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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.
Charles Dance
Nero au Augustus
for Nero au Augustus in Red Rising Series
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In a distant future, humanity is divided into a rigid caste system based on color, with the elite Gold class ruling over all others. Darrow, a lowborn Red, is plucked from his mining colony and infiltrated into the prestigious Gold Institute—a brutal military academy where the elite are forged through cutthroat competition and deadly trials. Posing as a Gold, Darrow must survive against privileged, genetically enhanced opponents while secretly working to dismantle the system from within. Alongside a diverse group of allies, he navigates treacherous politics, forms unexpected bonds, and discovers that revolution requires more than strength—it demands strategy, sacrifice, and moral compromise. As Darrow rises through the ranks, he becomes entangled in a larger galactic conflict that threatens to reshape civilization itself. The trilogy follows his transformation from a naive boy into a formidable leader, exploring themes of class warfare, identity, loyalty, and the cost of ambition. With intense action sequences, complex character development, and a richly imagined world, the series examines whether one person can truly change an empire built on centuries of oppression.
