David Thewlis
Acting
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Acting Credits
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Biography
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 Nake...
Known For
Filmography
Signal One
2026
as Perry
Dirty Business
2026
as Ash Smith
The Thing with Feathers
2025
as Crow (voice)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025
as Peylak
Sherlock & Daughter
2025
as Sherlock Holmes
KAOS
2024
as Hades
The Artful Dodger
2023
as Norbert Fagin
Enola Holmes 2
2022
as Grail
The Amazing Maurice
2022
as Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
Human Resources
2022
as Memory Bank Manager (voice)
Human Resources
2022
as Lionel St. Swithens (voice)
The Sandman
2022
as John Dee
Rare Beasts
2021
as Vic
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021
as Ares
Val
2021
as Self (archive)
Landscapers
2021
as Christopher Edwards
Eternal Beauty
2020
as Mike
Guest of Honour
2020
as Jim
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
2020
as Father
Barkskins
2020
as Claude Trepagny
The Feed
2019
as Lawrence Hatfield
The Mercy
2018
as Rodney Hallworth
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Wonder Woman
2017
as Sir Patrick / Ares
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
2017
as Himself
Justice League
2017
as Ares
Big Mouth
2017
as Shame Wizard (voice)
Big Mouth
2017
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
2016
as Self
Queen & Country
2015
as Sargeant Major Bradley
Macbeth
2015
as Duncan
Regression
2015
as Professor Kenneth Raines
Legend
2015
as Leslie Payne
An Inspector Calls
2015
as Inspector Goole - The Inspector
Anomalisa
2015
as Michael Stone (voice)
The Theory of Everything
2014
as Dennis Sciama
Stonehearst Asylum
2014
as Mickey Finn
Sunday Roast
2014
as Dick Puck
Fargo
2014
as V.M. Vargas
RED 2
2013
as The Frog
The Zero Theorem
2013
as Joby
The Fifth Estate
2013
as Nick Davies
Separate We Come, Separate We Go
2013
as Norman
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2011
as Remus Lupin
Anonymous
2011
as William Cecil
War Horse
2011
as Lyons
The Lady
2011
as Michael Aris
The Organ Grinder's Monkey
2011
as Pablo (voice)
How to Get a Head in Sculpture
2011
as Self
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
2010
as Remus Lupin
Mr. Nice
2010
as Jim McCann
London Boulevard
2010
as Jordan
Athena
2010
as Chuck
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2009
as Remus Lupin
Veronika Decides to Die
2009
as Dr. Blake
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008
as Father
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2007
as Remus Lupin
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
2007
as Martin Frost
The Omen
2006
as Keith Jennings
Basic Instinct 2
2006
as Roy Washburn
All the Invisible Children
2006
as Jonathan (segment "Jonathan")
The Street
2006
as Joe Jennerson / Harry Jennerson
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
as Hospitaler
The New World
2005
as Wingfield
Kingdom Of Heaven (Director's Cut)
2005
as Hospitaler
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Remus Lupin
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004
as Self
Timeline
2003
as Robert Doniger
Cheeky
2003
as Harry Sankey
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
2003
as Mr. Twister (voice)
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003
as Self - Clov (archive footage)
D.I.Y. Hard
2002
as Man
Hamilton Mattress
2002
as Hamilton Mattress (voice)
Dinotopia
2002
as Cyrus Crabb
Discovering Dinotopia
2002
as Cyrus
Dinotopia
2002
as Cyrus Crabb
Goodbye Charlie Bright
2001
as Charlie's Dad
Gangster No. 1
2000
as Freddie Mays
The Miracle Maker
2000
as Judas Iscariot (voice)
Endgame
2000
as Clov
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2000
as Nesbit
Love Story
1999
as Dealer
Divorcing Jack
1998
as Dan Starkey
Besieged
1998
as Jason Kinsky
The Big Lebowski
1998
as Knox Harrington
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
as Peter Aufschnaiter
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
1997
as Self
American Perfekt
1997
as Santini
James and the Giant Peach
1996
as Earthworm (voice)
DragonHeart
1996
as King Einon
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996
as Douglas
Restoration
1995
as John Pearce
Total Eclipse
1995
as Paul Verlaine
Black Beauty
1994
as Jerry Barker
Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool
1994
as Self
Dandelion Dead
1994
as Oswald Martin
Naked
1993
as Johnny
The Trial
1993
as Franz
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993
as Mike Bence
Naked
1993
as Johnny
Damage
1992
as Detective
Afraid of the Dark
1992
as Locksmith / Tom Miller
Swords at Teatime
1992
as Mike
Black and Blue
1992
as Crematorium Attendant
Life Is Sweet
1991
as Nicola's Lover
Filipina Dreamgirls
1991
as Tim Shanks
Journey to Knock
1991
as Terry
Skulduggery
1991
as Tony
Prime Suspect
1991
as James Jackson
Shrinks
1991
as Terry Slater
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
1990
as Doctor
Resurrected
1989
as Kevin Deakin
A Bit of a Do
1989
Screen One
1989
as Tim Shanks
Vroom
1988
as Ringe
Deep Red Instant Love
1988
Road
1987
as Joey
The Short & Curlies
1987
as Clive
Little Dorrit
1987
as George Braddle
Valentine Park
1987
as Max
The Singing Detective
1986
as Soldier
ScreenPlay
1986
as Joey
ScreenPlay
1986
as Terry
Radio Pictures
1985
as JIM 'Grams'
Screen Two
1985
as Franz
Summer Season
1985
as Keith
Only Fools and Horses
1981
as Stew