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David Threlfall
Actor, Director, ProducerBorn October 12, 1953 (72 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.
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David Threlfall Filmography
| 2025 | The Death of Bunny Munro (TV Series) · as Bunny Snr |
| 2025 | Unforgivable · as Brian Mitchell |
| 2024 | Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration · as Flop (voice) |
| 2024 | Nightsleeper (TV Series) · as Paul Peveril |
| 2024 | Passenger (TV Series) · as Jim Bracknell |
| 2024 | The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (TV Series) · as Tom King |
| 2022 | Funny Woman (2023) (TV Series) · as George Parker |
| 2022 | Art That Made Us (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 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 | |
| 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 Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger |
| 2000 | A Dinner of Herbs (TV Series) · as Older Hal |
| 2000 | In the Beginning (TV Series) · as Aaron |
| 2000 | A History of Britain by Simon Schama (TV Series) · as Various |
| 1999 | 1000 AD · as Narrator |
| 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 Clothes in the Wardrobe · as Syl |
| 1993 | Fighting for Gemma · as Martyn Day |
| 1993 | Diana: Her True Story · as Prince Charles |
| 1992 | Patriot Games · as Inspector Highland |
| 1991 | Titmuss Regained (TV Series) · as Leslie Titmuss |
| 1991 | Scum · as Archer |
| 1991 | A Murder of Quality · as Stanley Rode |
| 1990 | The Russia House · as Wicklow |
| 1990 | Nightingales (1990) (TV Series) · as Bell |
| 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 | Objects of Affection (TV Series) · as Donald |
| 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 |
| 2022 | The 75th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2021 | Car Pound Cops: Give Me My Car Back! (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 2020 | Shoplifters: At War with the Law (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 2013 | You Saw Them Here First (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Evidently... John Cooper Clarke · as Himself |
| 2010 | Daybreak (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Have I Got a Bit More News for You (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 2007 | Heavy Water: A Film for Chernobyl · as Self |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Celebrity Mastermind (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Cutting Edge (TV Series) · as Self - Narrator |
| 1988 | Comic Relief · as Self |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |