
David Thewlis
Born
1963-03-20
Place of birth
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
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 Naked (1993), winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the latter. He then appeared in ...
Known for

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Remus Lupin

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Remus Lupin

Wonder Woman
Sir Patrick / Ares

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Remus Lupin

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Remus Lupin

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Remus Lupin

Justice League
Ares

The Big Lebowski
Knox Harrington

The Theory of Everything
Dennis Sciama

Zack Snyder's Justice League
Ares

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Father

Kingdom of Heaven
Hospitaler

RED 2
The Frog

Legend
Leslie Payne

War Horse
Lyons