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David Threlfall

Acting 72 years old Burnage, Manchester, England, UK ★ 0.6
Born: October 12, 1953

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.

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Known For

Spooks
Spooks Keith Moran 2002
Shameless
Shameless Frank Gallagher 2004
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Have I Got a Bit More News for You Self - Panellist
Screen Two
Screen Two Andy 1985
Screen Two
Screen Two Syl 1985

Filmography

Acting Credits (79)

The Death of Bunny Munro
The Death of Bunny Munro Bunny Snr 2025
Unforgivable
Unforgivable Brian Mitchell 2025
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration Flop (voice) 2024
Nightsleeper
Nightsleeper Paul Peveril 2024
Passenger
Passenger Jim Bracknell 2024
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin Tom King 2024
Dodger Special: Bad Egg
Dodger Special: Bad Egg Sir Charles Rowan 2023
Funny Woman
Funny Woman George Parker 2023
Dodger Special: Train
Dodger Special: Train Sir Charles Rowan 2022
Art That Made Us
Art That Made Us Self - Narrator (voice) 2022
Wolfe
Wolfe Howard 2021
Faith Healer
Faith Healer Teddy 2020
Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune)
Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune) Cream 2020
Troy: Fall of a City
Troy: Fall of a City King Priam 2018
Urban Myths
Urban Myths Samuel Beckett 2017
Midwinter of the Spirit
Midwinter of the Spirit Rev Huw Owens 2015
Code of a Killer
Code of a Killer DCS David Baker 2015
The Ark
The Ark Noah 2015
Black Sea
Black Sea Peters 2014
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This Tommy Cooper 2014
What Remains
What Remains Len Harper 2013
Ripper Street
Ripper Street Abel Croker 2012
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke Himself 2012
Nowhere Boy
Nowhere Boy George Toogood Smith 2009
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Dr. John Dee 2007
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz Martin Blower 2007
Housewife, 49
Housewife, 49 Will Last 2006
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Constantine the Great 2006
Like Minds
Like Minds John Colbie 2006
Alien Autopsy
Alien Autopsy Jeffrey 2006
The Queen's Sister
The Queen's Sister Prince Philip 2005
Benefit to Mankind
Benefit to Mankind Carl Swannee 2004
Shameless
Shameless Frank Gallagher 2004
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward 2003
Chunky Monkey
Chunky Monkey Donald Leek 2003
Spooks
Spooks Keith Moran 2002
Cutting It
Cutting It Beauregard Smee 2002
Conspiracy
Conspiracy Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger 2001
A Dinner of Herbs
A Dinner of Herbs Older Hal 2000
In the Beginning
In the Beginning Aaron 2000
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Mary, Mother of Jesus Joseph of Nazareth 1999
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll 1999
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll Norman 1999
Men of the World
Men of the World Lenny Smart 1994
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
The Clothes in the Wardrobe Syl 1993
Diana: Her True Story
Diana: Her True Story Prince Charles 1993
A Statement of Affairs
A Statement of Affairs Alan 1993
Patriot Games
Patriot Games Inspector Highland 1992
A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality Stanley Rode 1991
Titmuss Regained
Titmuss Regained Leslie Titmuss 1991
The Russia House
The Russia House Wicklow 1990
Have I Got News for You
Have I Got News for You Self 1990
Nightingales
Nightingales Bell 1990
He's Asking For Me
He's Asking For Me Andy 1990
A Casualty of War
A Casualty of War Tom Rowse 1989
Seeing in the Dark
Seeing in the Dark Tony 1989
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story Alex 1989
When the Whales Came
When the Whales Came Jack Jenkins 1989
The Marksman
The Marksman Weaver 1987
Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed Leslie Titmuss 1986
ScreenPlay
ScreenPlay Tony 1986
Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed Leslie Titmus 1986
Screen Two
Screen Two Andy 1985
Screen Two
Screen Two Syl 1985
Dog Ends
Dog Ends Robert 1984
The Gathering Seed
The Gathering Seed Joe Henshaw 1983
Red Monarch
Red Monarch Vasily 1983
King Lear
King Lear Edgar 1983
Rolling Home
Rolling Home Donald 1982
Objects of Affection
Objects of Affection Donald 1982
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Mike Leigh: Making Plays Self 1982
The Brylcreem Boys
The Brylcreem Boys George Hunn 1979
Scum
Scum Archer 1977
The Kiss of Death
The Kiss of Death Trevor 1977
I Want to Be Like You
I Want to Be Like You Steve 1976
Playhouse
Playhouse George Hunn 1974
Play for Today
Play for Today Robert 1970
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Have I Got a Bit More News for You Self - Panellist

Directing Credits (1)

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