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David Thewlis and Rakie Ayola in Kaos (2024)

David Thewlis and Tom Sturridge in 24/7 (2022)

David Thewlis and Boyd Holbrook in The Sandman (2022)

Joely Richardson and David Thewlis in The Sandman (2022)

David Thewlis and John Dee in The Sandman (2022)

David Thewlis and Olivia Colman in Landscapers (2021)

Brad Pitt, David Thewlis, and Lhakpa Tsamchoe in Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

David Thewlis in Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

Brad Pitt and David Thewlis in Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

David Thewlis and Natalia Tena in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

David Thewlis and Toni Collette in I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

David Thewlis, Toni Collette, Jesse Plemons, and Jessie Buckley in I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

David Thewlis and Romane Bohringer in Total Eclipse (1995)

Leonardo DiCaprio and David Thewlis in Total Eclipse (1995)

Marlon Brando, Fairuza Balk, Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, and Nelson de la Rosa in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

David Thewlis, Daniel Radcliffe, Bonnie Wright, and Oliver Phelps in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

David Thewlis, Julie Walters, Mark Williams, and Natalia Tena in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

David Thewlis and Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

David Thewlis and Daniel Rigney in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

David Thewlis in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

Val Kilmer and David Thewlis in The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

David Thewlis, Christoph Waltz, Iulia Verdes, Pavel Ulici, and Ana Maria Revnic in The Zero Theorem (2013)

David Thewlis, Caleb Landry Jones, and Callum Turner in Queen & Country (2014)

David Thewlis and Carrie Coon in Fargo (2014)

David Thewlis and Andy Yu in Fargo (2014)

David Thewlis and Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Fargo (2014)

Ewan McGregor and David Thewlis in Fargo (2014)

David Thewlis and Lucy Davis in Wonder Woman (2017)

David Thewlis, Lucy Davis, Chris Pine, and Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman (2017)

David Thewlis was born David Wheeler in 1963 in Blackpool, Lancashire, to Maureen (Thewlis) and Alec Raymond Wheeler, and lived with his parents above their combination wallpaper and toy shop during his childhood. Originally, he came to London with his band Door 66, however he changed his plans and entered Guildhall School of Drama.

He had minor roles in films and TV until he took the main role in Naked (1993). The film won him several awards including the New York Critics Award. He has since been in many other films including DragonHeart (1996), Restoration (1995), Black Beauty (1994) and he took the part of Professor Remus John Lupin in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and its sequels.

Recently, he starred in the third season of FX's Fargo (2014).

He lived with the British actress Anna Friel from 2001-2010. They have a daughter, Gracie Ellen Mary, born July 9, 2005.

David Thewlis at an event for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

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