Portrait of David Schofield

David Schofield

Acting

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).

Born: December 16, 1951

Place of Birth: Wythenshawe, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

Filmography

2022
Mad Heidi

as Alpöhi

2020
Six Minutes to Midnight

as Colonel Smith

2019
The Adventures of Paddington

as Mr. Gruber (voice)

2019
The Bind

as Patrick

2018
Press

as Chris Cartwright

2018
2017
Darkest Hour

as Clement Atlee

2016
Mindhorn

as Chief Inspector Derek Newsome

2016
Undercover

as Alex Brady

2015
The Coroner

as Ben Arnold

2015
Safe House

as Eddie Reynolds

2014
The Great Fire

as Duke of Hanford

2013
Lord of Tears

as Owl Man

2013
Last Passenger

as Peter Carmichael

2013
All Things To All Men

as Police Commissioner

2013
Father Brown

as Vivian Wolsey

2012
Him Indoors

as The Judge

2012
2011
Ghosted

as Donner

2011
Injustice

as ACC Stephen Packard

2011
Super Tanker

as Admiral

2010
Burke & Hare

as Fergus

2010
F

as Robert Anderson

2010
The Wolfman

as Constable Nye

2009
2009
Land Girls

as Vernon Storey

2008
Valkyrie

as Erwin von Witzleben

2008
Merlin

as King Alined

2008
Freebird

as Dart player (scenes deleted)

2006
Goldplated

as John White

2006
The Street

as John Roberts

2005
Doctor Who

as Odin

2004
Unstoppable

as Dr. Collins

2004
Shameless

as Louis

2003
Blue Murder

as DCS Hackett

2002
Ultimate Fights from the Movies

as Falco (Gladiator) (archive footage)

2002
Footballers' Wives

as Graham - Bookie

2001
Superstition

as Roberto Fallaci

2001
The Musketeer

as Rochefort, Richelieu Henchman

2001
Waking the Dead

as Michael Kelleher

2001
In Deep

as Vincent Hunter

2001
From Hell

as McQueen

2001
The Red Peppers

as George Pepper

2000
Lock, Stock...

as Two Sips

2000
Gladiator

as Falco

2000
The Miracle Maker

as Caiaphas (voice)

1999
Cleopatra

as Casca

1999
Joan of Arc

as Gladsdale

1999
Junk

as Mr Brogan

1998
Amongst Women

as Jack Simpson

1998
Our Mutual Friend

as Jesse 'Gaffer' Hexam

1997
Anna Karenina

as Nikolai

1997
Tangier Cop

as Omar Larbi

1996
Our Friends in the North

as DCI John Salway

1996
Our Friends in the North

as DCS John Salway

1996
Our Friends in the North

as DI John Salway

1995
Band of Gold

as DCI George Newall

1994
Wycliffe

as Joe Penrose

1993
1993
The Crane

as Preacher

1992
1992
The Last of the Mohicans

as Sergeant Major

1992
Heartbeat

as Darcy Jacobs

1992
Heartbeat

as Dennis Ashton

1990
1989
Tree of Hands

as Detective Inspector

1989
Shadow of the Noose

as Alfred Harmsworth

1987
1987
1986
Casualty

as Detective Inspector Logan

1983
Shackleton

as Sir Ernest Shackleton

1982
Praying Mantis

as Cafe Waiter

1981
Bergerac

as John Logan

1980
The Dogs of War

as Endean's Man

1972
Van der Valk

as Toon Rosendaal