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.
Movie | My Sister's Bones | Ray | 2025 |
Movie | Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Fowler (voice) | 2023-12-08 |
Movie | Allelujah | Joe Colman | 2023-03-17 |
Movie | Good Grief | Duncan | 2023-12-19 |
Movie | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema | Self | 2022-12-09 |
Movie | Your Christmas or Mine? | Jack | 2022-12-02 |
Movie | Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor | The Doctor (1) | 2022-10-23 |
Movie | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Geppetto (voice) | 2022-10-22 |
Movie | Catherine Called Birdy | Lord Gideon Sidebottom | 2022-09-23 |
Movie | Jolt | Gareth Fizel | 2021-07-15 |
Series | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Merlin (voice) | 2020-08-07 |
Movie | Doctors Assemble | The First Doctor (voice) | 2020-05-23 |
Movie | Greg Davies: Looking for Kes | Self | 2019-11-19 |
Series | After Life | Ray | 2019-03-08 |
Movie | Macbeth | Porter | 2018-03-13 |
Series | Les Misérables | Gillenormand | 2018-12-30 |
Movie | Await Further Instructions | Grandad | 2018-08-26 |
Movie | Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time | The Doctor (1) | 2017-12-25 |
Movie | The Lodgers | Bermingham | 2017-10-05 |
Movie | Edmund the Magnificent | Farmer | 2017-03-01 |
Movie | Broadcast Signal Intrusion _ | James' Father | 2016-09-18 |
Movie | Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach | Himself | 2016-06-30 |
Movie | The Young Messiah | Old Rabbi | 2016-03-10 |
Series | The Strain | Professor Abraham Setrakian | 2014-07-13 |
Movie | An Adventure in Space and Time | William Hartnell | 2013-11-21 |
Movie | The World's End | Basil | 2013-07-18 |
Movie | Hummingbird | Billy | 2013-05-07 |
Series | Broadchurch | Jack Marshall | 2013-03-04 |
Series | Eternal Law | Unknown | 2012-01-05 |
Series | Prisoners' Wives | Frank | 2012-01-31 |
Series | Bad Education | Ennis | 2012-08-14 |
Movie | Bad Sugar | Ralphfred Cauldwell | 2012-08-26 |
Series | World Without End | Brother Joseph | 2012-09-04 |
Movie | The Holding | Cooper | 2011-09-09 |
Movie | Captain America: The First Avenger | Tower Keeper | 2011-07-22 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Argus Filch | 2011-07-12 |
Series | Game of Thrones | Walder Frey | 2011-04-17 |
Movie | Harold Pinter: A Celebration | Self | 2010-01-24 |
Movie | Another Year | Ronnie | 2010-11-05 |
Series | Five Daughters | Patrick Palmer | 2010-04-25 |
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 | Ashes to Ashes | Unknown | 2008-02-07 |
Movie | Hot Fuzz | Arthur Webley | 2007-02-14 |
Series | Benidorm | Unknown | 2007-02-01 |
Series | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Shansheeth Blue (voice) | 2007-09-24 |
Series | The Tudors | Unknown | 2007-04-01 |
Series | True Dare Kiss | Stanley Tyler | 2007-06-28 |
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 | Red Mercury | Neil Ashton | 2005-05-13 |
Series | Doctor Who | Solomon | 2005-03-26 |
Movie | Mr Harvey Lights a Candle | 2005-03-26 | |
Series | Ideal | Unknown | 2005-01-11 |
Series | Blackpool | 2004-11-11 | |
Movie | Exorcist: The Beginning | Father Gionetti | 2004-08-20 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Argus Filch | 2004-05-31 |
Movie | Asylum | Father Michael | 2003-01-19 |
Series | The Mayor of Casterbridge | Councillor Vatt | 2003-08-17 |
Series | Charles II: The Power and The Passion | Unknown | 2003-11-16 |
