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David Threlfall

Actor • Born 1953

David Threlfall

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About

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.

Known for

Play for Today posterPlay for TodaySeries • 1970Shameless posterShamelessSeries • 2004Spooks posterSpooksSeries • 2002Screen Two posterScreen TwoSeries • 1985Playhouse posterPlayhouseSeries • 1974Ripper Street posterRipper StreetSeries • 2012Celebrity Mastermind posterCelebrity MastermindSeries • 2003Troy: Fall of a City posterTroy: Fall of a CitySeries • 2018ScreenPlay posterScreenPlaySeries • 1986The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin posterThe Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick TurpinSeries • 2024Hot Fuzz posterHot FuzzMovie • 2007Urban Myths posterUrban MythsSeries • 2017Patriot Games posterPatriot GamesMovie • 1992Elizabeth: The Golden Age posterElizabeth: The Golden AgeMovie • 2007Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World posterMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldMovie • 2003Cutting It posterCutting ItSeries • 2002Funny Woman posterFunny WomanSeries • 2023Nightsleeper posterNightsleeperSeries • 2024Black Sea posterBlack SeaMovie • 2014Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire posterAncient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireSeries • 2006What Remains posterWhat RemainsSeries • 2013The Russia House posterThe Russia HouseMovie • 1990Conspiracy posterConspiracyMovie • 2001Code of a Killer posterCode of a KillerSeries • 2015