David Thewlis

ActorWriterDirector Mar 20 (age 63) Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK 1981–2026 (45 year career)

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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

Film

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Remus Lupin

Film

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Remus Lupin

Film

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Remus Lupin

Film

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Remus Lupin

Film

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Remus Lupin

Film

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Ares

Film

The Big Lebowski

Knox Harrington

Film

The Theory of Everything

Dennis Sciama

Filmography

Acting (119)

Movies (96)

Signal One

2026 Upcoming

Jun 8

Avatar: Fire and Ash

2025

as Peylak

7.3

The Thing with Feathers

as Crow (voice)

Enola Holmes 2

as Grail

The Amazing Maurice

as Boss Man / Rat King (voice)

6.7

Zack Snyder's Justice League

as Ares

Rare Beasts

as Vic

I'm Thinking of Ending Things

as Father

Eternal Beauty

as Mike

Guest of Honour

as Jim

The Mercy

as Rodney Hallworth

Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal

2018

as Self (archive footage)

5.4

Wonder Woman

2017

as Sir Patrick / Ares

7.2

Justice League

2017

as Ares

6.1

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

2017

as Himself

7.3

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa

2016

as Self

Legend

as Leslie Payne

Macbeth

as Duncan

Regression

as Professor Kenneth Raines

5.6

Anomalisa

2015

as Michael Stone (voice)

7.1

An Inspector Calls

2015

as Inspector Goole - The Inspector

7.4

Queen & Country

2015

as Sargeant Major Bradley

6.1

The Theory of Everything

as Dennis Sciama

Stonehearst Asylum

as Mickey Finn

Sunday Roast

as Dick Puck

RED 2

as The Frog

The Zero Theorem

as Joby

The Fifth Estate

as Nick Davies

Separate We Come, Separate We Go

2013

as Norman

6.5

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012

as (archive footage)

7.5

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as Remus Lupin

War Horse

as Lyons

Anonymous

as William Cecil

The Lady

as Michael Aris

The Organ Grinder's Monkey

2011

as Pablo (voice)

5.0

How to Get a Head in Sculpture

2011

as Self

8.0

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

as Remus Lupin

London Boulevard

as Jordan

Mr. Nice

as Jim McCann

Athena

as Chuck

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

2009

as Remus Lupin

7.7

Veronika Decides to Die

2009

as Dr. Blake

5.9

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

2008

as Father

7.8

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

2007

as Remus Lupin

7.7

The Inner Life of Martin Frost

as Martin Frost

Basic Instinct 2

as Roy Washburn

The Omen

as Keith Jennings

All the Invisible Children

2006

as Jonathan (segment "Jonathan")

Kingdom of Heaven

as Hospitaler

The New World

as Wingfield

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

2004

as Remus Lupin

8.0

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

as Self

Timeline

as Robert Doniger

Cheeky

as Harry Sankey

Little Wolf's Book of Badness

2003

as Mr. Twister (voice)

7.5

Discovering Dinotopia

as Cyrus

Dinotopia

as Cyrus Crabb

Hamilton Mattress

as Hamilton Mattress (voice)

6.3

D.I.Y. Hard

2002

as Man

8.7

Goodbye Charlie Bright

as Charlie's Dad

Gangster No. 1

as Freddie Mays

The Miracle Maker

as Judas Iscariot (voice)

6.1

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

as Nesbit

Endgame

as Clov

Love Story

as Dealer

The Big Lebowski

as Knox Harrington

Divorcing Jack

as Dan Starkey

Besieged

as Jason Kinsky

The Making of 'DragonHeart'

1997

as Self

6.5

Seven Years in Tibet

1997

as Peter Aufschnaiter

American Perfekt

as Santini

Seven Years in Tibet

as Peter Aufschnaiter

DragonHeart

1996

as King Einon

6.5

James and the Giant Peach

1996

as Earthworm (voice)

6.6

The Island of Dr. Moreau

as Douglas

Total Eclipse

as Paul Verlaine

Restoration

as John Pearce

Black Beauty

as Jerry Barker

Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool

1994

as Self

Naked

as Johnny

The Trial

as Franz

Damage

as Detective

Swords at Teatime

as Mike

Black and Blue

1992

as Crematorium Attendant

Journey to Knock

1991

as Terry

Skulduggery

1991

as Tony

Filipina Dreamgirls

1991

as Tim Shanks

7.3

Afraid of the Dark

1991

as Locksmith / Tom Miller

Life Is Sweet

as Nicola's Lover

Resurrected

as Kevin Deakin

Vroom

as Ringe

Deep Red Instant Love

Little Dorrit

as George Braddle

Road

as Joey

The Short & Curlies

as Clive

Radio Pictures

as JIM 'Grams'

Television (23)

Dirty Business

as Ash Smith

Sherlock & Daughter

as Sherlock Holmes

KAOS

as Hades

The Artful Dodger

as Norbert Fagin

The Sandman

as John Dee

Human Resources

as Lionel St. Swithens (voice)

6.6

Human Resources

2022

as Memory Bank Manager (voice)

6.6

Landscapers

2021

as Christopher Edwards

Barkskins

as Claude Trepagny

The Feed

as Lawrence Hatfield

Big Mouth

as Shame Wizard (voice)

Fargo

as V.M. Vargas

The Street

as Joe Jennerson / Harry Jennerson

Dinotopia

as Cyrus Crabb

Dandelion Dead

as Oswald Martin

Frank Stubbs Promotes

as Mike Bence

Prime Suspect

as James Jackson

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

as Doctor

A Bit of a Do

Valentine Park

as Max

The Singing Detective

as Soldier

Screen Two

as Franz

Only Fools and Horses

1981

as Stew

8.1

Crew (5)

Movies (5)

Sunday Roast

2014

Writer

Cheeky

Director

Cheeky

Writer

Hello, Hello, Hello

Director

Hello, Hello, Hello

Writer