Charles Dance: ‘My worst job? Treating sheep for foot rot’

The RSC actor and Game of Thrones arch villain on an apology to his ex-wife, a misguided congratulations, and his dream of curing baldness

Born in Worcestershire, Charles Dance, 78, appeared in the Bond film For Your Eyes Only in 1981. He had an award-winning role in the 2005 TV adaptation of Bleak House, played Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones and portrayed Lord Mountbatten in The Crown. His films include White Mischief, Gosford Park, The Imitation Game and Mank. Next month he plays Michelangelo in Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty on BBC2. He has three children and lives with his partner in London.

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