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David John Bradley is an English actor. He is known for playing 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 is also an established stage actor with a career that includes a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in a production of King Lear.
Birth Name
David John Bradley
Born
Friday, 17 April 1942
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Good Grief | Duncan | 2023 |
| Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Fowler / Fowler (voice) | 2023 |
| Your Christmas or Mine 2 | Jack | 2023 |
| Allelujah | Joe Colman | 2023 |
| Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema | Self | 2022 |
| Your Christmas or Mine? | Jack | 2022 |
| Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Geppetto / Geppetto (voice) | 2022 |
| Catherine Called Birdy | Lord Gideon Sidebottom | 2022 |
| The Responder | Davey | 2022 |
| Emily the Little Match Girl | Harry the match maker | 2021 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Good Grief | Duncan | 2023 |
| Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Fowler / Fowler (voice) | 2023 |
| Your Christmas or Mine 2 | Jack | 2023 |
| Allelujah | Joe Colman | 2023 |
| Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema | Self | 2022 |
| Your Christmas or Mine? | Jack | 2022 |
| Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Geppetto / Geppetto (voice) | 2022 |
| Catherine Called Birdy | Lord Gideon Sidebottom | 2022 |
| The Responder | Davey | 2022 |
| Emily the Little Match Girl | Harry the match maker | 2021 |
| Jolt | Gareth Fizel | 2021 |
| Wizards | Merlin | 2020 |
| Adventure Time: Distant Lands | Old Finn | 2020 |
| Gangs of London | Jim | 2020 |
| After Life | Ray Johnson | 2019 |
| Les Misérables | Gillenormand | 2018 |
| Hang Ups | Frank Ellerby | 2018 |
| Await Further Instructions | Grandad | 2018 |
| Britannia | Quane / Druid Quane | 2017 |
| The Lodgers | Bermingham | 2017 |
| Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Merlin | 2016 |
| Medici | Bardi | 2016 |
| Broadcast Signal Intrusion | James' Father | 2016 |
| The Young Messiah | Old Rabbi (Nazareth) / Old Rabbi | 2016 |
| Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | Gorrik | 2016 |
| The Strain | Abraham Setrakian / Professor Abraham Setrakian | 2014 |
| An Adventure in Space and Time | William Hartnell | 2013 |
| The World's End | Basil | 2013 |
| Broadchurch | Jack Marshall | 2013 |
| Frankenstein: A Modern Myth | Self - Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) | 2012 |
| World Without End | Brother Joseph | 2012 |
| Bad Education | Ennis | 2012 |
| The Hollow Crown | Gardener | 2012 |
| Prisoners Wives | Frank | 2012 |
| Eternal Law | Mack Steen | 2012 |
| Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self | 2011 |
| The Holding | Cooper | 2011 |
| Mount Pleasant | Charlie | 2011 |
| Captain America: The First Avenger | Tower Keeper | 2011 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Argus Filch | 2011 |
| Game of Thrones | Walder Frey | 2011 |
| Silk | LJ Reynolds | 2011 |
| Pointless Celebrities | Self - Contestant | 2010 |
| Another Year | Ronnie | 2010 |
| Five Daughters | Patrick Palmer | 2010 |
| The Many Faces of... | Leonard Attwell | 2009 |
| Harry Brown | Leonard Attwell | 2009 |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Argus Filch | 2009 |
| The Daisy Chain | Sean Cryan | 2009 |
| I Know You Know | Mr. Fisher / Mr Fisher | 2009 |
| The Invisibles | 'Knacker' Locke | 2008 |
