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]

Video games

Charles Dale featured as the voice of Preceptor Seluvis in Elden Ring (2022) [8]

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  2. "BFI Screenonline: Lakes, The (1997-99)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
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