Avatar: Fire and Ash2025
As Peylak
TMDb 7.6 / 10
David Thewlis
Born
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.
Filmography (97)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 22011
As Remus Lupin
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004
As Remus Lupin
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 12010
As Remus Lupin
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince2009
As Remus Lupin
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix2007
As Remus Lupin
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Kingdom of Heaven2005
As Hospitaler
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Zack Snyder's Justice League2021
As Ares
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Justice League2017
As Ares
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Wonder Woman2017
As Sir Patrick / Ares
TMDb 7.2 / 10
All the Invisible Children2006
As Jonathan (segment "Jonathan")
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas2008
As Father
TMDb 7.8 / 10
The Big Lebowski1998
As Knox Harrington
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Legend2015
As Leslie Payne
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Theory of Everything2014
As Dennis Sciama
TMDb 7.8 / 10
Enola Holmes 22022
As Grail
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Stonehearst Asylum2014
As Mickey Finn
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Basic Instinct 22006
As Roy Washburn
TMDb 5.0 / 10
RED 22013
As The Frog
TMDb 6.5 / 10
War Horse2011
As Lyons
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Seven Years in Tibet1997
As Peter Aufschnaiter
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Damage1992
As Detective
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Signal One2026
As Perry
TMDb 6.3 / 10
DragonHeart1996
As King Einon
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Timeline2003
As Robert Doniger
TMDb 5.7 / 10
James and the Giant Peach1996
As Earthworm (voice)
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Omen2006
As Keith Jennings
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Anomalisa2015
As Michael Stone (voice)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Thing with Feathers2025
As Crow (voice)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
I'm Thinking of Ending Things2020
As Father
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Fifth Estate2013
As Nick Davies
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The New World2005
As Wingfield
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Mercy2018
As Rodney Hallworth
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Black Beauty1994
As Jerry Barker
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Regression2015
As Professor Kenneth Raines
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Zero Theorem2013
As Joby
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Total Eclipse1995
As Paul Verlaine
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Amazing Maurice2022
As Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
TMDb 6.7 / 10
London Boulevard2010
As Jordan
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Anonymous2011
As William Cecil
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Naked1993
As Johnny
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Island of Dr. Moreau1996
As Douglas
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Macbeth2015
As Duncan
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Val2021
As Self (archive)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Restoration1995
As John Pearce
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Trial1993
As Franz
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Gangster No. 12000
As Freddie Mays
TMDb 6.4 / 10
An Inspector Calls2015
As Inspector Goole - The Inspector
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Miracle Maker2000
As Judas Iscariot (voice)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Eternal Beauty2020
As Mike
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012
As (archive footage)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Veronika Decides to Die2009
As Dr. Blake
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal2018
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Life Is Sweet1991
As Nicola's Lover
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Lady2011
As Michael Aris
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic2017
As Himself
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Divorcing Jack1998
As Dan Starkey
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Guest of Honour2020
As Jim
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Rare Beasts2021
As Vic
TMDb 5.5 / 10
Mr. Nice2010
As Jim McCann
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Little Dorrit1987
As George Braddle
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Dinotopia2002
As Cyrus Crabb
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film2003
As Self - Clov (archive footage)
TMDb 10.0 / 10
D.I.Y. Hard2002
As Man
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Vroom1988
As Ringe
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Queen & Country2015
As Sargeant Major Bradley
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Cheeky2003
As Harry Sankey
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Resurrected1989
As Kevin Deakin
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Skulduggery
Skulduggery1991
As Tony
Athena2010
As Chuck
The Inner Life of Martin Frost2007
As Martin Frost
TMDb 4.5 / 10
American Perfekt1997
As Santini
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Sunday Roast
Sunday Roast2014
As Dick Puck
Goodbye Charlie Bright2001
As Charlie's Dad
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Road1987
As Joey
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Besieged1998
As Jason Kinsky
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Afraid of the Dark1991
As Locksmith / Tom Miller
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?2000
As Nesbit
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Radio Pictures1985
As JIM 'Grams'
Deep Red Instant Love1988
Love Story1999
As Dealer
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Short & Curlies1987
As Clive
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter2004
As Self
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Hamilton Mattress2002
As Hamilton Mattress (voice)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Black and Blue
Black and Blue1992
As Crematorium Attendant
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Little Wolf's Book of Badness2003
As Mr. Twister (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Discovering Dinotopia2002
As Cyrus
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Filipina Dreamgirls1991
As Tim Shanks
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Making of 'DragonHeart'1997
As Self
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Endgame2000
As Clov
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Journey to Knock
Journey to Knock1991
As Terry
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Swords at Teatime1992
As Mike
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Organ Grinder's Monkey2011
As Pablo (voice)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa2016
As Self
Separate We Come, Separate We Go2013
As Norman
TMDb 6.5 / 10
How to Get a Head in Sculpture2011
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool1994
As Self
Filmography and biography: TMDb