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David Thewlis

Actor / Film Director | * 03/20/1963 (61) | Blackpool, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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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 ()
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David Wheeler (born 20 March 1963), better known as David Thewlis, is an English actor, director, screenwriter, and author.Thewlis rose to prominence when he starred in the film Naked (1993), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. His most commercially successful roles have been Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter franchise (2004–2011) and Sir Patrick Morgan / Ares in Wonder Woman (2017). Other film roles include Total Eclipse (1995), James and the Giant Peach (1996), DragonHeart (1996), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), War Horse (2011), The Theory of Everything (2014), Anomalisa (2015), and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). He will appear in Enola Holmes 2 (2022) and Avatar 3 (2024).Thewlis' most notable television roles are Cyrus Crabb in the miniseries Dinotopia (2002), V. M. Varga in the third series of Fargo (2017), the voice of the Shame Wizard in the animated sitcom Big Mouth (2017–present), and Christopher Edwards in the miniseries Landscapers (2021). His performance in Fargo earned him nominations for an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Critics' Choice Award.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Adventure

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Movies with David Thewlis as Actor(81)

as Peylak2025 Avatar 3
as Boss Man / Rat King (voice)2022 The Amazing Maurice
as Vic2021 Rare Beasts
as Grail2021 Enola Holmes 2
as Self (archive footage)2021 Val
as Mike2020 Eternal Beauty
as Jim2020 Guest of Honour
as Rodney Hallworth2018 The Mercy
as Ares2017 Justice League
as Sir Patrick / Ares2017 Wonder Woman
as Michael Stone (voice)2015 Anomalisa
as Duncan2015 Macbeth
as Leslie Payne2015 Legend
as Professor Kenneth Raines2015 Regression
as Sargeant Major Bradley2015 Queen & Country
as Inspector Goole - The Inspector2015 An Inspector Calls
as Dennis Sciama2014 The Theory of Everything
as Mickey Finn2014 Stonehearst Asylum
as The Frog2013 RED 2
as Joby2013 The Zero Theorem
as Nick Davies2013 The Fifth Estate
as Michael Aris2011 The Lady
as Lyons2011 War Horse
as Pablo (voice)2011 The Organ Grinder's Monkey
as William Cecil2011 Anonymous
as Jordan2010 London Boulevard
as Jim McCann2010 Mr. Nice
as Chuck2010 Athena
as Dr. Blake2009 Veronika Decides to Die
as Martin Frost2007 The Inner Life of Martin Frost
as Keith Jennings2006 The Omen
as Roy Washburn2006 Basic Instinct 2
as Jonathan (segment "Jonathan")2005 All the Invisible Children
as Hospitaler2005 Kingdom of Heaven
as Wingfield2005 The New World
as Harry Sankey2003 Cheeky
as Robert Doniger2003 Timeline
as Man2002 D.I.Y. Hard
as Hamilton Mattress (voice)2002 Hamilton Mattress
as Charlie's Dad2001 Goodbye Charlie Bright
as Clov2000 Endgame
as Freddie Mays2000 Gangster No. 1
as Judas Iscariot2000 The Miracle Maker
as Knox Harrington1998 The Big Lebowski
as Dan Starkey1998 Divorcing Jack
as Jason Kinsky1998 Besieged
as Peter Aufschnaiter1997 Seven Years in Tibet
as Santini1997 American Perfekt
as Earthworm (voice)1996 James and the Giant Peach
as King Einon1996 DragonHeart
as Edward Douglas1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau
as Paul Verlaine1995 Total Eclipse
as John Pearce1995 Restoration
as Jerry Barker1994 Black Beauty
as James Jackson1993 Prime Suspect 3
as Franz1993 The Trial
as Johnny1993 Naked
as Crematorium Attendant1992 Black and Blue
as Detective1992 Damage
as Tim Shanks1991 Filipina Dreamgirls
as Locksmith / Tom Miller1991 Afraid of the Dark
as Nicola's Lover1990 Life Is Sweet
as Kevin Deakin1989 Resurrected
as Ringe1988 Vroom
as Clive1988 The Short & Curlies
as Joey1987 Road
as George Braddle1987 Little Dorrit

TV Shows/Series with David Thewlis as Actor(15)

as Hades2024 KAOS
as Fagin2023 The Artful Dodger
as Shame Wizard (voice)2022 Human Resources
as Christopher Edwards2021 Landscapers
as Claude Trepagny2020 Barkskins
as Lawrence Hatfield2019 The Feed
as Shame Wizard (voice)2017 Big Mouth
as V.M. Vargas2014 Fargo
as Joe Jennerson / Harry Jennerson2006 The Street
as Mike Bence1993 Frank Stubbs Promotes
as James Jackson1991 Prime Suspect
as Second Soldier1986 The Singing Detective

Movies with David Thewlis as Crew(4)

Directing/Director2003 Cheeky
Writing/Writer2003 Cheeky
Directing/Director1995 Hello, Hello, Hello
Writing/Writer1995 Hello, Hello, Hello

Additional Information

Official websites:
Full Name: David Thewlis
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 03/20 1963 (March) in Blackpool, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 61 years + 365 days)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Highfield Leadership Academy
Spouses (current/former): Sara Sugarman
Children: Gracie Friel
Other names for David Thewlis (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"데이빗 듈리스"
"Дэвид Тьюлис"
"David Wheeler"
"大卫·休里斯"
David Thewlis frequently works together with these people:
Joe Wengert (16x, Cast)
Neil Casey (10x, Actor)
Zack Snyder (9x, Crew)
Gil Ozeri (9x, Cast)
Tim Lewis (9x, Crew)
J.K. Rowling (8x, Crew)
Charlie Kaufman (8x, Crew)
David Heyman (8x, Crew)
Peter Burgis (8x, Crew)
Marc Wolff (8x, Crew)
Tolga Kenan (8x, Cast)
Joanna Whitney (8x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:397, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024