David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Acting
Born 1963-03-20Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

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.

Movies (97)

Avatar: Fire and Ash
7.7

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025Movie7.7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8.1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011Movie8.1
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8.0

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004Movie8.0
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.7

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

2010Movie7.7
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7.7

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009Movie7.7
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7.7

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007Movie7.7
Kingdom of Heaven
7.1

Kingdom of Heaven

2005Movie7.1
Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.1

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021Movie8.1
Wonder Woman
7.2

Wonder Woman

2017Movie7.2
The Big Lebowski
7.8

The Big Lebowski

1998Movie7.8
Justice League
6.1

Justice League

2017Movie6.1
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
7.8

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008Movie7.8
Legend
7.0

Legend

2015Movie7.0
Damage
6.6

Damage

1992Movie6.6
War Horse
7.3

War Horse

2011Movie7.3
The Thing with Feathers
6.5

The Thing with Feathers

2025Movie6.5
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
6.5

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

2020Movie6.5
The Theory of Everything
7.8

The Theory of Everything

2014Movie7.8
Val
7.2

Val

2021Movie7.2
Seven Years in Tibet
7.2

Seven Years in Tibet

1997Movie7.2
Enola Holmes 2
7.4

Enola Holmes 2

2022Movie7.4
DragonHeart
6.6

DragonHeart

1996Movie6.6
RED 2
6.5

RED 2

2013Movie6.5
Basic Instinct 2
5.0

Basic Instinct 2

2006Movie5.0
Signal One
6.6

Signal One

2026Movie6.6
Timeline
5.7

Timeline

2003Movie5.7
The Omen
5.6

The Omen

2006Movie5.6
Stonehearst Asylum
6.8

Stonehearst Asylum

2014Movie6.8
Anonymous
6.4

Anonymous

2011Movie6.4
Naked
7.3

Naked

1993Movie7.3
The Mercy
5.9

The Mercy

2018Movie5.9
James and the Giant Peach
6.6

James and the Giant Peach

1996Movie6.6
Regression
5.6

Regression

2015Movie5.6
The Fifth Estate
6.0

The Fifth Estate

2013Movie6.0
Black Beauty
6.7

Black Beauty

1994Movie6.7
The Amazing Maurice
6.7

The Amazing Maurice

2022Movie6.7
Anomalisa
7.1

Anomalisa

2015Movie7.1
The New World
6.5

The New World

2005Movie6.5
The Zero Theorem
6.1

The Zero Theorem

2013Movie6.1
London Boulevard
5.9

London Boulevard

2010Movie5.9
Restoration
6.1

Restoration

1995Movie6.1
The Miracle Maker
6.2

The Miracle Maker

2000Movie6.2
Total Eclipse
6.4

Total Eclipse

1995Movie6.4
Veronika Decides to Die
5.8

Veronika Decides to Die

2009Movie5.8
Macbeth
6.4

Macbeth

2015Movie6.4
Eternal Beauty
6.2

Eternal Beauty

2020Movie6.2
The Lady
6.8

The Lady

2011Movie6.8
Gangster No. 1
6.4

Gangster No. 1

2000Movie6.4
The Island of Dr. Moreau
4.9

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996Movie4.9
Life Is Sweet
7.0

Life Is Sweet

1991Movie7.0
The Trial
6.0

The Trial

1993Movie6.0
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
7.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012Movie7.5
An Inspector Calls
7.4

