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David Threlfall

Actor / Television Director / Film Director | * 10/12/1953 (70) | Burnage, Manchester, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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David John Threlfall (born 12 October 1953) is an English stage, film and television actor and director. He is best known for playing Frank Gallagher in Channel 4's series Shameless. He has also directed several episodes of the show. In April 2014, he portrayed comedian Tommy Cooper in a television film entitled Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This. In 2014, he starred alongside Jude Law in the thriller Black Sea. In 2022, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance in the Martin McDonagh play Hangmen. ()
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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, Manchester, Threlfall met Bosnian actress Brana Bajic and the pair subsequently married a year later.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

As a former London constable, Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he a ...

Hot Fuzz

R

2007 | 3.8/5 | 2h 1min
Crime, Action, Comedy
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After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, th ...

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

PG-13

2003 | 3.6/5 | 2h 18min
Adventure, Drama, War
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When Queen Elizabeth's reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain's invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people. ...

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

PG-13

2007 | 3.4/5 | 1h 54min
Drama, History, Romance / Love
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The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits - and humor - on a rough Manchester council estate. Whilst they won't admit it, they need help an ...

Shameless

Certification unknown

2004 | 3.8/5 | 1h per episode
Comedy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for David Threlfall

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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Movies with David Threlfall as Actor(33)

as Alan2023 A Statement of Affairs
as Teddy2020 Faith Healer
as Noah2015 The Ark
as Tommy Cooper2014 Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
as Peters2014 Black Sea
as himself2012 Evidently... John Cooper Clarke
as George Toogood Smith2009 Nowhere Boy
as Dr. John Dee2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age
as Martin Blower2007 Hot Fuzz
as John Colbie2006 Like Minds
as Jeffrey2006 Alien Autopsy
as Will Last2006 Housewife, 49
as Prince Philip2005 The Queen's Sister
as Donald Leek2003 Chunky Monkey
as Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
as Dr. Wilhelm Kritzinger2001 Conspiracy
as Joseph of Nazareth1999 Mary, Mother of Jesus
as Syl1993 The Summer House
as Prince Charles1993 Diana: Her True Story
as Inspector Highland1992 Patriot Games
as Stanley Rode1991 A Murder of Quality
as Wicklow1990 The Russia House
as Jack Jenkins1989 When the Whales Came
as Tom Rowse1989 A Casualty of War
1989 Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
as Tony1989 Seeing in the Dark
as Leslie Titmus1986 Paradise Postponed
as Robert1984 Dog Ends
as Edgar1983 King Lear
as Vasily1983 Red Monarch
as himself1982 Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Trevor1977 The Kiss of Death
as Archer1977 Scum

TV Shows/Series with David Threlfall as Actor(23)

as Jim Bracknell2024 Passenger
as George Parker2023 Funny Woman
as Howard2021 Wolfe
as King Priam2018 Troy: Fall of a City
as Samuel Beckett2017 Urban Myths
as Rev Huw Owens2015 Midwinter of the Spirit
as DCS David Baker2015 Code of a Killer
as Len Harper2013 What Remains
as Abel Croker2012 Ripper Street
as Constantine the Great2006 Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
as Frank Gallagher2004 Shameless
2004 Shameless
as Beauregard Smee2002 Cutting It
as Hal Royce (older)2000 A Dinner of Herbs
as Aaron2000 In the Beginning
1999 Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
as Lenny Smart1994 Men of the World
as Bell1990 Nightingales
as Weaver1987 The Marksman
as Joe Henshaw1983 The Gathering Seed
as Donald1982 Objects of Affection
1982 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
as Robert1970 Play for Today

TV Shows/Series with David Threlfall as Crew(1)

Production/Executive Producer2004 Shameless

Full Name: David Threlfall
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Monday, 10/12 1953 (October) in Burnage, Manchester, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 70 years + 198 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Manchester School of Theatre, Manchester Metropolitan University
Spouses (current/former): Brana Bajic
David Threlfall frequently works together with these people:
Paul Abbott (7x, Crew)
Morwenna Banks (5x, Actress)
Debbie Horsfield (4x, Crew)
James Ellis (4x, Actor)
Lesley Manville (3x, Actress)
Edgar Wright (3x, Crew)
Nina Gold (3x, Crew)
John Shrapnel (3x, Actor)
Kevin Macdonald (3x, Crew)
Mike Leigh (3x, Crew)
Peter Weir (3x, Crew)
John le Carré (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:6253, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024