Charles Dance
Actor
Edward VII (TV Series) (1975)
- Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. Timothy West, John Gielgud, Robert Hardy…
- Superb period drama covers the complicated 'Royal' Edward VII, who was almost an old man by the time he finally became King of England in the early…
Jewel in the Crown, The (TV Mini series) (1984)
- Dir. Christopher Morahan
Feat. Peggy Ashcroft, Charles Dance, Art Malik…
- One of the supreme TV events of the 1980s, this epic adaptation of Paul Scott's novels 'The Raj Quartet' is set in 1930–40s India: the 'jewel…
Plenty (1985)
- Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Meryl Streep, John Gielgud, Sam Neill…
- Meryl Streep plays a hero of WWII, who finds the rest of her life an anticlimax.
Time for Murder (1985)
- Feat. Claire Bloom, Charles Dance, Sylvia Syms…
- This unheralded, one–off British crime series commissioned six authors to conceive a series of murder mysteries for the small screen. A superb…
Golden Child, The (1986)
- Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Charles Dance
- Hot off BEVERLY HILLS COP, Eddie Murphy plays a private detective specializing in missing children who is charged with finding a special child whom…
White Mischief (1987)
- Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance, Sarah Miles…
- Popular tale of drugs, decadence, wife–swapping and murder–mystery in colonial Kenya, with an attractive cast.
Out on a Limb (1987)
- Dir. Robert Butler
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Charles Dance, Anne Jackson…
- Unusual docudrama that follows the epic journey of self–discovery of actress Shirley MacLaine, as she travels the world in search of…
Pascali's Island (1988)
- Dir. James Dearden
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance
- Polished thriller in which frustrated Turkish spy Ben Kingsley discovers little honour among thieves after he steals a Greek treasure with mysterious…
Alien 3 (1992)
- Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Pete Postlethwaite…
- Third entry suffers from its plagued production history, but still emerges as an enjoyable piece of hokum and Sigourney is as terrific as always.
Century (1993)
- Dir. Stephen Poliakoff
Feat. Clive Owen, Miranda Richardson, Charles Dance
- Medical researchers agonize over love, ethics and the future at the turn of the twentieth century. Though a period picture, it captures an excitable…
Space Truckers (1996)
- Dir. Stuart Gordon
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Stephen Dorff, Debi Mazar…
- A non–villainous Dennis Hopper plays a long–haul truckie of the future, toting a lucrative sealed cargo across the galaxy. Stephen Dorff…
Blood Oranges, The (1997)
- Dir. Philip Haas
Feat. Charles Dance, Sheryl Lee, Colin Lane…
- An obscure indie–psychodrama from the dir. of MUSIC OF CHANCE and ANGELS AND INSECTS, with Charles Dance and Sheryl Lee as a…
Rebecca (1997)
- Dir. Jim O'Brien
Feat. Charles Dance, Diana Rigg, Emilia Fox…
- Late–90s British televisation of the classic Daphne Du Maurier gothic romance, with Charles Dance as the widowed aristocrat whose remarriage to…
Nicholas Nickleby (TV Series) (2000)
- Dir. Stephen Whittaker
Feat. James D'Arcy, Charles Dance
- An ITV version of Charles Dickens’ saga of family misfortune. Young Nicholas (James D’Arcy) must fight his malevolent uncle (Charles Dance) to…
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) (2000)
- Dir. Paul Seed
Feat. Ian Richardson, Robin Laing, Charles Dance
- A rather fascinating speculation which dramatises the real–life relationship between "Sherlock Homes"–author Arthur Conan Doyle (Laing)…
Dark Blue World (Tmavomodry Svet) (2001)
- Dir. Jan Sverak
Feat. Krystof Hadek, Ondrej Vetchy, Charles Dance…
- From the dir. of KOLYA and based on the story of Czech pilots who fled the Nazis in WW2 to fly alongside the RAF, this is an unsentimental, yet…
