David Thewlis
Age: N/A | From: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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Aliases: 데이빗 듈리스 , David Wheeler , 大卫·休里斯 , دیوید تیولیس
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 80
TV Involvements: 13
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Fargo
(2014) V.M. Vargas
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(2011) Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
(2010) Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(2004) Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
(2009) Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(2007) Remus Lupin
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
(2008) Father
The Sandman
(2022) John DeeActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Peylak | |
| Crow (voice) | ||
| 2024 | Hades | |
| 2023 | Norbert Fagin | |
| 2022 | Boss Man / Rat King (voice) | |
| Grail | ||
| John Dee | ||
| Memory Bank Manager (voice) | ||
| Lionel St. Swithens (voice) | ||
| 2021 | Christopher Edwards | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Vic | ||
| Ares | ||
| 2020 | Father | |
| Mike | ||
| Jim | ||
| Claude Trepagny | ||
| 2019 | Lawrence Hatfield | |
| 2018 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Rodney Hallworth | ||
| 2017 | Ares | |
| Himself | ||
| Shame Wizard (voice) | ||
| Sir Patrick / Ares | ||
| 2016 | Self | |
| 2015 | Michael Stone (voice) | |
| Professor Kenneth Raines | ||
| Duncan | ||
| Inspector Goole - The Inspector | ||
| Leslie Payne | ||
| 2014 | Dennis Sciama | |
| Joshua (uncredited) | ||
| Mickey Finn | ||
| Sargeant Major Bradley | ||
| V.M. Vargas | ||
| Dick Puck | ||
| 2013 | Norman | |
| Nick Davies | ||
| Joby | ||
| The Frog | ||
| 2012 | (archive footage) | |
| 2011 | Lyons | |
| Michael Aris | ||
| William Cecil | ||
| Remus Lupin | ||
| Pablo (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| 2010 | Remus Lupin | |
| Jordan | ||
| Jim McCann | ||
| Chuck | ||
| 2009 | Remus Lupin | |
| Dr. Blake | ||
| 2008 | Father | |
| 2007 | Martin Frost | |
| Remus Lupin | ||
| 2006 | Keith Jennings | |
| Joe Jennerson / Harry Jennerson | ||
| Roy Washburn | ||
| 2005 | Wingfield | |
| Jonathan (segment "Jonathan") | ||
| Hospitaler | ||
| 2004 | Self | |
| Remus Lupin | ||
| 2003 | Mr. Twister (voice) | |
| Robert Doniger | ||
| Harry Sankey | ||
| 2002 | Man | |
| Cyrus Crabb | ||
| Cyrus | ||
| Cyrus Crabb | ||
| Hamilton Mattress (voice) | ||
| 2001 | Charlie's Dad | |
| 2000 | Clov | |
| Freddie Mays | ||
| Judas Iscariot (voice) | ||
| Nesbit | ||
| 1999 | Dealer | |
| 1998 | Dan Starkey | |
| Knox Harrington | ||
| Jason Kinsky | ||
| 1997 | Peter Aufschnaiter | |
| Santini | ||
| Self | ||
| 1996 | Douglas | |
| King Einon | ||
| Earthworm (voice) | ||
| 1995 | John Pearce | |
| Paul Verlaine | ||
| 1994 | Oswald Martin | |
| Self | ||
| Jerry Barker | ||
| 1993 | Johnny | |
| Mike Bence | ||
| Franz | ||
| 1992 | Detective | |
| Crematorium Attendant | ||
| Mike | ||
| 1991 | Locksmith / Tom Miller | |
| Terry | ||
| Tim Shanks | ||
| Tony | ||
| James Jackson | ||
| 1990 | Nicola's Lover | |
| Doctor | ||
| 1989 | Kevin Deakin | |
| N/A | ||
| 1988 | Ringe | |
| N/A | ||
| 1987 | George Braddle | |
| Clive | ||
| Joey | ||
| Max | ||
| 1986 | Second Soldier | |
| 1981 | N/A | |
| Sherlock Holmes | ||
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Writer | |
| 2003 | Writer | |
| 1995 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Director | |
| 1995 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |