David Wheeler (born 20 March 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.
Seven Years in Tibet
(Peter Aufschnaiter)
Kingdom of Heaven
(Hospitaler)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(Remus Lupin)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
(Remus Lupin)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
(Remus Lupin)
The Omen
(Keith Jennings)
James and the Giant Peach
(Earthworm (voice))
Basic Instinct 2
(Roy Washburn)
Gangster No. 1
(Freddie Mays)
Enola Holmes 2
(Grail)
Damage
(Detective)
The Miracle Maker
(Judas Iscariot (voice))
Naked
(Johnny)
Goodbye Charlie Bright
(Charlie's Dad)
DragonHeart
(King Einon)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
(Remus Lupin)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(Remus Lupin)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
(Douglas)
Timeline
(Robert Doniger)
Veronika Decides to Die
(Dr. Blake)
Restoration
(John Pearce)
Black Beauty
(Jerry Barker)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
(Father)
Total Eclipse
(Paul Verlaine)
Life Is Sweet
(Nicola's Lover)
Afraid of the Dark
(Locksmith / Tom Miller)
Anonymous
(William Cecil)
Divorcing Jack
(Dan Starkey)
Besieged
(Jason Kinsky)
All the Invisible Children
(Jonathan (segment "Jonathan"))
Mr. Nice
(Jim McCann)
Endgame
(Clov)
London Boulevard
(Jordan)
The Inner Life of Martin Frost
(Martin Frost)
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
(Nesbit)
The Trial
(Franz)
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
(Self)
War Horse
(Lyons)
Resurrected
(Kevin Deakin)
The Lady
(Michael Aris)
Cheeky
(Harry Sankey)
RED 2
(The Frog)
The Zero Theorem
(Joby)
Filipina Dreamgirls
(Tim Shanks)
Littlemouth
The Fifth Estate
(Nick Davies)
D.I.Y. Hard
(Man)
Road
(Joey)
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
(Self)
Vroom
(Ringe)
The New World
(Wingfield)
Queen & Country
(Sargeant Major Bradley)
The Theory of Everything
(Dennis Sciama)
Macbeth
(Duncan)
Regression
(Professor Kenneth Raines)
The Organ Grinder's Monkey
(Pablo (voice))
Stonehearst Asylum
(Mickey Finn)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
((archive footage))
Legend
(Leslie Payne)
The Big Lebowski
(Knox Harrington)
The Short & Curlies
(Clive)
Swords at Teatime
(Mike)
An Inspector Calls
(Inspector Goole - The Inspector)
Sunday Roast
(Dick Puck)
Little Wolf's Book of Badness
(Mr. Twister (voice))
Love Story
(Dealer)
Wonder Woman
(Sir Patrick / Ares)
Journey to Knock
(Terry)
American Perfekt
(Santini)
The Mercy
(Rodney Hallworth)
Little Dorrit
(George Braddle)
Hamilton Mattress
(Hamilton Mattress (voice))
Dinotopia
(Cyrus Crabb)
Separate We Come, Separate We Go
(Norman)
How to Get a Head in Sculpture
(Self)
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
(Himself)
Justice League
(Ares)
Eternal Beauty
(Mike)
Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal
(Self (archive footage))
Guest of Honour
(Jim)
Rare Beasts
(Vic)
Skulduggery
(Tony)
Black and Blue
(Crematorium Attendant)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
(Peylak)
Athena
(Chuck)
Anomalisa
(Michael Stone (voice))
The Amazing Maurice
(Boss Man / Rat King (voice))
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
(Self)
Zack Snyder's Justice League
(Ares)
Val
(Self (archive footage))
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
(Father)
Deep Red Instant Love
Only Fools and Horses
Prime Suspect
(James Jackson)
Landscapers
(Christopher Edwards)
A Bit of a Do
Valentine Park
(Max)
Dandelion Dead
(Oswald Martin)
Human Resources
(Memory Bank Manager (voice))
Human Resources
(Lionel St. Swithens (voice))
The Street
(Joe Jennerson / Harry Jennerson)
Fargo
(V.M. Vargas)
Frank Stubbs Promotes
(Mike Bence)
Dinotopia
(Cyrus Crabb)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
(Doctor)
The Sandman
(John Dee)
Sherlock & Daughter
(Sherlock Holmes)
The Singing Detective
(Second Soldier)
The Artful Dodger
(Norbert Fagin)
The Feed
(Lawrence Hatfield)
Big Mouth
(Shame Wizard (voice))
Barkskins
(Claude Trepagny)
KAOS
(Hades)