
David Threlfall
Acting
Born 1953-10-12 · Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
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

Shameless
2004 · TV

Paradise Postponed
1986 · TV

Nightingales
1990 · TV

Men of the World
1994 · TV

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982 · TV

Funny Woman
2023 · TV

Troy: Fall of a City
2018 · TV

Art That Made Us
2022 · TV

Ripper Street
2012 · TV

The Gathering Seed
1983 · TV

Nightsleeper
2024 · TV

Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999 · TV

The Death of Bunny Munro
2025 · TV

Passenger
2024 · TV

What Remains
2013 · TV

The Marksman
1987 · TV

Titmuss Regained
1991 · TV

Midwinter of the Spirit
2015 · TV

Code of a Killer
2015 · TV

A Dinner of Herbs
2000 · TV

In the Beginning
2000 · TV

Spooks
2002 · TV

Play for Today
1970 · TV

Playhouse
1974 · TV

Urban Myths
2017 · TV

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

Objects of Affection
1982 · TV

Cutting It
2002 · TV

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

Wolfe
2021 · TV

Have I Got News for You
1990 · TV

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
— · TV