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David Thewlis

1963-03-20 (61 years old) in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

David Wheeler (born 20 March 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.

Movies

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Enola Holmes 2
74 %|Nov 30, 2022
Adventure, Mystery, Crime
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The Fifth Estate
60 %|Oct 11, 2013
Drama, Thriller
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The Zero Theorem
61 %|Sep 20, 2013
Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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RED 2
65 %|Jul 18, 2013
Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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War Horse
73 %|Dec 25, 2011
War, History, Adventure
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The Lady
68 %|Nov 30, 2011
Drama
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Anonymous
64 %|Oct 21, 2011
Drama, History, Thriller
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
80.92 %|Jul 12, 2011
Fantasy, Adventure
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
77 %|Nov 17, 2010
Adventure, Fantasy
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London Boulevard
59 %|Nov 10, 2010
Drama, Crime
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Mr. Nice
61 %|Oct 7, 2010
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
76.88 %|Jul 15, 2009
Adventure, Fantasy
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Veronika Decides to Die
59 %|May 16, 2009
Drama, Romance
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
78.35 %|May 7, 2008
Drama, War, History
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The Inner Life of Martin Frost
43 %|Oct 11, 2007
Drama, Romance
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
76.77 %|Jul 8, 2007
Adventure, Fantasy
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The Omen
56 %|Jun 6, 2006
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Basic Instinct 2
50 %|Mar 29, 2006
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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All the Invisible Children
71 %|Sep 1, 2005
Drama
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Kingdom of Heaven
69.71000000000001 %|May 3, 2005
Drama, Action, Adventure, History, War
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
80 %|May 31, 2004
Adventure, Fantasy
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Timeline
57 %|Nov 26, 2003
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Cheeky
64 %|Sep 8, 2003
Comedy, Drama
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D.I.Y. Hard
87 %|Sep 30, 2002
Comedy, Crime
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Goodbye Charlie Bright
62 %|May 11, 2001
Drama
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Endgame
68 %|Sep 10, 2000
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
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Gangster No. 1
64 %|Jun 9, 2000
Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
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The Miracle Maker
59 %|Mar 31, 2000
Animation, Family, Drama
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Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
61.5 %|Mar 10, 2000
Comedy
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Divorcing Jack
60 %|Oct 1, 1998
Comedy, Romance
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Besieged
67 %|Feb 5, 1998
Drama, Romance
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Seven Years in Tibet
71.64 %|Sep 12, 1997
Adventure, Drama, History
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The Making of 'DragonHeart'
65 %|Jan 14, 1997
Documentary
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The Island of Dr. Moreau
49 %|Aug 23, 1996
Science Fiction, Horror
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DragonHeart
65 %|May 31, 1996
Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Drama
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James and the Giant Peach
66 %|Apr 12, 1996
Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy
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Restoration
60 %|Dec 29, 1995
Drama, Romance
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Total Eclipse
64 %|Nov 3, 1995
Drama, Romance
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Black Beauty
67 %|Jul 29, 1994
Family, Adventure, Drama
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Naked
73 %|Sep 14, 1993
Drama, Comedy
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The Trial
58 %|Jun 18, 1993
Thriller, Drama
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Damage
66 %|Dec 2, 1992
Drama, Romance
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Afraid of the Dark
53 %|Oct 10, 1991
Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
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Filipina Dreamgirls
80 %|Sep 15, 1991
Drama, Comedy, Crime, TV Movie
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Life Is Sweet
69.64 %|Nov 15, 1990
Comedy, Drama
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Resurrected
56 %|Mar 12, 1989
War, Mystery
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Littlemouth
0 %|Invalid Date
Mystery, Science Fiction
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
0 %|Dec 17, 2025
Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy
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The Thing With Feathers
0 %|Jan 25, 2025
Drama
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The Amazing Maurice
68 %|Dec 16, 2022
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
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Val
71 %|Jul 23, 2021
Documentary
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Rare Beasts
56 %|May 21, 2021
Romance, Comedy, Drama
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Zack Snyder's Justice League
81.38 %|Mar 18, 2021
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things
66 %|Aug 28, 2020
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
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Eternal Beauty
61 %|Aug 21, 2020
Comedy, Drama
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Guest of Honour
55 %|Jul 9, 2020
Drama
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Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
57.33 %|Aug 21, 2018
Documentary, Crime
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The Mercy
59 %|Feb 9, 2018
Drama, Adventure
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Justice League
61 %|Nov 15, 2017
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
72.98 %|Oct 28, 2017
Documentary
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Wonder Woman
72.22 %|May 30, 2017
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Anomalisa
71.15 %|Dec 30, 2015
Animation, Drama, Romance, Comedy
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Regression
55.78 %|Oct 1, 2015
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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Macbeth
65 %|Sep 22, 2015
Drama, War
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An Inspector Calls
74 %|Sep 13, 2015
Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery, TV Movie
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Legend
71 %|Sep 9, 2015
Crime, Thriller
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Queen & Country
60 %|Jan 7, 2015
Drama
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The Theory of Everything
78 %|Nov 26, 2014
Drama, Romance
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Stonehearst Asylum
68.57000000000001 %|Oct 23, 2014
Thriller, Mystery, Horror
actor
Sunday Roast
0 %|Jan 1, 2014
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Separate We Come, Separate We Go
65 %|Oct 25, 2013
Drama
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
75 %|Feb 4, 2012
Drama, Romance
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The Organ Grinder's Monkey
40 %|Jun 6, 2011
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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How to Get a Head in Sculpture
80 %|Feb 23, 2011
Documentary
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Athena
0 %|Apr 21, 2010
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The New World
65 %|Dec 25, 2005
Drama, History, Romance
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Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut)
80 %|May 6, 2005
Adventure, Drama, Action, History, War
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The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
74 %|Jun 11, 2004
Documentary
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Little Wolf's Book of Badness
75 %|Dec 8, 2003
Animation
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Discovering Dinotopia
65 %|May 7, 2002
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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Dinotopia
65 %|Feb 12, 2002
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Hamilton Mattress
64 %|Jan 1, 2002
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Music
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Love Story
0 %|Jan 1, 1999
Drama
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The Big Lebowski
78 %|Mar 6, 1998
Comedy, Crime
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American Perfekt
61 %|Jun 11, 1997
Action, Thriller
actor
Black and Blue
0 %|Sep 27, 1992
Crime, Drama, TV Movie
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Swords at Teatime
0 %|Apr 14, 1992
actor
Journey to Knock
0 %|Sep 17, 1991
TV Movie, Drama
actor
Skulduggery
0 %|Jun 29, 1991
Drama, TV Movie
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Vroom
63 %|Nov 11, 1988
Romance, Drama
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Deep Red Instant Love
0 %|Jan 1, 1988
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Little Dorrit
65 %|Dec 11, 1987
Drama
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The Short & Curlies
63 %|Dec 1, 1987
Comedy, Romance, TV Movie
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Road
71 %|Oct 7, 1987
TV Movie, Drama

