Personal Info
Birth date
1963-03-20 (62 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Also known as
데이빗 듈리스
David Wheeler
大卫·休里斯
دیوید تیولیس
David Thewlis
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 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
Fargo
8.292
Overview:
A close-knit anthology series dealing with stories involving malice, violence and murder based in and around Minnesota.Avatar: Fire and Ash
NYR
Overview:
In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake's family must fight for their survival and the future of Pandora in a conflict that pushes them to their emotional and physical limits.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
8.011
Overview:
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all.The Sandman
7.905
Overview:
After years of imprisonment, Morpheus — the King of Dreams — embarks on a journey across worlds to find what was stolen from him and restore his power.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
7.674
Overview:
Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students to defend themselves against the dark arts.Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7.682
Overview:
As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemorts defenses and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
7.739
Overview:
Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8.084
Overview:
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.Wonder Woman
7.214
Overview:
An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.Big Mouth
7.7
Overview:
Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy comedy from real-life pals Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg.Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.107
Overview:
Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.Kingdom of Heaven
6.999
Overview:
After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.Prime Suspect
7.8
Overview:
Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world.Sherlock & Daughter
6.903
Overview:
Sherlock Holmes faces a sinister case risking friends' lives. American Amelia joins, seeking her father after her mother's murder. Despite differences, they solve a conspiracy and her mother's case.Justice League
6.074
Overview:
Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
7.823
Overview:
When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.The Big Lebowski
7.839
Overview:
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.Legend
7.055
Overview:
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.Only Fools and Horses
8
Overview:
The misadventures of two wheeler dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter of 'Trotters Independent Traders PLC' who scrape their living by selling dodgy goods believing that next year they will be millionaires.RED 2
6.528
Overview:
Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.Damage
6.61
Overview:
The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.The Fifth Estate
6.013
Overview:
A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.The Island of Dr. Moreau
4.9
Overview:
A plane crash surviving attorney stumbles upon a mysterious island and is shocked to discover that a brilliant scientist and his lab assistant have found a way to combine human and animal DNA—with horrific results.All the Invisible Children
7
Overview:
Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.The Theory of Everything
7.839
Overview:
The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.The Omen
5.642
Overview:
A diplomatic couple adopts the son of the devil without knowing it. A remake of the classic horror film of the same name from 1976.KAOS
7.243
Overview:
As discord reigns on Mount Olympus and almighty Zeus spirals into paranoia, three mortals are destined to reshape the future of humankind.Acting
TBALittlemouth as Unknown
2025Avatar: Fire and Ash as Peylak
2025The Thing with Feathers as Crow (voice)
2025Sherlock & Daughter (8 Episodes) as Sherlock Holmes
2024KAOS (6 Episodes) as Hades
2023The Artful Dodger (8 Episodes) as Norbert Fagin
2022The Amazing Maurice as Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
2022Enola Holmes 2 as Grail
2022The Sandman (4 Episodes) as John Dee
2022Human Resources (1, 20 Episode) as Memory Bank Manager (voice), Lionel St. Swithens (voice)
2021Landscapers (4 Episodes) as Christopher Edwards
2021Rare Beasts as Vic
