David Bradley

David Bradley

Known for
Acting
Born
April 17, 1942 (age 84)
Birthplace
York, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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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Filmography

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Brothers poster

Brothers

Movie · as Nigel

2026
My Sister's Bones poster

My Sister's Bones

Movie · as Ray

2026
Life Goes On poster

Life Goes On

Movie · as Bill

2025
Frankenstein poster

Frankenstein

Movie · as Blind Man

2025
A Night Like This poster

A Night Like This

Movie · as John

2025
VE Day 80 poster

VE Day 80

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2024
Coma poster

Coma

TV · as Harry · 4 eps

2023
Allelujah poster

Allelujah

Movie · as Joe Colman

2023
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget poster

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Movie · as Fowler (voice)

2023
Your Christmas or Mine 2 poster

Your Christmas or Mine 2

Movie · as Jack

2023
Good Grief poster

Good Grief

Movie · as Duncan

2022
Type poster

Type

Movie · as Doctor (voice)

2022
Your Christmas or Mine? poster

Your Christmas or Mine?

Movie · as Jack

2022
Catherine Called Birdy poster

Catherine Called Birdy

Movie · as Lord Gideon Sidebottom

2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema poster

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

Movie · as Self

2022
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio poster

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Movie · as Geppetto (voice)

2022
The Responder poster

The Responder

TV · as Davey · 2 eps

2021
Roy poster

Roy

Movie · as Roy

2021
Jolt poster

Jolt

Movie · as Gareth Fizel

2020
Gangs of London poster

Gangs of London

TV · as Jim · 2 eps

2020
Mandy poster

Mandy

TV · as Frank · 1 ep

2020
Adventure Time: Distant Lands poster

Adventure Time: Distant Lands

TV · as Old Finn (voice) · 1 ep

2020
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia poster

Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

TV · as Merlin (voice) · 10 eps

2019
After Life poster

After Life

TV · as Tony's Dad, Ray

2018
Await Further Instructions poster

Await Further Instructions

Movie · as Grandad

2018
Les Misérables poster

Les Misérables

TV · as Gillenormand · 5 eps

2018
Hang Ups poster

Hang Ups

TV · as Frank Ellerby · 1 ep

2017
The Lodgers poster

The Lodgers

Movie · as Bermingham

2017
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time poster

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

Movie · as The Doctor (1)

2017
Edmund the Magnificent poster

Edmund the Magnificent

Movie · as Farmer

2016
Broadcast Signal Intrusion poster

Broadcast Signal Intrusion

Movie · as James' Father

2016
The Young Messiah poster

The Young Messiah

Movie · as Old Rabbi

2016
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands poster

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands

TV · as Gorrik · 1 ep

2014
The Strain poster

The Strain

TV · as Abraham Setrakian · 46 eps

2013
The World's End poster

The World's End

Movie · as Basil

2013
An Adventure in Space and Time poster

An Adventure in Space and Time

Movie · as William Hartnell

2013
Broadchurch poster

Broadchurch

TV · as Jack Marshall · 5 eps

2012
Bad Sugar poster

Bad Sugar

Movie · as Ralphfred Cauldwell

2012
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth poster

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2012
World Without End poster

