David Threlfall
Actor · Executive Producer · Director
Born Oct 12, 1953 · Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Active 1970–present · Awards: Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
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.
Filmography
The Death of Bunny Munro (2025) — Bunny SnrUnforgivable (2025) — Brian MitchellHot Fuzz (2007) — Martin BlowerMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) — Preserved Killick, Captain's StewardPatriot Games (1992) — Inspector HighlandNowhere Boy (2009) — George Toogood SmithElizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) — Dr. John DeeConspiracy (2001) — Friedrich Wilhelm KritzingerBlack Sea (2014) — PetersRipper Street (2012) — Abel CrokerSpooks (2002) — Keith MoranShameless (2004) — Frank Gallagher · Executive Producer · DirectorThe Russia House (1990) — WicklowLike Minds (2006) — John ColbieWhat Remains (2013) — Len HarperCode of a Killer (2015) — DCS David BakerScum (1977) — ArcherNightsleeper (2024) — Paul PeverilThe Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (2024) — Tom KingTroy: Fall of a City (2018) — King PriamAlien Autopsy (2006) — JeffreyAncient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006) — Constantine the GreatFunny Woman (2023) — George ParkerUrban Myths (2017) — Samuel Beckett