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David Threlfall
Actor, Director, Producer
Born October 12, 1953 (70 years)
Born in Burnage, Manchester in 1953, David Threlfall is a celebrated actor of stage, film and television. In the latter, he is perhaps best known as the feckless Frank Gallagher in Channel 4's Shameless. In 1994 whilst working on a production of The Count of Monte Cristo at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, Threlfall met Bosnian actress Brana Bajic and the pair subsequently married a year later.
Known For
Filmography
2024 | Passenger (TV Series) · as Jim Bracknell |
2024 | The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (TV Series) · as Tom King |
2023 | Funny Woman (2023) (TV Series) · as George Parker |
2022 | Dodger (TV Series) · as Sir Charles Rowan |
2021 | Wolfe (TV Series) · as Howard |
2020 | Isolation Stories (TV Series) · as Brian |
2018 | Troy: Fall of a City (TV Series) · as King Priam |
2017 | Urban Myths (TV Series) · as Samuel Beckett |
2016 | The Gospel of Matthew · as Narrator |
2015 | Midwinter of the Spirit (TV Series) · as Rev Huw Owens |
2015 | Code of a Killer (TV Series) · as Dcs David Baker |
2015 | |
2014 | Black Sea · as Peters |
2014 | Bing (TV Series) · as Flop |
2014 | Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This · as Tommy Cooper |
2013 | What Remains (TV Series) · as Len Harper |
2012 | Ripper Street (TV Series) · as Abel Croker |
2012 | The Big Fat Quiz of the 00s · as Frank Gallagher |
2009 | Nowhere Boy · as George Toogood Smith |
2007 | The Big Fat Anniversary Quiz · as Frank Gallagher |
2007 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age · as Dr. John Dee |
2007 | The Whistleblowers (TV Series) · as Professor Lewington |
2007 | Hot Fuzz · as Martin Blower |
2006 | Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (TV Series) · as Constantine The Great |
2006 | Like Minds · as John Colbie |
2006 | Alien Autopsy · as Jeffrey |
2006 | The Romantics (TV Series) · as William Wordsworth |
2005 | The Queen's Sister · as Prince Philip |
2005 | Afterlife (TV Series) · as Ian Garland |
2005 | Housewife, 49 · as Will Last |
2004 | Shameless (TV Series) · as Frank Gallagher |
2003 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World · as Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward |
2003 | The Last Detective (TV Series) · as Carl Swannee |
2002 | Spooks (TV Series) · as Keith Moran |
2002 | Cutting It (TV Series) · as Beauregard Smee |
2001 | Chunky Monkey · as Donald Leek |
2001 | Conspiracy · as Kritzinger |
2000 | A Dinner of Herbs (TV Series) · as Hal Royce (older) |
2000 | In the Beginning (TV Series) · as Aaron |
2000 | A History of Britain by Simon Schama (TV Series) · as Various |
1999 | 1000 AD · as Cast |
1999 | The Black Dog · as Harvey |
1999 | Mary, Mother of Jesus · as Joseph Of Nazareth |
1999 | Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll (TV Series) · as Norman |
1998 | CI5: The New Professionals (TV Series) · as Radovan Pradic |
1995 | Thief Takers (TV Series) · as Frank Mcgrath |
1994 | The Knock (TV Series) · as Bobby Connery |
1994 | Men of the World (TV Series) · as Lenny Smart |
1993 | The Summer House · as Syl |
1993 | Fighting for Gemma · as Martyn Day |
1993 | Diana: Her True Story · as Prince Charles |
1992 | Patriot Games · as Inspector Highland |
1991 | A Murder of Quality · as Stanley Rode |
1991 | Scum · as Archer |
1990 | The Russia House · as Wicklow |
1990 | Nightingales (1990) (TV Series) · as Bell |
1990 | Cutting Edge (TV Series) · as Narrator |
1989 | Frederick Forsyth Presents (TV Series) · as Tom Rowse |
1989 | When the Whales Came · as Jack Jenkins |
1989 | |
1986 | Paradise Postponed (TV Series) · as Leslie Titmuss |
1986 | Screenplay (1986) (TV Series) · as Tony |
1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Andy |
1983 | Red Monarch · as Vasily |
1983 | King Lear · as Edgar |
1982 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (TV Series) |
1977 | The Kiss of Death · as Trevor |
1973 | Playhouse (TV Series) · as George Hunn |
1973 | Second City Firsts (TV Series) · as Gaz |
1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Robert |