David Threlfall
David Threlfall is a British actor known for his versatility in both television and film. He gained recognition for his role as Frank Gallagher in the acclaimed series 'Shameless'. Threlfall's career spans various genres, showcasing his talent in drama and comedy. His distinct voice and... Read More
Known for
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins...
Hot Fuzz (2007)
As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not...
Nowhere Boy (2009)
A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies...
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
The Death of Bunny MunroTravelling salesman Bunny Munro takes his son around Sussex following the death of his wife Libby. And while Bunny’s grief... |
Bunny Snr | |
| 2025 |
UnforgivableThe Mitchell family deal with the devastating aftermath of an act of sexual abuse committed by a member of their... |
Brian Mitchell | |
| 2024 |
Bing & Friends: Birthday CelebrationRound the corner, not far away, Bing is celebrating his birthday – hooray! Experience your favourite Bing episodes and join... |
Flop (voice) | |
| 2024 |
NightsleeperSet on a sleeper train traveling from Glasgow to London, a government agency desperately tries to intervene in the rapidly-escalating... |
Paul Peveril | |
| 2024 |
PassengerA close-knit community is sent spinning on its axis following a series of strange and unnatural crimes. |
Jim Bracknell | |
| 2024 |
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick TurpinLegendary highwayman Dick Turpin sets out on a series of wildly absurd escapades when he's made the reluctant leader of... |
Tom King | |
| 2023 |
Dodger Special: Bad EggWhen a heist goes wrong, Dodger is given his harshest punishment yet - school! |
Sir Charles Rowan | |
| 2023 |
Funny WomanA young woman from Blackpool finds her voice in the male dominated world of the 1960s comedy, and in doing... |
George Parker | |
| 2022 |
Dodger Special: TrainDodger reunites with Fagin's gang, and they try their boldest plan yet - a train robbery! |
Sir Charles Rowan | |
| 2022 |
Art That Made UsAn alternative history of the British Isles, told through art. Looking at 1,500 years and eight dramatic turning points, acclaimed... |
Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2021 |
WolfeThe adventures of Professor Wolfe Kinteh, a crime scene investigator in the north of England. |
Howard | |
| 2020 |
Faith HealerThe Fantastic Francis Hardy travels the most remote corners of Wales, Scotland and Ireland attempting to heal those who wish... |
Teddy | |
| 2020 |
Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune)Krapp’s Last Tape: James Hayes uses his natural Irish accent to deliver the best known of these works, a meditation... |
Cream | |
| 2018 |
Troy: Fall of a CityA rich story of love, intrigue, betrayal and belonging told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the... |
King Priam | |
| 2017 |
Urban MythsOur Urban Myths are stories that have been passed down over time and have now become part of urban folklore.... |
Samuel Beckett | |
| 2015 |
Midwinter of the SpiritCountry vicar Merrily Watkins just happens to be one of the few women priests working as an exorcist. When a... |
Rev Huw Owens | |
| 2015 |
Code of a KillerBased on the extraordinary true story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by Detective Chief... |
DCS David Baker | |
| 2015 |
The ArkNoah, a farmer and family man, is instructed by an angel to build an ark in the middle of a... |
Noah | |
| 2014 |
Black SeaA rogue submarine captain pulls together a misfit crew to go after a sunken treasure rumored to be lost in... |
Peters | |
| 2014 |
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like ThisThe life and times of Tommy Cooper |
Tommy Cooper | |
| 2013 |
What RemainsWhen the decomposed body of Melissa Young is found by a couple in their new flat, Detective Len Harper is... |
Len Harper | |
| 2012 |
Ripper StreetA drama set in the East End of London in 1889, during the aftermath of the "Ripper" murders. The action... |
Abel Croker | |
| 2012 |
Evidently... John Cooper ClarkeA look at the life of John Cooper Clarke. From his rise as a 'punk poet', through his heroin addiction,... |
Himself | |
| 2009 |
Nowhere BoyA rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly... |
George Toogood Smith | |
| 2007 |
Elizabeth: The Golden AgeWhen Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must... |
Dr. John Dee | |
| 2007 |
Hot FuzzFormer London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of... |
Martin Blower | |
| 2006 |
Housewife, 49Downtrodden wife and mother Nella's life takes an unexpected turn for the better after she joins the Women's Voluntary Service... |
Will Last | |
| 2006 |
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireTurning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama... |
