David Thewlis

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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.

Most Popular David Thewlis Trailers

Total trailers found: 95

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Trailer (2004)

31 May 2004

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.

Mr. Nice Trailer (2010)

07 October 2010

Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Trailer (2007)

08 July 2007

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.

Justice League Trailer (2017)

15 November 2017

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.

Zack Snyder's Justice League Trailer (2021)

18 March 2021

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.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Trailer (2011)

12 July 2011

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.

Kingdom of Heaven Trailer (2005)

03 May 2005

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trailer (2009)

15 July 2009

As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Trailer (2010)

17 November 2010

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.

Legend Trailer (2015)

09 September 2015

Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s.

Restoration Trailer (1995)

29 December 1995

An aspiring young physician, Robert Merivel found himself in the service of King Charles II and saves the life of someone close to the King.

An Inspector Calls Trailer (2015)

13 September 2015

Northern England, 1912. The dinner of a wealthy family is interrupted by Inspector Goole, who only announces that a young woman has committed suicide.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Trailer (2008)

07 May 2008

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.

Afraid of the Dark Trailer (1991)

10 October 1991

A little boy, obsessed with blindness and violence, slowly gets trapped in his own delusions.

Wonder Woman Trailer (2017)

30 May 2017

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.

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? Trailer (2000)

10 March 2000

It's 1976, and Vinny is a confused teenager who can't decide whether he is a disco king or a proto punk rocker.

Avatar: Fire and Ash Trailer (2025)

17 December 2025

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.

None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa Trailer (2016)

07 June 2016

A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson's 2015 stop-motion animated drama Anomalisa.

Discovering Dinotopia Trailer (2002)

07 May 2002

The citizens of Waterfall City flee for the tenuous safety of Earthfarm, abandoning their city to the dangerous Outsiders - who discover the key to Dinotopias future and threaten its survival.

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter Trailer (2004)

11 June 2004

A 2004 documentary on the first three “Harry Potter” films detailing the behind-the-scenes journey of making them.

The Trial Trailer (1993)

18 June 1993

Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and despite being "arrested," is allowed to remain free and go to work.

The Big Lebowski Trailer (1998)

06 March 1998

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.

The Lady Trailer (2011)

30 November 2011

The story of Aung San Suu Kyi as she becomes the core of Burma's democracy movement, and her relationship with her husband, writer Michael Aris.

Guest of Honour Trailer (2020)

09 July 2020

Veronica wants to remain in jail for a sexual assault she knows she's been wrongfully indicted for. She and her father, Jim, find themselves acting out of the bounds of good behavior as the past haunts them.

Enola Holmes 2 Trailer (2022)

30 November 2022

Now a detective-for-hire like her infamous brother, Enola Holmes takes on her first official case to find a missing girl, as the sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery that requires the help of friends — and Sherlock himself — to unravel.

Besieged Trailer (1998)

05 February 1998

While in exile in Italy, an African woman finds herself trying to get back home and free her imprisoned husband.

Damage Trailer (1992)

02 December 1992

The life of a respected British politician at the height of his career crumbles when he becomes obsessed with his son's lover.

The Theory of Everything Trailer (2014)

07 November 2014

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.

RED 2 Trailer (2013)

18 July 2013

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.

Dinotopia Trailer (2002)

12 February 2002

After a plane crash strands two brothers on a lost continent where dinosaurs and humans live together in harmony, they disagree over escape plans.

Naked Trailer (1993)

14 September 1993

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

Val Trailer (2021)

23 July 2021

For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video.

Skulduggery Trailer (1991)

29 June 1991

Four lads decide to meet up and do a robbery planned by Sweeny, an angry, agressive but small young man who is like a time bomb waiting to go off.

Basic Instinct 2 Trailer (2006)

29 March 2006

Novelist Catherine Tramell is once again in trouble with the law, and Scotland Yard appoints psychiatrist Dr.

War Horse Trailer (2011)

25 December 2011

On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father.

The Island of Dr. Moreau Trailer (1996)

23 August 1996

A shipwrecked sailor 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.

Seven Years in Tibet Trailer (1997)

12 September 1997

Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939.

Timeline Trailer (2003)

26 November 2003

A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor.

Black Beauty Trailer (1994)

29 July 1994

The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.

Total Eclipse Trailer (1995)

03 November 1995

Young, wild poet Arthur Rimbaud and his mentor Paul Verlaine engage in a fierce, forbidden romance while feeling the effects of a hellish artistic lifestyle.

Resurrected Trailer (1989)

12 March 1989

A Falklands War soldier missing, believed dead, turns up claiming amnesia.

Little Dorrit Trailer (1987)

11 December 1987

A drama based on the novel by Charles Dickens which tells the story of Arthur Clennam who is thrown into a debtor's prison.

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic Trailer (2017)

28 October 2017

A thrilling journey through legends, belief and folklore, this film goes behind the scenes with the British Library as they search to tell that story through objects in their collection, in an ambitious new exhibition: Harry Potter: A History Of Magic.

I'm Thinking of Ending Things Trailer (2020)

28 August 2020

Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a road trip to meet his parents at their remote farm.

Goodbye Charlie Bright Trailer (2001)

11 May 2001

Following Charlie Bright and his friends over one hot summer on the South London housing estate where they live.

Stonehearst Asylum Trailer (2014)

23 October 2014

An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.

The Amazing Maurice Trailer (2022)

16 December 2022

Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats.

James and the Giant Peach Trailer (1996)

12 April 1996

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Trailer (2012)

04 February 2012

A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on.

Regression Trailer (2015)

01 October 2015

Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner investigates the case of young Angela, who accuses her father, John Gray, of an unspeakable crime.

Divorcing Jack Trailer (1998)

01 October 1998

He's Irish, he's ageing, he drinks, is a touch cynical and when he has time writes a newspaper column.

Macbeth Trailer (2015)

22 September 2015

Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.

Anomalisa Trailer (2015)

30 December 2015

An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence.

The New World Trailer (2005)

25 December 2005

A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settlers in the 17th century.

All the Invisible Children Trailer (2005)

01 September 2005

Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.

D.I.Y. Hard Trailer (2002)

30 September 2002

A hostage situation takes an unusual turn.

The Mercy Trailer (2018)

09 February 2018

In 1968, Donald Crowhurst, an amateur sailor, endangers the fate of his family and business, and his own life, blinded by his ambition to compete in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, attempting to become the first person in history to single-handedly circumnavigate the world without making any stopover.

The Short & Curlies Trailer (1987)

01 December 1987

A short comedy by Mike Leigh about the romance between a young woman and a man who communicates only through jokes and humor.

The Miracle Maker Trailer (2000)

31 March 2000

A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus, who has devoted his life to spreading God's word.

The Inner Life of Martin Frost Trailer (2007)

11 October 2007

A writer awakens one day to find a strange but beautiful woman in bed with him. He quickly falls in love with her, thinking he has found his muse, but as time passes she becomes more and more unattainable.