Acting
David Bradley
Born 1942-04-17
York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Department: Acting
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
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
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Game of Thrones
2011
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
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Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
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Hot Fuzz
2007
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (157 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Life Goes On | Bill | Movie | 2026 |
 | My Sister's Bones | Ray | Movie | 2026 |
 | Frankenstein | Blind Man | Movie | 2025 |
 | A Night Like This | John | Movie | 2025 |
 | VE Day 80 | Self | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Coma | Harry | TV Series | 2024 |
 | Good Grief | Duncan | Movie | 2023 |
 | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Fowler (voice) | Movie | 2023 |
 | Your Christmas or Mine 2 | Jack | Movie | 2023 |
 | Allelujah | Joe Colman | Movie | 2023 |
 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | Your Christmas or Mine? | Jack | Movie | 2022 |
 | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Geppetto (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
 | Catherine Called Birdy | Lord Gideon Sidebottom | Movie | 2022 |
 | Type | Doctor (voice) | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Responder | Davey | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Jolt | Gareth Fizel | Movie | 2021 |
 | Roy | Roy | Movie | 2021 |
 | Mandy | Frank | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Merlin (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Adventure Time: Distant Lands | Old Finn (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Gangs of London | Jim | TV Series | 2020 |
 | After Life | Tony's Dad | TV Series | 2019 |
| After Life | Ray | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Les Misérables | Gillenormand | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Await Further Instructions | Grandad | Movie | 2018 |
 | Hang Ups | Frank Ellerby | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time | The Doctor (1) | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Lodgers | Bermingham | Movie | 2017 |
 | Edmund the Magnificent | Farmer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Broadcast Signal Intrusion | James' Father | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Young Messiah | Old Rabbi | Movie | 2016 |
 | Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands | Gorrik | TV Series | 2016 |
 | The Strain | Professor Abraham Setrakian | TV Series | 2014 |
 | An Adventure in Space and Time | William Hartnell | Movie | 2013 |
 | The World's End | Basil | Movie | 2013 |
 | Broadchurch | Jack Marshall | TV Series | 2013 |
 | Frankenstein: A Modern Myth | Self - Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
 | World Without End | Brother Joseph | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Bad Sugar | Ralphfred Cauldwell | Movie | 2012 |
 | Bad Education | Ennis | TV Series | 2012 |
 | The Hollow Crown | Gardener | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Prisoners' Wives | Frank | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Eternal Law | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2012 |
 | When Harry Left Hogwarts | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self - Participant | TV Series | 2011 |
 | The Holding | Cooper | Movie | 2011 |
 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Tower Keeper | Movie | 2011 |
 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Argus Filch | Movie | 2011 |
 | Game of Thrones | Walder Frey | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Silk | LJ Reynolds | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Another Year | Ronnie | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Color of Magic 2in1 | Barbar Cohan | Movie | 2010 |
 | Five Daughters | Patrick Palmer | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Harold Pinter: A Celebration | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Harry Brown | Leonard Attwell | Movie | 2009 |
 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Argus Filch | Movie | 2009 |
 | I Know You Know | Mr Fisher | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Daisy Chain | Sean Cryan | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Colour of Magic | Cohen the Barbarian | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Ashes to Ashes | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 | Cohen the Barbarian | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Shansheeth Blue (voice) | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Argus Filch | Movie | 2007 |
 | True Dare Kiss | Stanley Tyler | TV Series | 2007 |
 | The Tudors | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Hot Fuzz | Arthur Webley | Movie | 2007 |
 | Benidorm | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Great British Menu | Self - Guest Judge | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Sweeney Todd | Sweeney's Father | Movie | 2006 |
 | Lycanthropy | Club Owner | Movie | 2006 |
 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Argus Filch | Movie | 2005 |
 | Criminal Minds | Martin Sanz | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Red Mercury | Neil Ashton | Movie | 2005 |
| Mr Harvey Lights a Candle | Archie | Movie | 2005 | |
