David Thewlis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Mar 20, 1963 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
- Credits
- 125
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
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004Movie
Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011Movie
Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007Movie
Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009Movie
Remus Lupin
Wonder Woman
2017Movie
Sir Patrick
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010Movie
Remus Lupin
Filmography
Signal One
2026Movie
Perry
Dirty Business
2026TV
Ash Smith
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025Movie
Peylak
The Thing with Feathers
2025Movie
Crow (voice)
Sherlock & Daughter
2025TV
Sherlock Holmes
KAOS
2024TV
Hades
The Artful Dodger
2023TV
Norbert Fagin
The Amazing Maurice
2022Movie
Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
Enola Holmes 2
2022Movie
Grail
The Sandman
2022TV
John Dee
Human Resources
2022TV
Memory Bank Manager (voice), Lionel St. Swithens (voice)
Landscapers
2021TV
Christopher Edwards
Val
2021Movie
Self (archive)
Rare Beasts
2021Movie
Vic
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021Movie
Ares
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
2020Movie
Father
Eternal Beauty
2020Movie
Mike
Guest of Honour
2020Movie
Jim
Barkskins
2020TV
Claude Trepagny
The Feed
2019TV
Lawrence Hatfield
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Mercy
2018Movie
Rodney Hallworth
Justice League
2017Movie
Ares
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
2017Movie
Himself
Big Mouth
2017TV
Shame Wizard (voice), Lionel St. Swithens (voice), Actor (voice)
Wonder Woman
2017Movie
Sir Patrick
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
2016Movie
Self
Anomalisa
2015Movie
Michael Stone (voice)
Regression
2015Movie
Professor Kenneth Raines
Macbeth
2015Movie
Duncan
An Inspector Calls
2015Movie
Inspector Goole - The Inspector
Legend
2015Movie
Leslie Payne
Queen & Country
2015Movie
Sargeant Major Bradley
The Theory of Everything
2014Movie
Dennis Sciama
Stonehearst Asylum
2014Movie
Mickey Finn
Fargo
2014TV
V.M. Vargas
Sunday Roast
2014Movie
Dick Puck
Separate We Come, Separate We Go
2013Movie
Norman
The Fifth Estate
2013Movie
Nick Davies
The Zero Theorem
2013Movie
Joby
RED 2
2013Movie
The Frog
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Movie
(archive footage)
War Horse
2011Movie
Lyons
The Lady
2011Movie
Michael Aris
Anonymous
2011Movie
William Cecil
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
2011Movie
Self - Remus Lupin
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011Movie
Remus Lupin
The Organ Grinder's Monkey
2011Movie
Pablo (voice)
How to Get a Head in Sculpture
2011Movie
Self
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010Movie
Remus Lupin
London Boulevard
2010Movie
Jordan
Mr. Nice
2010Movie
Jim McCann
Athena
2010Movie
Chuck
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009Movie
Remus Lupin
Veronika Decides to Die
2009Movie
Dr. Blake
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008Movie
Father
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
2007Movie
Martin Frost
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007Movie
Remus Lupin
The Omen
2006Movie
Keith Jennings
The Street
2006TV
Joe Jennerson / Harry Jennerson
Basic Instinct 2
2006Movie
Roy Washburn
All the Invisible Children
2006Movie
Jonathan (segment "Jonathan")
The New World
2005Movie
Wingfield
Kingdom of Heaven
2005Movie
Hospitaler
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004Movie
Self
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004Movie
Remus Lupin
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
2003Movie
Mr. Twister (voice)
Timeline
2003Movie
Robert Doniger
Cheeky
2003Movie
Harry Sankey
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003Movie
Self - Clov (archive footage)
D.I.Y. Hard
2002Movie
Man
Dinotopia
2002TV
Cyrus Crabb
Discovering Dinotopia
2002Movie
Cyrus
Dinotopia
2002Movie
Cyrus Crabb
Hamilton Mattress
2002Movie
Hamilton Mattress (voice)
Goodbye Charlie Bright
2001Movie
Charlie's Dad
Endgame
2000Movie
Clov
Gangster No. 1
2000Movie
Freddie Mays
The Miracle Maker
2000Movie
Judas Iscariot (voice)
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2000Movie
Nesbit
Love Story
1999Movie
Dealer
Divorcing Jack
1998Movie
Dan Starkey
The Big Lebowski
1998Movie
Knox Harrington
Besieged
1998Movie
Jason Kinsky
Seven Years in Tibet
1997Movie
Peter Aufschnaiter
American Perfekt
1997Movie
Santini
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
1997Movie
Self
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996Movie
Douglas
DragonHeart
1996Movie
King Einon
James and the Giant Peach
1996Movie
Earthworm (voice)
Restoration
1995Movie
John Pearce
Total Eclipse
1995Movie
Paul Verlaine
Dandelion Dead
1994TV
Oswald Martin
Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool
1994Movie
Self
Black Beauty
1994Movie
Jerry Barker
Naked
1993Movie
Johnny
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993TV
Mike Bence
The Trial
1993Movie
Franz
Naked
1993TV
Johnny
Damage
1992Movie
Detective
Black and Blue
1992Movie
Crematorium Attendant
Swords at Teatime
1992Movie
Mike
Afraid of the Dark
1992Movie
Locksmith / Tom Miller
Journey to Knock
1991Movie
Terry
Filipina Dreamgirls
1991Movie
Tim Shanks
Skulduggery
1991Movie
Tony
Prime Suspect
1991TV
James Jackson
Life Is Sweet
1991Movie
Nicola's Lover
Shrinks
1991TV
Terry Slater
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
1990TV
Doctor
Screen One
1989TV
Tim Shanks
Resurrected
1989Movie
Kevin Deakin
A Bit of a Do
1989TV
Paul Simcock
Vroom
1988Movie
Ringe
Deep Red Instant Love
1988Movie
Little Dorrit
1987Movie
George Braddle
The Short & Curlies
1987Movie
Clive
Road
1987Movie
Joey
Valentine Park
1987TV
Max
The Singing Detective
1986TV
Soldier
ScreenPlay
1986TV
Joey, Terry
Radio Pictures
1985Movie
JIM 'Grams'
Summer Season
1985TV
Keith, Jim 'Grams' Dench
Screen Two
1985TV
Franz
Only Fools and Horses
1981TV
Stew