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 | Good Grief | Duncan | 2023-12-29 |
Movie | Catherine Called Birdy | Lord Gideon Sidebottom | 2022-09-23 |
Movie | Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio | Geppetto (voice) | 2022-10-22 |
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 | Jolt | Gareth Fizel | 2021-07-15 |
Movie | Doctors Assemble | The First Doctor (voice) | 2020-05-23 |
Series | Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Merlin (voice) | 2020-08-07 |
Series | After Life | Ray | 2019-03-08 |
Movie | Greg Davies: Looking for Kes | Self | 2019-11-19 |
Movie | Macbeth | Porter | 2018-03-13 |
Movie | Await Further Instructions | Grandad | 2018-08-26 |
Series | Les Misérables | Gillenormand | 2018-12-30 |
Movie | The Lodgers | Bermingham | 2017-10-05 |
Movie | Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time | The Doctor (1) | 2017-12-25 |
Movie | The Young Messiah | Old Rabbi | 2016-03-10 |
Movie | How to Make a Ken Loach Film | Interviewee | 2016-12-01 |
Movie | Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach | Himself | 2016-06-30 |
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 | Hummingbird | Billy | 2013-05-07 |
Movie | The World's End | Basil | 2013-07-18 |
Movie | An Adventure in Space and Time | William Hartnell | 2013-11-21 |
Movie | Bad Sugar | Ralphfred Cauldwell | 2012-08-26 |
Series | Prisoners' Wives | Frank | 2012-01-31 |
Series | World Without End | Brother Joseph | 2012-09-04 |
Movie | Frankenstein: A Modern Myth | Self - Narrator (voice) | 2012-10-31 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Argus Filch | 2011-07-12 |
Movie | Captain America: The First Avenger | Tower Keeper | 2011-07-22 |
Movie | When Harry Left Hogwarts | Self | 2011-11-11 |
Movie | The Holding | Cooper | 2011-09-09 |
Movie | Harold Pinter: A Celebration | Self | 2010-01-24 |
Series | Five Daughters | Patrick Palmer | 2010-04-25 |
Movie | Making Kes | Himself | 2010-09-01 |
Movie | Another Year | Ronnie | 2010-11-05 |
Movie | I Know You Know | Mr Fisher | 2009-02-05 |
Movie | Harry Brown | Leonard Attwell | 2009-11-11 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Argus Filch | 2009-07-15 |
Series | Ashes to Ashes | Unknown | 2008-02-07 |
Series | The Colour of Magic | Cohen the Barbarian | 2008-03-23 |
Movie | The Daisy Chain | Sean Cryan | 2008-11-09 |
Movie | Hot Fuzz | Arthur Webley | 2007-02-14 |
Series | Thieves Like Us | Unknown | 2007-01-22 |
Series | True Dare Kiss | Stanley Tyler | 2007-06-28 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Argus Filch | 2007-07-08 |
Movie | Lycanthropy | Club Owner | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Sweeney Todd | Sweeney's Father | 2006-01-03 |
Movie | Mr Harvey Lights a Candle | 2005-03-26 | |
Series | Doctor Who | Solomon | 2005-03-26 |
Series | Ideal | Unknown | 2005-01-11 |
Movie | Red Mercury | Neil Ashton | 2005-05-13 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Argus Filch | 2005-11-16 |
Movie | Exorcist: The Beginning | Father Gionetti | 2004-08-20 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Argus Filch | 2004-05-31 |
Series | Blackpool | 2004-11-11 | |
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 |
Series | Wild West | Old Jake | 2002-10-22 |
Movie | Nicholas Nickleby | Nigel Bray | 2002-12-27 |
Movie | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Argus Filch | 2002-11-13 |
Movie | Gabriel & Me | Grandad | 2001-08-13 |
Movie | Blow Dry | Noah | 2001-03-01 |
Movie | Altered Species | Frank | 2001-09-01 |
Series | The Way We Live Now | Mr Broune | 2001-11-11 |
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 | Tom's Midnight Garden | Abel | 1999-05-15 |
Movie | Doomwatch: Winter Angel | Angel | 1999-12-07 |
Series | Our Mutual Friend | 1998-03-09 | |
Movie | Left Luggage | Concierge | 1998-03-30 |
Series | Vanity Fair | 1998-11-01 | |
Series | Reckless | Arnold Springer | 1997-02-06 |
Movie | The Moth | Dave Waters | 1997-01-01 |
Movie | Crisis | Alex | 1997-03-19 |
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 |
Series | Midsomer Murders | Unknown | 1997-03-23 |
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 | Hard Justice | Nick Adams | 1995-07-15 |
Movie | Criminal | Headmaster | 1994-06-22 |
Movie | Fair Game | Whitby Policeman | 1994-06-11 |
Movie | Blood Run | Brad Kingsbury | 1994-01-01 |
Series | Wycliffe | Unknown | 1994-07-24 |
Movie | Cyborg Cop II | Jack Ryan | 1994-09-01 |
Series | Martin Chuzzlewit | David Crimple | 1994-11-07 |
Movie | Measure for Measure | Barnadine | 1994-11-05 |
Movie | Cyborg Cop | Jack Ryan | 1993-10-05 |
Movie | American Ninja 5 | Joe Kastle | 1993-04-02 |
Series | The Buddha of Suburbia | Helen's Father | 1993-11-03 |
Movie | Blood Warriors | Wes Healey | 1993-12-15 |
Series | A Touch of Frost | Unknown | 1992-12-06 |
Series | Between the Lines | Unknown | 1992-09-04 |
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 |
Movie | King of the Ghetto | Ralph | 1986-05-01 |
Movie | Those Glory Glory Days | 1961 Spurs Team Member | 1983-11-17 |
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 | |
Series | The Jensen Code | Terry | 1973-02-28 |
Movie | Kisses at Fifty | Policeman | 1973-01-22 |
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 |
Series | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Unknown | 1951-12-24 |