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David Thewlis, born David Wheeler on March 20, 1963, is a versatile British character actor celebrated for his nuanced performances across film and television. His breakthrough came with Mike Leigh's "Naked," for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. Thewlis' career spans diverse roles, from the academic Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter series to Ares in "Wonder Woman." His recent work includes "Anomalisa" and "I'm Thinking of Ending Things," alongside acclaimed television performances in "Fargo" and the Netflix series "The Sandman," the latter earning him critical accolades and award nominations.
The roles that explain the career.
73 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dirty Business | Ash Smith | TV |
| 2026 | Signal One | Perry | Film |
| 2025 | Avatar: Fire and Ash | Peylak | Film |
| 2025 | Sherlock & Daughter | Sherlock Holmes | TV |
| 2023 | The Artful Dodger | Norbert Fagin | TV |
| 2022 | Human Resources | Lionel St. Swithens (voice) | TV |
| 2022 | The Amazing Maurice | Boss Man / Rat King (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Enola Holmes 2 | Grail | Film |
| 2021 | Zack Snyder's Justice League | Ares | Film |
| 2020 | I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Father | Film |
| 2017 | Harry Potter: A History Of Magic | Himself | Film |
| 2017 | Justice League | Ares | Film |
| 2017 | Wonder Woman | Sir Patrick / Ares | Film |
| 2015 | Anomalisa | Michael Stone (voice) | Film |
| 2015 | Macbeth | Duncan | Film |
| 2015 | Legend | Leslie Payne | Film |
| 2014 | Stonehearst Asylum | Mickey Finn | Film |
| 2014 | The Theory of Everything | Dennis Sciama | Film |
| 2013 | The Fifth Estate | Nick Davies | Film |
| 2013 | RED 2 | The Frog | Film |
| 2013 | The Zero Theorem | Joby | Film |
| 2011 | War Horse | Lyons | Film |
| 2011 | The Lady | Michael Aris | Film |
| 2011 | Anonymous | William Cecil | Film |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Remus Lupin | Film |
| 2010 | London Boulevard | Jordan | Film |
| 2010 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Remus Lupin | Film |
| 2010 | Mr. Nice | Jim McCann | Film |
| 2009 | Veronika Decides to Die | Dr. Blake | Film |
| 2009 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Remus Lupin | Film |
| 2008 | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | Father | Film |
| 2007 | The Inner Life of Martin Frost | Martin Frost | Film |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Remus Lupin | Film |
| 2006 | All the Invisible Children | Jonathan (segment "Jonathan") | Film |
| 2006 | The Omen | Keith Jennings | Film |
| 2006 | Basic Instinct 2 | Roy Washburn | Film |
| 2005 | The New World | Wingfield | Film |
| 2005 | Kingdom of Heaven | Hospitaler | Film |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Remus Lupin | Film |
| 2003 | Cheeky | Harry Sankey | Film |
| 2003 | Timeline | Robert Doniger | Film |
| 2003 | Cheeky | Director | Film |
| 2003 | Cheeky | Writer | Film |
| 2002 | D.I.Y. Hard | Man | Film |
| 2002 | Dinotopia | Cyrus Crabb | TV |
| 2002 | Discovering Dinotopia | Cyrus | Film |
| 2001 | Goodbye Charlie Bright | Charlie's Dad | Film |
| 2000 | Endgame | Clov | Film |
| 2000 | The Miracle Maker | Judas Iscariot (voice) | Film |
| 2000 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | Nesbit | Film |
| 2000 | Gangster No. 1 | Freddie Mays | Film |
| 1998 | Divorcing Jack | Dan Starkey | Film |
| 1998 | Besieged | Jason Kinsky | Film |
| 1998 | The Big Lebowski | Knox Harrington | Film |
| 1997 | American Perfekt | Santini | Film |
| 1997 | Seven Years in Tibet | Peter Aufschnaiter | Film |
| 1996 | DragonHeart | King Einon | Film |
| 1996 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | Douglas | Film |
| 1996 | James and the Giant Peach | Earthworm (voice) | Film |
| 1995 | Total Eclipse | Paul Verlaine | Film |
| 1995 | Restoration | John Pearce | Film |
| 1993 | The Trial | Franz | Film |
| 1993 | Naked | Johnny | Film |
| 1992 | Damage | Detective | Film |
| 1991 | Life Is Sweet | Nicola's Lover | Film |
| 1991 | Filipina Dreamgirls | Tim Shanks | Film |
| 1991 | Afraid of the Dark | Locksmith / Tom Miller | Film |
| 1990 | Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | Doctor | TV |
| 1989 | Resurrected | Kevin Deakin | Film |
| 1989 | A Bit of a Do | TV | |
| 1987 | The Short & Curlies | Clive | Film |
| 1987 | Little Dorrit | George Braddle | Film |
| 1987 | Road | Joey | Film |
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