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