Acting · York, North Yorkshire, England, UK · Born April 17, 1942
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.
MovieLife Goes On
2026
as Bill
MovieMy Sister's Bones
2026
as Ray
MovieFrankenstein
2025
as Blind Man
MovieA Night Like This
2025
as John
TVVE Day 80
2025
as Self
TVComa
2024
as Harry
MovieGood Grief
2023
as Duncan
MovieChicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
as Fowler (voice)
MovieYour Christmas or Mine 2
2023
as Jack
MovieAllelujah
2023
as Joe Colman
MovieGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022
as Self
MovieYour Christmas or Mine?
2022
as Jack
MovieGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022
as Geppetto (voice)
MovieCatherine Called Birdy
2022
as Lord Gideon Sidebottom
MovieType
2022
as Doctor (voice)
TVThe Responder
2022
as Davey
MovieJolt
2021
as Gareth Fizel
MovieRoy
2021
as Roy
TVMandy
2020
as Frank
TVWizards: Tales of Arcadia
2020
as Merlin (voice)
TVAdventure Time: Distant Lands
2020
as Old Finn (voice)
TVGangs of London
2020
as Jim
TVAfter Life
2019
as Tony's Dad
TVLes Misérables
2018
as Gillenormand
MovieAwait Further Instructions
2018
as Grandad
TVHang Ups
2018
as Frank Ellerby
MovieDoctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
2017
as The Doctor (1)
MovieThe Lodgers
2017
as Bermingham
MovieEdmund the Magnificent
2017
as Farmer
MovieBroadcast Signal Intrusion
2016
as James' Father
MovieThe Young Messiah
2016
as Old Rabbi
TVBeowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
2016
as Gorrik
TVThe Strain
2014
as Professor Abraham Setrakian
MovieAn Adventure in Space and Time
2013
as William Hartnell
MovieThe World's End
2013
as Basil
TVBroadchurch
2013
as Jack Marshall
MovieFrankenstein: A Modern Myth
2012
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVWorld Without End
2012
as Brother Joseph
MovieBad Sugar
2012
as Ralphfred Cauldwell
TVBad Education
2012
as Ennis
TVThe Hollow Crown
2012
as Gardener
TVPrisoners' Wives
2012
as Frank
TVEternal Law
2012
MovieWhen Harry Left Hogwarts
2011
as Self
TVCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
MovieThe Holding
2011
as Cooper
MovieCaptain America: The First Avenger
2011
as Tower Keeper
MovieHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
as Argus Filch
TVGame of Thrones
2011
as Walder Frey
TVSilk
2011
as LJ Reynolds
MovieAnother Year
2010
as Ronnie
TVFive Daughters
2010
as Patrick Palmer
MovieHarold Pinter: A Celebration
2010
as Self
MovieHarry Brown
2009
as Leonard Attwell
MovieHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
as Argus Filch
MovieI Know You Know
2009
as Mr Fisher
MovieThe Daisy Chain
2008
as Sean Cryan
TVThe Colour of Magic
2008
as Cohen the Barbarian
TVAshes to Ashes
2008
MovieThe Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
2008
as Cohen the Barbarian
TVThe Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
as Shansheeth Blue (voice)
MovieHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
as Argus Filch
TVTrue Dare Kiss
2007
as Stanley Tyler
TVThe Tudors
2007
MovieHot Fuzz
2007
as Arthur Webley
TVBenidorm
2007
TVGreat British Menu
2006
as Self - Guest Judge
MovieSweeney Todd
2006
as Sweeney's Father
MovieLycanthropy
2006
as Club Owner
MovieHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Argus Filch
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Martin Sanz
MovieRed Mercury
2005
as Neil Ashton
Mr Harvey Lights a Candle
2005
as Archie
TVDoctor Who
2005
as Solomon
TVIdeal
2005
as Stemroach
TVBlackpool
2004
MovieExorcist: The Beginning
2004
as Father Gionetti
MovieHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Argus Filch
TVNew Tricks
2004
TVThe Mayor of Casterbridge
2003
as Councillor Vatt
TVCelebrity Mastermind
2003
TVCharles II: The Power and The Passion
2003
as Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey
MovieNicholas Nickleby
2002
as Nigel Bray
MovieHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
as Argus Filch
TVWild West
2002
as Old Jake
MovieThe Intended
2002
as The Priest
This Is Not a Love Song
2002
as Mr Bellamy
Station Jim
2001
as Elliot
MovieHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
as Argus Filch
TVThe Way We Live Now
2001
as Mr Broune
TVMurphy's Law
2001
as Hatcher, Snr.
MovieAltered Species
2001
as Frank
TVShades
2001
as Alan Roberts
MovieGabriel & Me
2001
as Grandad
TVWaking the Dead
2001
as George Barlow
MovieBlow Dry
2001
as Noah
MovieThe King Is Alive
2000
as Henry
TVBlack Cab
2000
as Gerald
The Wilsons
2000
MovieDoomwatch: Winter Angel
1999
as Angel
MovieTom's Midnight Garden
1999
as Abel
TVVanity Fair
1998
as Sir Pitt Crawley
MovieReckless: The Sequel
1998
as Arnold Springer
MovieLeft Luggage
1998
as Concierge
TVOur Mutual Friend
1998
as Roger 'Rogue' Riderhood
MovieIn Your Dreams
1997
as Tutor
MovieKangaroo Palace
1997
as Mr Macaleese
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Tom
TVThe Moth
1997
as Dave Waters
TVReckless
1997
as Arnold Springer
MovieThe Moth
1997
as Dave Waters
MovieKiss and Tell
1996
as Superintendent Hines
MovieCracker: White Ghost
1996
as Frank Carter
MovieThe Star
1996
TVOur Friends in the North
1996
as Eddie Wells
The Vet
1995
as Dick Sims
TVBramwell
1995
as Charles Matthews
TVBand of Gold
1995
as Alf
TVMartin Chuzzlewit
1994
as David Crimple
MovieMeasure for Measure
1994
as Barnadine
TVWycliffe
1994
as Joe Mawnan
MovieCriminal
1994
as Headmaster
MovieFair Game
1994
as Whitby Policeman
TVThe Buddha of Suburbia
1993
as Helen's Father
Full Stretch
1993
TVA Touch of Frost
1992
as Les James
TVBetween the Lines
1992
MovieBad Girl
1992
as Mike Preach
TVPerformance
1991
as Barnadine
MovieA Master of the Marionettes
1989
as Harry
TVShadow of the Noose
1989
as Edward Lawrence
TVThe Play on One
1988
as Harry
MoviePrick Up Your Ears
1987
as Undertaker
TVCasualty
1986
as Stanmore
MovieKing of the Ghetto
1986
as Ralph
TVKing of the Ghetto
1986
as Ralph
TVScreen Two
1985
as Headmaster
MovieTartuffe, or The Imposter
1983
as Cleante
MovieFindings on a Late Afternoon
1981
as Barman
MovieClapperclaw
1981
as Wike
MovieThe Union
1981
as Communist speaker
MovieThe Frisco Kid
1979
as Julius Rosensheine
Pickersgill People
1978
as Hartley Hellawell
TVThe Professionals
1977
as Tony Kristo
TVBill Brand
1976
as Peter Malone
TVPlayhouse
1974
as Wike
MovieKisses at Fifty
1973
as Policeman
MovieAnother Sunday and Sweet F.A.
1972
as Parker Street Goalie
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Policeman
MovieDouble Pisces, Scorpio Rising
1970
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Parker Street Goalie
TVNearest and Dearest
1968
as Policeman
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Evangelist
Beneath
as Ray
MovieBrothers
as Nigel
