Charles Dale

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Charles Dale (born 4 February 1963) is a Welsh actor known for playing Big Mac in Casualty , Dennis Stringer in Coronation Street , Gary "Chef" Alcock in The Lakes and Clive Eustace in The Eustace Bros. [1] [2] He was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales.[ citation needed ]

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Television

From November 2007 until June 2016, Dale portrayed Big Mac, a hospital porter, an Emergency Care Assistant and a Healthcare Assistant in the BBC One series Casualty . [3] [4]

He played Steve Lewis in the BBC Wales series Belonging (1999-2009).

He has also made appearances in Lovejoy , Soldier Soldier , Bramwell , A Touch of Frost , Touching Evil III , The Bill , At Home with the Braithwaites , Burnside , Steel River Blues , New Tricks , Where the Heart Is , Holby City , Spaced , Rocket Man , The Pembrokeshire Murders and Unforgotten . [5]

Theatre

In 2017, he played Hugo in the new musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. [6] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979ExitsDigger
1993 The Hour of the Pig First Witness
Genghis CohnHerr Heller
1999 Animal Farm Moses / Pincher the RottweilerTelevision film, Voice only
2000Skin DeepHunterTelevision film
Secret SocietyPaul
2008Domestic FlightBarryShort film
2009 A Bit of Tom Jones? Factory Foreman
2013The ListRichard van Meeren
2015The Real MamilsTelevision film
2017Another Man's ShoesCharlieShort film
2023LindaPost Office ManagerShort film
2024Frankenstein: LegacyBob

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Danger: Marmalade At Work Male Nurse / Sailor / BurglarRecurring role; 3 episodes
Big Deal PolicemanEpisode: "A Ragged Run"
Morgan's BoyGareth PriceRecurring role; 4 episodes
1985Summer SeasonGareth / GeorgeRecurring role; 2 episodes
Ties of BloodSoldierEpisode: "Out of Time"
1991 The War of the Roses Lord Willoughby / Ned Poins / Le Far / Vernon / Young Clifford / Earl of Richmond Miniseries; 7 episodes
1992 Lovejoy D.S. RedstonEpisode: "Benin Bronze"
Van der Valk Simon PlesmanEpisode: "Still Waters"
Screen Two Ambulance DriverEpisode: "The Last Romantics"
A Touch of Frost Colin FletcherEpisode: "Not With Kindness"
1995 Casualty Phil TullyEpisode: "Out of Time"
The Bill Don CollyerEpisode: "Lockdown"
1996 Bramwell DuncanEpisode: "The Rule of Thuggery"
Testament: The Bible in Animation Sailor / NineviteEpisode: "Jonah"
1997 The Bill Miles CooperEpisode: "In the Dark"
The Famous Five Police InspectorEpisode: "Five Go Off in a Caravan"
1997–1999 The Lakes Gary AlcockSeries regular; 14 episodes
1998 Out of Hours WelbyEpisode: "Episode 5"
1999 Casualty Billy TraynorEpisode: "Crazy Love"
Touching Evil DCI WheelanEpisode: "Innocent"
Spaced Security GuardEpisode: "Chaos"
2000 Where the Heart Is ColinEpisode: "Friends in Need"
At Home with the Braithwaites McGuireRecurring role; 4 episodes
Clarkson's Car Years Pub ActorEpisode: "The New Romantics"
Burnside Billy HoldenEpisode: "Back with a Vengeance"
2000–2002 Coronation Street Dennis Stringer Series regular; 167 episodes
2002–2003 The Eustace Bros. Clive EustaceSeries regular; 12 episodes
2003 Casualty Larry SteadmanEpisode: "Flash in the Pan"
The Bill Mark WilsonEpisode: "Better Late Than Never"
2004 Steel River Blues George BarnesSeries regular; 7 episodes
Conviction Malcolm WatersEpisode: "Episode 4"
2004–2006 Barking! GregSeries regular; 20 episodes
2005 The Last Detective Craig ThornEpisode: "Towpaths of Glory"
Rocket Man Barney ScottMiniseries; 6 episodes
2006 Holby City George AllenEpisode: "Looking After Number One"
Judge John Deed P.O. Dave SpearsonEpisode: "Hard Gating"
Thin Ice RockyMiniseries
New Tricks Stephen MurrayEpisode: "Lady's Pleasure"
The Street SteveEpisode: "Stan"
Where the Heart Is BrianEpisode: "Flesh and Blood"
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Maxentius Episode: "Constantine"
Vincent Leo HarveyEpisode: "Soldiers of a False Army"
Robin Hood Lucky GeorgeEpisode: "Brothers in Arms"
2006, 2009 Belonging Steve LewisRecurring role; 2 episodes
2007 The Royal DS SlingsbyRecurring role; 3 episodes
2007–2021 Casualty Big MacSeries regular; 354 episodes
2012 Holby City Big MacEpisode: "Unsafe Haven: Part Two"
Made in WalesMr. GriffithEpisode: "Buddha Boy"
2016 Moving On RoyEpisode: "Zero"
2017 Grantchester Cyril ParkerEpisode: "Series 3, Episode 3"
Armchair Detectives Bob TanzerEpisode: "Watercolour Crime"
2018 Kiri AlanEpisode: "Episode 3"
Requiem Royce EvansMiniseries; 6 episodes
Doctors Dennis WallaceEpisode: "In Plain Sight"
2021 The Pembrokeshire Murders DS Gareth ReesMiniseries; 3 episodes
Unforgotten Chief Constable RobinRecurring role; 4 episodes
2022 Rules of the Game Brian WestonMiniseries; 2 episodes
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Jacob TarkEpisode: "If It Be Man's Work"
Sherwood Leonard GibsonRecurring role; 4 episodes
2023 Midsomer Murders Gideon BlundellEpisode: "The Devil's Work"

Video games

YearShowRoleNotes
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla Voice only
2022 Elden Ring Preceptor Seluvis [8] Voice only
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 VVoice only

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