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Walter Charles Dance OBE (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter, and director. He typically plays strict, authoritarian characters or villains. He is best known for his roles as Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones, Kitchener in The King's Man, Martin Benson in Amazon Prime's The Widow, Lord Mountbatten in Netflix's The Crown (for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series), Thomas in Underworld: Awakening and Underworld: Blood Wars, Harold Fillmore in Ghostbusters (2016), Mr. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Frankenstein in Victor Frankenstein, Master Vampire in Dracula Untold, Conrad Knox in the Cinemax series Strike Back, Raymond Stockbridge in Gosford Park, one-eyed hitman Benedict in Last Action Hero, Clemens in Alien³, Sardo Numpsa in The Golden Child, and Guy Perron in The Jewel in the Crown. He started his career on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) before appearing in film and television. For his services to drama, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006. He made his directorial film debut with the drama film Ladies in Lavender (2004), which he also wrote and executive produced.
In the twilight of his life, reclusive writer H.P. Lovecraft (Jeremy Strong) grapples with personal demons and the haunting legacy of his work as he struggles to find recognition in the pulp magazines of the 1930s. Set against the backdrop of Depression-era Providence, the film explores Lovecraft's turbulent relationships—with his estranged wife, Sonia (Rachel Weisz), and his loyal circle of fellow writers—and his obsessive descent into the cosmic horrors of his imagination. As the shadows of his inner world bleed into reality, Lovecraft confronts his own fears of obscurity, mortality, and the unknown, leaving behind a body of work destined to reshape the genre of horror forever.
