Charles Dale
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
Acting
- 2026FallingFather Clarey1 ep.
- 2025Death ValleyTerry Daniels1 ep.
- 2025The Crow GirlBrian Cole2 ep.
- 2022SherwoodLeonard Gibson5 ep.
- 2021The Pembrokeshire MurdersDS Gareth Rees3 ep.
- 2018RequiemRoyce Evans6 ep.
- 2011Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant1 ep.
- 2008Bargain Hunt Famous Finds1 ep.
- 2006Robin Hood1 ep.
- 2006Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireMaxentius1 ep.
- 2006Rocket Man6 ep.
- 2006The Street1 ep.
- 2006Thin IceRocky6 ep.
- 2004Conviction1 ep.
- 2004New Tricks1 ep.
- 2003The Eustace Bros.Clive Eustace6 ep.
- 2003The Last Detective1 ep.
- 2003The RoyalDS Slingsby3 ep.
- 2002Paradise HeightsClive Eustace6 ep.
- 2002Real Men2 ep.
- 2001Judge John Deed1 ep.
- 2000BelongingSteve83 ep.
- 2000At Home with the BraithwaitesMcGuire4 ep.
- 1999SpacedSecurity Guard1 ep.
- 1998Barking!6 ep.
- 1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationSailor / Ninevite (voice)1 ep.
- 1992A Touch of FrostColin Fletcher1 ep.
- 1986CasualtyBig Mac415 ep.
- 1986LovejoyDS Redston1 ep.
- 1984Morgan's BoyGareth Price8 ep.
- 1972Van der ValkSimon Plesman1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026Death ValleyTerry Daniels1 ep.
- 2026FallingFather Clarey1 ep.
- 2025Midsomer MurdersGideon Blundell1 ep.
- 2025The Crow GirlBrian Cole2 ep.
- 2024EmmerdaleKarl2 ep.
- 2022SherwoodLeonard Gibson5 ep.
- 2022Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private InvestigatorsJacob Tark1 ep.
- 2021CasualtyBig Mac1 ep.
- 2018RequiemRoyce Evans6 ep.
- 2012Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant1 ep.
- 2009Ready, Steady, CookSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2008Bargain Hunt Famous Finds1 ep.
- 2007The RoyalDS Slingsby3 ep.
- 2006Robin Hood1 ep.
- 2006Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireMaxentius1 ep.
- 2006The Street1 ep.
- 2006New Tricks1 ep.
- 2006Judge John Deed1 ep.
- 2005The Last Detective1 ep.
- 2004Conviction1 ep.
- 2003The Bill2 ep.
- 2000At Home with the BraithwaitesMcGuire4 ep.
- 1999SpacedSecurity Guard1 ep.
- 1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationSailor / Ninevite (voice)1 ep.
- 1992A Touch of FrostColin Fletcher1 ep.
- 1992Van der ValkSimon Plesman1 ep.
- 1992LovejoyDS Redston1 ep.