 | Doctor Who | Solomon | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Ideal | Stemroach | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Blackpool | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Exorcist: The Beginning | Father Gionetti | Movie | 2004 |
 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Argus Filch | Movie | 2004 |
 | New Tricks | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Mayor of Casterbridge | Councillor Vatt | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Celebrity Mastermind | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Charles II: The Power and The Passion | Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Nicholas Nickleby | Nigel Bray | Movie | 2002 |
 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Argus Filch | Movie | 2002 |
 | Wild West | Old Jake | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Intended | The Priest | Movie | 2002 |
| This Is Not a Love Song | Mr Bellamy | Movie | 2002 | |
 | Station Jim | Elliot | Movie | 2001 |
 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Mr Filch | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Way We Live Now | Mr Broune | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Murphy's Law | Hatcher, Snr. | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Altered Species | Frank | Movie | 2001 |
 | Shades | Alan Roberts | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Gabriel & Me | Grandad | Movie | 2001 |
 | Waking the Dead | George Barlow | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Blow Dry | Noah | Movie | 2001 |
 | The King Is Alive | Henry | Movie | 2000 |
 | Black Cab | Gerald | TV Series | 2000 |
| The Wilsons | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2000 | |
 | Doomwatch: Winter Angel | Angel | Movie | 1999 |
 | Tom's Midnight Garden | Abel | Movie | 1999 |
 | Vanity Fair | Sir Pitt Crawley | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Reckless: The Sequel | Arnold Springer | Movie | 1998 |
 | Left Luggage | Concierge | Movie | 1998 |
 | Our Mutual Friend | Roger 'Rogue' Riderhood | TV Series | 1998 |
 | In Your Dreams | Tutor | Movie | 1997 |
 | Kangaroo Palace | Mr Macaleese | Movie | 1997 |
 | Midsomer Murders | Tom | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Moth | Dave Waters | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Reckless | Arnold Springer | TV Series | 1997 |
 | The Moth | Dave Waters | Movie | 1997 |
 | Kiss and Tell | Superintendent Hines | Movie | 1996 |
 | Cracker: White Ghost | Frank Carter | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Star | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1996 |
 | Our Friends in the North | Eddie Wells | TV Series | 1996 |
| The Vet | Dick Sims | TV Series | 1995 | |
 | Bramwell | Charles Matthews | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Band of Gold | Alf | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Martin Chuzzlewit | David Crimple | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Measure for Measure | Barnadine | Movie | 1994 |
 | Wycliffe | Joe Mawnan | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Criminal | Headmaster | Movie | 1994 |
 | Fair Game | Whitby Policeman | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Buddha of Suburbia | Helen's Father | TV Series | 1993 |
| Full Stretch | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1993 | |
 | A Touch of Frost | Les James | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Between the Lines | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1992 |
 | Bad Girl | Mike Preach | Movie | 1992 |
 | Performance | Barnadine | TV Series | 1991 |
 | A Master of the Marionettes | Harry | Movie | 1989 |
 | Shadow of the Noose | Edward Lawrence | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Play on One | Harry | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Prick Up Your Ears | Undertaker | Movie | 1987 |
 | Casualty | Stanmore | TV Series | 1986 |
 | King of the Ghetto | Ralph | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Screen Two | Headmaster | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Tartuffe, or The Imposter | Cleante | Movie | 1983 |
 | Findings on a Late Afternoon | Barman | Movie | 1981 |
| Clapperclaw | Wike | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Union | Communist speaker | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Frisco Kid | Julius Rosensheine | Movie | 1979 |
 | Pickersgill People | Hartley Hellawell | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Professionals | Tony Kristo | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Bill Brand | Peter Malone | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Playhouse | Wike | TV Series | 1974 |
| Playhouse | Barman | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Kisses at Fifty | Policeman | Movie | 1973 |
 | Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. | Parker Street Goalie | Movie | 1972 |
 | Play for Today | Policeman | TV Series | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Communist Speaker | TV Series | 1970 |
 | Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1970 |
 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Parker Street Goalie | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Nearest and Dearest | Policeman | TV Series | 1968 |
 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | The Evangelist | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Brothers | Nigel | Movie | — |