Born 1953 (age 72) · Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Appears in 76 titles

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.

Filmography

Hot Fuzz
7.6
Hot Fuzz
2007
as Martin Blower
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
7.2
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003
as Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
Patriot Games
6.7
Patriot Games
1992
as Inspector Highland
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
6.7
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
as Dr. John Dee
Black Sea
6.3
Black Sea
2014
as Peters
Nowhere Boy
7.2
Nowhere Boy
2009
as George Toogood Smith
Conspiracy
7.3
Conspiracy
2001
as Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
The Russia House
6.1
The Russia House
1990
as Wicklow
Alien Autopsy
5.7
Alien Autopsy
2006
as Jeffrey
Like Minds
6.4
Like Minds
2006
as John Colbie
Scum
7.3
Scum
1977
as Archer
A Murder of Quality
5.6
A Murder of Quality
1991
as Stanley Rode
Housewife, 49
6.0
Housewife, 49
2006
as Will Last
Mary, Mother of Jesus
4.3
Mary, Mother of Jesus
1999
as Joseph of Nazareth
When the Whales Came
6.4
When the Whales Came
1989
as Jack Jenkins
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
6.9
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
2014
as Tommy Cooper
The Ark
5.7
The Ark
2015
as Noah
The Kiss of Death
6.5
The Kiss of Death
1977
as Trevor
Red Monarch
5.4
Red Monarch
1983
as Vasily
King Lear
6.7
King Lear
1983
as Edgar