David Bradley
David Bradley is an English character actor. He has recently become known for playing the caretaker of Hogwarts, Argus Filch, in the Harry Potter series of films. Bradley was born in York, England. He became an actor in 1971, first appearing on television that year in the successful comedy Nearest and Dearest playing a police officer. He was awarded a Olivier Award in 1991 for his supporting actor role in King Lear at the Royal National Theatre. Bradley appeared in Nicholas Nickleby (2002) and had a small role in the 2007 comedy film Hot Fuzz as a farmer who illegally hoarded weapons, including a sea mine which later proves important to the story.
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Filmography
| Movie | Beneath | Ray | 2026 |
| Movie | My Sister's Bones | Ray | 2026 |
| Series | Coma | Harry | 2024-03-18 |
| Movie | Allelujah | Joe Colman | 2023-03-17 |
| Movie | Your Christmas or Mine 2 | Jack | 2023-12-07 |
| Movie | Good Grief | Duncan | 2023-12-19 |
| Movie | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Fowler (voice) | 2023-12-08 |
| Movie | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Geppetto (voice) | 2022-11-09 |
| Movie | Your Christmas or Mine? | Jack | 2022-12-02 |
| Movie | Catherine Called Birdy | Lord Gideon Sidebottom | 2022-09-23 |
| Movie | Jolt | Gareth Fizel | 2021-07-15 |
| Movie | Doctors Assemble | The First Doctor (voice) | 2020-05-23 |
| Series | After Life | Ray | 2019-03-08 |
| Movie | Greg Davies: Looking for Kes | Self | 2019-11-19 |
| Movie | Await Further Instructions | Grandad | 2018-08-26 |
| Series | Les Misérables | Gillenormand | 2018-12-30 |
| Movie | Macbeth | Porter | 2018-03-13 |
| Movie | Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time | The Doctor (1) | 2017-12-25 |
| Movie | The Lodgers | Bermingham | 2017-10-05 |
| Movie | Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach | Self / Billy | 2016-06-30 |
| Movie | The Young Messiah | Old Rabbi | 2016-03-10 |
| Movie | Broadcast Signal Intrusion _ | James' Father | 2016-09-18 |
| Series | The Strain | Professor Abraham Setrakian | 2014-07-13 |
| Series | Broadchurch | Jack Marshall | 2013-03-04 |
| Movie | The World's End | Basil | 2013-07-18 |
| Movie | An Adventure in Space and Time | William Hartnell | 2013-11-21 |
| Movie | Hummingbird | Billy | 2013-05-07 |
| Series | Prisoners' Wives | Frank | 2012-01-31 |
| Movie | Bad Sugar | Ralphfred Cauldwell | 2012-08-26 |
| Series | World Without End | Brother Joseph | 2012-09-04 |
| Series | Game of Thrones | Walder Frey | 2011-04-17 |
| Movie | Captain America: The First Avenger | Tower Keeper | 2011-07-22 |
| Movie | The Holding | Cooper | 2011-09-09 |
| Movie | When Harry Left Hogwarts | Self | 2011-11-11 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Argus Filch | 2011-07-12 |
| Series | Five Daughters | Patrick Palmer | 2010-04-25 |
| Movie | Another Year | Ronnie | 2010-11-05 |
| Movie | Harold Pinter: A Celebration | Self | 2010-01-24 |
| Movie | Harry Brown | Leonard Attwell | 2009-11-11 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Argus Filch | 2009-07-15 |
| Movie | I Know You Know | Mr Fisher | 2009-02-05 |
| Movie | The Daisy Chain | Sean Cryan | 2008-11-09 |
| Series | The Colour of Magic | Cohen the Barbarian | 2008-03-23 |
| Series | True Dare Kiss | Stanley Tyler | 2007-06-28 |
| Movie | Hot Fuzz | Arthur Webley | 2007-02-14 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Argus Filch | 2007-07-08 |
| Movie | Sweeney Todd | Sweeney's Father | 2006-01-03 |
| Movie | Lycanthropy | Club Owner | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Argus Filch | 2005-11-16 |
| Movie | Mr Harvey Lights a Candle | Archie | 2005-03-26 |
| Movie | Red Mercury | Neil Ashton | 2005-05-13 |
| Series | Blackpool | 2004-11-11 | |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Argus Filch | 2004-05-31 |
