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David John Threlfall (born 12 October 1953) is an English stage, film and television actor and director. He is best known for playing Frank Gallagher in Channel 4's series Shameless. He has also directed several episodes of the show. In April 2014, he portrayed comedian Tommy Cooper in a television film entitled Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This. In 2014, he starred alongside Jude Law in the thriller Black Sea. In 2022, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for his performance in the Martin McDonagh play Hangmen.
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Troy: Fall of a City
2018 · as King Priam

Black Sea
2014 · as Peters

Nowhere Boy
2009 · as George Toogood Smith

Like Minds
2006 · as John Colbie

Shameless
2004 · as Frank Gallagher

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003 · as Preserved Killick, Captain's Steward

Conspiracy
2001 · as Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger

Patriot Games
1992 · as Inspector Highland

The Russia House
1990 · as Wicklow