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.

Фільмографія

• Dirty Business — Ash Smith
• 2026Сигнал один — Perry
• 2025Аватар: Вогонь і Попіл — Peylak
• 2025Чорне пір’я — Crow (voice)
• Шерлок і донька — Sherlock Holmes
• КАОС — Hades
• Спритний шахрай — Norbert Fagin
• 2022Дивовижний Моріс — Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
• 2022Енола Холмс 2 — Grail
• Людські ресурси — Memory Bank Manager (voice), Lionel St. Swithens (voice)
• Пісочний чоловік — John Dee
• Landscapers — Christopher Edwards
• 2021Rare Beasts — Vic
• 2021Ліга справедливості Зака Снайдера — Ares
• Barkskins — Claude Trepagny
• 2020Eternal Beauty — Mike
• 2020Guest of Honour — Jim
• 2020Я думаю з усім цим покінчити — Father
• The Feed — Lawrence Hatfield
• 2018Гонка століття — Rodney Hallworth
• Великий рот — Shame Wizard (voice), Lionel St. Swithens (voice), Actor (voice)
• 2017Диво-жінка — Sir Patrick / Ares
• 2017Ліга справедливості — Ares
• 2015An Inspector Calls — Inspector Goole - The Inspector
• 2015Queen & Country — Sargeant Major Bradley
• 2015Аномаліза — Michael Stone (voice)
• 2015Затемнення — Professor Kenneth Raines
• 2015Легенда — Leslie Payne
• 2015Макбет — Duncan
• 2014Sunday Roast — Dick Puck, Writer
• 2014Будинок проклятих — Mickey Finn
• 2014Теорія всього — Dennis Sciama
• Фарґо — V.M. Vargas
• 2013Separate We Come, Separate We Go — Norman
• 2013П’ята влада — Nick Davies
• 2013РЕД 2 — The Frog
• 2013Теорема Зеро — Joby
• 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen — (archive footage)
• 2011The Lady — Michael Aris
• 2011The Organ Grinder's Monkey — Pablo (voice)
• 2011Анонім — William Cecil
• 2011Бойовий кінь — Lyons
• 2011Гаррі Поттер та смертельні реліквії: Частина 2 — Remus Lupin
• 2010Athena — Chuck
• 2010Mr. Nice — Jim McCann
• 2010Гаррі Поттер та смертельні реліквії: Частина 1 — Remus Lupin
• 2010Охоронець — Jordan
• 2009Veronika Decides to Die — Dr. Blake
• 2009Гаррі Поттер та напівкровний принц — Remus Lupin
• 2008Хлопчик у смугастій піжамі — Father
• 2007The Inner Life of Martin Frost — Martin Frost
• 2007Гаррі Поттер та Орден Фенікса — Remus Lupin
• The Street — Joe Jennerson / Harry Jennerson
• 2006Невидимі діти — Jonathan (segment "Jonathan")
• 2006Омен — Keith Jennings
• 2006Основний інстинкт 2: Жага ризику — Roy Washburn
• 2005Новий світ — Wingfield
• 2005Царство небесне — Hospitaler
• 2004Гаррі Поттер і в’язень Азкабану — Remus Lupin
• 2003Cheeky — Harry Sankey, Director, Writer
• 2003Little Wolf's Book of Badness — Mr. Twister (voice)
• 2003У пастці часу — Robert Doniger
• 2002D.I.Y. Hard — Man
• 2002Dinotopia — Cyrus Crabb
• Dinotopia — Cyrus Crabb
• 2002Discovering Dinotopia — Cyrus
• 2002Hamilton Mattress — Hamilton Mattress (voice)
• 2001Goodbye Charlie Bright — Charlie's Dad
• 2000Endgame — Clov
• 2000Gangster No. 1 — Freddie Mays
• 2000The Miracle Maker — Judas Iscariot (voice)
• 2000Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? — Nesbit
• 1999Love Story — Dealer
• 1998Besieged — Jason Kinsky
• 1998Divorcing Jack — Dan Starkey
• 1998Великий Лебовскі — Knox Harrington
• 1997American Perfekt — Santini
• 1997Сім років у Тибеті — Peter Aufschnaiter
• 1996Джеймс і персик-гігант — Earthworm (voice)
• 1996Острів доктора Моро — Douglas
• 1996Серце дракона — King Einon
• 1995Hello, Hello, Hello — Director, Writer
• 1995Повне затемнення — Paul Verlaine
• 1995Реставрація — John Pearce
• Dandelion Dead — Oswald Martin
• 1994Чорний красень — Jerry Barker
• Frank Stubbs Promotes — Mike Bence
• Naked — Johnny
• 1993The Trial — Franz
• 1993Оголені — Johnny
• 1992Afraid of the Dark — Locksmith / Tom Miller
• 1992Black and Blue — Crematorium Attendant
• 1992Swords at Teatime — Mike
• 1992Збиток — Detective
• 1991Filipina Dreamgirls — Tim Shanks
• 1991Journey to Knock — Terry
• 1991Life Is Sweet — Nicola's Lover
• Prime Suspect — James Jackson
• Shrinks — Terry Slater
• 1991Skulduggery — Tony
• Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit — Doctor
• A Bit of a Do
• 1989Resurrected — Kevin Deakin
• Screen One — Tim Shanks
• 1988Deep Red Instant Love
• 1988Vroom — Ringe
• 1987Little Dorrit — George Braddle
• 1987Road — Joey
• 1987The Short & Curlies — Clive
• Valentine Park — Max
• ScreenPlay — Joey, Terry
• The Singing Detective — Soldier
• 1985Radio Pictures — JIM 'Grams'
• Screen Two — Franz
• Summer Season — Keith
• Only Fools and Horses — Stew

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (9)

• 2021Val — Self (archive)
• 2018Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal — Self (archive footage)
• 2017Harry Potter: A History Of Magic — Himself
• 2016None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa — Self
• 2011How to Get a Head in Sculpture — Self
• 2004The Magic Touch of Harry Potter — Self
• 2003Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film — Self - Clov (archive footage)
• 1997The Making of 'DragonHeart' — Self
• 1994Dreamtown: A Brief Anatomy of Blackpool — Self