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David Threlfall
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David Threlfall

October 12, 1953 (age 72)
Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Male
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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.

Movies

44 credits
Hot Fuzz
★ 7.6
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Hot Fuzz
2007 as Martin Blower
Patriot Games
★ 6.7
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Patriot Games
1992 as Inspector Highland
Conspiracy
★ 7.2
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Conspiracy
2001 as Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
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Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
★ 7.2
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003 as Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
Chunky Monkey
★ 2.0
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Chunky Monkey
2003 as Donald Leek
Black Sea
★ 6.3
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Black Sea
2014 as Peters
A Casualty of War
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A Casualty of War
1989 as Tom Rowse
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
★ 5.6
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The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993 as Syl
Like Minds
★ 6.3
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Like Minds
2006 as John Colbie
Nowhere Boy
★ 7.2
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Nowhere Boy
2009 as George Toogood Smith
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
★ 5.7
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Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989 as Alex
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
★ 6.7
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Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 as Dr. John Dee
The Russia House
★ 6.1
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The Russia House
1990 as Wicklow
Unforgivable
★ 7.8
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Unforgivable
2025 as Brian Mitchell
Dog Ends
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Dog Ends
1984 as Robert
Benefit to Mankind
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Benefit to Mankind
2004 as Carl Swannee
Faith Healer
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Faith Healer
2020 as Teddy
Alien Autopsy
★ 5.7
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Alien Autopsy
2006 as Jeffrey
The Ark
★ 5.7
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The Ark
2015 as Noah
Scum
★ 7.3
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Scum
1977 as Archer
A Murder of Quality
★ 5.4
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A Murder of Quality
1991 as Stanley Rode
Mary, Mother of Jesus
★ 4.0
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Mary, Mother of Jesus
1999 as Joseph of Nazareth
The Kiss of Death
★ 6.3
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The Kiss of Death
1977 as Trevor
Diana: Her True Story
★ 1.5
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Diana: Her True Story
1993 as Prince Charles
Red Monarch
★ 5.0
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Red Monarch
1983 as Vasily
King Lear
★ 6.5
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King Lear
1983 as Edgar
The Queen's Sister
★ 5.3
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The Queen's Sister
2005 as Prince Philip
Housewife, 49
★ 6.0
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Housewife, 49
2006 as Will Last
When the Whales Came
★ 6.3
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When the Whales Came
1989 as Jack Jenkins

TV Shows

32 credits
Have I Got News for You TV
★ 7.1
Comedy, News
1990 Comedy, News
Play for Today TV
★ 6.3
Drama
1970 Drama
Playhouse TV
★ 7.0
Drama
1974 Drama
Spooks TV
★ 7.7
Action & Adventure, Crime
2002 Action & Adventure, Crime
Shameless TV
★ 7.6
Comedy, Drama
2004 Comedy, Drama
Have I Got a Bit More News for You TV
★ 7.1
Comedy, News
Ripper Street TV
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Ripper Street
2012 as Abel Croker
Urban Myths TV
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Urban Myths
2017 as Samuel Beckett
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin TV
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The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
2024 as Tom King
Troy: Fall of a City TV
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Troy: Fall of a City
2018 as King Priam
Cutting It TV
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Cutting It
2002 as Beauregard Smee
Funny Woman TV
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Funny Woman
2023 as George Parker
Nightsleeper TV
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Nightsleeper
2024 as Paul Peveril
Paradise Postponed TV
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Paradise Postponed
1986 as Leslie Titmuss
A Dinner of Herbs TV
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A Dinner of Herbs
2000 as Older Hal
Nightingales TV
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Nightingales
1990 as Bell
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire TV
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006 as Constantine the Great
The Death of Bunny Munro TV
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The Death of Bunny Munro
2025 as Bunny Snr
What Remains TV
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What Remains
2013 as Len Harper
Passenger TV
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Passenger
2024 as Jim Bracknell
Objects of Affection TV
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Objects of Affection
1982 as Donald
In the Beginning TV
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In the Beginning
2000 as Aaron
Code of a Killer TV
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Code of a Killer
2015 as DCS David Baker
Wolfe TV
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Wolfe
2021 as Howard
Art That Made Us TV
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Art That Made Us
2022 as Self - Narrator (voice)
Midwinter of the Spirit TV
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Midwinter of the Spirit
2015 as Rev Huw Owens
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby TV
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982
The Gathering Seed TV
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The Gathering Seed
1983 as Joe Henshaw
Men of the World TV
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Men of the World
1994 as Lenny Smart
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll TV
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Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999 as Norman