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David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Acting

Biography

David Wheeler (born March 20, 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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Seven Years in Tibet
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Seven Years in Tibet

7.2(3.1K)
Seven Years in Tibet
Peter Aufschnaiter
Poster for Kingdom of Heaven
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Kingdom of Heaven

7.0(4.9K)
Kingdom of Heaven
Hospitaler
Poster for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

8.0(23.1K)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Remus Lupin
Poster for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

7.7(20.7K)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Remus Lupin
Poster for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

7.7(20.7K)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Remus Lupin
Poster for The Omen
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The Omen

5.7(1.2K)
The Omen
Keith Jennings
Poster for James and the Giant Peach
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James and the Giant Peach

6.6(1.4K)
James and the Giant Peach
Earthworm (voice)
Poster for Basic Instinct 2
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Basic Instinct 2

5.0(0.8K)
Basic Instinct 2
Roy Washburn
Poster for Gangster No. 1
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Gangster No. 1

6.4(0.2K)
Gangster No. 1
Freddie Mays
Poster for Enola Holmes 2
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Enola Holmes 2

7.4(3.0K)
Enola Holmes 2
Grail

Production

Poster for Hello, Hello, Hello
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Hello, Hello, Hello

5.8(0.0K)
Hello, Hello, Hello
Director
Poster for Hello, Hello, Hello
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Hello, Hello, Hello

5.8(0.0K)
Hello, Hello, Hello
Writer
Poster for Cheeky
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Cheeky

6.6(0.0K)
Cheeky
Director
Poster for Cheeky
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Cheeky

6.6(0.0K)
Cheeky
Writer
Sunday RoastMOVIE
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Sunday Roast

Sunday Roast
Writer

Gallery

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David Thewlis portrait
David Thewlis portrait
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