Acting
David Thewlis
Born Mar 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.
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Acting
Signal One
2026
Science Fiction · Mystery
Dirty Business
2026
Drama · Crime
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
Science Fiction · Adventure · Fantasy
The Thing with Feathers
2025
Drama
Sherlock & Daughter
2025
Drama · Mystery
KAOS
2024
Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
The Artful Dodger
2023
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
The Amazing Maurice
2022
Animation · Adventure · Comedy
Enola Holmes 2
2022
Adventure · Mystery · Crime
The Sandman
2022
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Human Resources
2022
Animation · Comedy
Landscapers
2021
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Val
2021
Documentary
Rare Beasts
2021
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
2020
Mystery · Thriller · Drama
Eternal Beauty
2020
Comedy · Drama
Guest of Honour
2020
Drama
Barkskins
2020
Drama
The Feed
2019
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018
Documentary · Crime
The Mercy
2018
Drama · Adventure
Justice League
2017
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
2017
Documentary
Big Mouth
2017
Comedy · Animation
Wonder Woman
2017
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
2016
Documentary
Anomalisa
2015
Animation · Drama · Romance
Regression
2015
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Macbeth
2015
Drama · War
An Inspector Calls
2015
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Legend
2015
Crime · Thriller
Queen & Country
2015
Drama
The Theory of Everything
2014
Drama · Romance
Stonehearst Asylum
2014
Thriller · Mystery · Horror
Fargo
2014
Crime · Drama
Separate We Come, Separate We Go
2013
Drama
The Fifth Estate
2013
Drama · Thriller
The Zero Theorem
2013
Drama · Fantasy · Science Fiction
RED 2
2013
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
Drama · Romance
War Horse
2011
War · History · Drama
The Lady
2011
History · Drama · Thriller
Anonymous
2011
Drama · History · Thriller
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
2011
Documentary
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
Adventure · Fantasy
The Organ Grinder's Monkey
2011
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy
How to Get a Head in Sculpture
2011
Documentary
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
Adventure · Fantasy
London Boulevard
2010
Drama · Crime
Mr. Nice
2010
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Athena
2010
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
Adventure · Fantasy
Veronika Decides to Die
2009
Drama · Romance
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008
Drama · War · History
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
2007
Drama · Romance
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
Adventure · Fantasy
The Omen
2006
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
The Street
2006
Drama
Basic Instinct 2
2006
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
All the Invisible Children
2006
Drama
The New World
2005
Drama · History · Romance
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
Drama · Action · Adventure
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004
Documentary
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
Adventure · Fantasy
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
2003
Animation
Timeline
2003
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Cheeky
2003
Comedy · Drama
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003
Documentary
D.I.Y. Hard
2002
Comedy · Crime
Dinotopia
2002
Action & Adventure · Family · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Discovering Dinotopia
2002
Adventure · Family · Fantasy
Dinotopia
2002
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
Hamilton Mattress
2002
Adventure · Animation · Comedy
Goodbye Charlie Bright
2001
Drama
Endgame
2000
Comedy · Drama · TV Movie
Gangster No. 1
2000
Action · Drama · Thriller
The Miracle Maker
2000
Animation · Family · Drama
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2000
Comedy
Love Story
1999
Drama
Divorcing Jack
1998
Comedy · Romance
The Big Lebowski
1998
Comedy · Crime
Besieged
1998
Drama · Romance
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
Adventure · Drama · History
American Perfekt
1997
Thriller · Drama
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
1997
Documentary
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996
Science Fiction · Horror
DragonHeart
1996
Fantasy · Action · Adventure
James and the Giant Peach
1996
Family · Animation · Adventure
Restoration
1995
Drama · Romance
Total Eclipse
1995
Drama · Romance
Dandelion Dead
1994
Crime · Drama
Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool
1994
Documentary
Black Beauty
1994
Family · Adventure · Drama
Naked
1993
Drama · Comedy
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993
Comedy
The Trial
1993
Thriller · Drama
Naked
1993
Drama · Comedy
Damage
1992
Drama · Romance
Swords at Teatime
1992
Afraid of the Dark
1992
Drama · Fantasy · Horror
Filipina Dreamgirls
1991
Drama · Comedy · Crime
Prime Suspect
1991
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Life Is Sweet
1991
Comedy · Drama
Shrinks
1991
Drama
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
1990
Drama
Screen One
1989
Drama
Resurrected
1989
War · Mystery
A Bit of a Do
1989
Comedy · Drama
Vroom
1988
Romance · Drama
Deep Red Instant Love
1988
Drama · Comedy
Little Dorrit
1987
Drama
The Short & Curlies
1987
Comedy · Romance · TV Movie
Road
1987
TV Movie · Drama
Valentine Park
1987
Comedy
The Singing Detective
1986
Drama · Mystery
ScreenPlay
1986
Drama
Radio Pictures
1985
Screen Two
1985
Drama
Only Fools and Horses
1981
Comedy