World Without End

TV · as Brother Joseph · 8 eps

2012
Prisoners' Wives poster

Prisoners' Wives

TV · as Frank · 10 eps

2012
Bad Education poster

Bad Education

TV · as Ennis · 1 ep

2012
Eternal Law poster

Eternal Law

TV · 1 ep

2012
The Hollow Crown poster

The Hollow Crown

TV · as Gardener · 1 ep

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Movie · as Argus Filch

2011
The Holding poster

The Holding

Movie · as Cooper

2011
When Harry Left Hogwarts poster

When Harry Left Hogwarts

Movie · as Self

2011
Captain America: The First Avenger poster

Captain America: The First Avenger

Movie · as Tower Keeper

2011
Game of Thrones poster

Game of Thrones

TV · as Walder Frey · 6 eps

2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep

2011
Silk poster

Silk

TV · as LJ Reynolds · 1 ep

2010
Another Year poster

Another Year

Movie · as Ronnie

2010
Harold Pinter:  A Celebration poster

Harold Pinter: A Celebration

Movie · as Self

2010
Five Daughters poster

Five Daughters

TV · as Patrick Palmer · 3 eps

2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince poster

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Movie · as Argus Filch

2009
I Know You Know poster

I Know You Know

Movie · as Mr Fisher

2009
Harry Brown poster

Harry Brown

Movie · as Leonard Attwell

2008
The Daisy Chain poster

The Daisy Chain

Movie · as Sean Cryan

2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 poster

The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2

Movie · as Cohen the Barbarian

2008
Ashes to Ashes poster

Ashes to Ashes

TV · 1 ep

2008
The Colour of Magic poster

The Colour of Magic

TV · as Cohen the Barbarian · 1 ep

2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix poster

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Movie · as Argus Filch

2007
Hot Fuzz poster

Hot Fuzz

Movie · as Arthur Webley

2007
True Dare Kiss poster

True Dare Kiss

TV · as Stanley Tyler · 6 eps

2007
The Tudors poster

The Tudors

TV · 1 ep

2007
Benidorm poster

Benidorm

TV · 1 ep

2007
The Sarah Jane Adventures poster

The Sarah Jane Adventures

TV · as Shansheeth Blue (voice) · 2 eps

2006
Sweeney Todd poster

Sweeney Todd

Movie · as Sweeney's Father

2006
Lycanthropy poster

Lycanthropy

Movie · as Club Owner

2006
Great British Menu poster

Great British Menu

TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep

2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire poster

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Movie · as Argus Filch

2005
Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

Mr Harvey Lights a Candle

Movie · as Archie

2005
Red Mercury poster

Red Mercury

Movie · as Neil Ashton

2005
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Solomon · 1 ep

2005
Ideal poster

Ideal

TV · as Stemroach · 18 eps

2005
Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds

TV · as Martin Sanz · 1 ep

2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban poster

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Movie · as Argus Filch

2004
Exorcist: The Beginning poster

Exorcist: The Beginning

Movie · as Father Gionetti

2004
Blackpool poster

Blackpool

TV · 6 eps

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · 1 ep

2003
The Mayor of Casterbridge poster

The Mayor of Casterbridge

TV · as Councillor Vatt · 2 eps

2003
Charles II: The Power and The Passion poster

Charles II: The Power and The Passion

TV · as Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey · 1 ep

2003
Celebrity Mastermind poster

Celebrity Mastermind

TV · 1 ep

2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets poster

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Movie · as Argus Filch

2002
This Is Not a Love Song

This Is Not a Love Song

Movie · as Mr Bellamy

2002
Nicholas Nickleby poster

Nicholas Nickleby

Movie · as Nigel Bray

2002
The Intended

The Intended

Movie · as The Priest

2002
Wild West poster

Wild West

TV · as Old Jake · 12 eps

2001
Blow Dry poster

Blow Dry

Movie · as Noah

2001
Gabriel & Me poster

Gabriel & Me

Movie · as Grandad

2001
Altered Species poster

Altered Species

Movie · as Frank

2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone poster

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Movie · as Mr Filch

2001
Station Jim poster

Station Jim

Movie · as Elliot

2001
The Way We Live Now poster

The Way We Live Now

TV · as Mr Broune · 4 eps

