David Schofield

David Schofield

Known for

Acting

Born

December 16, 1951 (age 74)

Birthplace

Wythenshawe, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK

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).

Best known work

Gladiator

Gladiator

2000

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

2007

Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour

2017

Valkyrie

Valkyrie

2008

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1992

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005

From Hell

From Hell

2001

An American Werewolf in London

An American Werewolf in London

1981

The Wolfman

The Wolfman

2010

Filmography

TBA
The Bride of Vernon
as Fritz
2025
Alfie & Ed
2025
1242: Gateway to the West
as Sycardius
2022
Mad Heidi
as Alpöhi
2022
Hotel PortofinoTV
as George Livesey (6 episodes)
2020
Six Minutes to Midnight
as Colonel Smith
2019
The Adventures of PaddingtonTV
as Mr. Gruber (voice) (4 episodes)
2019
The Bind
as Patrick
2019
The Secret World of Your RubbishTV
2018
PressTV
as Chris Cartwright (1 episode)
2018
Mary Magdalene
as Thomas
2018
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private InvestigatorsTV
as Tony King (1 episode)
2017
Darkest Hour
as Clement Atlee
2016
Mindhorn
as Chief Inspector Derek Newsome
2016
UndercoverTV
as Alex Brady (6 episodes)
2015
The CoronerTV
as Ben Arnold (1 episode)
2015
The Last KingdomTV
as Abbot Eadred (3 episodes)
2015
Safe HouseTV
as Eddie Reynolds (2 episodes)
2014
The Great FireTV
as Duke of Hanford (3 episodes)
2013
Lord of Tears
as Owl Man
2013
Last Passenger
as Peter Carmichael
2013
All Things To All Men
as Police Commissioner
2013
Father BrownTV
as Vivian Wolsey (1 episode)
2012
Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: An American Werewolf in London
as Darts Player
2012
Him Indoors
as The Judge