An Inspector Calls

2015Movie7.4
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
5.4

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

2018Movie5.4
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
10.0

Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film

2003Movie10.0
Mr. Nice
6.1

Mr. Nice

2010Movie6.1
Queen & Country
6.1

Queen & Country

2015Movie6.1
Separate We Come, Separate We Go
6.5

Separate We Come, Separate We Go

2013Movie6.5
Little Dorrit
6.4

Little Dorrit

1987Movie6.4
Rare Beasts
5.5

Rare Beasts

2021Movie5.5
Divorcing Jack
5.9

Divorcing Jack

1998Movie5.9
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
7.3

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

2017Movie7.3
Dinotopia
7.6

Dinotopia

2002Movie7.6
Guest of Honour
5.4

Guest of Honour

2020Movie5.4
Cheeky
6.6

Cheeky

2003Movie6.6
Discovering Dinotopia
6.4

Discovering Dinotopia

2002Movie6.4
All the Invisible Children
7.0

All the Invisible Children

2006Movie7.0
Skulduggery

Skulduggery

1991Movie
Black and Blue
9.0

Black and Blue

1992Movie9.0
Vroom
6.5

Vroom

1988Movie6.5
The Short & Curlies
6.4

The Short & Curlies

1987Movie6.4
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
7.6

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

2004Movie7.6
Radio Pictures

Radio Pictures

1985Movie
American Perfekt
6.5

American Perfekt

1997Movie6.5
D.I.Y. Hard
9.0

D.I.Y. Hard

2002Movie9.0
Besieged
6.7

Besieged

1998Movie6.7
Resurrected
6.4

Resurrected

1989Movie6.4
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
6.2

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

2000Movie6.2
Hamilton Mattress
6.8

Hamilton Mattress

2002Movie6.8
Goodbye Charlie Bright
5.9

Goodbye Charlie Bright

2001Movie5.9
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

2016Movie
Sunday Roast

Sunday Roast

2014Movie
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
4.5

The Inner Life of Martin Frost

2007Movie4.5
Journey to Knock
10.0

Journey to Knock

1991Movie10.0
Athena

Athena

2010Movie
The Organ Grinder's Monkey
5.0

The Organ Grinder's Monkey

2011Movie5.0
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
7.3

The Making of 'DragonHeart'

1997Movie7.3
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
8.0

Little Wolf's Book of Badness

2003Movie8.0
Love Story
9.0

Love Story

1999Movie9.0
Afraid of the Dark
5.7

Afraid of the Dark

1991Movie5.7
Road
7.2

Road

1987Movie7.2
Filipina Dreamgirls
7.3

Filipina Dreamgirls

1991Movie7.3
Swords at Teatime
9.0

Swords at Teatime

1992Movie9.0
Endgame
7.3

Endgame

2000Movie7.3
Deep Red Instant Love

Deep Red Instant Love

1988Movie
Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool

Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool

1994Movie
How to Get a Head in Sculpture
8.0

How to Get a Head in Sculpture

2011Movie8.0

TV Shows (26)

Fargo
8.3

Fargo

2014Series8.3
The Sandman
7.9

The Sandman

2022Series7.9
Big Mouth
7.6

Big Mouth

2017Series7.6
Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985Series7.1
Human Resources
6.5

Human Resources

2022Series6.5
Only Fools and Horses
8.1

Only Fools and Horses

1981Series8.1
Prime Suspect
7.8

Prime Suspect

1991Series7.8
The Artful Dodger
8.1

The Artful Dodger

2023Series8.1
Sherlock & Daughter
6.7

Sherlock & Daughter

2025Series6.7
KAOS
7.3

KAOS

2024Series7.3
ScreenPlay
6.0

ScreenPlay

1986Series6.0
Screen One
7.2

Screen One

1989Series7.2
The Street
7.6

The Street

2006Series7.6
Landscapers
6.8

Landscapers

2021Series6.8
The Singing Detective
7.6

The Singing Detective

1986Series7.6
Dinotopia
6.5

Dinotopia

2002Series6.5
The Feed
6.7

The Feed

2019Series6.7
Barkskins
6.4

Barkskins

2020Series6.4
Valentine Park

Valentine Park

1987Series
A Bit of a Do
6.3

A Bit of a Do

1989Series6.3
Dirty Business
9.1

Dirty Business

2026Series9.1
Frank Stubbs Promotes
7.5

Frank Stubbs Promotes

1993Series7.5
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
6.6

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

1990Series6.6
Summer Season

Summer Season

1985Series
Dandelion Dead
9.0

Dandelion Dead

1994Series9.0
Shrinks

Shrinks

1991Series