Movie | The Intended | The Priest | 2002-06-06 |
Movie | Nicholas Nickleby | Nigel Bray | 2002-12-27 |
Series | Wild West | Old Jake | 2002-10-22 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Argus Filch | 2002-11-13 |
Movie | Station Jim | Elliot | 2001-12-30 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Argus Filch | 2001-11-16 |
Series | The Way We Live Now | Mr Broune | 2001-11-11 |
Movie | Altered Species | Frank | 2001-09-01 |
Movie | Gabriel & Me | Grandad | 2001-08-13 |
Series | Waking the Dead | Unknown | 2001-06-18 |
Movie | Blow Dry | Noah | 2001-03-01 |
Movie | The King Is Alive | Henry | 2000-05-11 |
Series | The Wilsons | 2000-01-16 | |
Movie | Doomwatch: Winter Angel | Angel | 1999-12-07 |
Movie | Tom's Midnight Garden | Abel | 1999-05-15 |
Series | Our Mutual Friend | 1998-03-09 | |
Movie | Reckless: The Sequel | Arnold Springer | 1998-10-11 |
Movie | Left Luggage | Concierge | 1998-03-30 |
Series | Vanity Fair | 1998-11-01 | |
Movie | In Your Dreams | Tutor | 1997-12-13 |
Movie | Expect to Die | Dr. Vincent MacInlyre | 1997-04-16 |
Movie | Total Reality | Anthony Rand | 1997-04-03 |
Movie | Crisis | Alex | 1997-03-19 |
Series | Reckless | Arnold Springer | 1997-02-06 |
Movie | The Moth | Dave Waters | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | White Cargo | Det. Joe Hargatay | 1996-12-10 |
Movie | Kiss and Tell | Superintendent Hines | 1996-11-09 |
Series | Our Friends in the North | Eddie Wells | 1996-01-15 |
Movie | Hard Justice | Nick Adams | 1995-07-15 |
Movie | Fair Game | Whitby Policeman | 1994-06-11 |
Movie | Blood Run | Brad Kingsbury | 1994-01-01 |
Movie | Measure for Measure | Barnadine | 1994-11-05 |
Movie | Criminal | Headmaster | 1994-06-22 |
Movie | Cyborg Cop II | Jack Ryan | 1994-09-01 |
Series | Martin Chuzzlewit | David Crimple | 1994-11-07 |
Movie | Blood Warriors | Wes Healey | 1993-12-15 |
Series | The Buddha of Suburbia | Helen's Father | 1993-11-03 |
Movie | Cyborg Cop | Jack Ryan | 1993-10-05 |
Movie | American Ninja 5 | Joe Kastle | 1993-04-02 |
Movie | American Samurai | Andrew 'Drew' Collins | 1992-12-22 |
Movie | Lower Level | Sam | 1991-10-05 |
Movie | American Ninja 4: The Annihilation | Sean Davidson | 1990-10-30 |
Movie | American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt | Sean Davidson | 1989-02-24 |
Movie | Prick Up Your Ears | Undertaker | 1987-04-17 |
Series | Casualty | Stanmore | 1986-09-06 |
Movie | King of the Ghetto | Ralph | 1986-05-01 |
Movie | The Battle of Waterloo | Ferris | 1983-02-13 |
Movie | Tartuffe, or The Imposter | Cleante | 1983-07-28 |
Movie | Those Glory Glory Days | 1961 Spurs Team Member | 1983-11-17 |
Movie | The World Cup: A Captain's Tale | Ticer Thomas | 1982-06-13 |
Movie | The Union | Communist speaker | 1981-02-24 |
Movie | All Quiet on the Western Front | Albert Kropp | 1979-11-14 |
Movie | The Frisco Kid | Julius Rosensheine | 1979-07-06 |
Movie | Zulu Dawn | Pte Williams | 1979-05-14 |
Movie | Absolution | Arthur Dyson | 1978-06-05 |
Series | Bill Brand | Peter Malone | 1976-06-07 |
Movie | Malachi's Cove | Barty | 1973-10-01 |
Series | The Jensen Code | Terry | 1973-02-28 |
Movie | Kisses at Fifty | Policeman | 1973-01-22 |
Movie | Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. | Parker Street Goalie | 1972-01-09 |
Movie | Double Pisces, Scorpio Rising | 1970-09-12 | |
Movie | Kes | Billy Casper | 1970-04-03 |