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.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1953-10-12 · Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Known for
- Hot Fuzz (2007) — Martin Blower
- Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) — Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
- Patriot Games (1992) — Inspector Highland
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) — Dr. John Dee
- Black Sea (2014) — Peters
- Nowhere Boy (2009) — George Toogood Smith
- Conspiracy (2001) — Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
- The Russia House (1990) — Wicklow
- Ripper Street (2012) — Abel Croker
- Shameless (2004) — Frank Gallagher
- Troy: Fall of a City (2018) — Priam
- Spooks (2002) — Keith Moran
- Like Minds (2006) — John Colbie
- Alien Autopsy (2006) — Jeffrey
- The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2024) — Tom King
- Nightsleeper (2024) — Paul Peveril