Charles Dale

Biography

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. He was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. 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. 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, Unforgotten and Emmerdale

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Casualty

New Tricks

A Touch of Frost

The Bill

Ready, Steady, Cook

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Robin Hood

All Movies (23)

• Frankenstein: Legacy2025 · as Bob
• Protein2025 · as Stanton
• The Pembrokeshire Murders: Catching the Gameshow Killer2021
• The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-22013 · as Self
• The List2013 · as Richard Van Meeren
• A Bit of Tom Jones?2009 · as Factory Foreman
• Towpaths of Glory2005 · as Craig Thorn
• Real Men2003 · as DS Barry Grimes
• Secret Society2000 · as Paul
• Animal Farm1999 · as Moses/Pincher (voice)
• Genghis Cohn1993 · as Herr Heller
• The Hour of the Pig1993 · as First Witness
• The Last Romantics1992 · as Ambulance Driver
• Richard II1991 · as Lord Willoughby
• Henry IV: Part 11991 · as Poins
• Henry IV: Part 21991 · as Poins
• Henry V1991 · as Le Far
• Henry VI: House of Lancaster1991 · as Vernon
• Henry VI: House of York1991 · as Young Clifford
• Richard III1991 · as Earl of Richmond
• Pythons on the Mountain1985 · as Gareth (aged 17)
• Phoebe1985 · as George
• Buddha Boy— · as Mr Griffith

All TV Shows (31)

• Death Valley2025 · as Terry Daniels
• The Crow Girl2025 · as Brian Cole
• Sherwood2022 · as Leonard Gibson
• The Pembrokeshire Murders2021 · as DS Gareth Rees
• Requiem2018 · as Royce Evans
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip2011 · as Self - Participant
• Bargain Hunt Famous Finds2008
• Robin Hood2006
• Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire2006 · as Maxentius
• The Street2006
• Conviction2004
• New Tricks2004
• The Eustace Bros.2003 · as Clive Eustace
• The Last Detective2003
• The Royal2003 · as DS Slingsby
• Paradise Heights2002 · as Clive Eustace
• Real Men2002
• Judge John Deed2001
• Belonging2000 · as Steve
• Spaced1999 · as Security Guard
• Barking!1998
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Gideon Blundell
• Testament: The Bible in Animation1996 · as Sailor / Ninevite (voice)
• Ready, Steady, Cook1994 · as Self - Guest
• A Touch of Frost1992 · as Colin Fletcher
• Casualty1986 · as Big Mac
• Lovejoy1986 · as DS Redston
• The Bill1984
• Morgan's Boy1984 · as Gareth Price
• Van der Valk1972 · as Simon Plesman
• Rocket Man—