Birthplace: Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom
biography
This distinguished-looking, blond lead first established himself on stage as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Charles Dance first garnered international attention in the highly acclaimed 15-part epic that became emblematic of English heritage TV, "The Jewel in the Crown" (1984-85). With his blanched foppish allure, he soon became a film actor, appearing as Meryl Streep's long-suffering husband in "Plenty" (1985) and later starred as a sexual rogue in Michael Radford's uneven "White Mischief" (1987). He also has portrayed a boobish archeologist in "Pascali's Island" (1988) and was
