Quick Facts
Born:
1953-10-12
Birthplace:
Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Credits:
76 Total Roles
David Threlfall
Acting
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Biography
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
Hot Fuzz
Martin Blower
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
Patriot Games
Inspector Highland
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Dr. John Dee
Black Sea
Peters
Nowhere Boy
George Toogood Smith
Conspiracy
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
The Russia House
Wicklow
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Death of Bunny Munro TV | Bunny Snr |
| 2025 | Unforgivable MOVIE | Brian Mitchell |
| 2024 | Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration MOVIE | Flop (voice) |
| 2024 | Nightsleeper TV | Paul Peveril |
| 2024 | Passenger TV | Jim Bracknell |
| 2024 | The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin TV | Tom King |
| 2023 | Dodger Special: Bad Egg MOVIE | Sir Charles Rowan |
| 2023 | Funny Woman TV | George Parker |
| 2022 | Dodger Special: Train MOVIE | Sir Charles Rowan |
| 2022 | Art That Made Us TV | Self - Narrator (voice) |