1993
Naked
Wins the Cannes best actor award as Johnny.
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THEWLIS
เดวิด ธิวลิส
From intense drama to a beloved professor
From Naked to Remus Lupin in Harry Potter.
Blackpool, England
A career of contrasting characters
David Thewlis is an English actor and filmmaker born in Blackpool on 20 March 1963. His work ranges from intense British drama to fantasy films and television.
Thewlis gained major recognition in Mike Leigh’s Naked (1993), playing Johnny. His performance received the best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival.
His films in the following years included Restoration, Dragonheart and Seven Years in Tibet. The roles placed him in settings ranging from historical drama to fantasy and adventure.
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Thewlis plays Remus Lupin, a teacher whose kindness and guarded history make him important to Harry. He returned to the character in later films.
His later work includes Wonder Woman and television roles such as Fargo. Across these projects, he moves between roles that ask for subtle restraint and performances with a more unsettling edge.
Selected performances
1996
Dragonheart
Appears in the fantasy adventure.
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Introduces Remus Lupin.
2017
Fargo
Appears in the television series.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Golden Globes — birth and career
- Festival de Cannes — best actor award
- Festival de Cannes — Naked
- IMDb — film roles
- The Guardian — career interview
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