
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.

Play for Today
TV • 1970

Have I Got News for You
TV • 1990

Spooks
TV • 2002

Playhouse
TV • 1974

Shameless
TV • 2004

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
TV

Ripper Street
TV • 2012

Urban Myths
TV • 2017

Cutting It
TV • 2002

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
TV • 2024

Hot Fuzz
MOVIE • 2007

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire
TV • 2006

Troy: Fall of a City
TV • 2018

Patriot Games
MOVIE • 1992

Funny Woman
TV • 2023

Nightsleeper
TV • 2024

Paradise Postponed
TV • 1986

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
MOVIE • 2003