David Thewlis
Attore, Regista, Sceneggiatore
20 marzo 1963 (63 anni)
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.
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.
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| 2026 | |
| 2026 | Dirty Business (2026) · as Ash Smith |
| 2025 | Avatar: Fire and Ash · as Peylak |
| 2025 | The Thing with Feathers · as Crow (voice) |
| 2025 | Sherlock & Daughter · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 2024 | KAOS · as Hades |
| 2023 | The Artful Dodger · as Norbert Fagin |
| 2022 | The Amazing Maurice · as Boss Man / Rat King (voice) |
| 2022 | Enola Holmes 2 · as Grail |
| 2022 | The Sandman · as John Dee |
| 2022 | Human Resources (2022) · as Lionel St. Swithens (voice) |
| 2021 | Landscapers · as Christopher Edwards |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League · as Ares |
| 2020 | I'm Thinking of Ending Things · as Father |
| 2020 | Barkskins · as Claude Trepagny |
| 2019 | Eternal Beauty · as MikeSu Plex |
| 2019 | Guest of Honour · as Jim |
| 2019 | Rare Beasts · as VicSu Plex |
| 2019 | The Feed (2019) · as Lawrence Hatfield |
| 2018 | The Mercy · as Rodney HallworthSu Plex |
| 2017 | Justice League · as Ares |
| 2017 | Big Mouth · as Shame Wizard (voice) |
| 2017 | Wonder Woman · as Sir Patrick / Ares |
| 2015 | Anomalisa · as Michael Stone (voice) |
| 2015 | Macbeth · as Duncan |
| 2015 | Regression · as Professor Kenneth RainesSu Plex |
| 2015 | An Inspector Calls · as Inspector Goole - The Inspector |
| 2015 | Legend · as Leslie Payne |
| 2014 | The Theory of Everything · as Dennis Sciama |
| 2014 | Stonehearst Asylum · as Mickey FinnSu Plex |
| 2014 | Queen & Country · as Sargeant Major Bradley |
| 2014 | Fargo · as V.m. Vargas |
| 2013 | The Fifth Estate · as Nick Davies |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem · as Joby |
| 2013 | RED 2 · as The Frog |
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen · as (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | War Horse · as Lyons |
| 2011 | The Lady · as Michael Aris |
| 2011 | Anonymous · as William Cecil |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 · as Remus Lupin |
| 2010 | London Boulevard · as Jordan |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 · as Remus Lupin |
| 2010 | Mr. Nice · as Jim MccannSu Plex |
| 2009 | Veronika Decides to Die · as Dr. BlakeSu Plex |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince · as Remus Lupin |
| 2008 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas · as Father |
| 2007 | The Inner Life of Martin Frost · as Martin Frost |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix · as Remus Lupin |
| 2006 | The Omen · as Keith Jennings |
| 2006 | The Street · as Joe Jennerson / Harry JennersonSu Plex |
| 2006 | Basic Instinct 2 · as Roy Washburn |
| 2005 | The New World · as Wingfield |
| 2005 | All the Invisible Children · as Jonathan (segment "jonathan") |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven · as Hospitaler |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban · as Remus Lupin |
| 2003 | Little Wolf's Book of Badness · as Mr. Twister (voice) |
| 2003 | Timeline · as Robert Doniger |
| 2003 | Cheeky · as Harry Sankey |
| 2002 | D.I.Y. Hard · as Man |
| 2002 | Dinotopia (2002) · as Cyrus CrabbSu Plex |
| 2002 | Discovering Dinotopia · as Cyrus |
| 2002 | Dinotopia · as Cyrus Crabb |
| 2001 | Hamilton Mattress · as Hamilton Mattress (voice) |
| 2001 | Goodbye Charlie Bright · as Charlie's Dad |
| 2000 | Endgame · as Clov |
| 2000 | Gangster No. 1 · as Freddie Mays |
| 1999 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? · as Nesbit |
| 1999 | The Miracle Maker · as Judas Iscariot (voice) |
| 1999 | Family Guy · as British Father |
| 1998 | Divorcing Jack · as Dan Starkey |
| 1998 | The Big Lebowski · as Knox Harrington |
| 1998 | Besieged · as Jason Kinsky |
| 1997 | Seven Years in Tibet · as Peter Aufschnaiter |
| 1997 | American Perfekt · as SantiniSu Plex |
| 1996 | The Island of Dr. Moreau · as DouglasSu Plex |
| 1996 | DragonHeart · as King Einon |
| 1996 | James and the Giant Peach · as Earthworm (voice) |
| 1995 | Restoration · as John Pearce |
| 1995 | Total Eclipse · as Paul Verlaine |
| 1994 | Dandelion Dead · as Oswald Martin |
| 1994 | Black Beauty · as Jerry Barker |
| 1993 | Naked · as Johnny |
| 1993 | The Trial · as Franz |
| 1992 | Damage · as Detective |
| 1991 | Afraid of the Dark · as Locksmith / Tom Miller |
| 1991 | Prime Suspect · as James JacksonSu Plex |
| 1990 | Journey to Knock · as Terry |
| 1990 | Life Is Sweet · as Nicola's Lover |
| 1989 | Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit · as Doctor |
| 1989 | Resurrected · as Kevin DeakinSu Plex |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | Vroom · as RingeSu Plex |
| 1988 | Deep Red Instant Love · as Frank |
| 1987 | Little Dorrit · as George Braddle |
| 1987 | The Short & Curlies · as Clive |
| 1987 | Road · as Joey |
| 1986 | The Singing Detective · as Soldier |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) · as Joey |
| 1985 | Screen One · as Crematorium Attendant |
| 1984 | Screen Two · as Franz |
| 1983 | Up the Elephant and Round the Castle · as The Mugger |
| 1981 | Only Fools and Horses · as Stew |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Val · as Self |
| 2021 | Leonardo DiCaprio: Most Wanted! · as Self |
| 2018 | Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal · as Self (archive Footage)Su Plex |
| 2018 | 75th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2017 | Harry Potter: A History of Magic · as Himself |
| 2017 | The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments · as Self |
| 2011 | |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) · as Self - Actor |
| 2007 | Xposé · as Self |
| 2006 | Kingdom of Heaven: Cast Rehearsals · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | Head to Shrunken Head · as Self |
| 2004 | Conjuring a Scene · as Self |
| 2002 | Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film · as Self - Clov (archive Footage) |
| 1997 | The Making of 'Dragonheart' · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look · as Self |
| 1971 | Film · as Self - Interviewee |
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