Cast & creator
David Wilson
Best known for Murder UK, David Wilson's Crime Files, In the Footsteps of Killers
Professor David Wilson (born 23 April 1957) is a Scottish emeritus professor of criminology at Birmingham City University. A former prison governor, he is well known as a criminologist specialising in serial killers through his work with various British police forces, academic publications, books, and media appearances.
Also known as: Professor David Wilson
Movies
10
film credits
Series
6
television credits
Career
13
1972–2025 · acting roles
Credit score
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (16)
Showing 16 of 16 credits
Series
★ 4.0
Murder UK
Presenter
2025
Series
★ 6.0
David Wilson's Crime Files
Host
2019
Series
★ 7.3
In the Footsteps of Killers
Self – Presenter
2021Series
★ 7.3
In the Footsteps of Killers
Creator
2021
Series
★ 3.0
Killer Psychopaths
Moderator
2015
Movie
★ 5.5
Coins in the Fountain
Phil Mahaffey
1990B
Movie
★ 8.0
Bar Girls
Kyle
1990
Movie
★ 5.5
Interview With A Murderer
Self
2016D
Movie
Dennis Rader: The Bind and Torture Killer
Self
2013
Movie
★ 6.8
The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen Story
Himself
2020
Movie
★ 7.4
Jack the Ripper : The Case Reopened
Himself
2019F
Movie
Fritzl by Fred Dinenage
Self - Criminologist
2013K
Series
Killers Behind Bars: The Untold Story
Self - Presenter
2012
Movie
★ 7.0
Dark Son: The Hunt for a Serial Killer
Self
2019
Movie
Broadmoor: A History of the Criminally Insane
Self
2013
Movie
★ 8.0
The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company
Editor
1972