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David Threlfall

David Threlfall

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 12, 1953 (72)
Birthplace Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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, Manch ... ester, Threlfall met Bosnian actress Brana Bajic and the pair subsequently married a year later.

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Faith Healer

Faith Healer

2020

as Teddy

The Ark

The Ark

2015

as Noah

Black Sea

Black Sea

2014

as Peters

Nowhere Boy

Nowhere Boy

2009

as George Toogood Smith

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

2007

as Dr. John Dee

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007

as Martin Blower

Housewife, 49

Housewife, 49

2006

as Will Last

Like Minds

Like Minds

2006

as John Colbie

Alien Autopsy

Alien Autopsy

2006

as Jeffrey

The Queen's Sister

The Queen's Sister

2005

as Prince Philip

Chunky Monkey

Chunky Monkey

2003

as Donald Leek

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

2003

as Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward

Conspiracy

Conspiracy

2001

as Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Mary, Mother of Jesus

1999

as Joseph of Nazareth

Diana: Her True Story

Diana: Her True Story

1993

as Prince Charles

A Statement of Affairs

A Statement of Affairs

1993

as Alan

The Summer House

The Summer House

1993

as Syl

Patriot Games

Patriot Games

1992

as Inspector Highland

A Murder of Quality

A Murder of Quality

1991

as Stanley Rode

The Russia House

The Russia House

1990

as Wicklow

A Casualty of War

A Casualty of War

1989

as Tom Rowse

Seeing in the Dark

Seeing in the Dark

1989

as Tony

When the Whales Came

When the Whales Came

1989

as Jack Jenkins

Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

1986

as Leslie Titmus

Dog Ends

Dog Ends

1984

as Robert

Red Monarch

Red Monarch

1983

as Vasily

King Lear

King Lear

1983

as Edgar

The Kiss of Death

The Kiss of Death

1977

as Trevor

Scum

Scum

1977

as Archer

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Television Credits

Shameless

as Frank Gallagher

Episodes: 105

First Aired: Jan 13, 2004

Paradise Postponed

as Leslie Titmuss

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

Nightingales

as Bell

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Feb 27, 1990

Men of the World

as Lenny Smart

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Mar 14, 1994

Funny Woman

as George Parker

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Feb 09, 2023

Troy: Fall of a City

as King Priam

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Feb 17, 2018

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll

as Norman

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 05, 1999

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

as Constantine the Great

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 21, 2006

Nightsleeper

as Paul Peveril

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 15, 2024

Ripper Street

as Abel Croker

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Dec 30, 2012

A Dinner of Herbs

as Hal Royce (older)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 24, 2000

Passenger

as Jim Bracknell

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 24, 2024

The Gathering Seed

as Joe Henshaw

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 07, 1983

What Remains

as Len Harper

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Aug 25, 2013

The Marksman

as Weaver

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 04, 1987

Midwinter of the Spirit

as Rev Huw Owens

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 23, 2015

Titmuss Regained

as Leslie Titmuss

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 03, 1991

Code of a Killer

as DCS David Baker

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 06, 2015

In the Beginning

as Aaron

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 12, 2000

Cutting It

as Beauregard Smee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 16, 2002

Wolfe

as Howard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 2021

Urban Myths

as Samuel Beckett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2017

Spooks

as Keith Moran

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 13, 2002

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

as Tom King

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 01, 2024

Play for Today

as Robert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Objects of Affection

as Donald

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1982

The Death of Bunny Munro

as Bunny Snr

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Nov 07, 1982

Art That Made Us

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Apr 07, 2022

Shameless

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 13, 2004

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

as Self - Panellist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

Have I Got News for You

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1990

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2024 6 15 23 11
2024 7 24 37 11
2024 8 16 34 7
2024 9 23 37 12
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2024 12 10 16 5
2025 1 14 21 6
2025 2 10 20 2
2025 3 6 9 1
2025 5 2 2 1
2025 6 1 1 0
2025 7 0 1 0
2025 8 3 11 0
2025 9 0 0 0
2025 10 0 1 0

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