David Thewlis

Known for: Acting
Born: 20 March 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
TV credits: 27
Films: 99

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…

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Thewlis made his film debut in Little Dorrit (1987) and acted in the Mike Leigh films Life is Sweet (1990) and Naked (1993), winning…

Known for

All TV27

2026Dirty BusinessAsh Smith · 3 episodes★ 8.2
2025Sherlock & DaughterSherlock Holmes · 8 episodes★ 6.8
2024KAOSHades · 6 episodes★ 7.3
2023The Artful DodgerNorbert Fagin · 16 episodes★ 8.1
2022The SandmanJohn Dee · 4 episodes★ 7.8
2022Human ResourcesMemory Bank Manager (voice), Lionel St. Swithens (voice) · 20 episodes★ 6.6
2021LandscapersChristopher Edwards · 4 episodes★ 6.8
2020BarkskinsClaude Trepagny · 8 episodes★ 6.4
2019The FeedLawrence Hatfield · 10 episodes★ 6.5

Films (99)

2026Signal OnePerry
2025The Thing with FeathersCrow (voice)
2025Avatar: Fire and AshPeylak
2022Enola Holmes 2Grail
2022The Amazing MauriceBoss Man / Rat King (voice)
2021Rare BeastsVic
2021Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueAres
2021ValSelf (archive)
2020Eternal BeautyMike
2020Guest of HonourJim
2020

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David Thewlis

Known for

Acting

Born

20 March 1963 (age 63)

Birthplace

Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

TV credits

Films

Thewlis made his film debut in Little Dorrit (1987) and acted in the Mike Leigh films Life is Sweet (1990) and Naked (1993), winning…

IMDb page