Actor David Thewlis

David Thewlis
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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.
Place of birth
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Date of birth
20th March 1963
Movies that starred David Thewlis (20 in total)
Enola Holmes 2 poster

Enola Holmes 2 [2022]

The Mercy poster

The Mercy [2018]

Rodney Hallworth
Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman [2017]

Sir Patrick / Ares
Legend poster

Legend [2015]

Leslie Payne
Regression poster

Regression [2015]

Professor Kenneth Raines
Stonehearst Asylum poster

Stonehearst Asylum [2014]

Mickey Finn
The Theory of Everything poster

The Theory of Everything [2014]

Dennis Sciama
RED 2 poster

RED 2 [2013]

The Frog
War Horse poster

War Horse [2011]

Lyons
Veronika Decides to Die poster

Veronika Decides to Die [2009]

Dr. Blake
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas poster

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas [2008]

Ralf Hoess
Basic Instinct 2 poster

Basic Instinct 2 [2006]

Roy Washburn
The Omen poster

The Omen [2006]

Keith Jennings
Kingdom of Heaven poster

Kingdom of Heaven [2005]

Hospitaler
Timeline poster

Timeline [2003]

Robert Doniger
Gangster No. 1 poster

Gangster No. 1 [2000]

Freddie Mays
The Big Lebowski poster

The Big Lebowski [1998]

Knox Harrington
Seven Years in Tibet poster

Seven Years in Tibet [1997]

Peter Aufschnaiter
DragonHeart poster

DragonHeart [1996]

King Einon
The Island of Dr. Moreau poster

The Island of Dr. Moreau [1996]

Douglas
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