David Schofield

Actor Dec 16 (age 74) Wythenshawe, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK 1972–2025 (53 year career)

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Biography

David Schofield (born 16 December 1951) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Ian Mercer in the films Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). He also appeared in the films An American Werewolf in London (1981), Gladiator (2000), From Hell (2001), Valkyrie (2008), The Wolfman (2010) and Darkest Hour (2017).

Known For

Film

Gladiator

Falco

Film

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Mercer

Film

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Mercer

Film

Darkest Hour

Clement Atlee

Film

The Last of the Mohicans

Sergeant Major

Film

An American Werewolf in London

Dart Player

Film

Valkyrie

Erwin von Witzleben

Film

From Hell

McQueen

Filmography

Acting (99)

Movies (52)

1242: Gateway to the West

as Sycardius

Alfie & Ed

Mad Heidi

as Alpöhi

Six Minutes to Midnight

2020

as Colonel Smith

6.1

The Bind

2019

as Patrick

Mary Magdalene

as Thomas

Darkest Hour

as Clement Atlee

Mindhorn

as Chief Inspector Derek Newsome

6.1

Last Passenger

2013

as Peter Carmichael

5.6

All Things To All Men

2013

as Police Commissioner

Lord of Tears

as Owl Man

Him Indoors

as The Judge

Devil's Bridge

as Parry

Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: An American Werewolf in London

2012

as Darts Player

Ghosted

as Donner

Super Tanker

as Admiral

The Wolfman

as Constable Nye

Burke & Hare

as Fergus

as Robert Anderson

Last Passengers

Lightning Strikes

as Donovan

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'

2009

as Self

6.7

Valkyrie

2008

as Erwin von Witzleben

7.0

Freebird

2008

as Dart player (scenes deleted)

5.4

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

as Mercer

7.3

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

as Mercer

Unstoppable

as Dr. Collins

The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie

2004

as Sonny

7.2

Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster

as Monster

Chunky Monkey

as Frank

Ultimate Fights from the Movies

2002

as Falco (Gladiator) (archive footage)

4.9

Fields of Gold

2002

as Craig

The Musketeer

2001

as Rochefort, Richelieu Henchman

From Hell

as McQueen

Superstition

as Roberto Fallaci

The Red Peppers

as George Pepper

Gladiator

as Falco

The Miracle Maker

as Caiaphas (voice)

Mary, Mother of Jesus

1999

as Micah

4.0

Junk

1999

as Mr Brogan

Anna Karenina

as Nikolai

Tangier Cop

as Omar Larbi

The Crane

as Preacher

The Last of the Mohicans

as Sergeant Major

The Secret Agent

as Ossipon

Jekyll & Hyde

as Snape

Somewhere to Run

as Manchester D.J

Tree of Hands

1989

as Detective Inspector

Praying Mantis

1982

as Cafe Waiter

5.0

An American Werewolf in London

as Dart Player

The Dogs of War

as Endean's Man

It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

1977

as Pete

Television (47)

The Adventures of Paddington

2019

as Mr. Gruber (voice)

7.8

The Secret World of Your Rubbish

2019

5.0

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

as Tony King

Press

as Chris Cartwright

Undercover

as Alex Brady

The Last Kingdom

as Abbot Eadred

The Coroner

as Ben Arnold

Safe House

as Eddie Reynolds

The Great Fire

as Duke of Hanford

Father Brown

as Vivian Wolsey

Injustice

as ACC Stephen Packard

The Take

Land Girls

as Vernon Storey

Merlin

as King Alined

The Street

as John Roberts

Goldplated

as John White

Doctor Who

as Odin

Shameless

as Louis

Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

Blue Murder

as DCS Hackett

Footballers' Wives

as Graham - Bookie

The Forsyte Saga

as Polteed

Waking the Dead

as Michael Kelleher

In Deep

as Vincent Hunter

Lock, Stock...

as Two Sips

Joan of Arc

as Gladsdale

The Vice

Cleopatra

as Casca

Our Mutual Friend

as Jesse 'Gaffer' Hexam

7.8

Amongst Women

1998

as Jack Simpson

6.0

Our Friends in the North

1996

as DCI John Salway

7.4

Our Friends in the North

1996

as DI John Salway

7.4

Testament: The Bible in Animation

as Elijah (voice)

Band of Gold

as DCI George Newall

Band of Gold

as DCI George Newall

Wycliffe

as Joe Penrose

Mr. Wroe's Virgins

as Doherty

Heartbeat

as Darcy Jacobs

Shadow of the Noose

as Alfred Harmsworth

Rockliffe's Babies

1987

as DC Hirst

5.2

Boogie Outlaws

1987

as Flash

A Killing on the Exchange

1987

as Rupert Tyndall

5.0

Casualty

1986

as Detective Inspector Logan

6.2

Shackleton

1983

as Sir Ernest Shackleton

Bergerac

as David Mason

The New Avengers

as Ben

Van der Valk

as Toon Rosendaal