Charles Dale was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire in 1963. His father ran a
record shop in Tenby and both his parents were keen amateur actors.
After leaving school in 1979, he became an assistant stage manager
(through a Youth Opportunity Scheme) at the Torch Theatre in Milford
Haven, where he stayed for a year. After occasional acting roles, he
moved to London and trained at LAMDA.
He broke into television, when he appeared in
Morgan's Boy (1984) and also
worked consistently for the English Shakespeare Company. His big break
came, when he appeared as the Chef, in a television series
The Lakes (1997). He appeared in a
couple of West End shows and played Dennis in
Coronation Street (1960)
for eighteen months. He later appeared as Clive, in
Paradise Heights (2002) for
the BBC with Neil Morrissey and
Ralf Little as well as its spin-off
The Eustace Bros. (2003).
Further roles emerged in ITV's
Steel River Blues (2004)
and a children's series
Barking! (2004) in 2004. He is
married and lives in Wales with their son. He is a private family man
who does not court publicity.
