David Threlfall
David Threlfall | |
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Born | 12 October 1953 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
Years active | 1977–present |
Spouse | [3] |
Children | 2 |
David John Threlfall (born 12 October 1953) is an English stage, film and television
Early life
The son of a plumber/builder, Tom Threlfall and his wife, Joyce Foulds, David was born in Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire. The family lived in Blackley then moved to the Bradford area of Manchester and then Burnage when he was 8/9.[4] His introduction to drama came from school and two English teachers, Alan Johnson and Frank Casey, at Wilbraham High School, where he was a contemporary of the younger Lorraine Ashbourne.
He studied at Art college in Sheffield (now Sheffield Hallam University), but only stayed for a year. A few months of labouring and thinking followed. Then, having consulted a magazine in a public library which listed drama colleges, Threlfall successfully applied to Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre. By graduation, he had an audition with Mike Leigh.[5]
Threlfall has been a supporter of Manchester City since childhood and was the voice over for the film played before every home game during the 2017–18 season.[6]
Career
Threlfall graduated from the
for 11 series between 2004 and 2013.He also played the role of
He also had a small role in the 2006 film
Threlfall voiced the part of Iago in Othello for the Arcangel audio production of same. He also voiced the detective Paolo Baldi in
Other notable stage performances include
In 2013, he played retired London detective Len Harper in the short murder mystery BBC series What Remains alongside Russell Tovey and Amber Rose Revah.[9]
In March 2016, he appeared as the lead in Don Quixote, at the Swan Theatre, Stratford for the [Royal Shakespeare Company where he is an Associate Artist]. The play was revived in 2018 at the Garrick Theatre in London. He is also a director of ATS (Artists Theatre School) started by Amanda Redman 24 years ago to help give young actors who cannot afford full time Drama School fees get exposure to training from industry professionals
Awards and honours
Threlfall was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Manchester Metropolitan University on 15 July 2013. An Honorary Doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University in 2014. He has a SWET (Olivier) Award, 2 TONY nominations and an EMMY Nomination, The Clarence Derwent Award, 5 RTS Awards and a BAFTA for Housewife49 with Victoria Wood. Two Sony Radio Awards for playing Spike Milligan 2018 and Ken Dodd 2020 [10]
Personal life
Threlfall has been married to Bosnian actress Brana Bajic since 1995.[11] They met in 1994, whilst working on The Count of Monte Cristo at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.[11] They have two children.
Threlfall has said that despite his Shameless character being a chain smoker, in real life he is a non-smoker who has a dislike for nicotine.[12]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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1990 | The Russia House | Wicklow |
1992 | Patriot Games | Inspector Robert Highland |
2003 | Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Preserved Killick |
2006 | Alien Autopsy | Jeffrey (Film restorer) |
2007 | Hot Fuzz | Martin Blower |
Elizabeth: The Golden Age | John Dee | |
2009 | Nowhere Boy | George Smith |
2014 | Black Sea | Peters |
Television
Year | Title | Role |
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1977 | The Kiss of Death | Trevor |
1977 | Scum | Archer |
1982 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Smike |
1985 | The Daughter-in-Law [13] | Luther |
1986 | Paradise Postponed | Leslie Titmuss |
1987 | The Marksman - BBC1 (3 part TV Series) | Don Weaver |
1989 | Frederick Forsyth Presents: A Casualty of War | Tom Rowse |
1990–1993 | Nightingales | "Ding Dong" Bell |
1991 | Titmuss Regained | Leslie Titmuss |
A Murder of Quality | Stanley Rode | |
1994–1995 | Men of the World | Lenny Smart |
1999 | Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll | Norman |
2000 | Catherine Cookson's A Dinner of Herbs | Hal Royston |
2001 | Conspiracy | Dr Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger |
2004 | Cutting It | Beauregard Smee |
2004–2013 | Shameless | Frank Gallagher
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2006 | Housewife, 49 | William Last |
2006 | Afterlife | Ian Garland |
2013 | What Remains | DI Len Harper |
2014 | Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This | Tommy Cooper |
2015 | The Ark | Noah |
