David Bradley (English actor)

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David Bradley
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1971 - present

David Bradley (born 17 April 1942) 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. He has appeared in the Royal National Theatre's 1997 production of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming, as well as productions of Pinter's The Caretaker at Sheffield Theatres and the Tricycle Theatre in London in 2006/2007.

Bradley starred in the BBC comedy series Wild West playing the character of Jake. He played fictional Labour MP Eddie Wells in the 1996 award-winning BBC Two serial Our Friends in the North. Other television appearances include the 2004 musical drama serial Blackpool on BBC One, the 2005 BBC television drama Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle, playing the part of the morose coach driver taking an unruly party of pupils on a daytrip to Salisbury Cathedral and the 2006 BBC drama Sweeney Todd, playing the father of opposite Ray Winstone, and a small part in a 2006 episode of the series Taggart. Also in 2006 he played a leading character, Tom, in an episode of "Midsummer Murders." He also appears as the character Stemroach in the BBC comedy series Ideal and as Electric in the BBC's Thieves Like Us, and in the BBC1 series True Dare Kiss.

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.

Bradley played Cohen the Barbarian in a Sky One adaptation of The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett.

In 2008 Bradley appeared in the role of Spooner in No Man's Land by Harold Pinter in the Gate Theatre, Dublin, opposite Michael Gambon as Hirst, in a production directed by Rupert Goold, which transferred to the London West End's Duke of York's Theatre, for which roles each received nominations for the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, to be announced on 8 March 2009; if he wins, it would be Bradley's first Olivier award in that category; if Gambon wins, it would be his second.

On 4 May 2009 Bradley appeared as an animal rights activist in the popular BBC drama Ashes to Ashes.

He lives in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he serves as the president of Second Thoughts Drama Group.

He is a lifelong supporter of Aston Villa Football Club.

Filmography

• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) ... Argus Filch

• I Know You Know (2008) ... Mr. Fisher

• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) ... Argus Filch

• Hot Fuzz (2007) ... Arthur Webley

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ... Argus Filch

• Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) ... Father Gionetti

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) ... Argus Filch

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ... Argus Filch

• Nicholas Nickleby (2002) ... Bray

• This Is Not a Love Song (2002) ... Mr Bellamy

• Blow Dry (2001) ... Noah Thwaite

• Gabriel and Me (2001) ... Granddad

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) ... Argus Filch

• The King Is Alive (2001) ... Henry

• Left Luggage (2000) ... Concierge

• Tom's Midnight Garden (1998) ... Abel

• The Moth (TV) (1997) ... Dave Waters

• In Your Dreams (TV) (1996) .... Tutor

• Criminal (1995) ... Headmaster

• Between Wars (1974) ... Trenbow's Barrister

• Kes (1969) ... Billy Casper

External links

• David Bradley at IMDb