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David Thewlis
David Thewlis’s screen credits include Remus Lupin in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Father in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, and Sir Patrick / Ares in Wonder Woman.
Born March 20, 1963 Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK5 movies on MoviHero
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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). …
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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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- 2017Wonder Woman2h 21m · Action · AdventureSir Patrick / Ares
- 2011War Horse2h 26m · Drama · HistoryLyons
- 2008The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas1h 34m · Drama · HistoryFather
- 2005Kingdom of Heaven2h 24m · Action · AdventureHospitaler
- 2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2h 21m · Adventure · FantasyRemus Lupin
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- 2026Signal OnePerry
- 2025Avatar: Fire and AshPeylak
- 2025The Thing with FeathersCrow (voice)
- 2022The Amazing MauriceBoss Man / Rat King (voice)
- 2022Enola Holmes 2Grail
- 2021ValSelf (archive)
- 2021Rare BeastsVic
- 2021Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueAres
- 2020I'm Thinking of Ending ThingsFather
- 2020Eternal BeautyMike
- 2020Guest of HonourJim
- 2018Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein ScandalSelf (archive footage)
- 2018The MercyRodney Hallworth
- 2017Justice LeagueAres
- 2017Harry Potter: A History Of MagicHimself
- 2016None of Them Are You: Crafting AnomalisaSelf
- 2015AnomalisaMichael Stone (voice)
- 2015RegressionProfessor Kenneth Raines
- 2015MacbethDuncan
- 2015An Inspector CallsInspector Goole - The Inspector
- 2015LegendLeslie Payne
- 2015Queen & CountrySargeant Major Bradley
- 2014The Theory of EverythingDennis Sciama
- 2014Stonehearst AsylumMickey Finn
- 2014Sunday RoastWriter · Dick Puck
- 2013Separate We Come, Separate We GoNorman
- 2013The Fifth EstateNick Davies
- 2013The Zero TheoremJoby
- 2013RED 2The Frog
- 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(archive footage)
- 2011The LadyMichael Aris
- 2011AnonymousWilliam Cecil
- 201150 Greatest Harry Potter MomentsSelf - Remus Lupin
- 2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2Remus Lupin
- 2011The Organ Grinder's MonkeyPablo (voice)
- 2011How to Get a Head in SculptureSelf
- 2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1Remus Lupin
- 2010London BoulevardJordan
- 2010Mr. NiceJim McCann
- 2010AthenaChuck
- 2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceRemus Lupin
- 2009Veronika Decides to DieDr. Blake
- 2007The Inner Life of Martin FrostMartin Frost
- 2007Harry Potter and the Order of the PhoenixRemus Lupin
- 2006The OmenKeith Jennings
- 2006Basic Instinct 2Roy Washburn
- 2006All the Invisible ChildrenJonathan (segment "Jonathan")
- 2005The New WorldWingfield
- 2004The Magic Touch of Harry PotterSelf
- 2003Little Wolf's Book of BadnessMr. Twister (voice)
- 2003TimelineRobert Doniger
- 2003CheekyDirector · Writer · Harry Sankey
- 2003Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on FilmSelf - Clov (archive footage)
- 2002D.I.Y. HardMan
- 2002Discovering DinotopiaCyrus
- 2002DinotopiaCyrus Crabb
- 2002Hamilton MattressHamilton Mattress (voice)
- 2001Goodbye Charlie BrightCharlie's Dad
- 2000EndgameClov
- 2000Gangster No. 1Freddie Mays
- 2000The Miracle MakerJudas Iscariot (voice)
- 2000Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?Nesbit
- 1999Love StoryDealer
- 1998Divorcing JackDan Starkey
- 1998The Big LebowskiKnox Harrington
- 1998BesiegedJason Kinsky
- 1997Seven Years in TibetPeter Aufschnaiter
- 1997American PerfektSantini
- 1997The Making of 'DragonHeart'Self
- 1996The Island of Dr. MoreauDouglas
- 1996DragonHeartKing Einon
- 1996James and the Giant PeachEarthworm (voice)
- 1995RestorationJohn Pearce
- 1995Total EclipsePaul Verlaine
- 1995Hello, Hello, HelloDirector · Writer
- 1994Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of BlackpoolSelf
- 1994Black BeautyJerry Barker
- 1993NakedJohnny
- 1993The TrialFranz
- 1992DamageDetective
- 1992Black and BlueCrematorium Attendant
- 1992Swords at TeatimeMike
- 1992Afraid of the DarkLocksmith / Tom Miller
- 1991Journey to KnockTerry
- 1991Filipina DreamgirlsTim Shanks
- 1991SkulduggeryTony
- 1991Life Is SweetNicola's Lover
- 1989ResurrectedKevin Deakin
- 1988VroomRinge
- 1988Deep Red Instant LoveActor
- 1987Little DorritGeorge Braddle
- 1987The Short & CurliesClive
- 1987RoadJoey
- 1985Radio PicturesJIM 'Grams'
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