Actor

David Schofield

60 credited titles on WatchWise

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).

David Schofield in one minute

Strongest genre

Action

$160M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

$1.1B

Standout efficiency

5.0x

Darkest Hour · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$270M

Combined reported budget

$101M

Gross / budget

2.7x

Bankability Index

32 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.