Walter Charles Dance, is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director.
Some of his highest profile roles are Tywin Lannister in HBO's Game of Thrones, Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown, Sardo Numspa in The Golden Child, Jonathan Clemens in Alien 3, Benedict in Last Action Hero, the Master Vampire in Dracula Untold, Lord Havelock Vetinari in Terry Pratchett's Going Postal, Alastair Denniston in The Imitation Game, and Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.