David Bradley

David Bradley

1942-04-17 York, North Yorkshire, England, UK 79 Credits

Biography

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.

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Frankenstein

Frankenstein

2025

as Blind Man

Acting

Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoi...

A Night Like This

A Night Like This

2025

Acting

A stone-broke gay actor and a privileged screw-up with a failing business cross paths on a winter night and join forces in a quest around London to fi...

Good Grief

Good Grief

2023

as Duncan

6.2
Acting

When his husband unexpectedly dies, Marc's world shatters, sending him and his two best friends on a soul-searching trip to Paris that reveals some ha...

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

2023

as Fowler (voice)

7.0
Acting

A band of fearless chickens flock together to save poultry-kind from an unsettling new threat: a nearby farm that's cooking up something suspicious.

Your Christmas or Mine 2

Your Christmas or Mine 2

2023

as Jack

6.2
Acting

They've swapped Christmas – again. Can Hayley and James' relationship survive another turbulent family Christmas or has their future together gone off...

Allelujah

Allelujah

2023

as Joe Colman

5.2
Acting

When news of the closure of a small hospital's geriatric ward begins to reach the community, the hospital invites a local news crew to document their ...

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

2022

as Self

7.5
Acting

With mesmerizing footage and time lapses of animators at work, this behind-the-scenes special captures the artistry of a unique tale years in the maki...

Your Christmas or Mine?

Your Christmas or Mine?

2022

as Jack

6.4
Acting

Students Hayley and James are young and in love. After saying goodbye for Christmas at a London train station, they both make the same mad split-secon...

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

2022

as Geppetto (voice)

8.1
Acting

During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

Catherine Called Birdy

Catherine Called Birdy

2022

as Lord Gideon Sidebottom

6.1
Acting

A teenage girl in Medieval England navigates life and tries to avoid the arranged marriages her father maps out for her.

Type

Type

2022

as Doctor (voice)

5.3
Acting

A young woman with allergies finds love in her lost and lonely life.

Jolt

Jolt

2021

as Gareth Fizel

6.5
Acting

A bouncer with an anger management problem goes on a furious and resentful rampage after the murder of a friend.

Roy

Roy

2021

as Roy

8.2
Acting

Trapped in a lonely existence, reclusive widower Roy passes the days by cold calling strangers from the phone book, looking for brief moments of compa...

Await Further Instructions

Await Further Instructions

2018

as Grandad

5.4
Acting

A dysfunctional family awake on Christmas morning to discover they’re sealed inside their house by a mysterious black substance. On television, a sing...

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

2017

as The Doctor (1)

8.0
Acting

As the Twelfth Doctor nears regeneration, he stumbles on his first incarnation, also refusing to change. It takes a captain, a glass avatar and a fami...

The Lodgers

The Lodgers

2017

as Bermingham

5.0
Acting

1920, rural Ireland. Anglo-Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate. Each night, the property becomes ...

Edmund the Magnificent

Edmund the Magnificent

2017

as Farmer

7.3
Acting

When news breaks that the county pig fete's being revived, the once-legendary Farmer decides to make one final roll of the dice - and invest his life ...

Broadcast Signal Intrusion

Broadcast Signal Intrusion

2016

as James' Father

6.0
Acting

A grief-stricken video archivist becomes increasingly obsessed with the meaning behind a sinister television signal hijacking.

The Young Messiah

The Young Messiah

2016

as Old Rabbi

6.4
Acting

Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it fol...

An Adventure in Space and Time

An Adventure in Space and Time

2013

as William Hartnell

7.7
Acting

Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles while wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV industry's glass ...

The World's End

The World's End

2013

as Basil

6.8
Acting

Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

2012

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.0
Acting

From Boris Karloff to Mel Brooks - Frankenstein has fired the imagination of generations of artists who have created their own interpretation of this ...

Bad Sugar

Bad Sugar

2012

as Ralphfred Cauldwell

6.0
Acting

A dysfunctional, wealthy mining dynasty, with an ailing patriarch and some greedy siblings. A peculiarly British take on telenovela style melodramas, ...

When Harry Left Hogwarts

When Harry Left Hogwarts

2011

as Self

7.0
Acting

BAFTA award-winning filmmaker Morgan Matthews was given unprecedented access to the behind-the-scenes of the final days of the final two Harry Potter ...

The Holding

The Holding

2011

as Cooper

5.4
Acting

A heart-pounding suspense thriller, set on an isolated farm in England's beautiful, rugged Peak District.

Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

2011

as Tower Keeper

7.0
Acting

During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers ...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

as Argus Filch

8.1
Acting

Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wiza...

Another Year

Another Year

2010

as Ronnie

7.0
Acting

During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.

Harold Pinter:  A Celebration

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

2010

as Self

Acting

In June 2009, a group Britain's leading actors gathered for one night only to perform a celebration of the work of Harold Pinter at the National Theat...

Harry Brown

Harry Brown

2009

as Leonard Attwell

6.8
Acting

An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

as Argus Filch

7.7
Acting

As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie wi...

I Know You Know

I Know You Know

2009

as Mr Fisher

5.8
Acting

Jamie, an 11-year-old boy, is fascinated by his father Charlie’s espionage work until the world of spies becomes all too real. Charlie lives in his ow...

The Daisy Chain

The Daisy Chain

2008

as Sean Cryan

5.3
Acting

A grieving couple move to a remote Irish village in the wake of their baby daughter's death. They soon take in an orphaned autistic girl, only to beco...

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

as Argus Filch

7.7
Acting

Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Le...

Hot Fuzz

Hot Fuzz

2007

as Arthur Webley

7.6
Acting

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he m...

Sweeney Todd

Sweeney Todd

2006

as Sweeney's Father

6.3
Acting

A BBC adaptation of the Victorian "penny dreadful" tale of 19th century "demon barber" Sweeney Todd, of Fleet Street, who cuts the throats of unsuspec...

Lycanthropy

Lycanthropy

2006

as Club Owner

Acting

A detective has to journey into the dark heart of his modern metropolis to investigate a routine murder, but finds the secret truth behind an ancient ...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

as Argus Filch

7.8
Acting

When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Tri...

Red Mercury

Red Mercury

2005

as Neil Ashton

4.0
Acting

Three young Muslim men, part of a terror cell, are making a bomb in a London flat, when they get a call to vacate immediately with their gear. The pol...

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

2005

as Archie

7.5
Acting

A teacher comes to terms with his past during a school trip to Salisbury Cathedral.

Exorcist: The Beginning

Exorcist: The Beginning

2004

as Father Gionetti

5.4
Acting

Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

as Argus Filch

8.0
Acting

Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts...

Nicholas Nickleby

Nicholas Nickleby

2002

as Nigel Bray

6.9
Acting

Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

as Argus Filch

7.7
Acting

Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger aw...

The Intended

The Intended

2002

as The Priest

5.3
Acting

A period drama/thriller about a surveyor and his fiancée who arrive in a remote Malaysian trading post and encounter a closed-fisted ivory trader and ...

This Is Not a Love Song

This Is Not a Love Song

2002

as Mr Bellamy

6.2
Acting

Heaton and Spike are the unlikeliest pair: two loners who have found each other. When Spike commits a terrible crime, Heaton decides to stand by him -...

Station Jim

2001

as Elliot

7.0
Acting

At a rural railway station in Victorian England, Jim is a spunky Jack Russell Terrier who escapes his mean master at the circus, and is soon befriende...

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

as Argus Filch

7.9
Acting

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with ...

Altered Species

Altered Species

2001

as Frank

3.3
Acting

Altered Species is a 2001 horror film, about a scientist who has found a way to regenerate damaged tissue in the body. He has tried his experiment on ...

Gabriel & Me

Gabriel & Me

2001

as Grandad

5.0
Acting

A young boy believes he can save his dying father if he can become an angel.

Blow Dry

Blow Dry

2001

as Noah

5.9
Acting

The annual British Hairdressing Championship comes to Keighley, a town where Phil and son Brian run a barbershop and Phil's ex-wife Shelly and her lov...

The King Is Alive

The King Is Alive

2000

as Henry

5.9
Acting

Stranded in the heat of a barren African desert, eleven bus-passengers shelter in the remnants of an abandoned town. As rescue grows more remote by th...

Doomwatch: Winter Angel

Doomwatch: Winter Angel

1999

as Angel

7.5
Acting

University lecturer Neil Tannahill is drawn into a sinister conspiracy involving secretly-stored Soviet nuclear waste at a remote British nuclear faci...

Tom's Midnight Garden

Tom's Midnight Garden

1999

as Abel

5.9
Acting

When Tom's brother Peter gets measles, he is sent to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen in a flat with no garden and an elderly landlady, Mrs Bart...

