

David Threlfall
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
12 Oct 1953
Age
73 Years
Born In
Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Total Projects
76
Years Active
55 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
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...
Known For
Filmography

tv
The Death of Bunny Munro
The Death of Bunny Munro
as Bunny Snr

movie
Unforgivable
Unforgivable
as Brian Mitchell

movie
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
as Flop (voice)

tv
Nightsleeper
Nightsleeper
as Paul Peveril

tv
Passenger
Passenger
as Jim Bracknell

tv
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
as Tom King

movie
Dodger Special: Bad Egg
Dodger Special: Bad Egg
as Sir Charles Rowan

tv
Funny Woman
Funny Woman
as George Parker

movie
Dodger Special: Train
Dodger Special: Train
as Sir Charles Rowan

tv
Art That Made Us
Art That Made Us
as Self - Narrator (voice)

tv
Wolfe
Wolfe
as Howard

movie
Faith Healer
Faith Healer
as Teddy

movie
Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune)
Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune)
as Cream

tv
Troy: Fall of a City
Troy: Fall of a City
as King Priam

tv
Urban Myths
Urban Myths
as Samuel Beckett

tv
Midwinter of the Spirit
Midwinter of the Spirit
as Rev Huw Owens

tv
Code of a Killer
Code of a Killer
as DCS David Baker

movie
The Ark
The Ark
as Noah

movie
Black Sea
Black Sea
as Peters

movie
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
as Tommy Cooper

tv
What Remains
What Remains
as Len Harper

tv
Ripper Street
Ripper Street
as Abel Croker

movie
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
as Himself

movie
Nowhere Boy
Nowhere Boy
as George Toogood Smith

movie
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as Dr. John Dee

movie
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
as Martin Blower

movie
Housewife, 49
Housewife, 49
as Will Last

tv
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
as Constantine the Great

movie
Like Minds
Like Minds
as John Colbie

movie
Alien Autopsy
Alien Autopsy
as Jeffrey

movie
The Queen's Sister
The Queen's Sister
as Prince Philip

movie
Benefit to Mankind
Benefit to Mankind
as Carl Swannee

tv
Shameless
Shameless
as Frank Gallagher

movie
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
as Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward

movie
Chunky Monkey
Chunky Monkey
as Donald Leek

tv
Spooks
Spooks
as Keith Moran

tv
Cutting It
Cutting It
as Beauregard Smee

movie
Conspiracy
Conspiracy
as Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger

tv
A Dinner of Herbs
A Dinner of Herbs
as Older Hal

tv
In the Beginning
In the Beginning
as Aaron

movie
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Mary, Mother of Jesus
as Joseph of Nazareth

movie
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

tv
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
as Norman

tv
Men of the World
Men of the World
as Lenny Smart

movie
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
as Syl

movie
Diana: Her True Story
Diana: Her True Story
as Prince Charles

movie
A Statement of Affairs
A Statement of Affairs
as Alan

movie
Patriot Games
Patriot Games
as Inspector Highland

movie
A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality
as Stanley Rode

tv
Titmuss Regained
Titmuss Regained
as Leslie Titmuss

movie
The Russia House
The Russia House
as Wicklow

tv
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You
as Self

tv
Nightingales
Nightingales
as Bell

movie
He's Asking For Me
He's Asking For Me
as Andy

movie
A Casualty of War
A Casualty of War
as Tom Rowse

movie
Seeing in the Dark
Seeing in the Dark
as Tony

movie
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
as Alex

movie
When the Whales Came
When the Whales Came
as Jack Jenkins

tv
The Marksman
The Marksman
as Weaver

tv
Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed
as Leslie Titmuss

movie
Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed
as Leslie Titmus

movie
Dog Ends
Dog Ends
as Robert

tv
The Gathering Seed
The Gathering Seed
as Joe Henshaw

movie
Red Monarch
Red Monarch
as Vasily

movie
King Lear
King Lear
as Edgar

movie
Rolling Home
Rolling Home
as Donald

tv
Objects of Affection
Objects of Affection
as Donald

tv
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

movie
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Self

movie
The Brylcreem Boys
The Brylcreem Boys
as George Hunn

movie
Scum
Scum
as Archer

movie
The Kiss of Death
The Kiss of Death
as Trevor

movie
I Want to Be Like You
I Want to Be Like You
as Steve

tv
Playhouse
Playhouse
as George Hunn

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Robert

tv
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
as Self - Panellist