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David Thewlis‌

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Birthday

calendar1963-03-20

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David Thewlis

Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

David Thewlis

Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1963-03-20

Popularity

star24.4

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.

Movie Credits

Seven Years in Tibet

Seven Years in Tibet‌
star7.2
calendar 1997

Kingdom of Heaven

Kingdom of Heaven‌
star7.0
calendar 2005

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban‌
star8.0
calendar 2004

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix‌
star7.7
calendar 2007

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince‌
star7.7
calendar 2009

The Omen

The Omen‌
star5.6
calendar 2006

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach‌
star6.6
calendar 1996

Basic Instinct 2

Basic Instinct 2‌
star5.0
calendar 2006

Gangster No. 1

Gangster No. 1‌
star6.4
calendar 2000

Enola Holmes 2

Enola Holmes 2‌
star7.4
calendar 2022

Damage

Damage‌
star6.6
calendar 1992

The Miracle Maker

The Miracle Maker‌
star6.0
calendar 2000

Naked

Naked‌
star7.3
calendar 1993

Goodbye Charlie Bright

Goodbye Charlie Bright‌
star6.2
calendar 2001

DragonHeart

DragonHeart‌
star6.5
calendar 1996

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1‌
star7.7
calendar 2010

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2‌
star8.1
calendar 2011

The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau‌
star4.9
calendar 1996

Timeline

Timeline‌
star5.7
calendar 2003

Veronika Decides to Die

Veronika Decides to Die‌
star5.9
calendar 2009

Restoration

Restoration‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Black Beauty

Black Beauty‌
star6.7
calendar 1994

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas‌
star7.8
calendar 2008

Total Eclipse

Total Eclipse‌
star6.4
calendar 1995

Life Is Sweet

Life Is Sweet‌
star7.0
calendar 1990

Afraid of the Dark

Afraid of the Dark‌
star5.3
calendar 1991

Anonymous

Anonymous‌
star6.4
calendar 2011

Divorcing Jack

Divorcing Jack‌
star6.0
calendar 1998

Besieged

Besieged‌
star6.7
calendar 1998

All the Invisible Children

All the Invisible Children‌
star7.1
calendar 2005

Mr. Nice

Mr. Nice‌
star6.1
calendar 2010

Endgame

Endgame‌
star6.8
calendar 2000

London Boulevard

London Boulevard‌
star5.9
calendar 2010

The Inner Life of Martin Frost

The Inner Life of Martin Frost‌
star4.3
calendar 2007

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?‌
star6.2
calendar 2000

The Trial

The Trial‌
star5.8
calendar 1993

The Making of 'DragonHeart'

The Making of 'DragonHeart'‌
star6.5
calendar 1997

War Horse

War Horse‌
star7.3
calendar 2011

Resurrected

Resurrected‌
star5.6
calendar 1989

The Lady

The Lady‌
star6.8
calendar 2011

Cheeky

Cheeky‌
star6.4
calendar 2003

RED 2

RED 2‌
star6.5
calendar 2013

The Zero Theorem

The Zero Theorem‌
star6.1
calendar 2013

Filipina Dreamgirls

Filipina Dreamgirls‌
star8.0
calendar 1991

Littlemouth

Littlemouth‌
star0.0
calendar

The Fifth Estate

The Fifth Estate‌
star6.0
calendar 2013

D.I.Y. Hard

D.I.Y. Hard‌
star8.7
calendar 2002

Road

Road‌
star7.1
calendar 1987

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter‌
star7.4
calendar 2004

Vroom

Vroom‌
star6.3
calendar 1988

The New World

The New World‌
star6.5
calendar 2005

Queen & Country

Queen & Country‌
star6.0
calendar 2015

The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything‌
star7.8
calendar 2014

