Cast & creator
David Bradley
Best known for Criminal Minds, Game of Thrones, Midsomer Murders
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.
Also known as: David John Bradley
82
film credits
76
television credits
158
1965–2026 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (158)
Showing 158 of 158 credits
Criminal Minds
Martin Sanz
2005
Game of Thrones
Walder Frey
2011
Midsomer Murders
Tom
1997
Doctor Who
Solomon
2005
Casualty
Stanmore
1986
Play for Today
Policeman
1970Play for Today
Communist Speaker
1970
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Mr Filch
2001
The Strain
Abraham Setrakian
2014
The Tudors
2007
Screen Two
Headmaster
1985
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Argus Filch
2002
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Argus Filch
2004
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Argus Filch
2005
Waking the Dead
George Barlow
2001
New Tricks
2004
Playhouse
Wike
1974Playhouse
Barman
1974
The Professionals
Tony Kristo
1977
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Argus Filch
2007
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Argus Filch
2011
A Touch of Frost
Les James
1992
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Argus Filch
2009
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Evangelist
1965
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant
2011
Performance
Barnadine
1991
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Parker Street Goalie
1969
Broadchurch
Jack Marshall
2013
Gangs of London
Jim
2020
Celebrity Mastermind
2003
Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge
2006
Wycliffe
Joe Mawnan
1994
Frankenstein
Blind Man
2025
Benidorm
2007
Ideal
Stemroach
2005
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Shansheeth Blue (voice)
2007
Captain America: The First Avenger
Tower Keeper
2011
Silk
LJ Reynolds
2011
The Responder
Davey
2022
The Play on One
Harry
1988
Between the Lines
1992
Hot Fuzz
Arthur Webley
2007
Ashes to Ashes
2008
Bad Education
Ennis
2012
The Hollow Crown
Gardener
2012
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Geppetto (voice)
2022
After Life
Tony's Dad
2019After Life
Ray
2019
Murphy's Law
Hatcher, Snr.
2001
The World's End
Basil
2013
Les Misérables
Gillenormand
2018
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
Old Finn (voice)
2020
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
Merlin (voice)
2020
Our Friends in the North
Eddie Wells
1996
Bramwell
Charles Matthews
1995
Mandy
Frank
2020
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
Gorrik
2016
The Colour of Magic
Cohen the Barbarian
2008
World Without End
Brother Joseph
2012
Vanity Fair
Sir Pitt Crawley
1998
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Fowler (voice)
2023
Charles II: The Power and The Passion
Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey
2003
Nearest and Dearest
Policeman
1968
Bill Brand
Peter Malone
1976
Band of Gold
Alf
1995
Martin Chuzzlewit
David Crimple
1994
Jolt
Gareth Fizel
2021
Our Mutual Friend
Roger 'Rogue' Riderhood
1998
Blackpool
2004
The Buddha of Suburbia
Helen's Father
1993
Pickersgill People
Hartley Hellawell
1978
Hang Ups
Frank Ellerby
2018
Good Grief
Duncan
2023
Five Daughters
Patrick Palmer
2010
Exorcist: The Beginning
Father Gionetti
2004
Another Year
Ronnie
2010
Shadow of the Noose
Edward Lawrence
1989
Prisoners' Wives
Frank
2012
My Sister's Bones
Ray
2026
Black Cab
Gerald
2000
Harry Brown
Leonard Attwell
2009
The Way We Live Now
Mr Broune
2001
Reckless
Arnold Springer
1997The Vet
Dick Sims
1995
Nicholas Nickleby
Nigel Bray
2002
Wild West
Old Jake
2002
The Young Messiah
Old Rabbi
2016
The Lodgers
Bermingham
2017
Your Christmas or Mine?
Jack
2022
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Jack
2023
Prick Up Your Ears
Undertaker
1987
Roy
Roy
2021
The Frisco Kid
Julius Rosensheine
1979
King of the Ghetto
Ralph
1986
VE Day 80
Self
2025
Eternal Law
2012
Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time
The Doctor (1)
2017
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Councillor Vatt
2003
Fair Game
Whitby Policeman
1994The Wilsons
2000
When Harry Left Hogwarts
Self
2011Full Stretch
1993
Coma
Harry
2024
An Adventure in Space and Time
William Hartnell
2013
Station Jim
Elliot
2001
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema
Self
2022
I Know You Know
Mr Fisher
2009
Blow Dry
Noah
2001
Await Further Instructions
Grandad
2018
Catherine Called Birdy
Lord Gideon Sidebottom
2022
Shades
Alan Roberts
2001
Left Luggage
Concierge
1998
The Moth
Dave Waters
1997
Harold Pinter: A Celebration
Self
2010
The Color of Magic 2in1
Barbar Cohan
2010
Tom's Midnight Garden
Abel
1999
Sweeney Todd
Sweeney's Father
2006
The King Is Alive
Henry
2000The Intended
The Priest
2002
A Night Like This
John
2025
Allelujah
Joe Colman
2023
True Dare Kiss
Stanley Tyler
2007
Frankenstein: A Modern Myth
Self - Narrator (voice)
2012
The Daisy Chain
Sean Cryan
2008
Brothers
Nigel
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
Cohen the Barbarian
2008
Bad Girl
Mike Preach
1992
Lycanthropy
Club Owner
2006Mr Harvey Lights a Candle
Archie
2005
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Cleante
1983
The Union
Communist speaker
1981
Gabriel & Me
Grandad
2001
Cracker: White Ghost
Frank Carter
1996
In Your Dreams
Tutor
1997
Bad Sugar
Ralphfred Cauldwell
2012
Red Mercury
Neil Ashton
2005
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.
Parker Street Goalie
1972
Altered Species
Frank
2001
Life Goes On
Bill
2026
Doomwatch: Winter Angel
Angel
1999
The Moth
Dave Waters
1997
Kiss and Tell
Superintendent Hines
1996
A Master of the Marionettes
Harry
1989This Is Not a Love Song
Mr Bellamy
2002That Quiet Earth
The Evangelist
1972
Findings on a Late Afternoon
Barman
1981
Reckless: The Sequel
Arnold Springer
1998
Measure for Measure
Barnadine
1994Clapperclaw
Wike
1981
Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising
1970
Broadcast Signal Intrusion
James' Father
2016
The Holding
Cooper
2011
Kisses at Fifty
Policeman
1973
Type
Doctor (voice)
2022
Edmund the Magnificent
Farmer
2017
Kangaroo Palace
Mr Macaleese
1997
Criminal
Headmaster
1994