Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 16, 1951
Place of Birth:
Wythenshawe, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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David Schofield
Biography
David Schofield (born 16 December 1951) is an English actor.
He is best known for his role as Ian Mercer in the films Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007). He also appeared in the films An American Werewolf in London (1981), Gladiator (2000), From Hell (2001), Valkyrie (2008), The Wolfman (2010) and Darkest Hour (2017).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1242: Gateway to the West | Sycardius |
| 2025 | Alfie & Ed | |
| 2022 | Mad Heidi | Alpöhi |
| 2020 | Six Minutes to Midnight | Colonel Smith |
| 2019 | The Bind | Patrick |
| 2018 | Mary Magdalene | Thomas |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour | Clement Atlee |
| 2016 | Mindhorn | Chief Inspector Derek Newsome |
| 2013 | Last Passenger | Peter Carmichael |
| 2013 | All Things To All Men | Police Commissioner |
| 2013 | Lord of Tears | Owl Man |
| 2012 | Devil's Bridge | Parry |
| 2012 | Him Indoors | The Judge |
| 2012 | Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: An American Werewolf in London | Darts Player |
| 2011 | Ghosted | Donner |
| 2011 | Super Tanker | Admiral |
| 2010 | Burke & Hare | Fergus |
| 2010 | F | Robert Anderson |
| 2010 | Last Passengers | |
| 2010 | The Wolfman | Constable Nye |
| 2009 | Lightning Strikes | Donovan |
| 2009 | Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' | Self |
| 2008 | Valkyrie | Erwin von Witzleben |
| 2008 | Freebird | Dart player (scenes deleted) |
| 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Mercer |
| 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Ian Mercer |
| 2004 | Unstoppable | Dr. Collins |
| 2004 | The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie | Sonny |
| 2003 | Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster | Monster |
| 2003 | Chunky Monkey | Frank |
| 2002 | Ultimate Fights from the Movies | Falco (Gladiator) (archive footage) |
| 2002 | Fields of Gold | Craig |
| 2001 | The Musketeer | Rochefort, Richelieu Henchman |
| 2001 | Superstition | Roberto Fallaci |
| 2001 | The Red Peppers | George Pepper |
| 2001 | From Hell | McQueen |
| 2000 | Gladiator | Falco |
| 2000 | The Miracle Maker | Caiaphas (voice) |
| 1999 | Junk | Mr Brogan |
| 1999 | Mary, Mother of Jesus | Micah |
| 1997 | Anna Karenina | Nikolai |
| 1997 | Tangier Cop | Omar Larbi |
| 1993 | The Crane | Preacher |
| 1992 | The Last of the Mohicans | Sergeant Major |
| 1992 | The Secret Agent | Ossipon |
| 1990 | Jekyll & Hyde | Snape |
| 1989 | Somewhere to Run | Manchester D.J |
| 1989 | Tree of Hands | Detective Inspector |
| 1982 | Praying Mantis | Cafe Waiter |
| 1981 | An American Werewolf in London | Dart Player |
| 1980 | The Dogs of War | Endean's Man |
| 1977 | It's Only Rock 'n' Roll | Pete |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Adventures of Paddington | Mr. Gruber (voice) |
| 2019 | The Secret World of Your Rubbish | |
| 2018 | Press | Chris Cartwright |
| 2018 | Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators | Tony King |
| 2016 | Undercover | Alex Brady |
| 2015 | The Coroner | Ben Arnold |
| 2015 | Safe House | Eddie Reynolds |
| 2014 | The Great Fire | Duke of Hanford |
| 2013 | Father Brown | Vivian Wolsey |
| 2011 | Injustice | ACC Stephen Packard |
| 2009 | The Take | |
| 2009 | Land Girls | Vernon Storey |
| 2008 | Merlin | King Alined |
| 2006 | Goldplated | John White |
| 2006 | The Street | John Roberts |
| 2005 | Doctor Who | Odin |
| 2004 | Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder | |
| 2004 | Shameless | Louis |
| 2003 | Blue Murder | DCS Hackett |
| 2002 | Footballers' Wives | Graham - Bookie |
| 2001 | In Deep | Vincent Hunter |
| 2001 | Waking the Dead | Michael Kelleher |
| 2000 | Lock, Stock... | Two Sips |
| 1999 | The Vice | |
| 1999 | Joan of Arc | Gladsdale |
| 1999 | Cleopatra | Casca |
| 1998 | Amongst Women | Jack Simpson |
| 1998 | Our Mutual Friend | Jesse 'Gaffer' Hexam |
| 1996 | Our Friends in the North | DCI John Salway |
| 1996 | Our Friends in the North | DCS John Salway |
| 1996 | Our Friends in the North | DI John Salway |
| 1996 | Testament: The Bible in Animation | Elijah (voice) |
| 1995 | Band of Gold | DCI George Newall |
| 1994 | Wycliffe | Joe Penrose |
| 1993 | Mr. Wroe's Virgins | Doherty |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Darcy Jacobs |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Dennis Ashton |
| 1989 | Shadow of the Noose | Alfred Harmsworth |
| 1987 | Boogie Outlaws | Flash |
| 1987 | Rockliffe's Babies | DC Hirst |
| 1986 | Casualty | Detective Inspector Logan |
| 1983 | Shackleton | Sir Ernest Shackleton |
| 1981 | Bergerac | John Logan |
| 1976 | The New Avengers | Ben |
| 1972 | Van der Valk | Toon Rosendaal |