David Thewlis

David Thewlis Movies and TV Shows

David Wheeler (born 20 March 1963), better known as David Thewlis, is an English actor, director, screenwriter, and author. Thewlis rose to prominence when he starred in the film Naked (1993), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. His most commercially successful roles have been Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter franchise (2004–2011) and Sir Patrick Morgan / Ares in Wonder Woman (2017). Other film roles include Total Eclipse (1995), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Dragonheart (1996), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), War Horse (2011), The Theory of Everything (2014), Anomalisa (2015), and I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020). He will appear in Enola Holmes 2 (2022) and Avatar 3 (2024). Thewlis' most notable television roles are Cyrus Crabb in the miniseries Dinotopia (2002), V. M. Varga in the third series of Fargo (2017), the voice of the Shame Wizard in the animated sitcom Big Mouth (2017–present), and Christopher Edwards in the miniseries Landscapers (2021). His performance in Fargo earned him nominations for an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Critics' Choice Award.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 3/20/1963 (61 years old)
  • Place of birth: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
  • nationality: British
  • height: 1.89 m
  • Net worth: $800,000
  • instagram: officialdavidthewlis
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
The Artful Dodger
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 83%
role:
Norbert Fagin
2023

Action

Adventure

Comedy

Crime

Drama

8.0
83%
The Amazing Maurice
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
2022

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.2
69%
2022

Adventure

Crime

Mystery

6.8
77%
The Sandman
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 80%
role:
John Dee
2022

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.7
80%
Human Resources
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Shame Wizard (voice)
2022

Animation

Comedy

7.1
69%
2022

Documentary

8.0
75%
Landscapers
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 70%
role:
Christopher Edwards
2021

Comedy

Crime

Drama

7.0
70%
Val
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 71%
role:
Self (archive footage)
2021

Documentary

7.5
71%
2021

Comedy

Drama

Romance

5.4
58%
2021

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
81%
2020

Drama

Thriller

6.5
66%
2020

Comedy

Drama

6.3
62%
2020

Drama

5.9
59%
Barkskins
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 63%
role:
Claude Trepagny
2020

Drama

7.3
63%
The Feed
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 72%
role:
Lawrence Hatfield
2019

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
72%
The Mercy
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 59%
role:
Rodney Hallworth
2018

Adventure

Drama

6.0
59%
2017

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
61%
2017

Documentary

7.0
70%
Wonder Woman
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 72%
role:
Sir Patrick / Ares & 1 more
2017

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
72%
Anomalisa
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Michael Stone (voice)
2015

Animation

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.2
71%
Regression
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 55%
role:
Professor Kenneth Raines
2015

Crime

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

5.6
55%
An Inspector Calls
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 75%
role:
Inspector Goole - The Inspector
2015

Crime

Drama

Mystery

TV Movie

Thriller

7.6
75%
Legend
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 70%
role:
Leslie Payne
2015

Crime

Thriller

6.9
70%
Macbeth
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Duncan
2015

Adventure

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.6
65%
Queen & Country
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 58%
role:
Sargeant Major Bradley
2015

Drama

6.2
58%
The Theory of Everything
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 79%
role:
Dennis Sciama
2014

Drama

Romance

7.7
79%
Stonehearst Asylum
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 68%
role:
Mickey Finn
2014

Thriller

6.8
68%
The Fifth Estate
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 60%
role:
Nick Davies
2013

Drama

Thriller

6.2
60%
2013

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0
61%
RED 2
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
The Frog
2013

Action

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.6
65%
War Horse
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 73%
role:
Lyons
2011

Action

Drama

War & Politics

7.2
73%
The Lady
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 68%
role:
Michael Aris
2011

Drama

7.0
68%
Anonymous
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 64%
role:
William Cecil
2011

Drama

History

Thriller

6.8
64%
2011

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.1
81%
2010

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.7
77%
2010

Crime

Drama

6.2
60%
Mr. Nice
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 60%
role:
Jim McCann
2010

Comedy

Crime

Drama

6.3
60%
2009

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
77%
2009

Drama

Romance

6.3
60%
2008

Drama

War & Politics

7.7
79%
2007

Adventure

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.5
77%
The Omen
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 56%
role:
Keith Jennings
2006

Horror

5.5
56%
Basic Instinct 2
IMDB 4.4
TMDB 50%
role:
Roy Washburn
2006

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

4.4
50%
The New World
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Wingfield
2005

Drama

History

Romance

6.7
65%
Kingdom of Heaven
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Hospitaler
2005

Action

Adventure

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.3
70%
2004

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
80%
Timeline
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 57%
role:
Robert Doniger
2003

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
57%
Dinotopia
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 62%
role:
Cyrus Crabb
2002
6.5
62%
Gangster No. 1
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Freddie Mays
2000

Action

Drama

Thriller

6.7
66%
The Big Lebowski
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 78%
role:
Knox Harrington
1998

Comedy

Crime

8.1
78%
Seven Years in Tibet
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 72%
role:
Peter Aufschnaiter
1997

Adventure

Drama

History

7.1
72%
The Island of Dr. Moreau
IMDB 4.6
TMDB 48%
role:
Edward Douglas
1996

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

4.6
48%
DragonHeart
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 65%
role:
King Einon
1996

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
65%
James and the Giant Peach
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Earthworm (voice)
1996

Adventure

Animation

Family

Music

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
65%
Restoration
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 63%
role:
John Pearce
1995

Drama

Romance

6.6
63%
Total Eclipse
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 64%
role:
Paul Verlaine
1995

Drama

Romance

6.5
64%
Black Beauty
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 68%
role:
Jerry Barker
1994

Adventure

Family

6.6
68%
Naked
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 74%
role:
Johnny
1993

Comedy

Drama

7.7
74%
Damage
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Detective
1992

Drama

Romance

6.7
66%
Life Is Sweet
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 70%
role:
Nicola's Lover
1990

Comedy

Drama

7.4
70%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving David Thewlis are, for example, The Artful Dodger, The Amazing Maurice and Enola Holmes 2.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Amazon and iTunes.