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David Thewlis

Acting · Born March 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.

Movies with David Thewlis

• Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) — Peylak
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — Remus Lupin
• Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — Hospitaler
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) — Remus Lupin
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) — Remus Lupin
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) — Remus Lupin
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) — Remus Lupin
• Wonder Woman (2017) — Sir Patrick / Ares
• Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) — Ares
• Justice League (2017) — Ares
• The Big Lebowski (1998) — Knox Harrington
• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) — Father

TV shows with David Thewlis

• Fargo (2014) — V.M. Vargas
• Big Mouth (2017) — Shame Wizard (voice)
• The Artful Dodger (2023) — Norbert Fagin
• Human Resources (2022) — Lionel St. Swithens (voice)
• Sherlock & Daughter (2025) — Sherlock Holmes
• KAOS (2024) — Hades
• The Street (2006) — Joe Jennerson / Harry Jennerson
• The Feed (2019) — Lawrence Hatfield