dance is known for his roles as tywin lannister in hbo's "game of thrones", guy perron in "the jewel in the crown" (1984), sardo numspa in "the golden child" (1986), jonathan clemens in "alien 3" (1992), benedict in "last action hero" (1993), the master vampire in "dracula untold" (2014), lord havelock vetinari in "terry pratchett's going postal" (2010), legantir in "justin and the knights of valour" (2013) and alastair denniston in "the imitation game" (2014).