Black and White (2002)
- Dir. Craig Lahiff
Feat. Robert Carlyle, Kerry Fox, Charles Dance…
- Stirring courtroom drama based on the dubious conviction for murder of an Aboriginal man in 1950s Adelaide, which dragged the government and press…
Swimming Pool (2003)
- Dir. Francois Ozon
Feat. Charlotte Rampling, Ludivine Sagnier, Charles Dance
- A beguiling psychological thriller, in which a British mystery–novelist (Rampling) travels to her publisher's holiday house in rural France for…
Fingersmith (2005)
- Dir. Aisling Walsh
Feat. Elaine Cassidy, Charles Dance, Imelda Staunton…
- BBC teledrama set around a girlish pickpocket (Hawkins) in Victorian London who becomes involved in a nasty plan to defraud a wealthy heiress…
To The Ends of the Earth (TV mini-series) (2005)
- Dir. David Attwood
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Jared Harris, Sam Neill…
- Based on William Golding's epic trilogy, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a young aristocrat who travels to Australia on a journey of…
Starter for 10 (Starter for Ten) (2006)
- Dir. Tom Vaughan
Feat. James McAvoy, Rebecca Hall, Alice Eve…
- Cute but formulaic youthful rom–com set in Thatcher's Britain, with the boyishly handsome James McAvoy as a working–class (yeah, right)…
Fallen Angel (TV Series) (2007)
- Dir. David Drury
Feat. Emilia Fox, Charles Dance, Clare Holman
- Disquieting Brit crime thriller fixed on the story of a murderess, starting at her most recent crime then winding back through time to reveal her…
Dickens' Secret Lover (2008)
- Dir. Sarah Aspinall
Feat. Charles Dance, David Haig, Amy Shiels
- Intelligent docu–drama that uncovers the torrid love life of Charles Dickens, who embarked on a clandestine affair with an actress young enough…
Terry Pratchett's Going Postal (2010)
- Dir. Jon Jones
Feat. Richard Coyle, David Suchet, Claire Foy…
- Lavish adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel set once again in the discworld universe. A convicted conman gets a fate worse than death, in this case…
Ironclad (2011)
- Dir. Jonathan English
Feat. Brian Cox, Jason Flemyng, James Purefoy…
- Thumping medieval actioner has a group of Knights Templar fighting to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John. Satisfyingly bloody…
Your Highness (2011)
- Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Danny McBride, Natalie Portman, James Franco…
- Deeply irreverent fantasy romp clearly conceived in a cloud of pot smoke has Franco and McBride desperate to rescue Deschanel from an evil wizard…
Neverland (TV Mini-series) (2011)
- Dir. Nick Willing
Feat. Rhys Ifans, Anna Friel, Bob Hoskins…
- Clever prequel to "Peter Pan" from the producers of TIN MAN and ALICE that gives a fresh, alternative take on the origins of Peter Pan and Captain…
Blood and Country (There Be Dragons) (2011)
- Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott…
- Roland Joffe (THE KILLING FIELDS) directs this epic, if overambitious Spanish Civil War drama spread across three different storylines: two…
Underworld: Awakening (2012)
- Dir. Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Charles Dance
- When the human race wages war on both the Vampire and Lycan species, leather–clad warrioress Kate Beckinsale goes to battle in this routine…
Game of Thrones - Season 2 (TV Series) (2012)
- Feat. Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley…
- Further episodes from the justifiably acclaimed HBO medieval series, with realism and violence dictating its dark hued, anti–romantic take on…
Secret State (TV Mini-series) (2012)
- Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Charles Dance, Rupert Graves…
- Gabriel Byrne stars in this political thriller that explores the relationship between a democratically elected government, big business and the banks.
