David Schofield

Acting

David Schofield

Born December 16, 1951Wythenshawe, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK97 credits

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

Alfie & Ed

Movie

2025

1242: Gateway to the West
5.0

1242: Gateway to the West

Movie

2025

Mad Heidi
5.7

Mad Heidi

Movie

2022

Six Minutes to Midnight
6.2

Six Minutes to Midnight

Movie

2020

The Adventures of Paddington
7.8

The Adventures of Paddington

TV

2019

The Bind

The Bind

Movie

2019

Filmography

A
2025Alfie & EdMovie
1242: Gateway to the West
20251242: Gateway to the Westas SycardiusMovie
Mad Heidi
2022Mad Heidias AlpöhiMovie
Six Minutes to Midnight
2020Six Minutes to Midnightas Colonel SmithMovie
The Adventures of Paddington
2019The Adventures of Paddingtonas Mr. Gruber (voice)TV
The Bind
2019The Bindas PatrickMovie
T
2019The Secret World of Your RubbishTV
Press
2018Pressas Chris CartwrightTV
Mary Magdalene
2018Mary Magdaleneas ThomasMovie
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigatorsas Tony KingTV
Darkest Hour
2017Darkest Houras Clement AtleeMovie
Mindhorn
2016Mindhornas Chief Inspector Derek NewsomeMovie
Undercover
2016Undercoveras Alex BradyTV
The Coroner
2015The Coroneras Ben ArnoldTV
The Last Kingdom
2015The Last Kingdomas Abbot EadredTV
Safe House
2015Safe Houseas Eddie ReynoldsTV
The Great Fire
2014The Great Fireas Duke of HanfordTV
Lord of Tears
2013Lord of Tearsas Owl ManMovie
Last Passenger
2013Last Passengeras Peter CarmichaelMovie
All Things To All Men
2013All Things To All Menas Police CommissionerMovie
Father Brown
2013Father Brownas Vivian WolseyTV
Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: An American Werewolf in London
2012Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: An American Werewolf in Londonas Darts PlayerMovie
Him Indoors
2012Him Indoorsas The JudgeMovie
Devil's Bridge
2012Devil's Bridgeas ParryMovie
Ghosted
2011Ghostedas DonnerMovie
Injustice
2011Injusticeas ACC Stephen PackardTV
Super Tanker
2011Super Tankeras AdmiralMovie
Burke & Hare
2010Burke & Hareas FergusMovie
F
2010Fas Robert AndersonMovie
Last Passengers
2010Last PassengersMovie
The Wolfman
2010The Wolfmanas Constable NyeMovie
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'as SelfMovie
Lightning Strikes
2009Lightning Strikesas DonovanMovie
Land Girls
2009Land Girlsas Vernon StoreyTV
The Take
2009The TakeTV
Valkyrie
2008Valkyrieas Erwin von WitzlebenMovie
Merlin
2008Merlinas King AlinedTV
Freebird
2008Freebirdas Dart player (scenes deleted)Movie
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2007Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's Endas MercerMovie
Goldplated
2006Goldplatedas John WhiteTV
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2006Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chestas MercerMovie
The Street
2006The Streetas John RobertsTV
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas OdinTV
Unstoppable
2004Unstoppableas Dr. CollinsMovie
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
2004Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious MurderTV
The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie
2004The Incredible Mrs. Ritchieas SonnyMovie
Shameless
2004Shamelessas LouisTV
Frankenstein: Birth of a Monster
2003Frankenstein: Birth of a Monsteras MonsterMovie
Blue Murder
2003Blue Murderas DCS HackettTV
C
2003Chunky Monkeyas FrankMovie
F
2002Fields of Goldas CraigMovie
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002Ultimate Fights from the Moviesas Falco (Gladiator) (archive footage)Movie
The Forsyte Saga
2002The Forsyte Sagaas PolteedTV
Footballers' Wives
2002Footballers' Wivesas Graham - BookieTV
Superstition
2001Superstitionas Roberto FallaciMovie
The Musketeer
2001The Musketeeras Rochefort, Richelieu HenchmanMovie
Waking the Dead
2001Waking the Deadas Michael KelleherTV
In Deep
2001In Deepas Vincent HunterTV
From Hell
2001From Hellas McQueenMovie
The Red Peppers
2001The Red Peppersas George PepperMovie
Lock, Stock...
2000Lock, Stock...as Two SipsTV
Gladiator
2000Gladiatoras FalcoMovie
The Miracle Maker
2000The Miracle Makeras Caiaphas (voice)Movie
Mary, Mother of Jesus
1999Mary, Mother of Jesusas MicahMovie
Cleopatra
1999Cleopatraas CascaTV
Joan of Arc
1999Joan of Arcas GladsdaleTV
Junk
1999Junkas Mr BroganMovie
The Vice
1999The ViceTV
Amongst Women
1998Amongst Womenas Jack SimpsonTV
Our Mutual Friend
1998Our Mutual Friendas Jesse 'Gaffer' HexamTV
Anna Karenina
1997Anna Kareninaas NikolaiMovie
T
1997Tangier Copas Omar LarbiMovie
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996Testament: The Bible in Animationas Elijah (voice)TV
Our Friends in the North
1996Our Friends in the Northas DCI John SalwayTV
Band of Gold
1995Band of Goldas DCI George NewallTV
Wycliffe
1994Wycliffeas Joe PenroseTV
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
1993Mr. Wroe's Virginsas DohertyTV
The Crane
1993The Craneas PreacherMovie
The Secret Agent
1992The Secret Agentas OssiponMovie
The Last of the Mohicans
1992The Last of the Mohicansas Sergeant MajorMovie
Heartbeat
1992Heartbeatas Darcy JacobsTV
Jekyll & Hyde
1990Jekyll & Hydeas SnapeMovie
S
1989Somewhere to Runas Manchester D.JMovie
Tree of Hands
1989Tree of Handsas Detective InspectorMovie
Shadow of the Noose
1989Shadow of the Nooseas Alfred HarmsworthTV
Boogie Outlaws
1987Boogie Outlawsas FlashTV
A Killing on the Exchange
1987A Killing on the Exchangeas Rupert TyndallTV
Rockliffe's Babies
1987Rockliffe's Babiesas DC HirstTV
Casualty
1986Casualtyas Detective Inspector LoganTV
Shackleton
1983Shackletonas Sir Ernest ShackletonTV
Praying Mantis
1982Praying Mantisas Cafe WaiterMovie
Bergerac
1981Bergeracas John LoganTV
An American Werewolf in London
1981An American Werewolf in Londonas Dart PlayerMovie
The Dogs of War
1980The Dogs of Waras Endean's ManMovie
I
1977It's Only Rock 'n' Rollas PeteMovie
The New Avengers
1976The New Avengersas BenTV
Van der Valk
1972Van der Valkas Toon RosendaalTV