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David Threlfall

David Threlfall

Actor · Born October 12, 1953 · Burnage, Manchester, England, UK

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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.

Acted in 70

2020s

  1. 2025

    The Death of Bunny Munro

    Bunny Snr · 6 episodes

  2. Unforgivable

    Brian Mitchell

  3. 2024

    Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration

    Flop (voice)

  4. Nightsleeper

    Paul Peveril · 6 episodes

    66

  5. Passenger

    Jim Bracknell · 6 episodes

    58

  6. The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

    Tom King · 1 episode

    68
  7. 2023

    Dodger Special: Bad Egg

    Sir Charles Rowan

  8. Funny Woman

    George Parker · 10 episodes

    73
  9. 2022

    Dodger Special: Train

    Sir Charles Rowan

  10. 2021

    Wolfe

    Howard · 1 episode

  11. 2020

    Faith Healer

    Teddy

  12. Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune)

    Cream

2010s

  1. 2018

    Troy: Fall of a City

    Priam · 7 episodes

    46
  2. 2017

    Urban Myths

    Samuel Beckett · 1 episode

    72
  3. 2015

    Midwinter of the Spirit

    Rev Huw Owens · 3 episodes

    63

  4. Code of a Killer

    DCS David Baker · 2 episodes

  5. The Ark

    Noah

    51
  6. 2014

    Black Sea

    Peters

    67

  7. Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This

    Tommy Cooper

  8. 2013

    What Remains

    Len Harper · 4 episodes

  9. 2012

    Ripper Street

    Abel Croker · 6 episodes

    79

1990s

  1. 1999

    Mary, Mother of Jesus

    Joseph of Nazareth

  2. Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

    Norman · 6 episodes

  3. 1994

    Men of the World

    Lenny Smart · 12 episodes

  4. 1993

    The Clothes in the Wardrobe

    Syl

  5. Diana: Her True Story

    Prince Charles

  6. 1992

    Patriot Games

    Inspector Highland

    68
  7. 1991

    A Murder of Quality

    Stanley Rode

  8. Titmuss Regained

    Leslie Titmuss · 3 episodes

  9. 1990

    The Russia House

    Wicklow

    64

  10. Nightingales

    Bell · 13 episodes

1980s

  1. 1989

    A Casualty of War

    Tom Rowse

  2. Seeing in the Dark

    Tony

  3. Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

    Alex

  4. When the Whales Came

    Jack Jenkins

  5. 1987

    The Marksman

    Weaver · 3 episodes

  6. 1986

    Paradise Postponed

    Leslie Titmuss · 14 episodes

  7. ScreenPlay

    Tony · 1 episode

  8. 1985

    Screen Two

    Andy, Syl · 1 episode

  9. 1984

    Dog Ends

    Robert

  10. 1983

    The Gathering Seed

    Joe Henshaw · 6 episodes

  11. Red Monarch

    Vasily

  12. King Lear

    Edgar

  13. 1982

    Rolling Home

    Donald

  14. Objects of Affection

    Donald · 1 episode

  15. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

    TV

1970s

  1. 1979

    The Brylcreem Boys

    George Hunn

  2. 1977

    Scum

    Archer

  3. The Kiss of Death

    Trevor

  4. 1976

    I Want to Be Like You

    Steve

  5. 1974

    Playhouse

    George Hunn · 1 episode

  6. 1970

    Play for Today

    Robert · 1 episode

    73

Produced 1

Directed 1

Appearances7

2010s

  1. 2012

    Evidently... John Cooper Clarke

    Himself

2000s

  1. 2009

    The Millionaire and the Murder Mansion

    Self - Narrator (voice)

1980s

  1. 1982

    Mike Leigh: Making Plays

    Self