David Thewlis

David Thewlis

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
    Birthday
    3/20/1963
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
7.2
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
7
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7.7
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7.7
The Omen
The Omen
5.6
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
6.6
Basic Instinct 2
Basic Instinct 2
5
Gangster No. 1
Gangster No. 1
6.4
Enola Holmes 2
Enola Holmes 2
7.4
Damage
Damage
6.6
The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker
5.9
Naked
Naked
7.3
Goodbye Charlie Bright
Goodbye Charlie Bright
6.2
DragonHeart
DragonHeart
6.5
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.8
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8.1
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
4.9
Timeline
Timeline
5.7
Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die
5.9
Restoration
Restoration
6
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
6.7
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
7.8
Total Eclipse
Total Eclipse
6.4
Life Is Sweet
Life Is Sweet
7
Afraid of the Dark
Afraid of the Dark
5.3
Anonymous
Anonymous
6.4
Divorcing Jack
Divorcing Jack
6
Besieged
Besieged
6.7
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
7.1
Mr. Nice
Mr. Nice
6.1
Endgame
Endgame
6.8
London Boulevard
London Boulevard
5.9
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
4.3
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
6.2
The Trial
The Trial
5.8
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
7
War Horse
War Horse
7.3
Resurrected
Resurrected
5.6
The Lady
The Lady
6.8
Cheeky
Cheeky
6.4
RED 2
RED 2
6.5
The Zero Theorem
The Zero Theorem
6.1
Filipina Dreamgirls
Filipina Dreamgirls
8
The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate
6
D.I.Y. Hard
D.I.Y. Hard
8.7
Road
Road
7.1
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
7.6
Vroom
Vroom
6.3
The New World
The New World
6.5
Queen & Country
Queen & Country
6
The Theory of Everything
The Theory of Everything
7.9
Macbeth
Macbeth
6.5
Regression
Regression
5.6
The Organ Grinder's Monkey
The Organ Grinder's Monkey
4
Stonehearst Asylum
Stonehearst Asylum
6.9
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
7.5
Legend
Legend
7.1
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
7.8
The Short & Curlies
The Short & Curlies
6.3
Swords at Teatime
Swords at Teatime
0
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
7.4
Love Story
Love Story
0
Sunday Roast
0
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
7.5
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
7.2
Journey to Knock
0
American Perfekt
American Perfekt
6.1
The Mercy
The Mercy
5.9
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
6.5
Hamilton Mattress
Hamilton Mattress
6.4
Dinotopia
Dinotopia
6.5
Separate We Come, Separate We Go
Separate We Come, Separate We Go
6.5
How to Get a Head in Sculpture
How to Get a Head in Sculpture
8
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
7.3
Justice League
Justice League
6.1
Eternal Beauty
Eternal Beauty
6.1
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
5.6
Guest of Honour
Guest of Honour
5.7
Rare Beasts
Rare Beasts
5.6
Skulduggery
0
Black and Blue
0
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash
0
Athena
0
Anomalisa
Anomalisa
7.1
The Amazing Maurice
The Amazing Maurice
6.8
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
0
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.1
Val
Val
7.1
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
6.6
Deep Red Instant Love
Deep Red Instant Love
0
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