David Thewlis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

119

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-03-20 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

David Thewlis

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.

Known For

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • The Sandman

    The Sandman

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

    Avatar: Fire and Ash

  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Big Mouth

    Big Mouth

  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

  • Kingdom of Heaven

    Kingdom of Heaven

  • Zack Snyder's Justice League

    Zack Snyder's Justice League

  • Prime Suspect

    Prime Suspect

  • Justice League

    Justice League

  • Sherlock & Daughter

    Sherlock & Daughter

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

    The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

  • RED 2

    RED 2

  • Only Fools and Horses

    Only Fools and Horses

  • The Big Lebowski

    The Big Lebowski

  • Legend

    Legend

  • KAOS

    KAOS

  • The Artful Dodger

    The Artful Dodger

  • Human Resources

    Human Resources

  • Human Resources

    Human Resources

  • The Island of Dr. Moreau

    The Island of Dr. Moreau

  • The Theory of Everything

    The Theory of Everything

  • Journey to Knock

    Journey to Knock

  • The Fifth Estate

    The Fifth Estate

  • The Omen

    The Omen

  • An Inspector Calls

    An Inspector Calls

  • Rare Beasts

    Rare Beasts

  • Stonehearst Asylum

    Stonehearst Asylum

  • Damage

    Damage

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • I'm Thinking of Ending Things

    I'm Thinking of Ending Things

  • James and the Giant Peach

    James and the Giant Peach

  • War Horse

    War Horse

  • All the Invisible Children

    All the Invisible Children

  • Basic Instinct 2

    Basic Instinct 2

  • Enola Holmes 2

    Enola Holmes 2

  • Regression

    Regression

  • Anonymous

    Anonymous

  • Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

    Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

  • The New World

    The New World

  • Macbeth

    Macbeth

  • Goodbye Charlie Bright

    Goodbye Charlie Bright

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Creating the World of Harry Potter

    Creating the World of Harry Potter

  • Seven Years in Tibet

    Seven Years in Tibet

  • Gangster No. 1

    Gangster No. 1

  • DragonHeart

    DragonHeart

  • Naked

    Naked

  • The Street

    The Street

  • Veronika Decides to Die

    Veronika Decides to Die

  • Queen & Country

    Queen & Country

  • The Lady

    The Lady

  • The Zero Theorem

    The Zero Theorem

  • Frank Stubbs Promotes

    Frank Stubbs Promotes

  • The Making of 'DragonHeart'

    The Making of 'DragonHeart'

  • American Perfekt

    American Perfekt

  • The Mercy

    The Mercy

  • Dinotopia

    Dinotopia

  • The Inner Life of Martin Frost

    The Inner Life of Martin Frost

  • The Singing Detective

    The Singing Detective

  • Life Is Sweet

    Life Is Sweet

  • Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

    Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

  • Landscapers

    Landscapers

  • Timeline

    Timeline

  • The Thing with Feathers

    The Thing with Feathers

  • Black Beauty

    Black Beauty

  • Hamilton Mattress

    Hamilton Mattress

  • Cheeky

    Cheeky

  • Black and Blue

    Black and Blue

  • Endgame

    Endgame

  • The Feed

    The Feed

  • Besieged

    Besieged

  • Afraid of the Dark

    Afraid of the Dark

  • The Amazing Maurice

    The Amazing Maurice

  • The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

    The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

  • Total Eclipse

    Total Eclipse

  • Barkskins

    Barkskins

  • Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

    Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

  • Love Story

    Love Story

  • Anomalisa

    Anomalisa

  • The Trial

    The Trial

  • Guest of Honour

    Guest of Honour

  • Eternal Beauty

    Eternal Beauty

  • Discovering Dinotopia

    Discovering Dinotopia

  • Deep Red Instant Love

    Deep Red Instant Love

  • The Miracle Maker

    The Miracle Maker

  • London Boulevard

    London Boulevard

  • Vroom

    Vroom

  • Mr. Nice

    Mr. Nice

  • None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

    None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

  • Littlemouth

    Littlemouth

  • A Bit of a Do

    A Bit of a Do

  • Filipina Dreamgirls

    Filipina Dreamgirls

  • Resurrected

    Resurrected

  • Road

    Road

  • Dandelion Dead

    Dandelion Dead

  • Dinotopia

    Dinotopia

  • Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool

    Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool

  • The Short & Curlies

    The Short & Curlies

  • Divorcing Jack

    Divorcing Jack

  • Restoration

    Restoration

  • Little Wolf's Book of Badness

    Little Wolf's Book of Badness

  • Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

    Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

  • Valentine Park

    Valentine Park

  • The Organ Grinder's Monkey

    The Organ Grinder's Monkey

  • Skulduggery

    Skulduggery

  • D.I.Y. Hard

    D.I.Y. Hard

  • Athena

    Athena

  • Radio Pictures

    Radio Pictures

  • Swords at Teatime

    Swords at Teatime

  • Sunday Roast

    Sunday Roast

  • Separate We Come, Separate We Go

    Separate We Come, Separate We Go

  • How to Get a Head in Sculpture

    How to Get a Head in Sculpture