David Threlfall

David Threlfall

70 · Born: Oct 12, 1953

2018
2014
2004

Personal Details

Born Oct 12, 1953 Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Relatives
  • Stephen Threlfall (Sibling)

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.

Career

2024
Passenger
Passenger as Jim Bracknell
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2023
Funny Woman
Funny Woman as George Parker
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2020
Old Vic: In Camera - Faith Healer
2018
Troy: Fall of a City
Troy: Fall of a City as King Priam
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2017
Urban Myths
Urban Myths as Samuel Beckett
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2016
Ripper Street
Ripper Street as Abel Croker
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2015
The Ark
The Ark as Noah
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Code of a Killer
Code of a Killer as DCS David Baker
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Midwinter of the Spirit
Midwinter of the Spirit as Rev Huw Owens
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2014
Black Sea
Black Sea as Peters
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Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This as Tommy Cooper
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2013
What Remains
What Remains as Len Harper
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2009
Nowhere Boy
Nowhere Boy as George Toogood Smith
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2006
Housewife, 49
Housewife, 49 as Will Last
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Like Minds
Like Minds as John Colbie
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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire as Constantine the Great
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2005
The Queen's Sister
The Queen's Sister as Prince Philip
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2004
Shameless
Shameless
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2003
Chunky Monkey
Chunky Monkey as Donald Leek
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2001
Conspiracy
Conspiracy as Dr. Wilhelm Kritzinger
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2000
In the Beginning
In the Beginning as Aaron
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A Dinner of Herbs
A Dinner of Herbs as Hal Royce (older)
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1999
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Mary, Mother of Jesus as Joseph of Nazareth
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Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll as Norman
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1994
Men of the World
Men of the World as Lenny Smart
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1993
Diana: Her True Story
Diana: Her True Story as Prince Charles
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Screen Two
Screen Two as Syl
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1991
A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality as Stanley Rode
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1990
The Russia House
The Russia House as Wicklow
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Nightingales
Nightingales as Bell
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1989
When the Whales Came
When the Whales Came as Jack Jenkins
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1987
The Marksman
The Marksman as Weaver
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1986
Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed as Leslie Titmuss
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1984
Play for Today
Play for Today as Robert
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1983
Red Monarch
Red Monarch as Vasily
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King Lear
King Lear as Edgar
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Play for Today
Play for Today as Robert
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1977
Play for Today
Play for Today as Trevor
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Scum
Scum as Archer
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2016
2007
Heavy Water: A Film for Chernobyl