Series

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KAOS
72.97 %|Aug 29, 2024
Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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The Artful Dodger
80.28 %|Nov 29, 2023
Drama, Crime, Action & Adventure
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The Sandman
79.72 %|Aug 5, 2022
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
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Human Resources
66 %|Mar 18, 2022
Animation, Comedy
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Human Resources
66 %|Mar 18, 2022
Animation, Comedy
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Landscapers
67.2 %|Dec 6, 2021
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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Barkskins
64 %|May 25, 2020
Drama
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The Feed
69.86 %|Sep 16, 2019
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Big Mouth
76.88 %|Sep 29, 2017
Comedy, Animation
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Fargo
83 %|Apr 15, 2014
Crime, Drama
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The Street
76 %|Apr 13, 2006
Drama
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Dinotopia
64 %|May 12, 2002
Action & Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Dandelion Dead
80 %|Oct 30, 1994
Crime, Drama
actor
Frank Stubbs Promotes
60 %|Jul 12, 1993
Comedy
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Prime Suspect
77 %|Apr 7, 1991
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
66.5 %|Jan 10, 1990
Drama
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A Bit of a Do
61 %|Jan 13, 1989
Comedy, Drama
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Valentine Park
0 %|Jun 19, 1987
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The Singing Detective
76.53 %|Nov 16, 1986
Drama
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Only Fools and Horses
79.21000000000001 %|Sep 8, 1981
Comedy
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Sherlock & Daughter
0 %|Invalid Date
Drama, Mystery