David Thewlis
Acting
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.
Known for
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movieSignal One
2026
Perry
tvDirty Business
2026
Ash Smith
movieThe Thing with Feathers
2025
Crow (voice)
tvSherlock & Daughter
2025
Sherlock Holmes
tvKAOS
2024
Hades
tvThe Artful Dodger
2023
Norbert Fagin
movieThe Amazing Maurice
2022
Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
tvThe Sandman
2022
John Dee
tvHuman Resources
2022
Memory Bank Manager (voice) / Lionel St. Swithens (voice)
tvLandscapers
2021
Christopher Edwards
tvBarkskins
2020
Claude Trepagny
tvThe Feed
2019
Lawrence Hatfield
movieBeyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Mercy
2018
Rodney Hallworth
tvBig Mouth
2017
Shame Wizard (voice)
movieWonder Woman
2017
Sir Patrick / Ares
movieAnomalisa
2015
Michael Stone (voice)
movieRegression
2015
Professor Kenneth Raines
movieMacbeth
2015
Duncan
movieAn Inspector Calls
2015
Inspector Goole - The Inspector
movieLegend
2015
Leslie Payne
movieQueen & Country
2015
Sargeant Major Bradley
movieThe Theory of Everything
2014
Dennis Sciama
movieStonehearst Asylum
2014
Mickey Finn
tvFargo
2014
V.M. Vargas
Sunday Roast
2014
Dick Puck
movieThe Fifth Estate
2013
Nick Davies
movieRED 2
2013
The Frog
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
(archive footage)
movieWar Horse
2011
Lyons
movieThe Lady
2011
Michael Aris
movieAnonymous
2011
William Cecil
movieThe Organ Grinder's Monkey
2011
Pablo (voice)
movieMr. Nice
2010
Jim McCann
movieAthena
2010
Chuck
movieVeronika Decides to Die
2009
Dr. Blake
movieThe Inner Life of Martin Frost
2007
Martin Frost
movieThe Omen
2006
Keith Jennings
tvThe Street
2006
Joe Jennerson / Harry Jennerson
movieBasic Instinct 2
2006
Roy Washburn
movieAll the Invisible Children
2006
Jonathan (segment "Jonathan")
movieThe New World
2005
Wingfield
movieKingdom of Heaven
2005
Hospitaler
movieLittle Wolf's Book of Badness
2003
Mr. Twister (voice)
movieTimeline
2003
Robert Doniger
movieCheeky
2003
Harry Sankey
movieCheck the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003
Self - Clov (archive footage)
tvDinotopia
2002
Cyrus Crabb
movieDinotopia
2002
Cyrus Crabb
movieHamilton Mattress
2002
Hamilton Mattress (voice)
movieGoodbye Charlie Bright
2001
Charlie's Dad
movieEndgame
2000
Clov
movieGangster No. 1
2000
Freddie Mays
movieThe Miracle Maker
2000
Judas Iscariot (voice)
movieLove Story
1999
Dealer
movieDivorcing Jack
1998
Dan Starkey
movieThe Big Lebowski
1998
Knox Harrington
movieBesieged
1998
Jason Kinsky
movieSeven Years in Tibet
1997
Peter Aufschnaiter
movieAmerican Perfekt
1997
Santini
movieDragonHeart
1996
King Einon
movieJames and the Giant Peach
1996
Earthworm (voice)
movieRestoration
1995
John Pearce
movieTotal Eclipse
1995
Paul Verlaine
tvDandelion Dead
1994
Oswald Martin
movieBlack Beauty
1994
Jerry Barker
movieNaked
1993
Johnny
tvFrank Stubbs Promotes
1993
Mike Bence
movieThe Trial
1993
Franz
movieDamage
1992
Detective
Black and Blue
1992
Crematorium Attendant
movieAfraid of the Dark
1991
Locksmith / Tom Miller
movieFilipina Dreamgirls
1991
Tim Shanks
tvPrime Suspect
1991
James Jackson
movieLife Is Sweet
1991
Nicola's Lover
tvShrinks
1991
Terry Slater
tvScreen One
1989
Tim Shanks
movieResurrected
1989
Kevin Deakin
movieVroom
1988
Ringe
movieLittle Dorrit
1987
George Braddle
movieRoad
1987
Joey
tvThe Singing Detective
1986
Soldier
tvScreenPlay
1986
Joey / Terry
movieRadio Pictures
1985
JIM 'Grams'
tvScreen Two
1985
Franz
Writing3
Directing2
movieCheeky
2003
Director
movieHello, Hello, Hello
1995
Director