David Bradley

Actor Apr 17 (age 83) York, North Yorkshire, England, UK 1968–2026 (58 year career)

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Biography

David Bradley (born 17 April 1942) is an English 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

Film

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Argus Filch

Film

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Argus Filch

Film

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Argus Filch

Film

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Argus Filch

Film

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Argus Filch

Film

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Argus Filch

Film

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Argus Filch

Film

Captain America: The First Avenger

Tower Keeper

Filmography

Acting (152)

Movies (81)

My Sister's Bones

as Ray

Frankenstein

as Blind Man

A Night Like This

as John

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

as Fowler (voice)

Good Grief

as Duncan

Allelujah

as Joe Colman

Your Christmas or Mine 2

2023

as Jack

6.2

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022

as Geppetto (voice)

8.0

Your Christmas or Mine?

2022

as Jack

6.4

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

2022

as Self

7.5

Catherine Called Birdy

2022

as Lord Gideon Sidebottom

6.1

Type

2022

as Doctor (voice)

5.3

Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor

2022

as The Doctor

Jolt

as Gareth Fizel

Roy

as Roy

Await Further Instructions

as Grandad

The Lodgers

as Bermingham

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

2017

as The Doctor (1)

8.0

Edmund the Magnificent

2017

as Farmer

7.3

Broadcast Signal Intrusion

as James' Father

The Young Messiah

as Old Rabbi

The World's End

as Basil

An Adventure in Space and Time

2013

as William Hartnell

7.7

Bad Sugar

2012

as Ralphfred Cauldwell

6.0

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

2012

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.0

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

as Argus Filch

8.1

Captain America: The First Avenger

2011

as Tower Keeper

7.0

When Harry Left Hogwarts

as Self

The Holding

as Cooper

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010

as Self

Another Year

2010

as Ronnie

7.0

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

as Argus Filch

Harry Brown

as Leonard Attwell

I Know You Know

as Mr Fisher

The Daisy Chain

as Sean Cryan

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

as Argus Filch

Hot Fuzz

as Arthur Webley

Sweeney Todd

as Sweeney's Father

Lycanthropy

as Club Owner

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

as Argus Filch

7.8

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

as Archie

Red Mercury

as Neil Ashton

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

as Argus Filch

8.0

Exorcist: The Beginning

2004

as Father Gionetti

5.4

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

as Argus Filch

Nicholas Nickleby

as Nigel Bray

The Intended

as The Priest

This Is Not a Love Song

2002

as Mr Bellamy

6.2

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

as Argus Filch

Altered Species

as Frank

Gabriel & Me

as Grandad

Blow Dry

as Noah

Station Jim

as Elliot

The King Is Alive

as Henry

Doomwatch: Winter Angel

1999

as Angel

7.5

Tom's Midnight Garden

as Abel

Left Luggage

as Concierge

Reckless: The Sequel

as Arnold Springer

The Moth

1997

as Dave Waters

6.6

Kangaroo Palace

1997

as Mr Macaleese

In Your Dreams

as Tutor

The Star

Kiss and Tell

as Superintendent Hines

Cracker: White Ghost

as Frank Carter

Fair Game

as Whitby Policeman

Criminal

as Headmaster

Measure for Measure

as Barnadine

Bad Girl

as Mike Preach

A Master of the Marionettes

1989

as Harry

Prick Up Your Ears

as Undertaker

King of the Ghetto

as Ralph

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

1983

as Cleante

Findings on a Late Afternoon

1981

as Barman

The Union

1981

as Communist speaker

Clapperclaw

1981

as Wike

The Frisco Kid

1979

as Julius Rosensheine

6.1

Kisses at Fifty

1973

as Policeman

1.0

Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.

1972

as Parker Street Goalie

Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising

1970

Beneath

as Ray

Brothers

as Nigel

Television (71)

VE Day 80

as Self

Coma

as Harry

The Responder

as Davey

Gangs of London

as Jim

Adventure Time: Distant Lands

as Old Finn (voice)

Mandy

as Frank

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

as Merlin (voice)

After Life

as Ray

Les Misérables

as Gillenormand

Hang Ups

as Frank Ellerby

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands

2016

as Gorrik

5.4

The Strain

2014

as Professor Abraham Setrakian

Broadchurch

as Jack Marshall

The Hollow Crown

as Gardener

World Without End

as Brother Joseph

Bad Education

as Ennis

Prisoners' Wives

as Frank

Eternal Law

Game of Thrones

as Walder Frey

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

as Self - Participant

Silk

as LJ Reynolds

Five Daughters

as Patrick Palmer

Ashes to Ashes

The Colour of Magic

as Cohen the Barbarian

6.8

The Colour of Magic

2008

as Cohen the Barbarian

The Tudors

Benidorm

The Sarah Jane Adventures

2007

as Shansheeth Blue (voice)

True Dare Kiss

as Stanley Tyler

Great British Menu

as Self - Guest Judge

Criminal Minds

as Martin Sanz

Doctor Who

as William Hartnell

Ideal

as Stemroach

Ideal

as Stemroach

New Tricks

Blackpool

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

2003

as Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey

6.2

The Mayor of Casterbridge

as Councillor Vatt

Wild West

as Old Jake

Waking the Dead

as George Barlow

Murphy's Law

as Hatcher, Snr.

The Way We Live Now

as Mr Broune

Shades

as Alan Roberts

Black Cab

as Gerald

The Wilsons

Vanity Fair

as Sir Pitt Crawley

Vanity Fair

as Sir Pitt Crawley

Our Mutual Friend

as Roger 'Rogue' Riderhood

Midsomer Murders

as Tom

Reckless

as Arnold Springer

The Moth

as Dave Waters

Our Friends in the North

as Eddie Wells

Band of Gold

as Alf

Bramwell

as Charles Matthews

Wycliffe

as Joe Mawnan

Martin Chuzzlewit

as David Crimple

Martin Chuzzlewit

as David Crimple

Cracker

as Frank Carter

The Buddha of Suburbia

as Helen's Father

Full Stretch

A Touch of Frost

as Les James

Between the Lines

Performance

as Barnadine

Shadow of the Noose

as Edward Lawrence

Casualty

1986

as Stanmore

6.2

King of the Ghetto

1986

as Ralph

The Professionals

as Tony Kristo

Bill Brand

as Peter Malone

Playhouse

as Wike

Play for Today

as Policeman

Nearest and Dearest

as Policeman