David Thewlisscreen performanceDavid Thewlis plays Ares in Wonder Woman.
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FILM POSTER · Wonder Woman2 current MoviHero film mappings
Ares
Film guide, starting point, and performer.
Ares appears in Wonder Woman (2017), portrayed by David Thewlis. This page focuses on that specific screen performance and the movie around it.
Film guide · 1 film · 2017 · 1 performerTHE MOVIE
Ares on screen
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Film guide · 1 film · 2017Main sequence runtime: 2h 21m
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- 01MoviHero score85/100WORTH IT
THE PERFORMANCE
Who plays Ares?
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David Thewlisscreen performanceWHY THE CHARACTER WORKS
What defines Ares
David Thewlis’s performance in Wonder Woman is the center of this character page. With only one film in the current screen path, the useful comparison is between the character, the performer and the role that film asks them to play—not an invented larger timeline.
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