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David Threlfall
Born
12 October 1953
Place
Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Acting

David Threlfall

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.

As actor

Unforgivable

Unforgivable

2025 · Brian Mitchell
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration

Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration

2024 · Flop (voice)
Dodger Special: Bad Egg

Dodger Special: Bad Egg

2023 · Sir Charles Rowan
Dodger Special: Train

Dodger Special: Train

2022 · Sir Charles Rowan
Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune)

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

2020 · Cream
Faith Healer

Faith Healer

2020 · Teddy
The Ark

The Ark

2015 · Noah
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This

Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This

2014 · Tommy Cooper
Black Sea

Black Sea

2014 · Peters
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke

Evidently... John Cooper Clarke

2012 · Himself
Nowhere Boy

Nowhere Boy

2009 · George Toogood Smith
Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007 · Dr. John Dee
Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007 · Martin Blower
Alien Autopsy

Alien Autopsy

2006 · Jeffrey
Housewife, 49

Housewife, 49

2006 · Will Last
Like Minds

Like Minds

2006 · John Colbie
The Queen's Sister

The Queen's Sister

2005 · Prince Philip
Benefit to Mankind

Benefit to Mankind

2004 · Carl Swannee
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

2003 · Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
Chunky Monkey

Chunky Monkey

2003 · Donald Leek
Conspiracy

Conspiracy

2001 · Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
Mary, Mother of Jesus

Mary, Mother of Jesus

1999 · Joseph of Nazareth

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

1999
Diana: Her True Story

Diana: Her True Story

1993 · Prince Charles
The Clothes in the Wardrobe

The Clothes in the Wardrobe

1993 · Syl

A Statement of Affairs

1993 · Alan
Patriot Games

Patriot Games

1992 · Inspector Highland
A Murder of Quality

A Murder of Quality

1991 · Stanley Rode
The Russia House

The Russia House

1990 · Wicklow

He's Asking For Me

1990 · Andy