Walter Charles Dance OBE (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter, and director. He typically plays strict, authoritarian characters or villains. He is best known for his roles as Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones, Kitchener in The King’s Man, Martin Benson in Amazon Prime’s The Widow, Lord Mountbatten in Netflix’s The Crown (for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series), Thomas in Underworld: Awakening and Underworld: Blood Wars, Harold Fillmore in Ghostbusters (2016), Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Frankenstein in Victor Frankenstein, Master Vampire in Dracula Untold, Conrad Knox in the Cinemax series Strike Back, Raymond Stockbridge in Gosford Park, one-eyed hitman Benedict in Last Action Hero, Clemens in Alien³, Sardo Numpsa in The Golden Child, and Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown.
He 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 directorial film debut with the drama film Ladies in Lavender (2004), which he also wrote and executive produced.
2011 • TV
2016 • TV
2008 • TV
2004 • TV
2014 • Movie
1992 • Movie
as Commander Denniston
as Clemens
as Michael Hayden
as Claus
as Captain Richter
as Quinn
as Aleksandr Borinski
as Benedict
as Thomas
as Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury
as Dr. Ed Mittlesbay
as Self
as Doctor Roget
as Narrator (voice)
as Marchese Clementi
as Sardo Numspa
as Nabel / Macanudo
as Raymond Brock
as Self / Clemens
as Raymond Stockbridge
Director
Executive Producer
as Tywin Lannister
35 episodes
as Lord Mountbatten
5 episodes
as Aredian
1 episodes
as Septimus Bligh
1 episodes
as Roderick Burgess
1 episodes
as Guy Spencer
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
1 episodes
1 episodes
as Conrad Knox
10 episodes
as Robert Smythe
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Parker
1 episodes
as Minister
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
2 episodes
as Self - Narrator (voice)
12 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Self - Participant
1 episodes
as Mr. Tulkinghorn
15 episodes
