go Breaking My HeartFrank2001 Gosford ParkRaymond Stockbridge JurijPadre di Jurij Dark Blue WorldWing Commander Bentley2002 Black and WhiteRoderic Chamberlain Ali G IndahouseDavid Carlton2003 Swimming PoolJohn Bosload2003 LabyrinthCharles Lushington City and CrimesCox William Ladies in LavenderDirector, writer and executive producer only2006 DollsNarratorVoice; short film ScoopMr. Malcolm Twice Upon a TimeMaster of Ceremonies Starter for 10 Michael Harbinson2007 The ContractorDCS Andrew WindsorDirect to DVD InterventionPrivate Investigator2010 Paris Connections Aleksandr Borinski The CommuterTraffic WardenShort film2011 Ironclad Archbishop Langton Your Highness King Tallious There Be DragonsMonsignor Solano2012 Midnight's ChildrenWilliam Methwold Underworld: AwakeningThomas St George's DayTrenchard2013 PatrickDoctor Roget Justin and the Knights of ValourLegantirVoice2014 ViyLord DudleyCredited by his name in Чарльз ДэнсDracula UntoldMaster Vampire The Imitation GameCommander Alastair Denniston2015 Victor Frankenstein Baron Frankenstein Michiel de RuyterCharles II Woman in GoldSherman Child 44Major Grachev2016 Pride and Prejudice and ZombiesMr. Bennet2016 Me Before YouStephen Traynor GhostbustersHarold Filmore Despite the Falling Snow Old Alexander Underworld: Blood WarsThomas2017 Euphoria Mr. Daren That Good NightThe Visitor2018 Johnny English Strikes AgainAgent SevenCameo Happy New Year, Colin Burstead Bertie2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters Alan Jonah Viy 2: Journey to ChinaLord Dudley Fanny Lye Deliver'd John Lye 2020 The Book of Vision Johan AnmuthMankWilliam Randolph Hearst 2021 The King's Man Lord Kitchener 2022 Against the Ice Neergaard Lancaster Narrator The Hanging Sun Jacob 2024The First OmenFather HarrisCameo TBA Post production TBA Tickford Post production Filming

+ List of television acting credits Year Title Role Notes1974 Father Brown Commandant Neil O'BrienEpisode: "The Secret Garden" The Inheritors Simon LeadbetterEpisode: "Fathers and Sons"1975 Edward the Seventh Prince Eddy 2 episodes1977 Raffles Teddy GarlandEpisode: "Mr. Justice Raffles"1980, 1984 Play for Today Colin / Captain John Truman2 episodes1982 Nancy AstorEdward Hartford JonesEpisode: "Guest for the Weekend"1983 The Professionals ParkerEpisode: "The Ojuka Situation" The Last Day AlanTelevision1984 The Jewel in the CrownGuy Perron 5 episodes The Secret ServantHarry Maxim Mini series1985 Time for MurderJames Latimer Episode: "This Lightning Always Strikes Twice"1987 Out on a Limb Gerry Stamford 2 episodes Tales of the Unexpected Robert SmytheEpisode: "Skeleton in the Cupboard"1988 First BornEdward Forester3 episodes Out of the ShadowsMichael HaydenTelevision film1989 Goldeneye: The Secret Life of Ian FlemingIan Fleming2 episodes Mission: ImpossiblePrime MinisterEpisode: "Command Performance"1990 The Phantom of the OperaErik/The Phantom 2 episodes1996 UndertowLyle YatesTelevision film1997 RebeccaMaxim de Winter2 episodes In the Presence of Mine EnemiesCaptain RichterTelevision film1999 Chrono PerambulatorJames "Dougie" DouglasTelevision short2000 The Real SpartacusNarrator Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes Sir Henry Carlyle Episode: "The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes" A History of Britain Winston Churchill (voice)Episode: "The Two Winstons"Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) Kenneth Crisby Episode: "Drop Dead"2001 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyRalph NicklebyTelevision film2002 Foyle's WarGuy SpencerEpisode: "The White Feather" Dan Dare: Pilot of the FutureCol. Simon Lasker (voice)Episode: "Pilot of the Future"2003 Henry VIII Duke of BuckinghamTelevision film Trial & RetributionGreg HarwoodTelevision film Looking for VictoriaCharles GrevilleTelevision film2004 When Hitler Invaded BritainNarratorDocumentary Saint John Bosco: Mission to LoveMarquis ClementiTelevision film2005 Fingersmith Mr. Lilly 2 episodes Bleak HouseMr. Tulkinghorn12 episodes To the Ends of the EarthSir Henry SomersetEpisode: "Close Quarters" Last RightsRichard Wheeler3 episodes Titanic: Birth of a LegendNarratorDocumentary2006 Marple: By the Pricking of My ThumbsSeptimus Bligh Episode: "By the Pricking of My Thumbs"2007 Fallen AngelDavid Byfield3 episodes Consenting AdultsJohn WolfendenTelevision film2009 Merlin AredianEpisode: "The Witchfinder" Trinity Dr. Edmund Maltravers8 episodes2010 Going PostalHavelock Vetinari2 episodes20102011 Rosamunde Pilcher's Shades of LoveEdmund Aird4 episodes20112015 Game of Thrones27 episodes2011 NeverlandDr. Richard FluddEpisode: "Part 1"2012 Secret StateJohn Hodder4 episodes Strike Back: VengeanceConrad Knox10 episodes2013 Bones of the BuddhaNarratorDocumentary2014 The Great FireLord Denton4 episodes2015 Childhood's EndKarellen3 episodes Deadline GallipoliGeneral Ian Hamilton 2 episodes And Then There Were None Justice Lawrence Wargrave3 episodes2018 The Woman in WhiteMr. Fredrick Fairlie4 episodes Hang UpsJeremy Pitt4 episodes The Little Drummer GirlCommander Picton2 episodes2019 The WidowMartin Benson7 episodes 20192020 The CrownLouis, Earl Mountbatten of Burma 2020 The Singapore GripMr. WebbEpisode: "Singapore for Beginners"20202022Rise of Empires: OttomanNarrator12 episodes2022 The Sandman Roderick BurgessEpisode: "Sleep of the Just" The Serpent Queen Pope Clement VII2 episodesThis EnglandMax HastingsEpisode #1.12023Rabbit HoleBen Wilson8 episodesTBAWashington BlackJames WildeUpcoming miniseriesTBAThe Day of the JackalTimothy WinthorpUpcoming miniseries