Macbeth

Macbeth‌
star6.5
calendar 2015

Regression

Regression‌
star5.6
calendar 2015

The Organ Grinder's Monkey

The Organ Grinder's Monkey‌
star4.0
calendar 2011

Stonehearst Asylum

Stonehearst Asylum‌
star6.9
calendar 2014

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen‌
star7.5
calendar 2012

Legend

Legend‌
star7.1
calendar 2015

The Big Lebowski

The Big Lebowski‌
star7.8
calendar 1998

The Short & Curlies

The Short & Curlies‌
star6.3
calendar 1987

Swords at Teatime

Swords at Teatime‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls‌
star7.4
calendar 2015

Love Story

Love Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1999

Sunday Roast

Sunday Roast‌
star0.0
calendar 2014

Little Wolf's Book of Badness

Little Wolf's Book of Badness‌
star7.5
calendar 2003

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman‌
star7.2
calendar 2017

Journey to Knock

Journey to Knock‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

American Perfekt

American Perfekt‌
star6.1
calendar 1997

The Mercy

The Mercy‌
star5.9
calendar 2018

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit‌
star6.5
calendar 1987

Hamilton Mattress

Hamilton Mattress‌
star6.4
calendar 2002

Dinotopia

Dinotopia‌
star6.5
calendar 2002

Separate We Come, Separate We Go

Separate We Come, Separate We Go‌
star6.5
calendar 2013

How to Get a Head in Sculpture

How to Get a Head in Sculpture‌
star8.0
calendar 2011

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic‌
star7.3
calendar 2017

Justice League

Justice League‌
star6.1
calendar 2017

Eternal Beauty

Eternal Beauty‌
star6.1
calendar 2020

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal‌
star5.7
calendar 2018

Guest of Honour

Guest of Honour‌
star5.5
calendar 2020

Rare Beasts

Rare Beasts‌
star5.6
calendar 2021

Skulduggery

Skulduggery‌
star0.0
calendar 1991

Black and Blue

Black and Blue‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash‌
star0.0
calendar 2025

Athena

Athena‌
star0.0
calendar 2010

Anomalisa

Anomalisa‌
star7.1
calendar 2015

The Amazing Maurice

The Amazing Maurice‌
star6.8
calendar 2022

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa‌
star0.0
calendar 2016

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League‌
star8.1
calendar 2021

Val

Val‌
star7.1
calendar 2021

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

I'm Thinking of Ending Things‌
star6.6
calendar 2020

Deep Red Instant Love

Deep Red Instant Love‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Discovering Dinotopia

Discovering Dinotopia‌
star6.5
calendar 2002

The Thing With Feathers

The Thing With Feathers‌
star0.0
calendar 2025

Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)

Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)‌
star8.5
calendar 2005

Tv Credits

Only Fools and Horses

Only Fools and Horses‌
star7.9
calendar 1981

Prime Suspect

Prime Suspect‌
star7.7
calendar 1991

Landscapers

Landscapers‌
star6.7
calendar 2021

A Bit of a Do

A Bit of a Do‌
star6.1
calendar 1989

Valentine Park

Valentine Park‌
star0.0
calendar 1987

Dandelion Dead

Dandelion Dead‌
star8.0
calendar 1994

Human Resources

Human Resources‌
star6.6
calendar 2022

Human Resources

Human Resources‌
star6.6
calendar 2022

The Street

The Street‌
star7.6
calendar 2006

Fargo

Fargo‌
star8.3
calendar 2014

Frank Stubbs Promotes

Frank Stubbs Promotes‌
star6.0
calendar 1993

Dinotopia

Dinotopia‌
star6.4
calendar 2002

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit‌
star6.7
calendar 1990

The Sandman

The Sandman‌
star8.0
calendar 2022

Sherlock & Daughter

Sherlock & Daughter‌
star0.0
calendar

The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective‌
star7.7
calendar 1986

The Artful Dodger

The Artful Dodger‌
star8.0
calendar 2023

The Feed

The Feed‌
star7.0
calendar 2019

Big Mouth

Big Mouth‌
star7.7
calendar 2017

Barkskins

Barkskins‌
star6.4
calendar 2020

KAOS

KAOS‌
star7.3
calendar 2024