David Bradley

Known for: Acting

Born: 1942-04-17 (age 84)

From: 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.

Filmography (155)

MOVIE
Life Goes On
2026
as Bill
MOVIE★ 6.4
My Sister's Bones
2026
as Ray
MOVIE★ 7.6
Frankenstein
2025
as Blind Man
MOVIE★ 5.7
A Night Like This
2025
as John
TV★ 7.0
VE Day 80
2025
as Self
TV★ 5.4
Coma
2024
as Harry
MOVIE★ 6.2
Good Grief
2023
as Duncan
MOVIE★ 6.9
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
as Fowler (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023
as Jack
MOVIE★ 5.2
Allelujah
2023
as Joe Colman
MOVIE★ 7.5
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
2022
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Your Christmas or Mine?
2022
as Jack
MOVIE★ 8.0
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022
as Geppetto (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Catherine Called Birdy
2022
as Lord Gideon Sidebottom
MOVIE★ 5.3
Type
2022
as Doctor (voice)
TV★ 7.0
The Responder
2022
as Davey
MOVIE★ 6.5
Jolt
2021
as Gareth Fizel
MOVIE★ 7.6
Roy
2021
as Roy
TV★ 7.6
Mandy
2020
as Frank
TV★ 8.2
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
2020
as Merlin (voice)
TV★ 8.2
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
2020
as Old Finn (voice)
TV★ 7.8
Gangs of London
2020
as Jim
TV★ 7.9
After Life
2019
as Tony's Dad
TV★ 7.4
Les Misérables
2018
as Gillenormand
MOVIE★ 5.4
Await Further Instructions
2018
as Grandad
TV★ 6.4
Hang Ups
2018
as Frank Ellerby
MOVIE★ 8.0
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
2017
as The Doctor (1)
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Lodgers
2017
as Bermingham
MOVIE★ 7.3
Edmund the Magnificent
2017
as Farmer
MOVIE★ 6.0
Broadcast Signal Intrusion
2016
as James' Father
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Young Messiah
2016
as Old Rabbi
TV★ 5.4
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
2016
as Gorrik
TV★ 7.5
The Strain
2014
as Professor Abraham Setrakian
MOVIE★ 7.7
An Adventure in Space and Time
2013
as William Hartnell
MOVIE★ 6.8
The World's End
2013
as Basil
TV★ 7.9
Broadchurch
2013
as Jack Marshall
MOVIE★ 7.0
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
2012
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV★ 6.9
World Without End
2012
as Brother Joseph
MOVIE★ 6.0
Bad Sugar
2012
as Ralphfred Cauldwell
TV★ 6.9
Bad Education
2012
as Ennis
TV★ 7.4
The Hollow Crown
2012
as Gardener
TV★ 7.2
Prisoners' Wives
2012
as Frank
TV★ 7.1
Eternal Law
2012
MOVIE★ 7.2
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011
as Self
TV★ 6.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Holding
2011
as Cooper
MOVIE★ 7.0
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
as Tower Keeper
MOVIE★ 8.1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
as Argus Filch
TV★ 8.5
Game of Thrones
2011
as Walder Frey
TV★ 7.5
Silk
2011
as LJ Reynolds
MOVIE★ 7.0
Another Year
2010
as Ronnie
TV★ 6.4
Five Daughters
2010
as Patrick Palmer
MOVIE★ 8.0
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.8
Harry Brown
2009
as Leonard Attwell
MOVIE★ 7.7
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
as Argus Filch
MOVIE★ 5.8
I Know You Know
2009
as Mr Fisher
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Daisy Chain
2008
as Sean Cryan
TV★ 6.7
The Colour of Magic
2008
as Cohen the Barbarian
TV★ 7.7
Ashes to Ashes
2008
MOVIE
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
2008
as Cohen the Barbarian
TV★ 7.1
The Sarah Jane Adventures
2007
as Shansheeth Blue (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.7
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
as Argus Filch
TV★ 7.0
True Dare Kiss
2007
as Stanley Tyler
TV★ 7.8
The Tudors
2007
MOVIE★ 7.6
Hot Fuzz
2007
as Arthur Webley
TV★ 7.6
Benidorm
2007
TV★ 6.5
Great British Menu
2006
as Self - Guest Judge
MOVIE★ 6.3
Sweeney Todd
2006
as Sweeney's Father
MOVIE★ 9.0
Lycanthropy
2006
as Club Owner
MOVIE★ 7.8
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Argus Filch
TV★ 8.3
Criminal Minds
2005
as Martin Sanz
MOVIE★ 5.3
Red Mercury
2005
as Neil Ashton
MOVIE★ 7.6
