David Threlfall
Born
October 12, 1953 (age 72)
Birthplace
Burnage, Manchester, England, UK

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.

Movies

Unforgivable
Unforgivable
2025 ★ 7.4
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
Faith Healer
Faith Healer
2020
Teddy
Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune)
Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune)
2020
Cream
The Ark
The Ark
2015 ★ 5.7
Noah
Black Sea
Black Sea
2014 ★ 6.3
Peters
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
2014 ★ 6.9
Tommy Cooper
Nowhere Boy
Nowhere Boy
2009 ★ 7.2
George Toogood Smith
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 ★ 6.7
Dr. John Dee
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
2007 ★ 7.6
Martin Blower
Housewife, 49
Housewife, 49
2006 ★ 6.0
Will Last
Like Minds
Like Minds
2006 ★ 6.3
John Colbie
Alien Autopsy
Alien Autopsy
2006 ★ 5.6
Jeffrey
The Queen's Sister
The Queen's Sister
2005 ★ 5.3
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 ★ 7.2
Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
Chunky Monkey
Chunky Monkey
2003 ★ 2.0
Donald Leek
Conspiracy
Conspiracy
2001 ★ 7.3
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Mary, Mother of Jesus
1999 ★ 4.0
Joseph of Nazareth
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
1993 ★ 5.6
Syl
Diana: Her True Story
Diana: Her True Story
1993 ★ 1.5
Prince Charles
A Statement of Affairs
A Statement of Affairs
1993
Alan
Patriot Games
Patriot Games
1992 ★ 6.7
Inspector Highland
A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality
1991 ★ 5.4
Stanley Rode
The Russia House
The Russia House
1990 ★ 6.1
Wicklow
He's Asking For Me
He's Asking For Me
1990
Andy
A Casualty of War
A Casualty of War
1989
Tom Rowse
Seeing in the Dark
Seeing in the Dark
1989
Tony
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989 ★ 5.7
Alex
When the Whales Came
When the Whales Came
1989 ★ 6.3
Jack Jenkins
Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed
1986 ★ 7.0
Leslie Titmus
Dog Ends
Dog Ends
1984
Robert
Red Monarch
Red Monarch
1983 ★ 5.0
Vasily
King Lear
King Lear
1983 ★ 6.5
Edgar
Rolling Home
Rolling Home
1982
Donald
The Brylcreem Boys
The Brylcreem Boys
1979
George Hunn
Scum
Scum
1977 ★ 7.2
Archer
The Kiss of Death
The Kiss of Death
1977 ★ 6.3
Trevor
I Want to Be Like You
I Want to Be Like You
1976
Steve

TV Series

The Death of Bunny Munro
The Death of Bunny Munro
2025 ★ 4.3
Bunny Snr
6 Episodes
Nightsleeper
Nightsleeper
2024 ★ 6.7
Paul Peveril
6 Episodes
Passenger
Passenger
2024 ★ 5.8
Jim Bracknell
6 Episodes
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
2024 ★ 6.5
Tom King
1 Episode
Funny Woman
Funny Woman
2023 ★ 6.9
George Parker
10 Episodes
Wolfe
Wolfe
2021 ★ 6.0
Howard
1 Episode
Troy: Fall of a City
Troy: Fall of a City
2018 ★ 5.7
King Priam
8 Episodes
Urban Myths
Urban Myths
2017 ★ 7.4
Samuel Beckett
1 Episode
Midwinter of the Spirit
Midwinter of the Spirit
2015 ★ 6.6
Rev Huw Owens
3 Episodes
Code of a Killer
Code of a Killer
2015 ★ 7.4
DCS David Baker
2 Episodes
What Remains
What Remains
2013 ★ 7.3
Len Harper
4 Episodes
Ripper Street
Ripper Street
2012 ★ 7.4
Abel Croker
6 Episodes
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
2006 ★ 7.5
Constantine the Great
1 Episode
Shameless
Shameless
2004 ★ 7.6
Frank Gallagher
138 Episodes
Spooks
Spooks
2002 ★ 7.7
Keith Moran
1 Episode
Cutting It
Cutting It
2002 ★ 6.7
Beauregard Smee
1 Episode
A Dinner of Herbs
A Dinner of Herbs
2000 ★ 6.0
Older Hal
2 Episodes
In the Beginning
In the Beginning
2000 ★ 6.0
Aaron
2 Episodes
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999 ★ 6.5
Norman
6 Episodes
Men of the World
Men of the World
1994 ★ 7.0
Lenny Smart
12 Episodes
Titmuss Regained
Titmuss Regained
1991
Leslie Titmuss
3 Episodes
Nightingales
Nightingales
1990 ★ 6.4
Bell
13 Episodes
The Marksman
The Marksman
1987
Weaver
3 Episodes
Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed
1986 ★ 5.0
Leslie Titmuss
14 Episodes
The Gathering Seed
The Gathering Seed
1983
Joe Henshaw
6 Episodes
Objects of Affection
Objects of Affection
1982 ★ 7.0
Donald
1 Episode
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982 ★ 7.0
10 Episodes
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974 ★ 7.0
George Hunn
1 Episode
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970 ★ 6.3
Robert
1 Episode