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
Frankenstein: Legacy
Bob
2025
Protein
Stanton
2025
Sherwood
Leonard Gibson · (5 episodes)
2022
The Pembrokeshire Murders: Catching the Gameshow Killer
2021
The Pembrokeshire Murders
DS Gareth Rees · (3 episodes)
2021
Requiem
Royce Evans · (6 episodes)
2018
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
Self
2013
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant · (1 episode)
2011
A Bit of Tom Jones?
Factory Foreman
2009
Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
(1 episode)
2008
Robin Hood
(1 episode)
2006
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Maxentius · (1 episode)
2006
The Street
(1 episode)
2006
Conviction
(1 episode)
2004
New Tricks
(1 episode)
2004
The Eustace Bros.
Clive Eustace · (6 episodes)
2003
Judge John Deed
(1 episode)
2001
Animal Farm
Moses/Pincher (voice)
1999
Genghis Cohn
Herr Heller
1993
The Hour of the Pig
First Witness
1993
The Last Romantics
Ambulance Driver
1992
Buddha Boy
Mr Griffith
The List
Richard Van Meeren
2013
Towpaths of Glory
Craig Thorn
2005
Real Men
DS Barry Grimes
2003
The Last Detective
(1 episode)
2003
The Royal
DS Slingsby · (3 episodes)
2003
Paradise Heights
Clive Eustace · (6 episodes)
2002
Real Men
(2 episodes)
2002
Secret Society
Paul
2000
Belonging
Steve · (83 episodes)
2000
Spaced
Security Guard · (1 episode)
1999
Barking!
(6 episodes)
1998
The Lakes
Gary Alcock aka 'Chef' · (14 episodes)
1997
Midsomer Murders
Gideon Blundell · (1 episode)
1997
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Sailor / Ninevite (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Ready Steady Cook
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1994
A Touch of Frost
Colin Fletcher · (1 episode)
1992
Richard II
Lord Willoughby
1991
Henry IV: Part 2
Poins
1991
Henry IV: Part 1
Poins
1991
Henry V
Le Far
1991
Henry VI: House of Lancaster
Vernon
1991
Richard III
Earl of Richmond
1991
Henry VI: House of York
Young Clifford
1991
Casualty
Big Mac · (1 episode)
1986
Lovejoy
DS Redston · (1 episode)
1986
The Bill
(2 episodes)
1984
Van der Valk
Simon Plesman · (1 episode)
1972
Rocket Man
(6 episodes)