Charles dance in for your eyes only

If you need to add a sense of gravitas to your project, or have a villain who needs to be deliciously evil with just a hint of twinkle in his eyes, there’s a pretty simple solution: hire Charles Dance.

The legendary actor has been lighting up the screen for decades, whether lording it over Westeros in Game Of Thrones as Tywin Lannister, or menacing 007 as mercenary Claus in For Your Eyes Only. He’s as busy as ever, popping up in blockbusters and brilliant series alike – and he’s recently lent his voice to a chilling, thrilling Diablo IV promo video.For Diablo fiends, the fourth instalment in the hit game franchise is available for pre-order now, and you can even get a little early access by signing up to the beta now.

That gave Empire the perfect chance to dance the dance with Dance himself, talking through his many memorable roles – from his experience learning of Tywin Lannister’s death from a book-reading fan, to his… erm… unusual medical situation on the James Bond set.

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