Biography
David John Threlfall 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 2024 he played Paul Peveril in the six-part BBC drama Nightsleeper.
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Awards & recognition
- Laurence Olivier Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1980
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1982 · nominated
Filmography29 titles
Spooks
Hot Fuzz
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
Shameless
Ripper Street
Code of a Killer
What Remains
Conspiracy
Nowhere Boy
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Funny Woman
Nightsleeper
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Patriot Games
Midwinter of the Spirit
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
The Kiss of Death
Murderous Intent
In the Beginning
Black Sea
The Russia House
Housewife, 49
The Clothes in the Wardrobe
Troy: Fall of a City
Passenger
The Ark
Alien Autopsy
Wolfe
Mary, Mother of Jesus