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 BAFT ... A 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.
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| Organization | Category | Movie | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venice Film Festival | Best Actress | Naked | Nominated |
| Venice Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | Naked Instinct | Nominated |
| Spirit Awards | Best Actor | Anomalisa | Nominated |
Human Resources
as Lionel St. Swithens (voice)
Episodes: 20
First Aired: Mar 18, 2022
Valentine Park
as Max
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jun 19, 1987
Fargo
as V.M. Vargas
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Apr 15, 2014
The Feed
as Lawrence Hatfield
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Sep 16, 2019
Sherlock & Daughter
as Sherlock Holmes
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Unknown
The Artful Dodger
as Norbert Fagin
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Nov 29, 2023
Big Mouth
as Shame Wizard (voice)
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Sep 29, 2017
Barkskins
as Claude Trepagny
Episodes: 8
First Aired: May 25, 2020
The Street
as Joe Jennerson / Harry Jennerson
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Apr 13, 2006
The Singing Detective
as Second Soldier
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Nov 16, 1986
KAOS
as Hades
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Aug 29, 2024
Landscapers
as Christopher Edwards
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Dec 06, 2021
Dandelion Dead
as Oswald Martin
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 30, 1994
The Sandman
as John Dee
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Aug 05, 2022
Dinotopia
as Cyrus Crabb
Episodes: 3
First Aired: May 12, 2002
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
as Doctor
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 10, 1990
Prime Suspect
as James Jackson
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 07, 1991
Human Resources
as Memory Bank Manager (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 18, 2022
Frank Stubbs Promotes
as Mike Bence
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 12, 1993
A Bit of a Do
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jan 13, 1989
Only Fools and Horses
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1981
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