Charles Dance OBE (born October 10, 1946 in Redditch, Worcestershire) is an English actor. He was set for a career in graphic design from the Plymouth College of Art before turning to film. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Church Green and St. ... Worcestershire (pronounced ; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Plymouth College of Art and Design is an art school based in the city of Plymouth, the United Kingdom. ...

He has appeared in numerous films, including Plenty (1985) with Meryl Streep, Hidden City (1987), Pascali's Island (1988),Alien 3 (1992), Last Action Hero (1993), Hilary and Jackie (1998), Gosford Park (2001) and Dark Blue World (2001). He has also starred in several British television dramas such as The Jewel in the Crown, Murder Rooms, Fingersmith and Bleak House (for which he received an Emmy nomination), and many Royal Shakespeare Company productions, notably in the title role in Coriolanus. Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... For Plenty, the play and film, see: Plenty (play) Plenty (movie) Plenty is also a place name: Plenty, Melbourne, Australia Plenty is also a magazine: Plenty (magazine) It is also the translated name of surat al-Kawthar in the Quran. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Meryl Streep (born Mary Louise Streep on June 22, 1949) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American actress who has received numerous accolades for her work in movies and television and who, from the 1980s to the present day, has been regarded as one of the best in her... Hidden City was an acclaimed film by Stephen Poliakoff made in 1987. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pascalis Island (1988) is a film written and directed by James Dearden, and based on a 1980 novel by Barry Unsworth. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alien³ is a science fiction/horror movie that opened May 22, 1992. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Last Action Hero is a 1993 action comedy directed by John McTiernan. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Hilary and Jackie is a 1998 movie directed by Anand Tucker and written by acclaimed British screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce, starring Emily Watson and Rachel Griffiths as the sisters Jacqueline du Pré and Hilary du Pré. The movie is based on Hilary du Pres book about her sister Jacqueline. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Gosford Park is a 2001 film, directed by Robert Altman. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Dark Blue World (Czech: Tmavomodrý svět) is a 2001 film by Czech director Jan Svěrák about Czechoslovakian pilots who fought for the British Royal Air Force during World War II. The screenplay was written by Zdeněk Svěrák, the father of... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Jewel in the Crown is a British television drama series produced by Granada Television for ITV and based on the Raj Quartet novels by Paul Scott. ... Fingersmith is a crime fiction novel by Sarah Waters. ... Sleeve for 2005 tie-in book edition of Bleak House Bleak House is a fifteen-part BBC television drama serial adaptation of Charles Dickens novel Bleak House, which was originally published in 1852–53. ... An Emmy Award. ... Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company is a British theatre company, one of the most influential in the country. ... Coriolanus is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, based on the life of the legendary Roman leader. ...

He was name-checked in the British comedy series Absolutely Fabulous, as being slated to play the title character in "The Life of Jesus Christ 2," which was filming in Morocco at the same time as the main characters of the series were there for a photo shoot. Absolutely Fabulous (popularly referred to as Ab Fab) is a British sitcom written by and starriing Jennifer Saunders with Joanna Lumley. ...

He is currently filming in London in a new Woody Allen film. London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is an Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, musician, and comedian. ...

His debut film as a screenwriter and director was Ladies in Lavender (2004). Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Ladies in Lavender is a 2004 film directed by Charles Dance. ...

Dance was created an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) on 17 June 2006. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Charles Dance at the Internet Movie Database