![]() In 2005 he played the title role in Nicholas Hytner's production of Henry IV Parts One and Two at the Olivier Theatre, London. He appeared in the Royal National Theatre's 1997 production of The Homecoming, as well as productions of The Caretaker at Sheffield Theatres and the Tricycle Theatre from 2006 to 2007. He was awarded a Laurence Olivier Award in 1991 for his supporting role as the Fool in King Lear at the Royal National Theatre. ![]() He first appeared on television in 1971, as a police officer in the comedy Nearest and Dearest. Career Bradley at the Harry Brown premiere in 2009īradley joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and performed at Laurence Olivier's National Theatre Company in the early 1970s. ![]() Upon leaving school, he completed a five-year apprenticeship with the optical instruments maker Cooke, Troughton & Simms and remained with the firm until 1966, when he moved to London to train as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He first performed on stage in musical productions, as a member of a youth club and with the Rowntree Youth Theatre. In 2021, he received an Annie Award for Best Voice Actor in a Television Series for his work as Merlin in Guillermo del Toro’s animated Netflix series Tales of Arcadia.Īn alumnus of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Bradley is also an established stage actor, with a career that includes a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in a production of King Lear and appearing in the Harold Pinter play No Man's Land at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End.īradley was born in York, where he attended the Catholic St George's Secondary Modern School, where he was a member of the choir. He has made several appearances as the First Doctor in Doctor Who, having portrayed the role's originator, William Hartnell, in the TV biopic An Adventure in Space and Time. He is known for his screen roles including 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.Ī character actor, Bradley has notably acted in Our Friends in the North, the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy and After Life. David John Bradley (born 17 April 1942) is an English actor.
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