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David Wheeler, known professionally as David Thewlis, is an English actor, director, screenwriter, and author.
Birth Name
David Wheeler
Born
Wednesday, 20 March 1963
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Avatar 3 | Peylak | 2025 |
| Kaos | Hades | 2024 |
| The Artful Dodger | Norbert Fagin | 2023 |
| The Amazing Maurice | Boss Man / Rat King (voice) / Rat King | 2022 |
| Enola Holmes 2 | Grail | 2022 |
| The Sandman | John Dee | 2022 |
| Human Resources | Lionel St. Swithens / Lionel St. Swithens (voice) / Memory Bank Manager | 2022 |
| Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self | 2022 |
| Landscapers | Christopher Edwards | 2021 |
| Val | Self (archive footage) / Self | 2021 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Avatar 3 | Peylak | 2025 |
| Kaos | Hades | 2024 |
| The Artful Dodger | Norbert Fagin | 2023 |
| The Amazing Maurice | Boss Man / Rat King (voice) / Rat King | 2022 |
| Enola Holmes 2 | Grail | 2022 |
| The Sandman | John Dee | 2022 |
| Human Resources | Lionel St. Swithens / Lionel St. Swithens (voice) / Memory Bank Manager | 2022 |
| Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self | 2022 |
| Landscapers | Christopher Edwards | 2021 |
| Val | Self (archive footage) / Self | 2021 |
| Rare Beasts | Vic | 2021 |
| Zack Snyder's Justice League | Ares | 2021 |
| Leonardo DiCaprio: Most Wanted! | Self | 2021 |
| I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Father | 2020 |
| Barkskins | Monsieur Claude Trepagny | 2020 |
| Eternal Beauty | Mike | 2019 |
| Guest of Honour | Jim | 2019 |
| The Feed | Lawrence Hatfield | 2019 |
| Beyond Boundaries: The Harvey Weinstein Scandal | Self - Red Carpet Interviewee / Self (archive footage) | 2018 |
| The Mercy | Rodney Hallworth | 2018 |
| Mercy | Rodney Hallworth | 2018 |
| 75th Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2018 |
| Justice League | Ares | 2017 |
| Harry Potter: A History of Magic | Self - Readings by / Himself | 2017 |
| Big Mouth | Shame Wizard / Lionel St. Swithens | 2017 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| Wonder Woman | Sir Patrick / Ares | 2017 |
| Wonder Woman (2017) 3D | Sir Patrick / Ares | 2017 |
| Anomalisa | Michael Stone (voice) / Michael Stone | 2015 |
| Regression | Kenneth Raines / Professor Kenneth Raines | 2015 |
| Macbeth | Duncan | 2015 |
| An Inspector Calls | The Inspector / Inspector Goole - The Inspector | 2015 |
| Legend | Leslie Payne | 2015 |
| The Theory of Everything | Dennis Sciama | 2014 |
| Stonehearst Asylum | Mickey Finn | 2014 |
| Queen & Country | Sargeant Major Bradley | 2014 |
| Fargo | V.M. Varga / V.M. Vargas / Robot | 2014 |
| The Fifth Estate | Nick Davies | 2013 |
| The Zero Theorem | Joby | 2013 |
| RED 2 | The Frog | 2013 |
| Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | (archive footage) | 2012 |
| War Horse | Lyons | 2011 |
| The Lady | Michael Aris | 2011 |
| Anonymous | William Cecil | 2011 |
| 50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments | Self / Remus Lupin | 2011 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Remus Lupin | 2011 |
| The Organ Grinder's Monkey | Pablo / Pablo (voice) | 2011 |
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | Remus Lupin | 2010 |
| London Boulevard | Jordan | 2010 |
| Mr. Nice | Jim McCann | 2010 |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Remus Lupin | 2009 |
| Veronika Decides to Die | Dr. Blake | 2009 |
| The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | Father / Ralf Hoess | 2008 |
| The Inner Life of Martin Frost | Martin Frost | 2007 |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Remus Lupin | 2007 |
| The Omen | Keith Jennings | 2006 |
| The Street | Joe Jennerson / Harry Jennerson | 2006 |
| Basic Instinct 2 | Roy Washburn | 2006 |
| All the Invisible Children | Jonathan (segment "Jonathan") | 2006 |
| The New World | Wingfield | 2005 |
| Kingdom of Heaven | Hospitaler | 2005 |
| Little Wolf's Book of Badness | Mr. Twister | 2005 |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Professor Lupin / Remus Lupin | 2004 |
| Timeline | Robert Doniger | 2003 |
| Cheeky | Harry Sankey | 2003 |
| D.I.Y. Hard | Man | 2002 |
| Dinotopia | Cyrus Crabb | 2002 |
| Discovering Dinotopia | Cyrus | 2002 |
| Hamilton Mattress | Hamilton Mattress (voice) / Hamilton Mattress | 2001 |
| Goodbye Charlie Bright | Charlie's Dad / Dad | 2001 |
| Gangster No. 1 | Freddie Mays | 2000 |
| The Miracle Maker | Judas Iscariot | 2000 |
| Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? | Nesbit | 2000 |
| Family Guy | British Father | 1999 |
| Divorcing Jack | Dan Starkey | 1998 |
| The Big Lebowski | Knox Harrington | 1998 |
| Besieged | Jason Kinsky | 1998 |
| Seven Years in Tibet | Peter Aufschnaiter | 1997 |
| American Perfekt | Santini | 1997 |
| The Island of Dr. Moreau | Douglas | 1996 |
| DragonHeart | King Einon / Einon | 1996 |
| James and the Giant Peach | Earthworm (voice) / Earthworm | 1996 |
| Restoration | Pearce / John Pearce | 1995 |
| Total Eclipse | Paul Verlaine | 1995 |
| Black Beauty | Jerry Barker | 1994 |
| Dandelion Dead | Oswald Martin | 1994 |
| Prime Suspect 3 | James Jackson | 1993 |
| Naked | Johnny | 1993 |
| The Trial | Franz | 1993 |
| Damage | Detective | 1992 |
| Black and Blue | Crematorium Attendant | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Afraid of the Dark | Tom Miller / Locksmith | 1991 |
| Skulduggery | Tony | 1991 |
| Life Is Sweet | Nicola's Lover | 1991 |
| Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | Doctor | 1990 |
| Screen One | Crematorium Attendant / Tim Shanks | 1989 |
| Resurrected | Kevin Deakin | 1989 |
| A Bit of a Do | Paul Simcock | 1989 |
| The Short & Curlies | Clive | 1988 |
| Vroom | Ringe | 1988 |
| Erasmus Microman | Isaac Newton | 1988 |
| Little Dorrit | George Braddle | 1987 |
| Valentine Park | Max | 1987 |
| The Singing Detective | Second Soldier | 1986 |
| Up the Elephant and Round the Castle | The Mugger | 1983 |
| Only Fools and Horses | Stew | 1981 |
| Film '72 | Self - Interviewee | 1971 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Cheeky | 2003 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2018 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Nominated |
