David Thewlis

Birthday:

03/20/1963

Place of birth:

Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK:

Biography:

David Wheeler (born 20 March 1963), better known as David Thewlis, is an English actor and filmmaker. He is known as a character actor and has appeared in a wide variety of genres in both film and television. He has received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and nominations for two BAFTA Awards, Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Thewlis made his film debut in Little Dorrit (1987) and acted in the Mike Leigh films Life is Sweet (1990) and Naked (1993), winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the latter. He then appeared in films such as Black Beauty (1994), Restoration (1995), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Dragonheart (1996), and Seven Years in Tibet (1997). He became more widely known to film audiences for his roles as Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter franchise (2004–2011) and Ares / Sir Patrick Morgan in Wonder Woman (2017). Other film roles include Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), War Horse (2011), The Theory of Everything (2014), Anomalisa (2015), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), and Enola Holmes 2 (2022). Thewlis' most notable television roles include V. M. Varga in the third season of FX's Fargo (2017), the voice of the Shame Wizard in the Netflix animated sitcoms Big Mouth (2017–present) and Human Resources (2022–present), Christopher Edwards in the HBO miniseries Landscapers (2021), and John Dee in the Netflix drama series The Sandman (2022). His performance in Fargo earned him nominations for an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Critics' Choice Award.



Credits

Avatar 3 (2025)
Peylak
The Amazing Maurice (2022)
Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
Grail
Val (2021)
Self (archive footage)
Rare Beasts (2021)
Vic
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Ares
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
Father
Eternal Beauty (2020)
Mike
Guest of Honour (2020)
Jim
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2018)
Self (archive footage)
The Mercy (2018)
Rodney Hallworth
Justice League (2017)
Ares
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic (2017)
Himself
Wonder Woman (2017)
Sir Patrick / Ares
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa (2016)
Self
Anomalisa (2015)
Michael Stone (voice)
Regression (2015)
Professor Kenneth Raines
Macbeth (2015)
Duncan
An Inspector Calls (2015)
Inspector Goole - The Inspector
Legend (2015)
Leslie Payne
Queen & Country (2015)
Sargeant Major Bradley
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Dennis Sciama
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
Mickey Finn
Separate We Come, Separate We Go (2013)
Norman
The Fifth Estate (2013)
Nick Davies
The Zero Theorem (2013)
Joby
RED 2 (2013)
The Frog
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
(archive footage)
War Horse (2011)
Lyons
The Lady (2011)
Michael Aris
Anonymous (2011)
William Cecil
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Remus Lupin
The Organ Grinder's Monkey (2011)
Pablo (voice)
How to Get a Head in Sculpture (2011)
Self
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Remus Lupin
London Boulevard (2010)
Jordan
Mr. Nice (2010)
Jim McCann
Athena (2010)
Chuck
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Remus Lupin
Veronika Decides to Die (2009)
Dr. Blake
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
Ralf Hoess
The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007)
Martin Frost
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Remus Lupin
The Omen (2006)
Keith Jennings
Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
Roy Washburn
The New World (2005)
Wingfield
All the Invisible Children (2005)
Jonathan (segment "Jonathan")
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Hospitaler
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004)
Self
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Remus Lupin
Timeline (2003)
Robert Doniger
Cheeky (2003)
Harry Sankey
D.I.Y. Hard (2002)
Man
Hamilton Mattress (2002)
Hamilton Mattress (voice)
Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001)
Charlie's Dad
Endgame (2000)
Clov
Gangster No. 1 (2000)
Freddie Mays
The Miracle Maker (2000)
Judas Iscariot
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (2000)
Nesbit
Divorcing Jack (1998)
Dan Starkey
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Knox Harrington
Besieged (1998)
Jason Kinsky
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Peter Aufschnaiter
American Perfekt (1997)
Santini
The Making of 'DragonHeart' (1997)
Self
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
Douglas
DragonHeart (1996)
King Einon
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
Earthworm (voice)
Restoration (1995)
John Pearce
Total Eclipse (1995)
Paul Verlaine
Black Beauty (1994)
Jerry Barker
Naked (1993)
Johnny
The Trial (1993)
Franz
Damage (1992)
Detective
Black and Blue (1992)
Crematorium Attendant
Afraid of the Dark (1991)
Locksmith / Tom Miller
Journey to Knock (1991)
Terry
Filipina Dreamgirls (1991)
Tim Shanks
Skulduggery (1991)
Tony
Life Is Sweet (1990)
Nicola's Lover
Resurrected (1989)
Kevin Deakin
Vroom (1988)
Ringe
Deep Red Instant Love (1988)
Little Dorrit (1987)
George Braddle
The Short & Curlies (1987)
Clive
Road (1987)
Joey
Littlemouth ()
Cheeky (2003)
Director
Cheeky (2003)
Writer
Hello, Hello, Hello (1995)
Director
Hello, Hello, Hello (1995)
Writer