About
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 MurdersSeries • 1997
CasualtySeries • 1986
EmmerdaleSeries • 1972
A Touch of FrostSeries • 1992
The BillSeries • 1984
New TricksSeries • 2004
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private InvestigatorsSeries • 2018
LovejoySeries • 1986
Judge John DeedSeries • 2001
Robin HoodSeries • 2006
Van der ValkSeries • 1972
SherwoodSeries • 2022
BelongingSeries • 2000
SpacedSeries • 1999
Death ValleySeries • 2025
The Crow GirlSeries • 2025
RequiemSeries • 2018
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireSeries • 2006
The Pembrokeshire MurdersSeries • 2021
The Hour of the PigMovie • 1993
Animal FarmMovie • 1999