Constantine the Great | |
| 2006 |
Like MindsA forensic psychologist must determine if a minor should be charged with murder. |
John Colbie | |
| 2006 |
Alien AutopsyHumouristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal when two British lads were accused of having faked a documentary from the Roswell... |
Jeffrey | |
| 2005 |
The Queen's SisterAn in-depth biopic of Princess Margaret from the days following her father's death in 1952 until the 1970s. She was... |
Prince Philip | |
| 2004 |
Benefit to MankindWith a history of depression, a bloodstream full of booze, and a high-pressure job in medical research, Henry Winton seems... |
Carl Swannee | |
| 2004 |
ShamelessThe story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits - and... |
Frank Gallagher | |
| 2003 |
Celebrity MastermindCelebrity Mastermind is a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. The show is a spin-off of the long-running... |
Unknown character | |
| 2003 |
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldAfter an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the... |
Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward | |
| 2003 |
Chunky MonkeyFitness fanatic, Donald Leek, indulges in a monthly Chunky Monkey experience with, someone vaguely resembling movie-songstress, Julie Andrews, who he's... |
Donald Leek | |
| 2002 |
SpooksTense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to... |
Keith Moran | |
| 2002 |
Cutting ItAllie Henshall and Gavin Ferraday are partners in love and business. They own Henshall Ferraday hair salon, where Allie's sisters... |
Beauregard Smee | |
| 2001 |
ConspiracyAt the Wannsee Conference on January 20, 1942, senior Nazi officials meet to determine the manner in which the so-called... |
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger | |
| 2000 |
A Dinner of HerbsAfter taking his young son Roddy to a remote Northumberland village, Peter Greenbank meets a violent death, leaving the boy... |
Older Hal | |
| 2000 |
In the BeginningIn the Beginning is a 2-part biblical television miniseries directed by Kevin Connor. It stars Martin Landau and Jacqueline Bisset... |
Aaron | |
| 1999 |
Mary, Mother of JesusMary, Mother of Jesus is a 1999 made-for-television Biblical film that retells the story of Jesus through the eyes of... |
Joseph of Nazareth | |
| 1999 |
Sex, Chips & Rock n' RollEllie and Arden Brooks seem to be destined to play out their lives behind a Manchester chip shop counter. Mercilessly... |
Norman | |
| 1999 |
Sex, Chips & Rock n' RollThe BBC drama about growing up in the turbulent, tuneful '60s. Manchester, England, 1965. "You'll never meet anybody worth knowing... |
Unknown character | |
| 1994 |
Men of the WorldMen of the World is a BBC sitcom which starred David Threlfall and John Simm. |
Lenny Smart | |
| 1993 |
The Clothes in the WardrobeMargaret is a shy, pale, middle-class Englishwoman who is reluctantly engaged to her older, twittish neighbor Syl. Both bride- and... |
Syl | |
| 1993 |
Diana: Her True StoryTelevision film telling the story of Diana, Princess of Wales, based on the publication of the same name by Andrew... |
Prince Charles | |
| 1993 |
A Statement of AffairsA group of six friends, who have known each other since childhood, find their friendship tested when one of their... |
Alan | |
| 1992 |
Patriot GamesWhen CIA Analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets Jack and his family as revenge. |
Inspector Highland | |
| 1991 |
A Murder of QualityAt the request of his old war time colleague Ailsa Brimley, George Smiley agrees to look into the murder of... |
Stanley Rode | |
| 1991 |
Titmuss RegainedLeslie Titmuss returns to Rapstone village and will do whatever it takes to fit in with the highest levels of... |
Leslie Titmuss | |
| 1990 |
The Russia HouseBarley Scott Blair, a Lisbon-based editor of Russian literature who unexpectedly begins working for British intelligence, is commissioned to investigate... |
Wicklow | |
| 1990 |
Have I Got News for YouHilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no... |
Self | |
| 1990 |
NightingalesNightingales is a British situation comedy set around the antics of three security guards working the night shift. It was... |
Bell | |
| 1990 |
He's Asking For MeAfter a sheltered upbringing in St. Helena, Norah arrives in England and goes to live in London, taken under the... |
Andy | |
| 1989 |
A Casualty of WarDavid Threlfall stars as Tom Rowse, a retired British secret service agent turned thriller novelist who is brought back into... |
Tom Rowse | |
| 1989 |
Seeing in the DarkTony has begun to panic that life may be passing him by. As his friends forge ahead, he feels stuck... |
Tony | |
| 1989 |
Jumping The QueueA middle-class woman contemplating suicide becomes involved with a suspected killer on the run. |
Hugh Warner | |
| 1989 |
