Charles Dance

Charles Dance

OBE
Charles Dance; OBE
	Dance at the London Film and Comic Con, July 2012
Born	Walter Charles Dance; 10 October 1946 (age 77); Redditch, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Alma mater	De Montfort University; Plymouth College of Art
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter, movie director
Years active	1974–present
Spouse(s)	Joanna Haythorn; (m. 1970; div. 2004)
Partner	Eleanor Boorman (2010–2012)
Children	3
Parents	Walter Dance (father); Eleanor Marion Perks (mother);

Walter Charles Dance, OBE (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter, and movie director.[1] He is known for playing strict, authoritarian characters and villains.

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Dance is known for his roles as Tywin Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones, Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Sardo Numspa in The Golden Child (1986), Jonathan Clemens in Alien 3 (1992), Benedict in Last Action Hero (1993), the Master Vampire in Dracula Untold (2014), Lord Havelock Vetinari in Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010), Legantir in Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013) and Alastair Denniston in The Imitation Game (2014).[2]

Dance was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 17 June 2006.[3] He lives in Kentish Town in north London.[4]

Charles Dance OBE
Dance at the London Film and Comic Con, July 2012
Born	Walter Charles Dance (1946-10-10) 10 October 1946 (age 77) Redditch, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Alma mater	De Montfort University Plymouth College of Art
Occupation(s)	Actor, screenwriter, movie director
Years active	1974–present
Spouse(s)	Joanna Haythorn (m. 1970; div. 2004)
Partner	Eleanor Boorman (2010–2012)
Children	3
Parents	Walter Dance (father) Eleanor Marion Perks (mother)