
David Bradley
April 17, 1942 (83 years old) in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
David Bradley is an English character actor. He is most widely known for portraying Argus Filch in the Harry Potter film series, Walder Frey in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, and Abraham Setrakian in the FX horror series The Strain. He was awarded a Olivier Award in 1991 for his supporting role in King Lear at the Royal National Theatre.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · A Night Like This as
- 2025 · Frankenstein as Blind Man
- 2025 · VE Day 80 as Self
- 2024 · Coma as Harry
- 2023 · Good Grief as Duncan
- 2023 · Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as Fowler (voice)
- 2023 · Your Christmas or Mine 2 as Jack
- 2023 · Allelujah as Joe Colman
- 2018 · Await Further Instructions as Grandad
- 2018 · Hang Ups as Frank Ellerby
- 2017 · Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time as The Doctor (1)
- 2017 · Edmund the Magnificent as Farmer
- 2016 · The Young Messiah as Old Rabbi
- 2013 · An Adventure in Space and Time as William Hartnell
- 2010 · Five Daughters as Patrick Palmer
- 2010 · Harold Pinter: A Celebration as Self
- 2009 · I Know You Know as Mr Fisher
- 2008 · The Daisy Chain as Sean Cryan
- 2006 · Sweeney Todd as Sweeney's Father
- 2003 · The Mayor of Casterbridge as Councillor Vatt
- 2001 · Station Jim as Elliot
- 2001 · Shades as Alan Roberts
- 2001 · Blow Dry as Noah
- 2000 · The King Is Alive as Henry
- 1999 · Tom's Midnight Garden as Abel
- 1998 · Vanity Fair as Sir Pitt Crawley
- 1998 · Left Luggage as Concierge
- 1998 · Our Mutual Friend as
- 1997 · The Moth as Dave Waters
- 1997 · The Moth as Dave Waters
- 1995 · Band of Gold as
- 1994 · Fair Game as Whitby Policeman
- 1993 · The Buddha of Suburbia as Helen's Father
- 1989 · Shadow of the Noose as Edward Lawrence
- 1987 · Prick Up Your Ears as Undertaker
- 1981 · Findings on a Late Afternoon as Barman
- 1979 · The Frisco Kid as Julius Rosensheine
- 1976 · Bill Brand as Peter Malone
- Future · Beneath as Ray
- 2022 · Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema as Self
- 2022 · Your Christmas or Mine? as Jack
- 2022 · Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio as Geppetto (voice)
- 2022 · Catherine Called Birdy as Lord Gideon Sidebottom
- 2022 · Type as Doctor (voice)
- 2022 · The Responder as Davey
- 2021 · Jolt as Gareth Fizel
- 2021 · Roy as Roy
- 2020 · Mandy as Frank
- 2020 · Wizards: Tales of Arcadia as Merlin (voice)
- 2020 · Gangs of London as Jim
- 2019 · After Life as Tony's Dad
- 2019 · After Life as Ray
- 2018 · Les Misérables as Gillenormand
- 2017 · The Lodgers as Bermingham
- 2016 · Broadcast Signal Intrusion as James' Father
- 2016 · Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands as Gorrik
- 2014 · The Strain as Professor Abraham Setrakian
- 2013 · The World's End as Basil
- 2013 · Broadchurch as Jack Marshall
- 2012 · Frankenstein: A Modern Myth as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 2012 · World Without End as Brother Joseph
- 2012 · Bad Sugar as Ralphfred Cauldwell
- 2012 · Bad Education as Ennis
- 2012 · The Hollow Crown as Gardener
- 2012 · Prisoners' Wives as Frank
- 2012 · Eternal Law as
- 2011 · When Harry Left Hogwarts as Self
- 2011 · Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
- 2011 · The Holding as Cooper
- 2011 · Captain America: The First Avenger as Tower Keeper
- 2011 · Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as Argus Filch
- 2011 · Game of Thrones as Walder Frey
- 2010 · Another Year as Ronnie
- 2009 · Creating the World of Harry Potter as Self - 'Argus Filch'
- 2009 · Harry Brown as Leonard Attwell
- 2009 · Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Argus Filch
- 2008 · The Colour of Magic as Cohen the Barbarian
- 2008 · Ashes to Ashes as
- 2007 · The Sarah Jane Adventures as Shansheeth Blue (voice)
- 2007 · Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Argus Filch
- 2007 · True Dare Kiss as Stanley Tyler
- 2007 · The Tudors as
- 2007 · Hot Fuzz as Arthur Webley
- 2007 · Benidorm as
- 2006 · Great British Menu as Self - Guest Judge
- 2006 · Lycanthropy as Club Owner
- 2005 · Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Argus Filch
- 2005 · Criminal Minds as Martin Sanz
- 2005 · Red Mercury as Neil Ashton
- 2005 · Doctor Who as Solomon
- 2005 · Mr Harvey Lights a Candle as Archie
- 2005 · Ideal as Stemroach
- 2004 · Blackpool as
- 2004 · Exorcist: The Beginning as Father Gionetti
- 2004 · Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Argus Filch
- 2004 · New Tricks as
- 2003 · Charles II: The Power and The Passion as
- 2002 · Nicholas Nickleby as Nigel Bray
- 2002 · Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Argus Filch
- 2002 · Wild West as Old Jake
- 2002 · The Intended as The Priest
- 2002 · This Is Not a Love Song as Mr Bellamy
- 2001 · Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as Argus Filch
- 2001 · The Way We Live Now as Mr Broune
- 2001 · Altered Species as Frank
- 2001 · Gabriel & Me as Grandad
- 2001 · Waking the Dead as George Barlow
- 2000 · The Wilsons as
- 1999 · Doomwatch: Winter Angel as Angel
- 1998 · Reckless: The Sequel as Arnold Springer
- 1997 · In Your Dreams as Tutor
- 1997 · Kangaroo Palace as Mr Macaleese
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Tom
- 1997 · Reckless as Arnold Springer
- 1996 · Kiss and Tell as Superintendent Hines
- 1996 · Cracker: White Ghost as Frank Carter
- 1996 · The Star as
- 1996 · Our Friends in the North as Eddie Wells
- 1995 · Bramwell as Charles Matthews
- 1994 · Martin Chuzzlewit as David Crimple
- 1994 · Measure for Measure as Barnadine
- 1994 · Wycliffe as Joe Mawnan
- 1994 · Criminal as Headmaster
- 1993 · Full Stretch as
- 1992 · A Touch of Frost as Les James
- 1992 · Between the Lines as
- 1992 · Bad Girl as Mike Preach
- 1991 · Performance as Barnadine
- 1989 · A Master of the Marionettes as Harry
- 1986 · Casualty as Stanmore
- 1986 · King of the Ghetto as Ralph
- 1983 · Tartuffe, or The Imposter as Cleante
- 1981 · Clapperclaw as Wike
- 1981 · The Union as Communist speaker
- 1977 · The Professionals as Tony Kristo
- 1974 · Playhouse as Wike
- 1974 · Playhouse as Barman
- 1973 · Kisses at Fifty as Policeman
- 1970 · Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising as
- Future · My Sister's Bones as Ray
- 1972 · Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. as Parker Street Goalie
- 1970 · Play for Today as Policeman
- 1970 · Play for Today as Communist Speaker