| Movie | Exorcist: The Beginning | Father Gionetti | 2004-08-20 |
| Series | The Mayor of Casterbridge | Councillor Vatt | 2003-08-17 |
| Movie | Asylum | Father Michael | 2003-01-19 |
| Movie | The Intended | The Priest | 2002-06-06 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Argus Filch | 2002-11-13 |
| Movie | Nicholas Nickleby | Nigel Bray | 2002-12-27 |
| Series | Wild West | Old Jake | 2002-10-22 |
| Movie | Blow Dry | Noah | 2001-03-01 |
| Movie | Gabriel & Me | Grandad | 2001-08-13 |
| Series | The Way We Live Now | Mr Broune | 2001-11-11 |
| Movie | Altered Species | Frank | 2001-09-01 |
| Movie | Station Jim | Elliot | 2001-12-30 |
| Movie | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Argus Filch | 2001-11-16 |
| Series | The Wilsons | 2000-01-16 | |
| Movie | The King Is Alive | Henry | 2000-05-11 |
| Movie | Doomwatch: Winter Angel | Angel | 1999-12-07 |
| Movie | Tom's Midnight Garden | Abel | 1999-07-02 |
| Series | Our Mutual Friend | 1998-03-09 | |
| Movie | Reckless: The Sequel | Arnold Springer | 1998-10-11 |
| Series | Vanity Fair | Sir Pitt Crawley | 1998-11-01 |
| Movie | Left Luggage | Concierge | 1998-03-30 |
| Series | Reckless | Arnold Springer | 1997-02-06 |
| Movie | Crisis | Alex | 1997-03-19 |
| Movie | The Moth | Dave Waters | 1997-01-01 |
| Movie | Total Reality | Anthony Rand | 1997-04-03 |
| Movie | Kangaroo Palace | Mr Macaleese | 1997-05-25 |
| Movie | Expect to Die | Dr. Vincent MacInlyre | 1997-04-16 |
| Movie | In Your Dreams | Tutor | 1997-12-13 |
| Series | Our Friends in the North | Eddie Wells | 1996-01-15 |
| Movie | Exit | Charles | 1996-07-02 |
| Movie | White Cargo | Det. Joe Hargatay | 1996-12-10 |
| Movie | Kiss and Tell | Superintendent Hines | 1996-11-09 |
| Movie | Cracker: White Ghost | Frank Carter | 1996-10-28 |
| Movie | Hard Justice | Nick Adams | 1995-07-15 |
| Movie | Blood Run | Brad Kingsbury | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Fair Game | Whitby Policeman | 1994-06-11 |
| Series | Martin Chuzzlewit | David Crimple | 1994-11-07 |
| Movie | Measure for Measure | Barnadine | 1994-11-05 |
| Movie | Cyborg Cop II | Jack Ryan | 1994-09-01 |
| Movie | Criminal | Headmaster | 1994-06-22 |
| Movie | American Ninja 5 | Joe Kastle | 1993-04-02 |
| Movie | Blood Warriors | Wes Healey | 1993-12-15 |
| Movie | Cyborg Cop | Jack Ryan | 1993-10-05 |
| Series | The Buddha of Suburbia | Helen's Father | 1993-11-03 |
| Movie | American Samurai | Andrew 'Drew' Collins | 1992-12-22 |
| Movie | Bad Girl | Mike Preach | 1992-07-14 |
| Movie | Lower Level | Sam | 1991-10-05 |
| Movie | American Ninja 4: The Annihilation | Sean Davidson | 1990-10-30 |
| Movie | A Master of the Marionettes | Harry | 1989-04-18 |
| Movie | American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | Sean Davidson | 1989-02-24 |
| Movie | Prick Up Your Ears | Undertaker | 1987-04-17 |
| Movie | King of the Ghetto | Ralph | 1986-05-01 |
| Movie | Those Glory Glory Days | 1961 Spurs Team Member | 1983-11-17 |
| Movie | The Battle of Waterloo | Ferris | 1983-02-13 |
| Movie | Tartuffe, or The Imposter | Cleante | 1983-07-28 |
| Movie | The World Cup: A Captain's Tale | Ticer Thomas | 1982-06-13 |
| Movie | The Union | Communist speaker | 1981-02-24 |
| Movie | Zulu Dawn | Pte Williams | 1979-05-14 |
| Movie | The Frisco Kid | Julius Rosensheine | 1979-07-06 |
| Movie | All Quiet on the Western Front | Albert Kropp | 1979-11-14 |
| Movie | Absolution | Arthur Dyson | 1978-06-05 |
| Series | Bill Brand | 1976-06-07 | |
| Movie | Kisses at Fifty | Policeman | 1973-01-22 |
| Series | The Jensen Code | Terry | 1973-02-28 |
| Movie | Malachi's Cove | Barty | 1973-10-01 |
| Movie | Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. | Parker Street Goalie | 1972-01-09 |
| Movie | Kes | Billy | 1970-04-03 |
| Movie | Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising | 1970-09-12 |