2001
Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead

TV · as George Barlow · 2 eps

2001
Shades poster

Shades

TV · as Alan Roberts · 1 ep

2001
Murphy's Law poster

Murphy's Law

TV · as Hatcher, Snr. · 1 ep

2000
The King Is Alive poster

The King Is Alive

Movie · as Henry

2000
The Wilsons

The Wilsons

TV · 6 eps

2000
Black Cab poster

Black Cab

TV · as Gerald · 1 ep

1999
Tom's Midnight Garden poster

Tom's Midnight Garden

Movie · as Abel

1999
Doomwatch: Winter Angel poster

Doomwatch: Winter Angel

Movie · as Angel

1998
Left Luggage poster

Left Luggage

Movie · as Concierge

1998
Reckless: The Sequel poster

Reckless: The Sequel

Movie · as Arnold Springer

1998
Our Mutual Friend poster

Our Mutual Friend

TV · as Roger 'Rogue' Riderhood · 4 eps

1998
Vanity Fair poster

Vanity Fair

TV · as Sir Pitt Crawley · 3 eps

1997
Kangaroo Palace poster

Kangaroo Palace

Movie · as Mr Macaleese

1997
The Moth poster

The Moth

Movie · as Dave Waters

1997
In Your Dreams poster

In Your Dreams

Movie · as Tutor

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Tom · 1 ep

1997
Reckless poster

Reckless

TV · as Arnold Springer · 6 eps

1997
The Moth poster

The Moth

TV · as Dave Waters · 3 eps

1996
Kiss and Tell poster

Kiss and Tell

Movie · as Superintendent Hines

1996
Cracker: White Ghost poster

Cracker: White Ghost

Movie · as Frank Carter

1996
The Star poster

The Star

Movie

1996
Our Friends in the North poster

Our Friends in the North

TV · as Eddie Wells · 8 eps

1995
Bramwell poster

Bramwell

TV · as Charles Matthews · 1 ep

1995
Band of Gold poster

Band of Gold

TV · as Alf · 1 ep

1995
The Vet

The Vet

TV · as Dick Sims · 1 ep

1994
Measure for Measure poster

Measure for Measure

Movie · as Barnadine

1994
Criminal poster

Criminal

Movie · as Headmaster

1994
Fair Game poster

Fair Game

Movie · as Whitby Policeman

1994
Wycliffe poster

Wycliffe

TV · as Joe Mawnan · 1 ep

1994
Martin Chuzzlewit poster

Martin Chuzzlewit

TV · as David Crimple · 1 ep

1993
Full Stretch

Full Stretch

TV · 1 ep

1993
The Buddha of Suburbia poster

The Buddha of Suburbia

TV · as Helen's Father · 4 eps

1992
Bad Girl poster

Bad Girl

Movie · as Mike Preach

1992
A Touch of Frost poster

A Touch of Frost

TV · as Les James · 1 ep

1992
Between the Lines poster

Between the Lines

TV · 1 ep

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Barnadine · 1 ep

1989
A Master of the Marionettes poster

A Master of the Marionettes

Movie · as Harry

1989
Shadow of the Noose poster

Shadow of the Noose

TV · as Edward Lawrence · 1 ep

1988
The Play on One poster

The Play on One

TV · as Harry · 1 ep

1987
Prick Up Your Ears poster

Prick Up Your Ears

Movie · as Undertaker

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Stanmore · 1 ep

1986
King of the Ghetto poster

King of the Ghetto

TV · as Ralph · 4 eps

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Headmaster · 1 ep

1985
Theatre Night poster

Theatre Night

TV · as Charron · 1 ep

1983
Tartuffe, or The Imposter poster

Tartuffe, or The Imposter

Movie · as Cleante

1981
The Union poster

The Union

Movie · as Communist speaker

1981
Clapperclaw poster

Clapperclaw

Movie · as Wike

1981
Findings on a Late Afternoon poster

Findings on a Late Afternoon

Movie · as Barman

1979
The Frisco Kid poster

The Frisco Kid

Movie · as Julius Rosensheine

1978
Pickersgill People poster

Pickersgill People

TV · as Hartley Hellawell · 1 ep

1977
The Professionals poster

The Professionals

TV · as Tony Kristo · 1 ep

1976
Bill Brand poster

Bill Brand

TV · as Peter Malone · 1 ep

1974
Playhouse poster

Playhouse

TV · as Wike, Barman · 1 ep

1973
Kisses at Fifty poster

Kisses at Fifty

Movie · as Policeman

1972
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. poster

Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.

Movie · as Parker Street Goalie

1972
That Quiet Earth

That Quiet Earth

Movie · as The Evangelist

1970
Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising poster

Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising

Movie

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Policeman, Communist Speaker · 1 ep

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as Parker Street Goalie · 1 ep

1968
Nearest and Dearest poster

Nearest and Dearest

TV · as Policeman · 1 ep

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as The Evangelist · 1 ep