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Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Actor, also director, producer and writer · Born October 10, 1946 (80) · Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards · Primetime Emmy nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Walter Charles Dance OBE (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor. He is known for playing intimidating, 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 OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006. He made his feature film debut in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981). He has since appeared in a string of critically acclaimed period films, including 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), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Tywin Lannisterin Game of Thrones (2011–2015), and Lord Mountbatten in the third and fourth seasons of The Crown (2019–2020), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Dance, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
October 10, 1946 (80)
From
Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also director, producer and writer
Titles
98 on MovieCove · 168 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Charles Dance's films like?

Across their 74 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 13th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Morality
22%
Self
21%
Power
11%
Survival
10%
Society
8%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds22 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 58 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 17 · Serious 14 · Dark 27

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 22 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 14

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 28 · Intense 21

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 19 · Shifting 33 · Whiplash 6

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 34 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 10

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 19 · Engaged 34 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 19 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 24

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 18 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

44 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 16 of 44 analyzed roles.

Shadow
16 of 44
Mentor
16 of 44
Threshold guardian
5 of 44
Herald
4 of 44
Trickster
2 of 44
Shapeshifter
1 of 44
Show the 44 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
47
Melancholic
34
Dread
21
Contemplative
22
Thrilling
14
Other
62

How their films linger

Bittersweet33 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 14 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet40
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous12
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Charles Dance's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 68 of their 98 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (31).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Charles Dance's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

168 credits, 98 with a MovieCove page; 25 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Batman: Part II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Christopher Dent

  • Ladies First(2026)

    as Fred Powell

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Wildcat(2025)

    as Frasier Mahoney

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Frankenstein(2025)

    as Leopold Frankenstein

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Creditors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Gustaf

  • Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Old Michaelangelo

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Samaná Sunrise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Noah Blum

  • The Day of the Jackal(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Timothy Winthrop

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters(2024)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Rumours(2024)

    as Edison Wolcott

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The First Omen(2024)

    as Father Harris

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Savage Waters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Rabbit Hole(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dr. Ben Wilson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Portrait of the Queen(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • This England(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Max Hastings

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • The Hanging Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Jacob

  • The Serpent Queen(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Clement VII

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Sandman(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Roderick Burgess

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Lancaster(2022)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Against the Ice(2022)

    as Minister Neergaard

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The King's Man(2021)

    as Kitchener

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Moley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 52 episodes · as Mr. Moley (voice)

  • The Book of Vision(2020)

    as Dr. Johan Anmuth

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Mank(2020)

    as William Randolph Hearst

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Singapore Grip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr Webb

  • Master Moley by Royal Invitation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mr. James Moley (voice)

  • The Delivered(2019)

    as John Lye

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Iron Mask(2019)

    as Lord Dudley

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters(2019)

    as Alan Jonah

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Widow(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Martin Benson

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Little Drummer Girl(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Commander Picton

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Happy New Year, Colin Burstead(2018)

    as Uncle Bertie

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Johnny English Strikes Again(2018)

    as Agent Seven

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hang Ups (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jeremy Pitt

  • Spitfire(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Woman in White(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Frederick Fairlie

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Euphoria(2017)

    as Mr. Daren

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Wimbledon Official Film 2017 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • That Good Night(2017)

    as The Visitor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Underworld: Blood Wars(2016)

    as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Crown(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Lord Mountbatten

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Ghostbusters(2016)

    as Harold Fillmore

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Me Before You(2016)

    as Stephen Traynor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies(2016)

    as Mr. Bennet

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Despite the Falling Snow(2016)

    as Old Alexander Ivanov

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • And Then There Were None(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Justice Lawrence Wargrave

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Childhood's End(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Karellen

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Instruments of Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Duncan

  • Victor Frankenstein(2015)

    as Frankenstein

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Deadline Gallipoli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sir Ian Hamilton

  • Woman in Gold(2015)

    as Sherman

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Child 44(2015)

    as Major Grachev

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Tywin Lannister

  • The Admiral(2015)

    as King Charles II

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Imitation Game(2014)

    as Commander Denniston

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Great Fire(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lord Denton

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Dracula Untold(2014)

    as Master Vampire

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Retrospective (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jonathan Hoyle

  • Forbidden Empire(2014)

    as Lord Dudley

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Patrick: Evil Awakens(2013)

    as Doctor Roget

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Justin and the Knights of Valour(2013)

    as Legantir (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Father's Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Don

  • The Relics of Buddha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Secret State(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as John Hodder

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Thomas Arlington

  • The Mapmaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Rowan

  • St George's Day(2012)

    as Trenchard

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Midnight's Children(2012)

    as William Methwold

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Underworld: Awakening(2012)

    as Thomas

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Neverland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Fludd

  • This September(2010)

    Show 4 episodes · as Edmund Aird

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Game of Thrones(2011)

    Show 35 episodes · as Tywin Lannister

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Your Highness(2011)

    as King Tallious

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • There Be Dragons(2011)

    as Solono

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Ironclad(2011)

    as Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Commuter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Traffic Warden

  • Paris Connections (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Aleksandr Borinski

  • Drama Trails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Going Postal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lord Vetinari