Mr Harvey Lights a Candle
2005
as Archie
TV★ 7.6
Doctor Who
2005
as Solomon
TV★ 8.0
Ideal
2005
as Stemroach
TV★ 6.9
Blackpool
2004
MOVIE★ 5.4
Exorcist: The Beginning
2004
as Father Gionetti
MOVIE★ 8.0
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Argus Filch
TV★ 7.3
New Tricks
2004
TV★ 7.0
The Mayor of Casterbridge
2003
as Councillor Vatt
TV★ 6.0
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
TV★ 6.3
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
2003
as Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey
MOVIE★ 6.9
Nicholas Nickleby
2002
as Nigel Bray
MOVIE★ 7.7
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
as Argus Filch
TV★ 6.5
Wild West
2002
as Old Jake
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Intended
2002
as The Priest
MOVIE★ 6.8
This Is Not a Love Song
2002
as Mr Bellamy
MOVIE★ 7.5
Station Jim
2001
as Elliot
MOVIE★ 7.9
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
as Argus Filch
TV★ 7.7
The Way We Live Now
2001
as Mr Broune
TV★ 7.6
Murphy's Law
2001
as Hatcher, Snr.
MOVIE★ 3.7
Altered Species
2001
as Frank
TV★ 6.5
Shades
2001
as Alan Roberts
MOVIE★ 6.7
Gabriel & Me
2001
as Grandad
TV★ 7.2
Waking the Dead
2001
as George Barlow
MOVIE★ 5.9
Blow Dry
2001
as Noah
MOVIE★ 5.5
The King Is Alive
2000
as Henry
TV★ 8.0
Black Cab
2000
as Gerald
TV★ 6.9
The Wilsons
2000
MOVIE★ 7.3
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
1999
as Angel
MOVIE★ 6.1
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999
as Abel
TV★ 7.6
Vanity Fair
1998
as Sir Pitt Crawley
MOVIE★ 7.0
Reckless: The Sequel
1998
as Arnold Springer
MOVIE★ 6.3
Left Luggage
1998
as Concierge
TV★ 7.8
Our Mutual Friend
1998
as Roger 'Rogue' Riderhood
MOVIE★ 6.5
In Your Dreams
1997
as Tutor
MOVIE
Kangaroo Palace
1997
as Mr Macaleese
TV★ 7.5
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Tom
TV★ 7.0
The Moth
1997
as Dave Waters
TV★ 6.2
Reckless
1997
as Arnold Springer
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Moth
1997
as Dave Waters
MOVIE★ 5.7
Kiss and Tell
1996
as Superintendent Hines
MOVIE★ 7.0
Cracker: White Ghost
1996
as Frank Carter
MOVIE★ 10.0
The Star
1996
TV★ 7.7
Our Friends in the North
1996
as Eddie Wells
TV
The Vet
1995
as Dick Sims
TV★ 4.2
Bramwell
1995
as Charles Matthews
TV★ 5.5
Band of Gold
1995
as Alf
TV★ 8.4
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994
as David Crimple
MOVIE★ 3.3
Measure for Measure
1994
as Barnadine
TV★ 6.8
Wycliffe
1994
as Joe Mawnan
MOVIE★ 9.0
Criminal
1994
as Headmaster
MOVIE★ 4.8
Fair Game
1994
as Whitby Policeman
TV★ 5.9
The Buddha of Suburbia
1993
as Helen's Father
TV★ 8.0
Full Stretch
1993
TV★ 7.5
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Les James
TV★ 5.5
Between the Lines
1992
MOVIE★ 10.0
Bad Girl
1992
as Mike Preach
TV★ 6.3
Performance
1991
as Barnadine
MOVIE
A Master of the Marionettes
1989
as Harry
TV★ 9.0
Shadow of the Noose
1989
as Edward Lawrence
TV★ 6.0
The Play on One
1988
as Harry
MOVIE★ 6.7
Prick Up Your Ears
1987
as Undertaker
TV★ 6.2
Casualty
1986
as Stanmore
MOVIE★ 8.0
King of the Ghetto
1986
as Ralph
TV
King of the Ghetto
1986
as Ralph
TV★ 7.1
Screen Two
1985
as Headmaster
MOVIE★ 7.0
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983
as Cleante
MOVIE
Findings on a Late Afternoon
1981
as Barman
MOVIE
Clapperclaw
1981
as Wike
MOVIE
The Union
1981
as Communist speaker
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Frisco Kid
1979
as Julius Rosensheine
TV
Pickersgill People
1978
as Hartley Hellawell
TV★ 7.6
The Professionals
1977
as Tony Kristo
TV★ 7.3
Bill Brand
1976
as Peter Malone
TV★ 7.0
Playhouse
1974
as Wike
MOVIE★ 5.0
Kisses at Fifty
1973
as Policeman
MOVIE★ 10.0
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.
1972
as Parker Street Goalie
TV★ 6.6
Play for Today
1970
as Policeman
MOVIE
Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising
1970
TV★ 7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Parker Street Goalie
TV★ 7.5
Nearest and Dearest
1968
as Policeman
TV★ 4.2
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Evangelist
MOVIE
Brothers
—
as Nigel
MOVIE
Beneath
—
as Ray