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.

Known For

Hot Fuzz

Martin Blower

Patriot Games

Inspector Highland

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Dr. John Dee

Black Sea

Peters

The Russia House

Wicklow

Nowhere Boy

George Toogood Smith

Conspiracy

Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger