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
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
Alien Autopsy Jeffrey
Patriot Games Inspector Highland
When the Whales Came Jack Jenkins
A Murder of Quality Stanley Rode
Mary, Mother of Jesus Joseph of Nazareth
He's Asking For Me Andy
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This Tommy Cooper
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Dr. John Dee
The Ark Noah
The Brylcreem Boys George Hunn
The Russia House Wicklow
Housewife, 49 Will Last
Conspiracy Kritzinger
Chunky Monkey Donald Leek
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
Hot Fuzz Martin Blower
King Lear Edgar
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story Alex
Black Sea Peters
Mike Leigh: Making Plays Himself
The Kiss of Death Trevor
The Queen's Sister Prince Philip
Like Minds John Colbie
Nowhere Boy George Toogood Smith
Scum Archer
Red Monarch Vasily
Diana: Her True Story Prince Charles
A Casualty of War Tom Rowse
Dog Ends Robert
Evidently... John Cooper Clarke Himself
The Summer House Syl
A Statement of Affairs Alan
Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune) Cream
Faith Healer Teddy
Paradise Postponed Leslie Titmus
Seeing in the Dark Tony
Dodger Special: Train Sir Charles Rowan
Dodger Special: Bad Egg Sir Charles Rowan
Shows
Men of the World Lenny Smart
Code of a Killer DCS David Baker
Shameless Frank Gallagher
Nightingales Bell
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire Constantine the Great
Shameless
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll Norman
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Paradise Postponed Leslie Titmuss
Midwinter of the Spirit Rev Huw Owens
What Remains Len Harper
Troy: Fall of a City King Priam
Urban Myths Samuel Beckett
A Dinner of Herbs Hal Royce (older)
In the Beginning Aaron
The Gathering Seed Joe Henshaw
Have I Got a Bit More News for You Self - Panellist
Play for Today Robert
Objects of Affection Donald
The Marksman Weaver
Wolfe Howard
Funny Woman George Parker
Ripper Street Abel Croker
Art That Made Us Self - Narrator (voice)
Cutting It Beauregard Smee
Nightsleeper
Passenger Jim Bracknell
Spooks Keith Moran
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin Tom King
