Biography
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.
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
Wolfe
Troy: Fall of a City
Passenger
The Ark
Alien Autopsy
Mary, Mother of Jesus