In the 1970s, Charles Dance was part of Royal Shakespeare Company, a major British theater group in the UK.
In the years that followed, Dance landed a role as a henchman in the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), starred opposite Meryl Streep in "Plenty" (1985), and played the protagonist Sardo Numspa in the Eddie Murphy film "The Golden Child" (1986).
In addition to appearing on a number of TV shows, Dance also received a nomination for a British Academy Film Award (BAFTA) for his role in "The Jewel in the Crown" (1984).