About

Known credits:
66
Birthday:
1953-10-12
Place of birth:
Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Website:
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David Threlfall

Overview

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

Acting
2025 Unforgivable Actor Brian Mitchell N/A
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2024 Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration Actor Flop (voice) N/A
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2024 Nightsleeper Actor Paul Peveril 67
Fair
2024 Passenger Actor Jim Bracknell 69
Fair
2023 Dodger Special: Bad Egg Actor Sir Charles Rowan N/A
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2023 Funny Woman Actor George Parker 69
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2022 Dodger Special: Train Actor Sir Charles Rowan N/A
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2022 Art That Made Us Actor Self - Narrator (voice) 69
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2020 Faith Healer Actor Teddy N/A
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2020 Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune) Actor Cream N/A
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2018 Troy: Fall of a City Actor King Priam 62
Fair
2015 Midwinter of the Spirit Actor Rev Huw Owens 68
Fair
2015 Code of a Killer Actor DCS David Baker 70
Good
2015 The Ark Actor Noah 58
Average
2014 Black Sea Actor Peters 61
Fair
2014 Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This Actor Tommy Cooper 59
Average
2013 What Remains Actor Len Harper 70
Good
2012 Evidently... John Cooper Clarke Actor Himself N/A
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2009 Nowhere Boy Actor George Toogood Smith 66
Fair
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age Actor Dr. John Dee 64
Fair
2007 Hot Fuzz Actor Martin Blower 74
Good
2006 Housewife, 49 Actor Will Last 59
Average
2006 Like Minds Actor John Colbie 59
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2006 Alien Autopsy Actor Jeffrey 58
Average
2005 The Queen's Sister Actor Prince Philip 58
Average
2004 Benefit to Mankind Actor Carl Swannee N/A
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2004 Shameless Actor Frank Gallagher 73
Good
2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Actor Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward 70
Good
2003 Chunky Monkey Actor Donald Leek 59
Average
2001 Conspiracy Actor Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger 65
Fair
2000 A Dinner of Herbs Actor Hal Royce (older) 68
Fair
2000 In the Beginning Actor Aaron 68
Fair
1999 Mary, Mother of Jesus Actor Joseph of Nazareth 58
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1999 Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll Actor N/A
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1999 Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll Actor Norman 69
Fair
1994 Men of the World Actor Lenny Smart 69
Fair
1993 The Clothes in the Wardrobe Actor Syl 58
Average
1993 Diana: Her True Story Actor Prince Charles 58
Average
1993 A Statement of Affairs Actor Alan N/A
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1992 Patriot Games Actor Inspector Highland 65
Fair
1991 A Murder of Quality Actor Stanley Rode 58
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1991 Titmuss Regained Actor Leslie Titmuss N/A
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1990 The Russia House Actor Wicklow 59
Average
1990 Nightingales Actor Bell 69
Fair
1990 He's Asking For Me Actor Andy N/A
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1989 A Casualty of War Actor Tom Rowse N/A
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1989 Seeing in the Dark Actor Tony N/A
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1989 Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story Actor Alex 58
Average
1989 When the Whales Came Actor Jack Jenkins 58
Average
1987 The Marksman Actor Weaver N/A
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1986 Paradise Postponed Actor Leslie Titmuss 69
Fair
1986 Paradise Postponed Actor Leslie Titmus 59
Average
1984 Dog Ends Actor Robert N/A
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1983 The Gathering Seed Actor Joe Henshaw N/A
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1983 Red Monarch Actor Vasily 58
Average
1983 King Lear Actor Edgar 59
Average
1982 Rolling Home Actor Donald N/A
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1982 Rolling Home Actor Donald N/A
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1982 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Actor 69
Fair
1982 Mike Leigh: Making Plays Actor Self N/A
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1979 The Brylcreem Boys Actor George Hunn N/A
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1977 Scum Actor Archer 60
Fair
1977 The Kiss of Death Actor Trevor 59
Average
1976 I Want to Be Like You Actor Steve N/A
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The Death of Bunny Munro Actor Bunny Snr N/A
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Production
2004 Shameless Production Executive Producer 73
Good