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David Thewlis

David Thewlis

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 Nake

Born

Mar 20, 1963

Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Known For

Acting

Movies

96 acting

5 crew

Popularity

4.0

Known For

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025 as Peylak
★ 7.5
Damage
Damage
1992 as Detective
★ 6.6
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
★ 8.0
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
★ 7.7
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
★ 8.1
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
★ 7.7
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
★ 7.7
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
2005 as Hospitaler
★ 7.0
Zack Snyder's Justice League
★ 8.1
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
2017 as Sir Patrick / Ares
★ 7.2
Justice League
Justice League
2017 as Ares
★ 6.1
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
★ 7.8
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 as Knox Harrington
★ 7.8
Legend
Legend
2015 as Leslie Payne
★ 7.1
War Horse
War Horse
2011 as Lyons
★ 7.3
RED 2
RED 2
2013 as The Frog
★ 6.5
Enola Holmes 2
Enola Holmes 2
2022 as Grail
★ 7.4
The Theory of Everything
The Theory of Everything
2014 as Dennis Sciama
★ 7.8
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
★ 6.5
DragonHeart
DragonHeart
1996 as King Einon
★ 6.6
The Omen
The Omen
2006 as Keith Jennings
★ 5.7
Stonehearst Asylum
Stonehearst Asylum
2014 as Mickey Finn
★ 6.8
Basic Instinct 2
Basic Instinct 2
2006 as Roy Washburn
★ 5.0
Timeline
Timeline
2003 as Robert Doniger
★ 5.7
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 as (archive footage)
★ 7.6
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
1996 as Earthworm (voice)
★ 6.6
Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet
1997 as Peter Aufschnaiter
★ 7.2
The New World
The New World
2005 as Wingfield
★ 6.5
Total Eclipse
Total Eclipse
1995 as Paul Verlaine
★ 6.4
Naked
Naked
1993 as Johnny
★ 7.3
The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate
2013 as Nick Davies
★ 6.0
Signal One
★ 5.7
Restoration
Restoration
1995 as John Pearce
★ 6.1
Anomalisa
Anomalisa
2015 as Michael Stone (voice)
★ 7.1
Black Beauty
Black Beauty
1994 as Jerry Barker
★ 6.7
Regression
Regression
2015 as Professor Kenneth Raines
★ 5.6
Dinotopia
Dinotopia
2002 as Cyrus Crabb
★ 8.2
The Amazing Maurice
The Amazing Maurice
2022 as Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
★ 6.7
Anonymous
Anonymous
2011 as William Cecil
★ 6.4
Macbeth
Macbeth
2015 as Duncan
★ 6.4
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996 as Douglas
★ 4.9
The Zero Theorem
The Zero Theorem
2013 as Joby
★ 6.1
The Lady
The Lady
2011 as Michael Aris
★ 6.8
Life Is Sweet
Life Is Sweet
1991 as Nicola's Lover
★ 7.0
The Mercy
The Mercy
2018 as Rodney Hallworth
★ 5.9
Eternal Beauty
Eternal Beauty
2020 as Mike
★ 6.2
London Boulevard
London Boulevard
2010 as Jordan
★ 5.9
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
2018 as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.4
Resurrected
Resurrected
1989 as Kevin Deakin
★ 6.4
The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker
2000 as Judas Iscariot (voice)
★ 6.1
The Thing with Feathers
The Thing with Feathers
2025 as Crow (voice)
★ 6.6
Queen & Country
Queen & Country
2015 as Sargeant Major Bradley
★ 6.1
movie
Skulduggery
1991 as Tony
Swords at Teatime
Swords at Teatime
1992 as Mike
★ 9.0
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit
1987 as George Braddle
★ 6.4
Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die
2009 as Dr. Blake
★ 5.9
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
2015 as Inspector Goole - The Inspector
★ 7.4
Gangster No. 1
Gangster No. 1
2000 as Freddie Mays
★ 6.4
Discovering Dinotopia
Discovering Dinotopia
2002 as Cyrus
★ 6.4
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
★ 7.7
The Trial
The Trial
1993 as Franz
★ 6.0
Mr. Nice
Mr. Nice
2010 as Jim McCann
★ 6.1
American Perfekt
American Perfekt
1997 as Santini
★ 6.5
Rare Beasts
Rare Beasts
2021 as Vic
★ 5.5
Besieged
Besieged
1998 as Jason Kinsky
★ 6.7
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003 as Self - Clov (archive footage)
★ 10.0
Cheeky
Cheeky
2003 as Harry Sankey
★ 6.6
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
★ 7.3
All the Invisible Children
All the Invisible Children
2006 as Jonathan (segment "Jonathan")
★ 7.0
Vroom
Vroom
1988 as Ringe
★ 6.5
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
2007 as Martin Frost
★ 4.5
Afraid of the Dark
Afraid of the Dark
1991 as Locksmith / Tom Miller
★ 5.6
Road
Road
1987 as Joey
★ 7.2
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
★ 6.3
Goodbye Charlie Bright
Goodbye Charlie Bright
2001 as Charlie's Dad
★ 6.1
movie
Black and Blue
1992 as Crematorium Attendant
★ 9.0
Divorcing Jack
Divorcing Jack
1998 as Dan Starkey
★ 6.0
Guest of Honour
Guest of Honour
2020 as Jim
★ 5.4
The Organ Grinder's Monkey
The Organ Grinder's Monkey
2011 as Pablo (voice)
★ 5.0
Endgame
Endgame
2000 as Clov
★ 7.3
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
★ 7.3
Filipina Dreamgirls
Filipina Dreamgirls
1991 as Tim Shanks
★ 7.3
The Short & Curlies
The Short & Curlies
1987 as Clive
★ 6.4
Hamilton Mattress
Hamilton Mattress
2002 as Hamilton Mattress (voice)
★ 6.9
movie
Journey to Knock
1991 as Terry
★ 10.0
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
2003 as Mr. Twister (voice)
★ 8.0
Athena
Athena
2010 as Chuck
Love Story
Love Story
1999 as Dealer
★ 9.0
How to Get a Head in Sculpture
★ 8.0
movie
Sunday Roast
2014 as Dick Puck
D.I.Y. Hard
D.I.Y. Hard
2002 as Man
★ 9.0
Radio Pictures
Radio Pictures
1985 as JIM 'Grams'
Separate We Come, Separate We Go
★ 6.5