Acting
David Threlfall
- Titles
- 43movies33TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19762024
- Leading roles
- 30top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby81/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.5average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.1average 3.7
- Politics4.0average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
- Family Dynamics5.7average 4.7
- Pathos6.1average 5.2
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Crime4.4average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Fantasy0.8, average 1.8
- Uncanny1.7, average 2.5
- Contemporary Realism4.4, average 5.2
- Adrenaline4.4, average 5.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 6
- British Period Drama 3
- Biographical Drama 3
- Social Satire 3
- Family Loyalty 2
- Social Commentary 2
- British Crime Drama 2
- Psychological Thriller 2
- Gritty Realism 2
- Character Study 2
- Social Realism 2
- Sharp Dialogue 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
James EllisActorNightingales, The Marksman, The Gathering Seed
Gavin MillarDirectorA Murder of Quality, Housewife, 49, Benefit to Mankind
Tom CleggDirectorThe Marksman, The Gathering Seed, A Casualty of War
John SimmActorCode of a Killer, Men of the World
Sylvestra Le TouzelActorHousewife, 49, Seeing in the Dark
Christian BaleActorA Murder of Quality, Mary, Mother of Jesus
Kristin Scott ThomasActorNowhere Boy, Titmuss Regained
Phil DanielsActorSex, Chips & Rock n' Roll, Scum
David SuchetActorWhen the Whales Came, Red Monarch
David SterneActorMidwinter of the Spirit, Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This
Pat HeywoodActorRolling Home, Dog Ends
Lesley ManvilleActorA Statement of Affairs, Dog Ends
Movies and TV shows
282020s
2 titles · average score 72
72
Funny Woman (2023)
TV show · as George Parker
Faith Healer (2020)
as Teddy
2010s
5 titles · average score 74
72
Urban Myths (2017)
TV show · as Samuel Beckett
74
Code of a Killer (2015)
TV show · as DCS David Baker
71
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This (2014)
as Tommy Cooper
73
What Remains (2013)
TV show · as Len Harper
82
Ripper Street (2012)
TV show · as Abel Croker
2000s
9 titles · average score 75
71
Nowhere Boy (2009)
as George Toogood Smith
88
Hot Fuzz (2007)
as Martin Blower
70
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)
as Dr. John Dee
76
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (2006)
TV show · as Constantine the Great
77
Shameless (2004)
TV show · as Frank Gallagher
73
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
as Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward
80
Spooks (2002)
TV show · as Keith Moran
70
Cutting It (2002)
TV show · as Beauregard Smee
74
Conspiracy (2001)
as Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
1990s
3 titles · average score 73
74
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll (1999)
TV show · as Norman
Titmuss Regained (1991)
TV show · as Leslie Titmuss
72
Nightingales (1990)
TV show · as Bell
1980s
7 titles · average score 74
Paradise Postponed (1986)
as Leslie Titmus
Dog Ends (1984)
as Robert
The Gathering Seed (1983)
TV show · as Joe Henshaw
70
King Lear (1983)
as Edgar
Objects of Affection (1982)
TV show · as Donald
1970s
2 titles · average score 72
75
Scum (1977)
as Archer
70
Play for Today (1970)
TV show · as Robert