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ActorDavid Bradleyhas 132 credits to his name ( according to IMDb ) so odds are you ’ve realise him somewhere . But where exactly ? The British player has been combat-ready since the 1970s but is in all likelihood best known for some of his more late theatrical role . Bradley appeared in all eight of theHarry Pottermovies and was also featured as a key character on the HBO smashGame of Thrones .
His patience and tenaciousness in the industry obviously paid off . But below are just a few of the other places you may have discern Bradley on your TV of movie theatre filmdom or just a few ideas for some future viewing .
Basil - The World’s End
In the Edgar Wright funniness , Bradley seem alongside stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost as they render to their home base town to complete an epic bar free-for-all in a hilarious scientific discipline fiction film . Bradley make his coming into court as the rest home Ithiel Town oddball who turns out to be far more knowledgable than he first appears .
Not many the great unwashed would mechanically peg Bradley as a comedic actor , but his appearance inThe World ’s Endshould certainly put those masses on notice .
Ronnie - Another Year
From slapstick funniness ( as cite above ) to serious drama , David Bradley can do it all . In Mike Leigh’sAnother Year , Bradley play Ronnie , the brother to co - star Jim Broadbent , whose wedlock over the form of a unmarried yr is the focus of the film overall .
Ronnie is suffering from the recent loss of his wife despite the simple happiness his blood brother seems able-bodied to still savor with his own spouse . Bradley make a nominating address for Best Supporting Actor from the London Film Critics Circle for his part in the motion-picture show .
Arthur Webley - Hot Fuzz
And again we take back to comedy . BeforeWorld ’s EndDavid Bradley has already partner with conductor Edgar Wright and solve with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in the 2007 comedyHot Fuzz . The movie sees Pegg and Frost as police officers trying to lick a series of mysterious murders ( and take on off of general action film tropes for laughs ) .
As Arthur Webley , David Bradley is a farmer in the film who happens to own a Brobdingnagian stockpile of weapon system in his abode because , well , it micturate for beneficial clowning .
Frank - Prisoners Wives
Prisoners Wiveswas a 2012 BBC dramatic event serial publication centered around the four fair sex who struggled with the side effect after their make love 1 were put behind bars . David Bradley was cast as Frank , the father of one of the married woman ( and thus father in jurisprudence to one of the captive ) .
His daughter is Francesca Miller , female parent of two . Frank never approve of his girl ’s spousal relationship and tries very hard to support his two grandchildren , as well as remove them from the influence of their immure sire , Paul . regrettably , he is less than successful , but his performance on the programme evince how far the actions of a single person can reach .
Will Sommers- The Tudors
Acting as the court fool to Henry VIII , David Bradley ’s performance was about far more than the joke or merriment . His quality also acted as friend and intimate to the B. B. King , often able to pull the magnate from a depressive mood with conundrum and thought games .
He generate Henry whatever he wished , bring in favor from the monarch but many other enemies at lawcourt . Bradley consider the part on the Showtime serial in 2009 , two years before he was roam in the HBO series , Game of Thrones .
Jack Marshall - Broadchurch
In the first time of year ofBroadchurch , asterisk David Tennant and Olivia Colman , Bradley impersonate shopkeeper , Jack Marshall over the line of five episodes . With a tragic and misunderstood backstory , Jack gets embroiled in a unexampled mystery when a young boy is killed in the area .
He suffer from rumor and lie and is even greeted at his house by a mum before he can glorify his artlessness . As the police and the town go on to harass Marshall and dig into his past times , the attention eventually bear witness too much for the man the bear .
Walder Frey - Game of Thrones
There are a lot of malevolent characters to detest over eight seasons ofGame of Thrones , but David Bradley ’s Walder Frey stands out amongst quite a cohort of villains . The cranky Lord of the Crossing is father to more children than he can count and husband to far too many young wives over the geezerhood . He is probably best remember for two scenes in particular .
It is at a wedding banquet in his rook that the " Red Wedding , " or the murder of the Stark army and " King in the North " Robb , takes place . Bradley only has to model at his mellow table and smile as the massacre direct place . It is the " Red Wedding " that lead to Frey ’s other far-famed scene , where he is slay by Arya Stark in disguise . As the youthful madam arrange a tongue to his pharynx after poisoning his family she tell him , " The North remember . " And so do fan .
Argus Filch - Harry Potter
The crotchety caretaker of Hogwarts castle is play with complete flavor by David Bradley . Often seen with a broom or his beloved CT , Mrs. Norris , the man has no magic in a shoal surrounded by nothing but , you might be bad - temper as well .
Whether he ’s reminiscing about old straining rather than simple detentions for troublemaking bookman , dancing with his cat at a ball , or trying to traverse up some of the many hang stones after the castling almost crumbles in The Battle of Hogwarts , Filch is always good for a laugh .
Doctor Who/William Hartnell - An Adventure in Space and Time
Here we have one role that really counts as two . David Bradley has perhaps played the most interesting translation of the Doctor when he starred as original Doctor doer , William Hartnell , in the docudramaAn Adventure in Space and Time .
He sort of play an actor who also roleplay the Doctor . This role would see him wager the Doctor ( really as the Doctor this meter , not as William Hartnell playing the Doctor ) again in two episodes of the actualDoctor Whoprogram in 2017 . So yes , he certainly look as part of the dealership , and a gifted one at that .
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