My Take
David Bradley is one of those actors who makes every single scene he's in feel more real, and I genuinely think he doesn't get enough credit for it. Born in York in 1942, he built a career the old-fashioned way — grinding through stage work until he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1991 and the Clarence Derwent Award in 1993. Then a whole new generation discovered him as the gloriously cantankerous Argus Filch in Harry Potter, and after that he just kept stacking iconic roles: Walder Frey in Game of Thrones, where he made "the Freys send their regards" land like a gut punch. That's the thing about Bradley — he's a character actor's character actor, the kind of guy who turns up, says three lines, and somehow steals the whole episode.
Overview
David John Bradley (born 1942) is an English actor. He is best known for his screen roles, which include 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. A character actor, Bradley has notably acted in Our Friends in the North, the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy and After Life.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Bradley
- Name (Japanese)
- デイビッド・ブラッドリー
- Reading
- でいびっど・ぶらっどりー
- Born
- April 17, 1942 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Horse
- Origin
- York, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1991 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 1993 Clarence Derwent Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.