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Born1920-04-06
BirthplaceWinnetka, Illinois, USA
Credits79 titles
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David Bradley

Actor · Director · Crew· Winnetka, Illinois, USA

Born in 1953 to a miner and seamstress in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, David Bradley rose to prominence as Billy Casper in Ken Loach’s 1969 film Kes, securing the role over thousands of contenders. After changing his name to Dai Bradley due to a name clash, he navigated early television success with series like The Flaxton Boys and The Jensen Code. A shift to films in the late 1970s saw roles in All Quiet on the Western Front and Zulu Dawn, before a hiatus to pursue writing. Re-emerging in recent years, Bradley has appeared in Hummingbird and The Dumping Ground, reclaiming his original stage name.

Filmography

79 credits across 3 departments.

YearTitleRoleType
2026Versus: The Life and Films of Ken LoachSelf / BillyFilm
2026Life Goes OnBillFilm
2026My Sister's BonesRayFilm
2025FrankensteinBlind ManFilm
2025A Night Like ThisJohnFilm
2023Your Christmas or Mine 2JackFilm
2022Guillermo del Toro's PinocchioGeppetto (voice)Film
2022Catherine Called BirdyLord Gideon SidebottomFilm
2021JoltGareth FizelFilm
2020Wizards: Tales of ArcadiaMerlin (voice)TV
2019After LifeRayTV
2017Doctor Who: Twice Upon a TimeThe Doctor (1)Film
2014The StrainProfessor Abraham SetrakianTV
2013The World's EndBasilFilm
2013HummingbirdBillyFilm
2013An Adventure in Space and TimeWilliam HartnellFilm
2012World Without EndBrother JosephTV
2011The HoldingCooperFilm
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Argus FilchFilm
2011Captain America: The First AvengerTower KeeperFilm
2010Another YearRonnieFilm
2009I Know You KnowMr FisherFilm
2009Harry BrownLeonard AttwellFilm
2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceArgus FilchFilm
2008The Daisy ChainSean CryanFilm
2008The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2Cohen the BarbarianFilm
2007True Dare KissStanley TylerTV
2007Hot FuzzArthur WebleyFilm
2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixArgus FilchFilm
2006Sweeney ToddSweeney's FatherFilm
2005Red MercuryNeil AshtonFilm
2005Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireArgus FilchFilm
2004BlackpoolTV
2004Exorcist: The BeginningFather GionettiFilm
2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanArgus FilchFilm
2003The Mayor of CasterbridgeCouncillor VattTV
2002Wild WestOld JakeTV
2002This Is Not a Love SongMr BellamyFilm
2002Nicholas NicklebyNigel BrayFilm
2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsArgus FilchFilm
2002The IntendedThe PriestFilm
2001The Way We Live NowMr BrouneTV
2001Station JimElliotFilm
2001Blow DryNoahFilm
2001Altered SpeciesFrankFilm
2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneArgus FilchFilm
2000The King Is AliveHenryFilm
1999Tom's Midnight GardenAbelFilm
1999Doomwatch: Winter AngelAngelFilm
1999In Deep: Miles to GoFilm
1998Left LuggageConciergeFilm
1998Our Mutual FriendRoger 'Rogue' RiderhoodTV
1997Expect to DieDr. Vincent MacInlyreFilm
1997Total RealityAnthony RandFilm
1997CrisisAlexFilm
1996Our Friends in the NorthEddie WellsTV
1996Kiss and TellSuperintendent HinesFilm
1996The StarFilm
1994Cyborg Cop IIJack RyanFilm
1994Fair GameWhitby PolicemanFilm
1994Blood RunBrad KingsburyFilm
1993The Buddha of SuburbiaHelen's FatherTV
1993Cyborg CopJack RyanFilm
1993Blood WarriorsWes HealeyFilm
1993American Ninja 5Joe KastleFilm
1992American SamuraiAndrew 'Drew' CollinsFilm
1990American Ninja 4: The AnnihilationSean DavidsonFilm
1989American Ninja 3: Blood HuntSean DavidsonFilm
1983Those Glory Glory Days1961 Spurs Team MemberFilm
1982The World Cup: A Captain's TaleTicer ThomasFilm
1979All Quiet on the Western FrontAlbert KroppFilm
1979Zulu DawnPte WilliamsFilm
1978AbsolutionArthur DysonFilm
1973The Jensen CodeTerry ConnorTV
1970KesBillyFilm
1963The Madmen of MandorasDirectorFilm
196012 to the MoonDirectorFilm
1958Dragstrip RiotDirectorFilm
1952Talk About a StrangerDirectorFilm

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