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David Thewlis
David Thewlis is celebrated screen artist from Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK, commanding an algorithmically verified TBA Power Index of 5/10 across 0+ credited film and television works. Recognized for captivating screen presence, they stand as a core headline performer uniting critical prestige with global audience resonance.
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Biography: David Thewlis
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.
Outstanding Movies (Filmography)
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Kingdom of Heaven
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Zack Snyder's Justice League
- Justice League
- Wonder Woman
📊 Performance Radar
| Overall TBA Power Index | 5/10 |
|---|---|
| Acting Range (Versatility) | 5.0/10 |
| Charisma | 5.0/10 |
| Screen Presence (Box Office Draw) | 5.0/10 |
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