Charles Dance

Charles Dance
Information
Date of birth	October 10, 1946
Birthplace	Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
Role	Tywin Lannister
First episode	"You Win or You Die"
Last episode	"Valar Morghulis"
External links
IMDb

Charles Dance (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter and director. He was set for a career in graphic design before switching to acting in the 1970s, when he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. His television breakthrough came in the 1984 series The Jewel in the Crown.

In the United States, Dance became best-known for playing villains, most notably in the films The Golden Child and Last Action Hero (where he acted against Eddie Murphy and Arnold Schwarznegger respectively). He also played a henchmen of the main villain in the James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only, where he met and acted alongside fellow Thrones actor Julian Glover. He also acted in 2011 in the Medieval drama Ironclad as Archibishop Langton. Dance also had a rare "good guy" Hollywood role as Dr. Clemens in Alien 3. One of Charles Dance's more prominent film roles was as Soames, the MI5 agent who commanded the Cairo Gang during the Irish War of Independence, in the 1996 film Michael Collins.

Dance's most recent television appearances were as the Witchfinder in an episode of Merlin, as Havelock Vetinari in the Sky adaptation of Going Postal and as Dr. Maltravers in the ITV drama Trinity.

In Game of Thrones Dance plays Lord Tywin Lannister. He was confirmed in the role on 29 July 2010. He initially appeared as a guest star in the first season and joined the starring cast for the second season.

Credits

Guest starring

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Starring

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See also

• Charles Dance's Wikipedia page.
• Charles Dance at the Internet Movie Database.