Acting
David Bradley
Acting · Born 1942-04-17 · York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
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FilmMy Sister's Bones
2026 · Ray
FilmFrankenstein
2025 · Blind Man
FilmA Night Like This
2025 · John
VE Day 80
2025 · Self
Coma
2024 · Harry
FilmGood Grief
2023 · Duncan
FilmChicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023 · Fowler (voice)
FilmYour Christmas or Mine 2
2023 · Jack
FilmAllelujah
2023 · Joe Colman
FilmGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022 · Self
FilmYour Christmas or Mine?
2022 · Jack
FilmGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Geppetto (voice)
FilmCatherine Called Birdy
2022 · Lord Gideon Sidebottom
FilmType
2022 · Doctor (voice)
The Responder
2022 · Davey
FilmJolt
2021 · Gareth Fizel
FilmRoy
2021 · Roy
Mandy
2020 · Frank
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
2020 · Merlin (voice)
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
2020 · Old Finn (voice)
Gangs of London
2020 · Jim
After Life
2019 · Tony's Dad
Les Misérables
2018 · Gillenormand
FilmAwait Further Instructions
2018 · Grandad
Hang Ups
2018 · Frank Ellerby
FilmDoctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
2017 · The Doctor (1)
FilmThe Lodgers
2017 · Bermingham
FilmEdmund the Magnificent
2017 · Farmer
FilmBroadcast Signal Intrusion
2016 · James' Father
FilmThe Young Messiah
2016 · Old Rabbi
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
2016 · Gorrik
The Strain
2014 · Professor Abraham Setrakian
FilmAn Adventure in Space and Time
2013 · William Hartnell
FilmThe World's End
2013 · Basil
Broadchurch
2013 · Jack Marshall
FilmFrankenstein: A Modern Myth
2012 · Self - Narrator (voice)
World Without End
2012 · Brother Joseph
FilmBad Sugar
2012 · Ralphfred Cauldwell
Bad Education
2012 · Ennis
The Hollow Crown
2012 · Gardener
Prisoners' Wives
2012 · Frank
Eternal Law
2012
FilmWhen Harry Left Hogwarts
2011 · Self
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · Self - Participant
FilmThe Holding
2011 · Cooper
FilmCaptain America: The First Avenger
2011 · Tower Keeper
FilmHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011 · Argus Filch
Game of Thrones
2011 · Walder Frey
Silk
2011 · LJ Reynolds
FilmAnother Year
2010 · Ronnie
Five Daughters
2010 · Patrick Palmer
FilmHarold Pinter: A Celebration
2010 · Self
FilmHarry Brown
2009 · Leonard Attwell
FilmHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009 · Argus Filch
FilmI Know You Know
2009 · Mr Fisher
FilmThe Daisy Chain
2008 · Sean Cryan
The Colour of Magic
2008 · Cohen the Barbarian
Ashes to Ashes
2008
FilmThe Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
2008 · Cohen the Barbarian
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007 · Shansheeth Blue (voice)
FilmHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007 · Argus Filch
True Dare Kiss
2007 · Stanley Tyler
The Tudors
2007
FilmHot Fuzz
2007 · Arthur Webley
Benidorm
2007
Great British Menu
2006 · Self - Guest Judge
FilmSweeney Todd
2006 · Sweeney's Father
FilmLycanthropy
2006 · Club Owner
FilmHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 · Argus Filch
Criminal Minds
2005 · Martin Sanz
FilmRed Mercury
2005 · Neil Ashton
Mr Harvey Lights a Candle
FilmMr Harvey Lights a Candle
2005 · Archie
Doctor Who
2005 · Solomon
Ideal
2005 · Stemroach
Blackpool
2004
FilmExorcist: The Beginning
2004 · Father Gionetti
FilmHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Argus Filch
New Tricks
2004
The Mayor of Casterbridge
2003 · Councillor Vatt
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003 · Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey
FilmNicholas Nickleby
2002 · Nigel Bray
FilmHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Argus Filch
Wild West
2002 · Old Jake
FilmThe Intended
2002 · The Priest
This Is Not a Love Song
FilmThis Is Not a Love Song
2002 · Mr Bellamy
FilmStation Jim
2001 · Elliot
FilmHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Mr Filch
The Way We Live Now
2001 · Mr Broune
Murphy's Law
2001 · Hatcher, Snr.
FilmAltered Species
2001 · Frank
Shades
2001 · Alan Roberts
FilmGabriel & Me
2001 · Grandad
Waking the Dead
2001 · George Barlow
FilmBlow Dry
2001 · Noah
FilmThe King Is Alive
2000 · Henry
Black Cab
2000 · Gerald
The Wilsons
The Wilsons
2000
FilmDoomwatch: Winter Angel
1999 · Angel
FilmTom's Midnight Garden
1999 · Abel
Vanity Fair
1998 · Sir Pitt Crawley
FilmReckless: The Sequel
1998 · Arnold Springer
FilmLeft Luggage
1998 · Concierge
Our Mutual Friend
1998 · Roger 'Rogue' Riderhood
FilmIn Your Dreams
1997 · Tutor
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Tom
The Moth
1997 · Dave Waters
Reckless
1997 · Arnold Springer
FilmThe Moth
1997 · Dave Waters
FilmKiss and Tell
1996 · Superintendent Hines
FilmCracker: White Ghost
1996 · Frank Carter
FilmThe Star
1996
Our Friends in the North
1996 · Eddie Wells
The Vet
The Vet
1995 · Dick Sims
Bramwell
1995 · Charles Matthews
Band of Gold
1995 · Alf
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994 · David Crimple
FilmMeasure for Measure
1994 · Barnadine
Wycliffe
1994 · Joe Mawnan
FilmCriminal
1994 · Headmaster
FilmFair Game
1994 · Whitby Policeman
The Buddha of Suburbia
1993 · Helen's Father
Full Stretch
Full Stretch
1993
A Touch of Frost
1992 · Les James
Between the Lines
1992
FilmBad Girl
1992 · Mike Preach
Performance
1991 · Barnadine
Shadow of the Noose
1989 · Edward Lawrence
The Play on One
1988 · Harry
FilmPrick Up Your Ears
1987 · Undertaker
Casualty
1986 · Stanmore
King of the Ghetto
1986 · Ralph
Screen Two
1985 · Headmaster
FilmTartuffe, or The Imposter
1983 · Cleante
FilmThe Frisco Kid
1979 · Julius Rosensheine
Pickersgill People
1978 · Hartley Hellawell
The Professionals
1977 · Tony Kristo
Bill Brand
1976 · Peter Malone
Playhouse
1974 · Wike
FilmKisses at Fifty
1973 · Policeman
FilmAnother Sunday and Sweet F.A.
1972 · Parker Street Goalie
Play for Today
1970 · Policeman
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Parker Street Goalie
Nearest and Dearest
1968 · Policeman
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · The Evangelist