David Threlfall
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1953 (age 72)
Born in
Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Credits
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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
14 Feb 2007
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
14 Nov 2003
Patriot Games
04 Jun 1992
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
09 Sep 2007
Black Sea
05 Dec 2014
Nowhere Boy
25 Dec 2009
Conspiracy
19 May 2001
The Russia House
21 Dec 1990
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Filmography
2025
- The Death of Bunny Munroas Bunny Snr6 episodes
- Unforgivableas Brian Mitchell
2024
- Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebrationas Flop (voice)
- Nightsleeperas Paul Peveril6 episodes
- Passengeras Jim Bracknell6 episodes
- The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpinas Tom King1 episode
2023
- Dodger Special: Bad Eggas Sir Charles Rowan
- Funny Womanas George Parker10 episodes
2022
- Dodger Special: Trainas Sir Charles Rowan
2021
- Wolfeas Howard1 episode
2020
2018
- Troy: Fall of a Cityas Priam7 episodes
2017
- Urban Mythsas Samuel Beckett1 episode
2015
- Midwinter of the Spiritas Rev Huw Owens3 episodes
- Code of a Killeras DCS David Baker2 episodes
- The Arkas Noah
2014
- Black Seaas Peters
- Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like Thisas Tommy Cooper
2013
- What Remainsas Len Harper4 episodes
2012
- Ripper Streetas Abel Croker6 episodes
2009
- Nowhere Boyas George Toogood Smith
2007
- Elizabeth: The Golden Ageas Dr. John Dee
- Hot Fuzzas Martin Blower
2006
- Housewife, 49as Will Last
- Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empireas Constantine the Great1 episode
- Like Mindsas John Colbie
- Alien Autopsyas Jeffrey
2005
- The Queen's Sisteras Prince Philip
2004
- Benefit to Mankindas Carl Swannee
- Shamelessas Frank Gallagher138 episodes
2003
- Celebrity Mastermind1 episode
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the Worldas Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
- Chunky Monkeyas Donald Leek
2002
- Spooksas Keith Moran1 episode
- Cutting Itas Beauregard Smee1 episode
2001
- Conspiracyas Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
2000
- A Dinner of Herbsas Older Hal2 episodes
- In the Beginningas Aaron2 episodes
1999
- Mary, Mother of Jesusas Joseph of Nazareth
- Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
- Sex, Chips & Rock n' Rollas Norman6 episodes
1994
- Men of the Worldas Lenny Smart12 episodes
1993
- The Clothes in the Wardrobeas Syl
- Diana: Her True Storyas Prince Charles
- A Statement of Affairsas Alan
1992
- Patriot Gamesas Inspector Highland
1991
- A Murder of Qualityas Stanley Rode
- Titmuss Regainedas Leslie Titmuss3 episodes
1990
- The Russia Houseas Wicklow
- Nightingalesas Bell13 episodes
- He's Asking For Meas Andy
1989
- A Casualty of Waras Tom Rowse
- Seeing in the Darkas Tony
- Jumping The Queueas Hugh Warner2 episodes
- Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Storyas Alex
- When the Whales Cameas Jack Jenkins
1987
- The Marksmanas Weaver3 episodes
1986
- Paradise Postponedas Leslie Titmuss14 episodes
- ScreenPlayas Tony1 episode
- Paradise Postponedas Leslie Titmus
1985
- Screen Twoas Syl1 episode
1984
- Dog Endsas Robert
1983
- The Gathering Seedas Joe Henshaw6 episodes
- Red Monarchas Vasily
- King Learas Edgar
1982
- Rolling Homeas Donald
- Objects of Affectionas Donald1 episode
- The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby10 episodes
1979
- The Brylcreem Boysas George Hunn
1977
- Scumas Archer
- Here I Stand...as Stapleton1 episode
- The Kiss of Deathas Trevor
1976
- I Want to Be Like Youas Steve
1974
- Playhouseas George Hunn1 episode
1973
- Second City Firstsas Gaz1 episode
1970
- Play for Todayas Robert1 episode