
David Threlfall
Acting
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.
Born: October 12, 1953 · Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Filmography (45)

TV
The Death of Bunny Munro
2025
Actor: Bunny Snr

Unforgivable
2025
Actor: Brian Mitchell

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Nightsleeper
2024
Actor: Paul Peveril

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Passenger
2024
Actor: Jim Bracknell

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The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
2024
Actor: Tom King

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Funny Woman
2023
Actor: George Parker

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Wolfe
2021
Actor: Howard

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Troy: Fall of a City
2018
Actor: King Priam

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Urban Myths
2017
Actor: Samuel Beckett

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Midwinter of the Spirit
2015
Actor: Rev Huw Owens

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Code of a Killer
2015
Actor: DCS David Baker

The Ark
2015
Actor: Noah

Black Sea
2014
Actor: Peters

Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
2014
Actor: Tommy Cooper

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What Remains
2013
Actor: Len Harper

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Ripper Street
2012
Actor: Abel Croker

Nowhere Boy
2009
Actor: George Toogood Smi…

Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
Actor: Dr. John Dee

Hot Fuzz
2007
Actor: Martin Blower

Housewife, 49
2006
Actor: Will Last

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Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006
Actor: Constantine the Gr…

Like Minds
2006
Actor: John Colbie

Alien Autopsy
2006
Actor: Jeffrey

The Queen's Sister
2005
Actor: Prince Philip

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Shameless
2004
Actor: Frank GallagherExecutive Producer+1

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003
Actor: Preserved Killick,…

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Spooks
2002
Actor: Keith Moran

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Cutting It
2002
Actor: Beauregard Smee

Conspiracy
2001
Actor: Friedrich Wilhelm …

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In the Beginning
2000
Actor: Aaron

Mary, Mother of Jesus
1999
Actor: Joseph of Nazareth

The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993
Actor: Syl

Patriot Games
1992
Actor: Inspector Highland

A Murder of Quality
1991
Actor: Stanley Rode

The Russia House
1990
Actor: Wicklow

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Have I Got News for You
1990
Actor

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989
Actor: Alex

When the Whales Came
1989
Actor: Jack Jenkins

Red Monarch
1983
Actor: Vasily

King Lear
1983
Actor: Edgar

Scum
1977
Actor: Archer

The Kiss of Death
1977
Actor: Trevor

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Playhouse
1974
Actor: George Hunn

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Play for Today
1970
Actor: Robert

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TBA
Actor: Self - Panellist
