David Threlfall

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
October 12, 1953 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Popular Genres
Drama TV Movie Comedy
Career Span
– 2024

David Threlfall

6 wins
194 nominations
3 Oscars
43 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Oct 12, 1953
From
Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Career
– 2024

Award Recognition

6
Wins
194
Nominations
3
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2024

Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration as Flop (voice)

2023

Dodger Special: Bad Egg as Sir Charles Rowan

2022

Dodger Special: Train as Sir Charles Rowan

2020

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

2015

The Ark as Noah Award

2014

Black Sea as Peters Award
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This as Tommy Cooper Award

2012

Evidently... John Cooper Clarke as Himself

2009

Nowhere Boy as George Toogood Smith Award

2007

Hot Fuzz as Martin Blower Award
Elizabeth: The Golden Age as Dr. John Dee Award

2006

Alien Autopsy as Jeffrey Award
Like Minds as John Colbie
Housewife, 49 as Will Last

2005

The Queen's Sister as Prince Philip

2003

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World as Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward Award
Chunky Monkey as Donald Leek

2001

Conspiracy as Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger Award

1999

Mary, Mother of Jesus as Joseph of Nazareth Award
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

1993

Diana: Her True Story as Prince Charles Award
The Summer House as Syl Award
A Statement of Affairs as Alan

1992

Patriot Games as Inspector Highland Award

1991

A Murder of Quality as Stanley Rode Award

1990

The Russia House as Wicklow Award
He's Asking For Me as Andy

1989

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story as Alex Award
A Casualty of War as Tom Rowse
When the Whales Came as Jack Jenkins
Seeing in the Dark as Tony

1986

Paradise Postponed as Leslie Titmus

1984

Dog Ends as Robert

1983

Red Monarch as Vasily Award
King Lear as Edgar

1982

Mike Leigh: Making Plays as Self
Rolling Home as Donald

1979

The Brylcreem Boys as George Hunn

1977

Scum as Archer
The Kiss of Death as Trevor

1976

I Want to Be Like You as Steve

Untitled Jimmy McGovern Drama

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Hot Fuzz
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Patriot Games
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Alien Autopsy
Nowhere Boy
Like Minds
Black Sea
The Ark

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