Charles Dance’s prolific career has encompassed theatre, film and television.

Theatre includes: For the Royal Shakespeare Company: Fortinbras/Reynolds in Hamlet; The Spanish Ambassador in Perkin Warbeck; Catexby in Richard III; Lancaster in Henry IV (Parts I & II); Oliver in As You Like It; Williams and the title role in Henry V; Buckingham in Henry VI - Part II; Freeman in The Jail Diary Of Albie Sachs; Tullus Aufidius and the title role in Coriolanus. Nestor in the West End production of Irma La Douce; Morris Townsend in The Heiress; Frank in Brian Thompson's play Turning Over (the Bush Theatre); Vershinin in Chekhov’s Three Sisters (the Birmingham Repertory Theatre); Good (Donmar Warehouse); Long Day's Journey Into Night with Jessica Lang (Lyric Theatre); The Play What I Wrote (Wyndhams Theatre).

Film includes: Fallen Angel; The Shooter; Funny Farm; Remake; Starter For Ten; Don Bosco; Swimming Pool; Black And White; Ali G Indahouse; Gosford Park; Dark Blue World; Nicholas Nickleby; Justice In Wonderland; The Labyrinth; Jurij; Chrono Perambulator; Hilary And Jackie; What Rats Won't Do; Don't Go Breaking My Heart; Blood Oranges; In The Presence Of Mine; Enemies; Undertow; Space Truckers; Michael Collins; Shortcut To Paradise; Exquisite Tenderness; Last Action Hero; Century; Kabloonak; Limestone; Alien 3; China Moon; Kalkstein; Pascali's Island; Hidden City; White Mischief; Good Morning Babylon; The Golden Child; The Macguffin; Plenty; For Your Eyes Only.

Television includes: Marple; By The Pricking Of My Thumbs (Granada); Bleak House (BBC); Fingersmith (BBC); To The Ends Of The Earth(BBC); Henry VIII (Granada); Trial & Retribution VII (La Plante Productions); Foyle's War (ITV); Bloodlines (BBC); Rebecca (ITV); Phantom Of The Opera (MBC/USA mini-series); Goldeneye (Anglia Television film); First Born (BBC); Out Of The Shadows (Yorkshire Television film); Skeleton In The Cupboard (Anglia Television); Out On A Limb (NBC/USA mini-series); The McGuffin (BBC); Thunder Rock (BBC); This Lightning Always Strikes Twice (Granada Television); The Secret Servant (BBC); Rainyday Women ( BBC); The Jewel In The Crown (Granada Television film series); Saigon - The Last Day (BBC); Nancy Astor (BBC); Frost In May (BBC); Little Eyolf (BBC); The Fatal Spring (BBC); Edward VII (ATV mini-series).

In 2003 Charles wrote and directed Ladies In Lavender (Scala Productions)

Charles was awarded Best Actor at the Paris Film Awards for his performance in Kabloonak and was nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Bleak House at the RTS Awards 2006. Charles was honoured with an OBE in June 2006.