David Threlfall - Best Male Actor

SHAMELESS star David Threlfall is the latest in a series of MMU-trained actors to win a major drama award.

David, who plays hapless Frank Gallagher in the hugely popular Channel 4 drama, was named Best Male Actor at the Royal Television Society Awards in London this week.

As well as playing the drink-sodden dad, the graduate of MMU’s School of Theatre, recently portrayed Prince Philip in The Queen’s Sister, and has also appeared in Chunky Monkey and Sex, Chips & Rock n Roll.

Julie Walters, also trained at MMU, was nominated for Best Female Actor for her role in Ahead of the Class, the story of London headteacher Marie Stubbs.

In 2004, Walters, a triple-BAFTA winner and star of Educating Rita and Billy Elliot was voted ‘Most Influential British Actor’ by the Radio Times.

Julie was awarded an honorary degree from the University in 1987.

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