Code of a Killer | Detective David Baker | |
2015 | Midwinter of the Spirit [14] | Rev Huw Owen |
2016 | Ripper Street | Abel Croker |
2018 | Troy: Fall of a City | Priam |
2019 | Bing | Flop (voice) |
2020 | Isolation Stories | Grandad |
2022 | Dodger | Sir Charles Rowen |
2023 | Passenger | Jimmy |
2023 | Funny Woman | George Park |
2024 | The Completely Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin | Tom King |
Theatre
- Blackie, The Sons of Light by David Rudkin for the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon (1977)
- Jake, A&R by Pete Atkin for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Warehouse Theatre, London (1978)
- Fitz, Savage Amusement by Peter Flannery for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Warehouse Theatre, London (1978)
- Mike, Shout Across The River by Stephen Poliakoff for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Warehouse Theatre, London (1978)
- Mark Antony, Julius Caesar at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (1979)
- Slender, The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (1979)
- Viktor, The Suicide by Nikolai Erdman for the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon (1979)
- Smike, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby adapted by David Edgar for the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre, London and then at the Plymouth Theatre, New York (1980)
- Bolingbroke, Richard II at the Royal National Theatre, London (1985)
- Riddley Walker, Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1986)
- Edinburgh Festival(1986)
- Oedipus, Oedipus by Sophocles at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1987)
- The Traveller by Jean Claude Van Itallie at the Haymarket Theatre, Leicester and then the Almeida (1987)
- Macbeth, Macbeth at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1988)
- Old Vic(1988)
- Ian, Over a Barrel by Stephen Bill, Palace Theatre, Watford (1989)
- Gregers Werle, Phoenix Theatre, London (1990)
- Micky, Your Home in the West by Rod Wooden at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1991)
- The Count, The Count of Monte Cristo at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1994)
- Lovborg, Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen at the Chichester Festival Theatre (1996)
- The Count, The Rehearsal by Criterion Center(1996)
- Norman Nestor, Odysseus Thump by Richard Hope at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds(1997)
- Garry Essendine, Present Laughter by Noël Coward at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1998)
- Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1999)
- Orgon, Moliere at the National Theatre, London (2002)
- Robert, Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall at the Duchess Theatre, London (2001)
- Skellig by David Almond at the Young Vic, London (2003)
- Michael, Frank McGuiness at the Ambassadors Theatre, London (2005)
- Don Quixote, Don Quixote adapted by James Fenton from the novel by Miguel de Cervantes at the Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon (2016)
- Cream, The Old Tune (Beckett Triple Bill) at Jermyn Street Theatre, directed by Trevor Nunn (2019)
- Harry Wade, Hangmen by Martin McDonagh at the John Golden Theatre (2022)
- Maurice Grosse, The Enfield Haunting (2023)
References
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
- ^ Gilbert, Gerard (28 March 2015). "David Threlfall interview: The actor takes a forensic approach in Code of a Killer as he leaves Shameless's Frank Gallagher behind". The Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Jury, Louise (6 January 2007). "David Threlfall: Frank, in more than one sense". The Independent. UK. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ Celebrity fans: David Threlfall, FourFourTwo.com
- ^ Pryor, Cathy, David Threlfall: Being Frank and Shameless, Independent.co.uk, 7 January 2007
- ^ BALDI SERIES 4, BBC.co.uk
- ^ "BBC - Q&A with Amber Rose Revah - Media Centre". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Honorands 2013 · Honorary Graduates · About Manchester Metropolitan University · Manchester Metropolitan University". Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
- ^ a b Elkin, Susan, Art of the shapeshifter — David Threlfall, TheStage.co.uk, 6 May 2004
- ^ "Celebrity news: gossip, pictures & video". Mirror.co.uk. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ The Daughter-in-Law – BBC – Radio Times
- ^ Fletcher, Harry (7 April 2015). "David Threlfall, Anna Maxwell-Martin for ITV's Midwinter of the Spirit". Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-7136-8490-2.
- ISBN 0-9512017-1-9
External links
- David Threlfall at IMDb