| The Color of Magic | Cohen the Barbarian | 2008 |
| Ashes to Ashes | Robin Elliot | 2008 |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Argus Filch | 2007 |
| True Dare Kiss | Stanley Tyler / Stan Tyler | 2007 |
| The Tudors | Will (Court Fool) | 2007 |
| Hot Fuzz | Arthur Webley | 2007 |
| Benidorm | Stan | 2007 |
| The Sarah Jane Adventures | Shansheeth Blue | 2007 |
| The Street | Joe | 2006 |
| Sweeney Todd | Sweeney's Father | 2006 |
| Lycanthropy | Club Owner | 2006 |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Argus Filch | 2005 |
| Red Mercury | Neil Ashton | 2005 |
| Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle | Archie | 2005 |
| Doctor Who | The Doctor / Solomon | 2005 |
| Ideal | Stemroach | 2005 |
| Blackpool | Hallworth | 2004 |
| Exorcist: The Beginning | Father Gionetti | 2004 |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Argus Filch | 2004 |
| Strictly Come Dancing | Self - Audience Member | 2004 |
| The Last King | Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey | 2003 |
| The Mayor of Casterbridge | Councillor Vatt | 2003 |
| New Tricks | Simon Beswick / John Plummer | 2003 |
| Nicholas Nickleby | Nigel Bray | 2002 |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Argus Filch | 2002 |
| Wild West | Old Jake Trethowan | 2002 |
| The Intended | The Priest | 2002 |
| Most Haunted | Himself | 2002 |
| This Is Not a Love Song | Mr. Bellamy | 2002 |
| Station Jim | Elliot | 2001 |
| Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Mr. Filch / Argus Filch | 2001 |
| The Way We Live Now | Mr Broune | 2001 |
| Murphy's Law | Hatcher Snr | 2001 |
| Gabriel & Me | Grandad | 2001 |
| Blow Dry | Noah | 2001 |
| Waking the Dead | George Barlow | 2000 |
| The King Is Alive | Henry | 2000 |
| Doomwatch: Winter Angel | Angel | 1999 |
| Tom's Midnight Garden | Abel | 1999 |
| Vanity Fair | Sir Pitt Crawley | 1998 |
| Reckless: The Sequel | Arnold Springer | 1998 |
| Left Luggage | Concierge | 1998 |
| Our Mutual Friend | Rogue Riderhood | 1998 |
| In Your Dreams | Tutor | 1997 |
| Where the Heart Is | Derek Woodford | 1997 |
| Midsomer Murders | Tom | 1997 |
| Reckless | Arnold Springer | 1997 |
| The Moth | Dave Waters | 1997 |
| Kiss and Tell | Superintendent Hines | 1996 |
| Our Friends in the North | Eddie Wells | 1996 |
| Bramwell | Charles Matthews | 1995 |
| Band of Gold | Alf | 1995 |
| Martin Chuzzlewit | David Crimple | 1994 |
| Wycliffe | Joe Mawnan | 1994 |
| The Buddha of Suburbia | Helen's Father | 1993 |
| Cracker | Frank Carter | 1993 |
| Full Stretch | Don Naylor | 1993 |
| A Touch of Frost | Les James | 1992 |
| Between the Lines | Sgt. Harry Ross | 1992 |
| Performance | Barnadine | 1991 |
| Shadow of the Noose | Edward Lawrence | 1989 |
| The Play on One | Harry | 1988 |
| Prick Up Your Ears | Undertaker | 1987 |
| Casualty | Stanmore | 1986 |
| King of the Ghetto | Ralph | 1986 |
| Screen Two | Headmaster | 1985 |
| One by One | Mr. Fazakerly | 1984 |
| Taggart | Elijah Buckland | 1983 |
| The Frisco Kid | Julius Rosensheine | 1979 |
| The Professionals | Tony Kristo | 1977 |
| Bill Brand | Peter Malone | 1976 |
| Arena | Various characters | 1975 |
| BBC2 Playhouse | Barman / Wike | 1974 |
| Mastermind | Self | 1972 |
| Play for Today | 1970 | |
| A Family at War | Colin Woodcock | 1970 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Parker Street Goalie | 1969 |
| Nearest and Dearest | 2nd Policeman | 1968 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | The Evangelist | 1965 |
