David Threlfall
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| Born | David Threlfall 12 October 1953 Manchester, Lancashire, England |
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| Occupation | Actor, Television Presenter, Director, Singer | ||||||||||
| Years active | 1977–present | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Brana Bajic (?–present) | ||||||||||
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David Threlfall (born 12 October 1953, Manchester) is an English actor and director best known for his role as Frank Gallagher in Shameless.
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[edit] Early life
The son of a young plumber and his wife, Threlfall's introduction to drama came from school and two English teachers whose encouragement led to him playing John Proctor in a school production of The Crucible and then to his getting involved with Manchester Youth Theatre.
He went to art college in Sheffield but only stayed for a year. A few months of labouring and thinking followed. Then, having consulted a magazine in the public library which listed drama colleges, Threlfall applied and got in, to Manchester Polytechnic School of Drama. By the time he graduated, he had an audition with Mike Leigh.
[edit] Career
Threlfall has notched up a wide range of film and television credits since his screen debut in Scum in 1977. Television appearances include Trevor in Mike Leigh's 1977 made-for-TV film Kiss of Death, Edgar in the 1984 Granada Television production of King Lear opposite Laurence Olivier in the title role. He also had regular roles in the situation comedies Nightingales and Men of the World, and guest appearances in dramas such as Cutting It, The Knock, CI5: The New Professionals and Spooks. He played Prince Charles in Diana: Her True Story in 1993 and his father Prince Philip in the 2005 drama The Queen's Sister.
He also played the role of Friedrich Kritzinger in the BBC/HBO drama Conspiracy, a dramatisation of the Wannsee Conference. In 2006, he played the domineering husband of wartime diarist Nella Last, in the TV drama Housewife, 49
Film credits include John le Carré's The Russia House, Patriot Games, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and Elizabeth: The Golden Age, alongside Cate Blanchett.
He also had a small role in the 2006 film Alien Autopsy, and played the character Mr Blower in the 2007 film Hot Fuzz, acting alongside Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. He recently starred in an episode of The Whistle Blowers.
He voiced the detective Paolo Baldi in BBC Radio 4's Baldi. He also read Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness for a radio adaptation.
He played Smike in the ten hour stage version of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby for the Royal Shakespeare Company in both London And New York.
Other notable stage performances include Riddley Walker, Oedipus, Macbeth and Peer Gynt at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, Bolingbroke in Richard II and Orgon in Tartuffe at the National Theatre in London.
[edit] Personal life
He is married to the actress Brana Bajic, who has appeared alongside him in Shameless, and has two children.
[edit] References
- Baldi: Seres 4. Retrieved on 2006-02-16.
[edit] External links
- David Threlfall at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview by Cathy Pryor in 'The Independent on Sunday' on 7th January 2007
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| NAME | Threlfall, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Threlfall, David |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor, Television Presenter, Director, Singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 12 October 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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