Reckless: The Sequel

1998

as Arnold Springer

Acting

One year on in their lives, Owen and Anna plan to marry. But Anna's ex-husband may have an other idea. He schemes to rip the couple apart. Can Anna an...

Left Luggage

Left Luggage

1998

as Concierge

6.4
Acting

While escaping from Nazis during the WWII, a Jewish man dug suitcases full of things dear to his heart in the ground two. The war deprived him of his ...

In Your Dreams

In Your Dreams

1997

as Tutor

5.5
Acting

The second of three contemporary stories showing in the Love Bites 1997 season. Clare accuses fellow-student Jamie of raping her after their first da...

Kangaroo Palace

Kangaroo Palace

1997

as Mr Macaleese

Acting

The story of four young Australians trying their luck in 1960s London.

The Moth

The Moth

1997

as Dave Waters

6.6
Acting

This 1940s drama presents a story of class conflict and its influence on romance. Robert Bradley leaves the shipyards to work in his uncle's furniture...

Kiss and Tell

Kiss and Tell

1996

as Superintendent Hines

5.2
Acting

An undercover police officer must prove that a lonely man's missing wife was murdered.

Cracker: White Ghost

Cracker: White Ghost

1996

as Frank Carter

7.0
Acting

A British businessman operating in Hong Kong has feelings of inferiority and turns to murder when he faces bankruptcy.

The Star

The Star

1996

Acting

A young boy who has recently lost his mother finds new meaning when a shooting star lands in his garden.

Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure

1994

as Barnadine

1.0
Acting

Modern dress adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

Criminal

Criminal

1994

as Headmaster

Acting

Simon Willerton's suicide in 1990 brought to six the number of young prisoners who hanged themselves in British prisons in just over six months, promp...

Fair Game

Fair Game

1994

as Whitby Policeman

3.5
Acting

It is 1970, there is World Cup and General Election fever. Marco, a wealthy Italian has come to England to discover his true identity. Carl, a student...

Bad Girl

Bad Girl

1992

as Mike Preach

10.0
Acting

A young single mother has to convince the authorities that she is a fit parent.

A Master of the Marionettes

A Master of the Marionettes

1989

as Harry

Acting

Teddy Rose's passion is security - selling alarm systems to prosperous yet fearful suburban homes, one of which he and his family inhabit with conspic...

Prick Up Your Ears

Prick Up Your Ears

1987

as Undertaker

6.7
Acting

When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they sta...

King of the Ghetto

King of the Ghetto

1986

as Ralph

6.0
Acting

An idealistic former soldier helps unite and house ethnic minorities in a run down area of London's east end

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

1983

as Cleante

Acting

Royal Shakespeare Company's televised adaptation of Moliere's play with Antony Sher in the title role of Tartuffe.

Findings on a Late Afternoon

Findings on a Late Afternoon

1981

as Barman

Acting

Gerald is on the edge of a complete breakdown. During an afternoon spent with his father, he starts to come to terms with the wounding confusions and ...

Clapperclaw

Clapperclaw

1981

as Wike

Acting

VE Night, 1945. In a Yorkshire pub not everyone is in a mood to celebrate. Lorna Thorpe 's ' All-Star' dance band is missing two members, the beer has...

The Union

The Union

1981

as Communist speaker

Acting

A dramatised impression of the events surrounding the Electrical Trades Union ballot rigging case of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

The Frisco Kid

The Frisco Kid

1979

as Julius Rosensheine

6.1
Acting

Rabbi Avram arrives in Philadelphia from Poland en route to San Francisco where he will be a congregation's new rabbi. An innocent and inexperienced t...

Kisses at Fifty

Kisses at Fifty

1973

as Policeman

Acting

A father leaves his grown-up family to move in with his lover in the south, alienating himself from his four children.

Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.

Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.

1972

as Parker Street Goalie

Acting

Mr. Armistead is the referee for an amateur league Sunday Football match. Disliked and abused by all the players he tries to play fair and ensure they...

Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising

Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising

1970

Acting

One of the human trio is Dick Fontaine, the director, a thin, long-haired youth who has put together this highly personal exercise on something or oth...

My Sister's Bones

N/A

as Ray

Acting

Kate Rafter is back to home after a horrific incident in war-torn Iraq and the death of her mother. While packing up her mother's belongings she comes...

Beneath

N/A

as Ray

Acting

Following the unexpected death of her mother, war correspondent Kate Rafter returns from Iraq to the family home in Herne Bay. She finds herself face ...