David Schofield

Known for: Acting

Born: 1951-12-16 (age 74)

From: Wythenshawe, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

David Schofield (born 16 December 1951) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Ian Mercer in the films Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). He also appeared in the films An American Werewolf in London (1981), Gladiator (2000), From Hell (2001), Valkyrie (2008), The Wolfman (2010) and Darkest Hour (2017).

Filmography (101)

MOVIE
Alfie & Ed
2025
MOVIE★ 5.0
1242: Gateway to the West
2025
as Sycardius
MOVIE★ 5.8
Mad Heidi
2022
as Alpöhi
TV★ 6.6
Hotel Portofino
2022
as George Livesey
MOVIE★ 6.2
Six Minutes to Midnight
2020
as Colonel Smith
TV★ 7.8
The Adventures of Paddington
2019
as Mr. Gruber (voice)
MOVIE
The Bind
2019
as Patrick
TV★ 5.0
The Secret World of Your Rubbish
2019
TV★ 7.0
Press
2018
as Chris Cartwright
MOVIE★ 6.3
Mary Magdalene
2018
as Thomas
TV★ 7.2
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018
as Tony King
MOVIE★ 7.4
Darkest Hour
2017
as Clement Atlee
MOVIE★ 6.1
Mindhorn
2016
as Chief Inspector Derek Newsome
TV★ 6.5
Undercover
2016
as Alex Brady
TV★ 6.3
The Coroner
2015
as Ben Arnold
TV★ 8.3
The Last Kingdom
2015
as Abbot Eadred
TV★ 6.4
Safe House
2015
as Eddie Reynolds
TV★ 6.9
The Great Fire
2014
as Duke of Hanford
MOVIE★ 5.3
Lord of Tears
2013
as Owl Man
MOVIE★ 5.6
Last Passenger
2013
as Peter Carmichael
MOVIE★ 4.3
All Things To All Men
2013
as Police Commissioner
TV★ 7.6
Father Brown
2013
as Vivian Wolsey
MOVIE
Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: An American Werewolf in London
2012
as Darts Player
MOVIE★ 6.3
Him Indoors
2012
as The Judge
MOVIE★ 4.8
Devil's Bridge
2012
as Parry
MOVIE★ 5.2
Ghosted
2011
as Donner
TV★ 7.1
Injustice
2011
as ACC Stephen Packard
MOVIE★ 4.5
Super Tanker
2011
as Admiral
MOVIE★ 6.1
Burke & Hare
2010
as Fergus
MOVIE★ 6.1
F
2010
as Robert Anderson
MOVIE★ 6.8
Last Passengers
2010
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Wolfman
2010
as Constable Nye
MOVIE★ 6.7
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.5
Lightning Strikes
2009
as Donovan
TV★ 7.8
Land Girls
2009
as Vernon Storey
TV★ 7.5
The Take
2009
MOVIE★ 7.0
Valkyrie
2008
as Erwin von Witzleben
TV★ 7.8
Merlin
2008
as King Alined
MOVIE★ 5.6
Freebird
2008
as Dart player (scenes deleted)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007
as Mercer
TV★ 6.0
Goldplated
2006
as John White
MOVIE★ 7.4
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006
as Mercer
TV★ 7.6
The Street
2006
as John Roberts
TV★ 7.6
Doctor Who
2005
as Odin
MOVIE★ 5.2
Unstoppable
2004
as Dr. Collins
TV
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
2004
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004
as Sonny
TV★ 7.6
Shameless
2004
as Louis
MOVIE★ 9.0
Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster
2003
as Monster
TV★ 6.7
Blue Murder
2003
as DCS Hackett
MOVIE★ 4.5
Chunky Monkey
2003
as Frank
MOVIE
Fields of Gold
2002
as Craig
MOVIE★ 5.1
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as Falco (Gladiator) (archive footage)
TV★ 7.9
The Forsyte Saga
2002
as Polteed
TV★ 5.3
Footballers' Wives
2002
as Graham - Bookie
MOVIE★ 5.0
Superstition
2001
as Roberto Fallaci
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Musketeer
2001
as Rochefort, Richelieu Henchman
TV★ 7.2
Waking the Dead
2001
as Michael Kelleher
TV★ 8.0
In Deep
2001
as Vincent Hunter
MOVIE★ 6.7
From Hell
2001
as McQueen
MOVIE
The Red Peppers
2001
as George Pepper
TV★ 6.2
Lock, Stock...
2000
as Two Sips
MOVIE★ 8.2
Gladiator
2000
as Falco
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Miracle Maker
2000
as Caiaphas (voice)
MOVIE★ 4.1
Mary, Mother of Jesus
1999
as Micah
TV★ 6.6
Cleopatra
1999
as Casca
TV★ 6.6
Joan of Arc
1999
as Gladsdale
MOVIE★ 8.0
Junk
1999
as Mr Brogan
TV★ 5.6
The Vice
1999
as Harrison
TV★ 7.0
Amongst Women
1998
as Jack Simpson
TV★ 7.8
Our Mutual Friend
1998
as Jesse 'Gaffer' Hexam
MOVIE★ 6.1
Anna Karenina
1997
as Nikolai
MOVIE★ 3.7
Tangier Cop
1997
as Omar Larbi
TV★ 7.0
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996
as Elijah (voice)
TV★ 7.7
Our Friends in the North
1996
as DCI John Salway
TV★ 5.5
Band of Gold
1995
as DCI George Newall
TV★ 6.8
Wycliffe
1994
as Joe Penrose
TV★ 5.6
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
1993
as Doherty
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Crane
1993
as Preacher
MOVIE★ 8.5
The Secret Agent
1992
as Ossipon
MOVIE★ 7.4
The Last of the Mohicans
1992
as Sergeant Major
TV★ 7.2
Heartbeat
1992
as Darcy Jacobs
MOVIE★ 5.9
Jekyll & Hyde
1990
as Snape
MOVIE
Somewhere to Run
1989
as Manchester D.J
MOVIE★ 8.0
Tree of Hands
1989
as Detective Inspector
TV★ 9.0
Shadow of the Noose
1989
as Alfred Harmsworth
TV
Boogie Outlaws
1987
as Flash
TV★ 5.0
A Killing on the Exchange
1987
as Rupert Tyndall
TV★ 5.8
Rockliffe's Babies
1987
as DC Hirst
TV★ 6.2
Casualty
1986
as Detective Inspector Logan
TV★ 6.5
Shackleton
1983
as Sir Ernest Shackleton
MOVIE★ 6.0
Praying Mantis
1982
as Cafe Waiter
TV★ 6.7
Bergerac
1981
as John Logan
MOVIE★ 7.4
An American Werewolf in London
1981
as Dart Player
TV
Funny Man
1981
as Davey Gibson
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Dogs of War
1980
as Endean's Man
MOVIE
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
1977
as Pete
TV★ 7.1
The New Avengers
1976
as Ben
TV★ 6.2
Van der Valk
1972
as Toon Rosendaal
TV★ 7.0
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Pete
MOVIE
The Bride of Vernon
—
as Fritz