David Threlfall
Oct 12, 1953 (72 years old) in Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
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
Play for Today
Robert
Spooks
Keith Moran
Playhouse
George Hunn
Shameless
Frank Gallagher
Ripper Street
Abel Croker
Hot Fuzz
Martin Blower
Troy: Fall of a City
King Priam
Cutting It
Beauregard Smee
Urban Myths
Samuel Beckett
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
Credits
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Bunny Snr★ 5.6 -
Unforgivable 2025Brian Mitchell★ 7.8 -
Flop (voice)★ NR -
Nightsleeper 2024Paul Peveril★ 6.7 -
Passenger 2024Jim Bracknell★ 5.7 -
Tom King★ 6.5 -
Sir Charles Rowan★ NR -
Funny Woman 2023George Parker★ 6.9 -
Sir Charles Rowan★ NR -
Art That Made Us 2022Self - Narrator (voice)★ 5.5 -
Wolfe 2021Howard★ 6 -
Faith Healer 2020Teddy★ NR -
Cream★ NR -
Troy: Fall of a City 2018King Priam★ 5.8 -
Urban Myths 2017Samuel Beckett★ 7.4 -
Rev Huw Owens★ 6.6 -
Code of a Killer 2015DCS David Baker★ 7.3 -
The Ark 2015Noah★ 5.7 -
Black Sea 2014Peters★ 6.3 -
Tommy Cooper★ 6.9 -
What Remains 2013Len Harper★ 7.3 -
Ripper Street 2012Abel Croker★ 7.4 -
Himself★ 9 -
Nowhere Boy 2009George Toogood Smith★ 7.2 -
Dr. John Dee★ 6.7 -
Hot Fuzz 2007Martin Blower★ 7.6 -
Housewife, 49 2006Will Last★ 6 -
Constantine the Great★ 7.4 -
Like Minds 2006John Colbie★ 6.3 -
Alien Autopsy 2006Jeffrey★ 5.7 -
The Queen's Sister 2005Prince Philip★ 5.3 -
Benefit to Mankind 2004Carl Swannee★ NR -
Shameless 2004Frank Gallagher★ 7.6 -
Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward★ 7.2 -
Chunky Monkey 2003Donald Leek★ 2 -
Spooks 2002Keith Moran★ 7.7 -
Cutting It 2002Beauregard Smee★ 6.7 -
Conspiracy 2001Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger★ 7.3 -
A Dinner of Herbs 2000Older Hal★ 6 -
In the Beginning 2000Aaron★ 6 -
Joseph of Nazareth★ 4 -
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Men of the World 1994Lenny Smart★ 7 -
Syl★ 5.6 -
Prince Charles★ 1.5 -
Alan★ NR
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Patriot Games 1992Inspector Highland★ 6.7 -
A Murder of Quality 1991Stanley Rode★ 5.4 -
Titmuss Regained 1991Leslie Titmuss★ NR -
The Russia House 1990Wicklow★ 6.1 -
Nightingales 1990Bell★ 6.4 -
He's Asking For Me 1990Andy★ NR
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A Casualty of War 1989Tom Rowse★ NR -
Seeing in the Dark 1989Tony★ NR -
Alex★ 5.7 -
When the Whales Came 1989Jack Jenkins★ 6.3 -
The Marksman 1987Weaver★ NR -
Paradise Postponed 1986Leslie Titmus★ 7
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Dog Ends 1984Robert★ NR -
The Gathering Seed 1983Joe Henshaw★ NR -
Red Monarch 1983Vasily★ 5 -
King Lear 1983Edgar★ 6.5 -
Rolling Home 1982Donald★ NR -
Objects of Affection 1982Donald★ 7 -
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Self★ 8 -
The Brylcreem Boys 1979George Hunn★ NR -
Scum 1977Archer★ 7.2 -
The Kiss of Death 1977Trevor★ 6.3 -
Steve★ NR -
Playhouse 1974George Hunn★ 7 -
Play for Today 1970Robert★ 6.3
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