David Threlfall
Oct 12, 1953 (72)
Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
19 Movies
28 Series
David Threlfall, an actor from Burnage, Manchester, England, UK, began their career in the 1970s. Their performance in Hot Fuzz as Martin Blower remains one of the most memorable of their filmography. Their work further includes Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Patriot Games. They have 19 films and 28 TV productions to their name, working mainly across genres like drama, crime, thriller.
72Age
19Movies
28Series
David Threlfall
19 Movies
28 Series
David Threlfall, an actor from Burnage, Manchester, England, UK, began their career in the 1970s. Their performance in Hot Fuzz as Martin Blower remains one of the most memorable of their filmography. Their work further includes Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Patriot Games. They have 19 films and 28 TV productions to their name, working mainly across genres like drama, crime, thriller.
72
Age
19
Movies
28
Series
Movies
Hot Fuzz
2007
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007
Housewife, 49
2006
Patriot Games
1992
The Russia House
1990
Black Sea
2014
Like Minds
2006
Nowhere Boy
2009
Alien Autopsy
2006
Red Monarch
1983
When the Whales Came
1989
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
2014
TV Shows
Shameless
2004
Paradise Postponed
1986
Nightingales
1990
Men of the World
1994
Funny Woman
2023
Troy: Fall of a City
2018
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999
Nightsleeper
2024
Ripper Street
2012
Passenger
2024
The Gathering Seed
1983
The Death of Bunny Munro
2025
What Remains
2013
The Marksman
1987
Midwinter of the Spirit
2015
Titmuss Regained
1991
Code of a Killer
2015
In the Beginning
2000
A Dinner of Herbs
2000
Cutting It
2002
Wolfe
2021
Spooks
2002
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
2024
Play for Today
1970
Objects of Affection
1982
Playhouse
1974
ScreenPlay
1986
Screen Two
1985
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Unforgivable
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The Death of Bunny Munro
Bunny Snr
2025
TV
Bing & Friends: Birthday Celebration
Flop (voice)
2024
Film
Nightsleeper
Paul Peveril
2024
TV
Passenger
Jim Bracknell
2024
TV
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
Tom King
2024
TV
Funny Woman
George Parker
2023–2024
TV
Wolfe
Howard
2021
TV
Faith Healer
Teddy
2020
Film
Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune)
Cream
2020
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is David Threlfall and where are they from?
David Threlfall is 72 years old, born on October 12, 1953 in Burnage, Manchester, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of David Threlfall?
David Threlfall is best known for roles in Hot Fuzz, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, Patriot Games.
How many movies has David Threlfall been in?
Over a 50-year career (since 1976), David Threlfall has appeared in 44 movies and 37 TV shows.
What was David Threlfall's first movie?
The career of David Threlfall began with I Want to Be Like You (1976).
What is David Threlfall's most recent movie or series?
David Threlfall's most recent release is The Death of Bunny Munro, which premiered on November 20, 2025.
What TV shows has David Threlfall appeared in?
On television, David Threlfall has appeared in Ripper Street, Shameless, Troy: Fall of a City, Spooks.
David Threlfall
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.