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David Thewlis

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62 Years Old

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.

Born

Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK on 20th March 1963

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The Sandman Image
The Sandman
John Dee
Fargo Image
Fargo
V.M. Vargas
Big Mouth Image
Big Mouth
Big Mouth Image
Big Mouth
Shame Wizard (voice)
Only Fools and Horses Image
Only Fools and Horses
Human Resources Image
Human Resources
Lionel St. Swithens (voice)
Human Resources Image
Human Resources
Memory Bank Manager (voice)
KAOS Image
KAOS
Hades
Prime Suspect Image
Prime Suspect
James Jackson
Wonder Woman Image
Wonder Woman
Sir Patrick / Ares
Sherlock & Daughter Image
Sherlock & Daughter
Sherlock Holmes
The Artful Dodger Image
The Artful Dodger
Norbert Fagin
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Image
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Image
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Remus Lupin
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Barkskins
Claude Trepagny
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Image
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Image
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Image
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Remus Lupin
Landscapers Image
Landscapers
Christopher Edwards
Dinotopia Image
Dinotopia
Cyrus Crabb
Kingdom of Heaven Image
Kingdom of Heaven
Hospitaler
Zack Snyder's Justice League Image
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Ares
The Feed Image
The Feed
Lawrence Hatfield
Justice League Image
Justice League
Ares
A Bit of a Do Image
A Bit of a Do
The Street Image
The Street
Joe Jennerson / Harry Jennerson
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Image
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Father
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The Big Lebowski
Knox Harrington
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
Peylak
RED 2 Image
RED 2
The Frog
Valentine Park Image
Valentine Park
Max
Legend Image
Legend
Leslie Payne
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Image
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Doctor
The Theory of Everything Image
The Theory of Everything
Dennis Sciama
The Singing Detective Image
The Singing Detective
Second Soldier
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Frank Stubbs Promotes
Mike Bence
Stonehearst Asylum Image
Stonehearst Asylum
Mickey Finn
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Basic Instinct 2
Roy Washburn
Enola Holmes 2 Image
Enola Holmes 2
Grail
Seven Years in Tibet Image
Seven Years in Tibet
Peter Aufschnaiter
Dandelion Dead Image
Dandelion Dead
Oswald Martin
War Horse Image
War Horse
Lyons
Damage Image
Damage
Detective
James and the Giant Peach Image
James and the Giant Peach
Earthworm (voice)
The Fifth Estate Image
The Fifth Estate
Nick Davies
The Omen Image
The Omen
Keith Jennings
Naked Image
Naked
Johnny
Timeline Image
Timeline
Robert Doniger
DragonHeart Image
DragonHeart
King Einon
Creating the World of Harry Potter Image
Creating the World of Harry Potter
Self - 'Remus Lupin'
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The Amazing Maurice
Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
I'm Thinking of Ending Things Image
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Father
The New World Image
The New World
Wingfield
Anomalisa Image
Anomalisa
Michael Stone (voice)
Macbeth Image
Macbeth
Duncan
Black Beauty Image
Black Beauty
Jerry Barker
Regression Image
Regression
Professor Kenneth Raines
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The Miracle Maker
Judas Iscariot (voice)
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The Zero Theorem
Joby
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal Image
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Self (archive footage)
The Island of Dr. Moreau Image
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Douglas
Anonymous Image
Anonymous
William Cecil
London Boulevard Image
London Boulevard
Jordan
Val Image
Val
Self (archive footage)
Life Is Sweet Image
Life Is Sweet
Nicola's Lover
The Lady Image
The Lady
Michael Aris
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Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Himself
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An Inspector Calls
Inspector Goole - The Inspector
The Mercy Image
The Mercy
Rodney Hallworth
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
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The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Self
Total Eclipse Image
Total Eclipse
Paul Verlaine
Restoration Image
Restoration
John Pearce
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Gangster No. 1
Freddie Mays
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Discovering Dinotopia
Cyrus
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Guest of Honour
Jim
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Veronika Decides to Die
Dr. Blake
The Trial Image
The Trial
Franz
The Thing with Feathers Image
The Thing with Feathers
Crow (voice)
Eternal Beauty Image
Eternal Beauty
Mike
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Mr. Nice
Jim McCann
Little Dorrit Image
Little Dorrit
George Braddle
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American Perfekt
Santini
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Queen & Country
Sargeant Major Bradley
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All the Invisible Children
Jonathan (segment "Jonathan")
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Rare Beasts
Vic
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Afraid of the Dark
Locksmith / Tom Miller
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Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Nesbit
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Resurrected
Kevin Deakin
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Besieged
Jason Kinsky
Road Image
Road
Joey
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Black and Blue
Crematorium Attendant
Cheeky Image
Cheeky
Harry Sankey
Divorcing Jack Image
Divorcing Jack
Dan Starkey
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa Image
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
Self
Little Wolf's Book of Badness Image
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
Mr. Twister (voice)
Vroom Image
Vroom
Ringe
Goodbye Charlie Bright Image
Goodbye Charlie Bright
Charlie's Dad
Dinotopia Image
Dinotopia
Cyrus Crabb
The Organ Grinder's Monkey Image
The Organ Grinder's Monkey
Pablo (voice)
Deep Red Instant Love Image
Deep Red Instant Love
Filipina Dreamgirls Image
Filipina Dreamgirls
Tim Shanks
Hamilton Mattress Image
Hamilton Mattress
Hamilton Mattress (voice)
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The Inner Life of Martin Frost
Martin Frost
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The Short & Curlies
Clive
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Skulduggery
Tony
No Image
Sunday Roast
Dick Puck
Athena Image
Athena
Chuck
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Journey to Knock
Terry
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Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool
Self
Endgame Image
Endgame
Clov
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D.I.Y. Hard
Man
Love Story Image
Love Story
Dealer
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The Making of 'DragonHeart'
Self
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Littlemouth
How to Get a Head in Sculpture Image
How to Get a Head in Sculpture
Self
Swords at Teatime Image
Swords at Teatime
Mike
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Separate We Come, Separate We Go
Norman