Charles Dale
Actor
February 4, 1963 (63 years)
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
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
Movies & Shows on Plex
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Filmography
| 2026 | Falling (2026) · as Father Clarey |
| 2025 | Death Valley (2025) · as Terry Daniels |
| 2025 | Bergerac (2025) · as Ian |
| 2025 | The Crow Girl · as Brian Cole |
| 2024 | Protein · as Stanton |
| 2024 | Frankenstein: Legacy · as BobOn Plex |
| 2022 | Sherwood (2022) · as Leonard Gibson |
| 2022 | Rules of the Game · as Brian Weston |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | The Pembrokeshire Murders · as Ds Gareth Rees |
| 2018 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators · as Jacob Tark |
| 2018 | Requiem · as Royce Evans |
| 2018 | Kiri · as Alan |
| 2017 | Armchair Detectives · as Bob Tanzer |
| 2016 | The Library Suicides · as Dylan Thomas |
| 2015 | Unforgotten · as Chief Constable Robin |
| 2014 | Grantchester · as Cyril Parker |
| 2013 | The List · as Richard Van MeerenOn Plex |
| 2009 | Jimmy McGovern's Moving On · as RoyOn Plex |
| 2009 | A Bit of Tom Jones? · as Factory Foreman |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire · as Maxentius |
| 2006 | The StreetOn Plex |
| 2006 | Thin Ice · as Rocky |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Vincent · as Leo Harvey |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Real Men · as Ds Barry Grimes |
| 2003 | The Last DetectiveOn Plex |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The Royal · as Ds SlingsbyOn Plex |
| 2001 | |
| 2000 | Secret Society · as Paul |
| 2000 | Burnside · as Billy Holden |
| 2000 | Clarkson's Car Years · as Pub Actor |
| 2000 | Doctors · as Dennis Wallace |
| 2000 | Belonging · as Steve |
| 2000 | At Home with the Braithwaites · as Mcguire |
| 1999 | Animal Farm · as Moses / Pincher (voice) |
| 1999 | Spaced · as Security Guard |
| 1999 | Holby City · as Big Mac |
| 1997 | The Lakes · as Chef |
| 1997 | Touching Evil · as Dci WheelanOn Plex |
| 1997 | Where the Heart Is · as Brian |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders · as Gideon BlundellOn Plex |
| 1996 | Testament: The Bible in Animation · as Sailor / Ninevite (voice) |
| 1995 | The Famous Five (1995) · as Police Inspector |
| 1995 | Bramwell · as DuncanOn Plex |
| 1993 | Genghis Cohn · as Herr Heller |
| 1993 | The Advocate · as First Witness |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost · as Colin FletcherOn Plex |
| 1990 | Stars in Their Eyes · as Joe Cocker |
| 1986 | Casualty · as Big Mac |
| 1986 | Lovejoy · as Ds Redston |
| 1984 | Screen Two · as Ambulance Driver |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Big Deal (1984) · as Policeman |
| 1984 | Morgan's Boy · as Gareth Price |
| 1972 | Emmerdale · as Karl |
| 1972 | Van der Valk · as Simon Plesman |
| 1960 | Coronation Street · as Dennis StringerOn Plex |
| 2012 | The Sarah Millican Television Programme · as Self |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip · as Self - ParticipantOn Plex |
| 2010 | Pointless Celebrities · as Self - Contestant |
| 2009 | Let's Dance for Comic Relief · as Self |
| 2000 | The Wright Stuff · as Self - Guest Panelist |
| 2000 | The Weakest Link · as Self - Contestant |
| 1994 | Ready Steady Cook · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | This Morning · as Self |