Game of Thrones - Season 3 (TV Series) (2013)
- Feat. Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Michelle Fairley…
- Further episodes from the justifiably acclaimed HBO medieval series, with realism and violence dictating its dark hued, anti–romantic take on…
Patrick (2013)
- Dir. Mark Hartley
Feat. Charles Dance, Rachel Griffiths, Sharni Vinson…
- NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD director Mark Hartley pays homage to this Ozploitation classic by remaking it over with an all knowing wink. The stylish, if…
Great Fire, The (TV Mini-series) (2014)
- Dir. Jon Jones
Feat. Andrew Buchan, Charles Dance, Jack Huston…
- Vivid dramatisation of The Great Fire of London that details the stories of a city and its people in crisis..
Game of Thrones - Season 4 (TV Series) (2014)
- Feat. Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey…
- Further episodes from the justifiably acclaimed HBO medieval series, with realism and violence dictating its dark hued, anti–romantic take on…
Dracula Untold (2014)
- Dir. Gary Shore
Feat. Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon…
- Another definitely–not–untold Dracula story, revamped in typical Hollywood action–adventure style that may leave you yearning for…
Imitation Game, The (2014)
- Dir. Morten Tyldum
Feat. Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode…
- Entertaining, though hardly accurate, biopic of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, who here claims full credit for his work leading a team of…
Woman in Gold (2015)
- Dir. Simon Curtis
Feat. Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Brühl…
- Helen Mirren elevates this polished if prosaic dramatisation of an elderly Jewish woman who teams with a rookie lawyer (Reynolds) to seek restorative…
Deadline Gallipoli (TV Mini-Series) (2015)
- Feat. Sam Worthington, Hugh Dancy, Charles Dance…
- Sam Worthington heads this impressively told tale of three journalists who accompanied troops in the ill–fated Gallipoli Campaign.
Victor Frankenstein (2015)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay…
- Mary Shelley's classic is given an interesting twist, this time told from the perspective of Igor, the hunchbacked assistant who teams with Dr…
Childhood's End (TV Mini-series) (2015)
- Feat. Mike Vogel, Osy Ikhile, Daisy Betts…
- Sci–fi mini–series based on the 1953 novel by Arthur C. Clarke that posits the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious…
And Then There Were None (Mini-series) (2015)
- Feat. Douglas Booth, Charles Dance, Maeve Dermody…
- A three–part miniseries based on the popular Agatha Christie novel, perhaps her darkest and most sinister work. Ten strangers are invited to an…
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
- Dir. Burr Steers
Feat. Lily James, Sam Riley, Jack Huston…
- The myriad charms of Jane Austen's classic novel are put to the test when zombies threaten the happiness of all who dwell on the Bennett estate.…
Me Before You (2016)
- Dir. Thea Sharrock
Feat. Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer…
- Prestige weepy based on the Jojo Moyes bestseller features Emilia Clarke as a woman in a small town who forms an unlikely bond with a…
Ghostbusters (2016)
- Dir. Paul Feig
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon…
- Proving they're not always a "bridesmaid", Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig headline this riotous girl–powered reboot of the eighties comedy…
Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)
- Dir. Anna Foerster
Feat. Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Charles Dance…
- Fifth installment in the blood–busting franchise sees death dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) attempting to stop the eternal war between Lycans…
Little Drummer Girl, The (TV Mini-series) (2018)
- Dir. Park Chan-Wook
Feat. Michael Shannon, Alexander Skarsgard, Florence Pugh…
- Korean master Park Chan–Wook directs this typically savvy adaptation of the novel by John le Carré that follows the life of a young English…
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
- Dir. Ben Wheatley
Feat. Neil Maskell, Hayley Squires, Sam Riley…
- Director Ben Wheatley (HIGH RISE, FREE FIRE) applies his absurd mix of humour and violence to the dysfunction family genre in this comedy about a man…
Fanny Lye Deliver'd (The Delivered) (2019)
- Dir. Thomas Clay
Feat. Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, Freddie Fox
- British period thriller set in 1657 on a Shropshire farm, where Fanny Lye (the magnificent Maxine Peake) is living a quiet, puritan life until the…