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal StoryA biographical portrayal of Simon Wiesenthal, famous Nazi Hunter. From his imprisonment in a Nazi Concentration Camp, the film follows... |
Alex | |
| 1989 |
When the Whales CameA pair of children befriend an eccentric old man, who lives isolated on the far shore of their island home.... |
Jack Jenkins | |
| 1987 |
The MarksmanTwelve-year-old Gordon Weaver is killed on waste-ground in Liverpool. His grandfather, Doyle, sends for the boy's father, who returns from... |
Weaver | |
| 1986 |
Paradise PostponedThis British series, based on books by John Mortimer, follows the rise of Leslie Titmuss from humble beginnings in the... |
Leslie Titmuss | |
| 1986 |
ScreenPlayScreenplay was a drama anthology television series, broadcast on BBC between 1986 and 1993. Numerous episodes were produced including one... |
Tony | |
| 1986 |
Paradise PostponedA clergyman noted for his support of left-wing causes, leaves his considerable estate to a Conservative member of parliament. Adaptation... |
Leslie Titmus | |
| 1985 |
Screen TwoSeries of single made-for-television dramas. |
Syl | |
| 1985 |
Screen TwoSeries of single made-for-television dramas. |
Andy | |
| 1984 |
Dog EndsA middle-aged man is feeling the strain of looking after his elderly grandfather, who is demanding and needs a lot... |
Robert | |
| 1983 |
The Gathering SeedThe saga of Manchester lad Joe Henshaw, a story that takes in family life, the trials and tribulations of the... |
Joe Henshaw | |
| 1983 |
Red MonarchBritish comedy satirising Stalin's inner circle as an absolute monarchs court. In the face of rampant abuse of power and... |
Vasily | |
| 1983 |
King LearAn aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest... |
Edgar | |
| 1982 |
Rolling HomeMr Wyman is an elderly man whose increasingly unreliable memory has landed him in a geriatric ward. Here he is... |
Donald | |
| 1982 |
Objects of AffectionA series of plays written by Alan Bennett. |
Donald | |
| 1982 |
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyYoung Nicholas Nickleby sets out to make his fortune in order to prevent his mother and sister from depending upon... |
Unknown character | |
| 1982 |
Mike Leigh: Making PlaysWriter and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays. |
Self | |
| 1979 |
The Brylcreem BoysCpl. George Hunn's sentry post is knocked over and he wakes to find he is suffering from frost bite of... |
George Hunn | |
| 1977 |
ScumCarlin is a new reform school inmate with a reputation as a hard case. The authorities encourage gang leader Pongo... |
Archer | |
| 1977 |
The Kiss of DeathTrevor is an extremely shy undertaker's assistant. He always tags along with his good friend Ronnie, when he goes to... |
Trevor | |
| 1976 |
I Want to Be Like YouBrian idolises his older brother Steve, who has left school and joined the army. The two brothers go for an... |
Steve | |
| 1974 |
PlayhouseA one-hour anthology television series of one-off contemporary and classic dramas produced by the BBC. |
George Hunn | |
| 1973 |
Second City FirstsA series of plays from Birmingham by new writers. |
Gaz | |
| 1970 |
Play for TodayPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970... |
Robert | |
| TBA |
Have I Got a Bit More News for YouBased on the week’s news and fronted by guest hosts, this extended version of the satirical news quiz features more... |
Self - Panellist |
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Got a question about David Threlfall?
David Threlfall is best known for his role as Frank Gallagher in the British series 'Shameless', which aired from 2004 to 2013. He also starred in 'The Last Detective' and has appeared in various other TV shows and films.
David Threlfall was nominated for a BAFTA Television Award for Best Actor for his role in 'Shameless'. He has received critical acclaim for his performances but has not won major awards.
David Threlfall made his film debut in the 1985 film 'The Last of England', directed by Derek Jarman. His early career included various stage performances and television roles.
In addition to his television work, David Threlfall appeared in films like 'The Man Who Knew Too Little' and 'The Last Detective'. His film roles often complement his television career.
David Threlfall is married to Gina Threlfall since 1997 and they have two children. He tends to keep his personal life private, away from the public eye.
David Threlfall's estimated net worth is around $1 million, reflecting his successful career in television and film over several decades.
David Threlfall has a strong background in theatre, performing in productions such as 'The Royal Hunt of the Sun' and 'King Lear'. His stage work has been highly praised.
As of now, details about David Threlfall's upcoming projects have not been widely publicized. He remains active in the industry and may take on new roles in the future.