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