  • The Clerk's Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Ralph

  • Strike Back(2010)

    Show 10 episodes · as Conrad Knox

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Trinity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dr. Edmund Maltravers

  • Merlin(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Aredian

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Consenting Adults (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jack Wolfenden

  • The Contractor(2007)

    as DCS Andrew Windsor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Fallen Angel(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as David Byfield

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Intervention (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Private Investigator

  • Twice Upon a Time(2006)

    as Battar Master of Ceremonies

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Starter for 10(2006)

    as Michael Harbinson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Scoop(2006)

    as Mr. Malcolm

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Bleak House(2005)

    Show 15 episodes · as Mr. Tulkinghorn

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • To the Ends of the Earth(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sir Henry Somerset

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Titanic: Birth of a Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Fingersmith(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr. Chistopher Lilly

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Last Rights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Richard Wheeler

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Septimus Bligh

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Ladies in Lavender(2004)

    Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Saint John Bosco Mission to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Marchese Clementi

  • Saint John Bosco Mission to Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Marchese Clementi

  • Looking for Victoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Charles Greville

  • Henry VIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Edward Stafford

  • Swimming Pool(2003)

    as John Bosload

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Black and White(2002)

    as Roderic Chamberlain

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Guy Spencer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Colonel Simon Lasker (voice)

  • Ali G Indahouse(2002)

    as Deputy Prime Minister David Carlton

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Gosford Park(2001)

    as Raymond Stockbridge

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Jurij (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Dark Blue World(2001)

    as Wing Commander Bentley

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby(2001)

    as Ralph Nickleby

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ralph Nickleby

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Justice in Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Neil Hamilton

  • Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sir Henry Carlyle

  • A History of Britain(2000)

    Show as George Orwell

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Chrono-Perambulator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as James 'Dougie' Douglas

  • Don't Go Breaking My Heart(1999)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Hilary and Jackie(1998)

    as Derek du Pré

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • What Rats Won't Do(1998)

    as Gerald Burton Jr

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Blood Oranges(1997)

    as Cyril

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • In the Presence of Mine Enemies(1997)

    as Captain Richter

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Rebecca(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Maxim de Winter

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Michael Collins(1996)

    as Soames

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Space Truckers(1996)

    as Nabel / Macanudo

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Undertow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Lyle Yates

  • The Surgeon(1995)

    as Dr. Ed Mittlesbay

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Shortcut to Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Quinn

  • China Moon(1994)

    as Rupert Munro

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Kabloonak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Robert Flaherty

  • Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Professor Mandry

  • Last Action Hero(1993)

    as Benedict

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Alien³(1992)

    as Clemens

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • La valle di pietra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Surveyor

  • The Phantom of the Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · as Erik/The Phantom

  • Goldeneye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Ian Fleming

  • First Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Edward Forester

  • First Born (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 3 episodes · as Edward Forester

  • Out of the Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Michael Hayden

  • Pascali's Island(1988)

    as Anthony Bowles

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • White Mischief(1987)

    as Josslyn Hay

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Hidden City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as James Richards

  • Good Morning Babylon(1987)

    as D.W. Griffith

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Out on a Limb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gerry Stamford

  • The Golden Child(1986)

    as Sardo Numspa

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Flying Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Minister

  • The McGuffin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Paul Hatcher

  • Time for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as James Latimer

  • Plenty(1985)

    as Raymond Brock

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Paul Hatcher · as Professor Mandry

  • The Secret Servant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as SAS Major Harry Maxim

  • Rainy Day Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as John Truman

  • The Jewel in the Crown(1984)

    Show 5 episodes · as Guy Perron

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Natural World(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Little Eyolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Borghejm

  • For Your Eyes Only(1981)

    as Claus

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fatal Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Siegfried Sassoon

  • Dreams of Leaving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Colin

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert Smythe

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The Professionals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Parker

  • Raffles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Father Brown(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Commandant Neil O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Inheritors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Leadbetter

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Siegfried Sassoon

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Borghejm

  • A Patriot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dr. Hastings

  • The Liar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Tickford

  • Viy 3: Travel to India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 167 titles, 163 of them dated from 1965 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

$387M worldwide

Highest rated

The Imitation Game (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19652026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 19 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting166 of 167: 166 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting1 of 167: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 167: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 167: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s7 · acting1980s23 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s33 · 32 acting · 1 crew2010s56 · acting2020s24 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 3% of 59 roles
819101061621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 1 other major award from 13 major nominations, 1985–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2025
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
  4. 2020
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  5. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
  6. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Narrator
  7. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  8. 2014
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Show 3 earlier years
  1. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  2. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Acting Ensemble
  3. 1985
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Charles Dance's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 68; across their 58 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 58

Midcredits score across 98 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th30
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 98 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved17
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser42
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed32

Most divisive · actor

Ghostbusters (2016)

79th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Game of Thrones (2011)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 55 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Charles Dance's work okay for kids?

Across up to 43 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore33 titles32–88 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity43 titles15–64 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity32 titles25–77 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs28 titles18–62 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense29 titles16–82 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Charles Dance work with?

People who share at least 2 of Charles Dance's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kate Beckinsale shares the most, 3.

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Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles