David Bradley
Birthplace: York
Born: 1942-04-17
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; stage actor; television actor
Biography from Wikipedia
David John Bradley (born 17 April 1942) is an English actor. He is best known for his screen roles, which include 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.
A character actor, Bradley has notably acted in Our Friends in the North, the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy and After Life. For Broadchurch, Bradley won the 2014 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has made several appearances as the First Doctor in Doctor Who, having portrayed the role's originator, William Hartnell, in the TV biopic An Adventure in Space and Time. In 2021, he received an Annie Award for Best Voice Actor in a Television Series for his work as Merlin in Guillermo del Toro's animated Netflix series Tales of Arcadia.
An alumnus of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Bradley is also an established stage actor, with a career that includes a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in a production of King Lear and appearing in the Harold Pinter play No Man's Land at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Frankenstein (2025) — Blind Man
- Allelujah (2022) — Joe Colman
- Pinocchio (2022) — Master Geppetto
- The Power of the Doctor (2022)
- Your Christmas or Mine? (2022) — Jack
- Jolt (2021) — Gareth Fizel
- Await Further Instructions (2018) — Grandad
- The Lodgers (2017) — Bermingham
- Twice Upon a Time (2017)
- The Young Messiah (2016) — Old Rabbi (Nazareth)
- An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) — William Hartnell
- The World's End (2013) — Basil
- Richard II (2012)
- World Without End (2012)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011) — Argus Filch
- The Holding (2011) — Cooper
- Harry Brown (2009) — Leonard
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) — Argus Filch
- I Know You Know (2009)
- The Colour of Magic (2008) — Cohen the Barbarian
- The Daisy Chain (2008) — Sean Cryan
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — Argus Filch
- Hot Fuzz (2007) — Arthur Webley
- Sweeney Todd (2006)
- Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (2005) — Argus Filch
- Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle (2005)
- Red Mercury (2005)
- Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004) — Argus Filch
- Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets (2002) — Argus Filch
- Nicholas Nickleby (2002) — Nigel Bray
- Altered Species (2001) — Frank
- Gabriel & Me (2001)
- Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (2001) — Argus Filch
- The King Is Alive (2001) — Henry
- Doomwatch: Winter Angel (1999)
- Left Luggage (1998) — Concierge
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Alan Rickman · 7 films
- Bonnie Wright · 7 films
- Daniel Radcliffe · 7 films
- Emma Watson · 7 films
- Geraldine Somerville · 7 films
- Maggie Smith · 7 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.