2021Zack Snyder's Justice League as Ares
2020I'm Thinking of Ending Things as Father
2020Eternal Beauty as Mike
2020Guest of Honour as Jim
2020Barkskins (8 Episodes) as Claude Trepagny
2019The Feed (10 Episodes) as Lawrence Hatfield
2018Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal as Self (archive footage)
2018The Mercy as Rodney Hallworth
2017Justice League as Ares
2017Harry Potter: A History Of Magic as Himself
2017Big Mouth (8, 5 Episode) as Shame Wizard (voice), Unknown
2017Wonder Woman as Sir Patrick / Ares
2016None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa as Self
2015Anomalisa as Michael Stone (voice)
2015Regression as Professor Kenneth Raines
2015Macbeth as Duncan
2015An Inspector Calls as Inspector Goole - The Inspector
2015Legend as Leslie Payne
2014The Theory of Everything as Dennis Sciama
2014Stonehearst Asylum as Mickey Finn
2014Queen & Country as Sargeant Major Bradley
2014Fargo (10 Episodes) as V.M. Vargas
2014Sunday Roast as Dick Puck
2013Separate We Come, Separate We Go as Norman
2013The Fifth Estate as Nick Davies
2013The Zero Theorem as Joby
2013RED 2 as The Frog
2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen as (archive footage)
2011War Horse as Lyons
2011The Lady as Michael Aris
2011Anonymous as William Cecil
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as Remus Lupin
2011The Organ Grinder's Monkey as Pablo (voice)
2011How to Get a Head in Sculpture as Self
2010Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Remus Lupin
2010London Boulevard as Jordan
2010Mr. Nice as Jim McCann
2010Athena as Chuck
2009Creating the World of Harry Potter (8 Episodes) as Self - 'Remus Lupin'
2009Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Remus Lupin
2009Veronika Decides to Die as Dr. Blake
2008The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas as Father
2007The Inner Life of Martin Frost as Martin Frost
2007Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Remus Lupin
2006The Omen as Keith Jennings
2006The Street (6 Episodes) as Joe Jennerson / Harry Jennerson
2006Basic Instinct 2 as Roy Washburn
2005The New World as Wingfield
2005All the Invisible Children as Jonathan (segment "Jonathan")
2005Kingdom of Heaven as Hospitaler
2004The Magic Touch of Harry Potter as Self
2004Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Remus Lupin
2003Little Wolf's Book of Badness as Mr. Twister (voice)
2003Timeline as Robert Doniger
2003Cheeky as Harry Sankey
2002D.I.Y. Hard as Man
2002Dinotopia (3 Episodes) as Cyrus Crabb
2002Discovering Dinotopia as Cyrus
2002Dinotopia as Cyrus Crabb
2002Hamilton Mattress as Hamilton Mattress (voice)
2001Goodbye Charlie Bright as Charlie's Dad
2000Endgame as Clov
2000Gangster No. 1 as Freddie Mays
2000The Miracle Maker as Judas Iscariot (voice)
2000Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? as Nesbit
1999Love Story as Dealer
1998Divorcing Jack as Dan Starkey
1998The Big Lebowski as Knox Harrington
1998Besieged as Jason Kinsky
1997Seven Years in Tibet as Peter Aufschnaiter
1997American Perfekt as Santini
1997The Making of 'DragonHeart' as Self
1996The Island of Dr. Moreau as Douglas
1996DragonHeart as King Einon
1996James and the Giant Peach as Earthworm (voice)
1995Restoration as John Pearce
1995Total Eclipse as Paul Verlaine
1994Dandelion Dead (4 Episodes) as Oswald Martin
1994Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool as Self
1994Black Beauty as Jerry Barker
1993Naked as Johnny
1993Frank Stubbs Promotes (1 Episode) as Mike Bence
1993The Trial as Franz
1992Damage as Detective
1992Black and Blue as Crematorium Attendant
1992Swords at Teatime as Mike
1991Afraid of the Dark as Locksmith / Tom Miller
1991Journey to Knock as Terry
1991Filipina Dreamgirls as Tim Shanks
1991Skulduggery as Tony
1991Prime Suspect (2 Episodes) as James Jackson
1990Life Is Sweet as Nicola's Lover
1990Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (3 Episodes) as Doctor
1989Resurrected as Kevin Deakin
1989A Bit of a Do (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1988Vroom as Ringe
1988Deep Red Instant Love as Unknown
1987Little Dorrit as George Braddle
1987The Short & Curlies as Clive
1987Road as Joey
1987Valentine Park (12 Episodes) as Max
1986The Singing Detective (2 Episodes) as Soldier
1985Radio Pictures as JIM 'Grams'
1985Screen Two (1 Episode) as Franz
1981Only Fools and Horses (1 Episode) as Unknown