David Thewlis
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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
Credits
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
as Peylak
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
as Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
as Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
as Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
as Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
as Remus Lupin
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
as Hospitaler
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
as Ares
Justice League (2017)
as Ares
Wonder Woman (2017)
as Sir Patrick / Ares
The Big Lebowski (1998)
as Knox Harrington
Damage (1992)
as Detective
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
as Father
Legend (2015)
as Leslie Payne
RED 2 (2013)
as The Frog
The Theory of Everything (2014)
as Dennis Sciama
War Horse (2011)
as Lyons
Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
as Grail
Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
as Mickey Finn
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
as Earthworm (voice)
Signal One (2026)
as Perry
Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
as Roy Washburn
Timeline (2003)
as Robert Doniger
The Amazing Maurice (2022)
as Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
DragonHeart (1996)
as King Einon
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
as Peter Aufschnaiter
The Fifth Estate (2013)
as Nick Davies
The Omen (2006)
as Keith Jennings
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
as Douglas
The Zero Theorem (2013)
as Joby
Regression (2015)
as Professor Kenneth Raines
The Mercy (2018)
as Rodney Hallworth
The New World (2005)
as Wingfield
I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
as Father
Naked (1993)
as Johnny
The Thing with Feathers (2025)
as Crow (voice)
Discovering Dinotopia (2002)
as Cyrus
Total Eclipse (1995)
as Paul Verlaine
Anomalisa (2015)
as Michael Stone (voice)
Black Beauty (1994)
as Jerry Barker
Anonymous (2011)
as William Cecil
London Boulevard (2010)
as Jordan
Gangster No. 1 (2000)
as Freddie Mays
Macbeth (2015)
as Duncan
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
as (archive footage)
The Lady (2011)
as Michael Aris
An Inspector Calls (2015)
as Inspector Goole - The Inspector
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Veronika Decides to Die (2009)
as Dr. Blake
Val (2021)
as Self (archive)
Restoration (1995)
as John Pearce
The Miracle Maker (2000)
as Judas Iscariot (voice)
Eternal Beauty (2020)
as Mike
Queen & Country (2015)
as Sargeant Major Bradley
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film (2003)
as Self - Clov (archive footage)
Life Is Sweet (1991)
as Nicola's Lover
The Trial (1993)
as Franz
All the Invisible Children (2006)
as Jonathan (segment "Jonathan")
Guest of Honour (2020)
as Jim
Vroom (1988)
as Ringe
Mr. Nice (2010)
as Jim McCann
Rare Beasts (2021)
as Vic
Cheeky (2003)
as Harry Sankey
Little Dorrit (1987)
as George Braddle
Divorcing Jack (1998)
as Dan Starkey
American Perfekt (1997)
as Santini
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic (2017)
as Himself
The Short & Curlies (1987)
as Clive
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004)
as Self
Dinotopia (2002)
as Cyrus Crabb
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (2000)
as Nesbit
Radio Pictures (1985)
as JIM 'Grams'
Besieged (1998)
as Jason Kinsky
D.I.Y. Hard (2002)
as Man
Black and Blue (1992)
as Crematorium Attendant
Skulduggery (1991)
as Tony
Resurrected (1989)
as Kevin Deakin
Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001)
as Charlie's Dad
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa (2016)
as Self
Afraid of the Dark (1991)
as Locksmith / Tom Miller
The Organ Grinder's Monkey (2011)
as Pablo (voice)
The Inner Life of Martin Frost (2007)
as Martin Frost
Love Story (1999)
as Dealer
Swords at Teatime (1992)
as Mike
The Making of 'DragonHeart' (1997)
as Self
Road (1987)
as Joey
Filipina Dreamgirls (1991)
as Tim Shanks
Hamilton Mattress (2002)
as Hamilton Mattress (voice)
Deep Red Instant Love (1988)
Actor
Athena (2010)
as Chuck
Little Wolf's Book of Badness (2003)
as Mr. Twister (voice)
Endgame (2000)
as Clov
Journey to Knock (1991)
as Terry
Sunday Roast (2014)
as Dick Puck
Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool (1994)
as Self
Separate We Come, Separate We Go (2013)
as Norman
How to Get a Head in Sculpture (2011)
as Self