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David Thewlis — Lineup

David Thewlis

37 titles·Since 1993

March 20, 1963 · Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

Frequently works with

Pete Postlethwaite

2 titles together

Rhys Ifans

2 titles together

Filmography (37)

Sherlock & Daughter

2025 · Sherlock Holmes

The Artful Dodger

2023 · Norbert Fagin

The Amazing Maurice

2022 · Boss Man / Rat King (voice)

Enola Holmes 2

2022 · Grail

Human Resources

2022 · Lionel St. Swithens (voice)

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

2020 · Father

Eternal Beauty

2020 · Mike

The Mercy

2018 · Rodney Hallworth

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

2017 · Himself

Anomalisa

2015 · Michael Stone (voice)

Regression

2015 · Professor Kenneth Raines

An Inspector Calls

2015 · Inspector Goole - The Inspector

Legend

2015 · Leslie Payne

Queen & Country

2015 · Sargeant Major Bradley

Stonehearst Asylum

2014 · Mickey Finn

The Fifth Estate

2013 · Nick Davies

The Zero Theorem

2013 · Joby

War Horse

2011 · Lyons

The Lady

2011 · Michael Aris

Anonymous

2011 · William Cecil

London Boulevard

2010 · Jordan

Mr. Nice

2010 · Jim McCann

Veronika Decides to Die

2009 · Dr. Blake

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008 · Father

The Omen

2006 · Keith Jennings

Basic Instinct 2

2006 · Roy Washburn

Kingdom of Heaven

2005 · Hospitaler

Timeline

2003 · Robert Doniger

Gangster No. 1

2000 · Freddie Mays

Besieged

1998 · Jason Kinsky

Seven Years in Tibet

1997 · Peter Aufschnaiter

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996 · Douglas

DragonHeart

1996 · King Einon

Restoration

1995 · John Pearce

Total Eclipse

1995 · Paul Verlaine

Black Beauty

1994 · Jerry Barker

Naked

1993 · Johnny

March 20, 1963 · Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

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.