David Thewlis

Birthday: 20 March 1963, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Birth Name: David Wheeler

Height: 189 cm

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 recently took the part of Professor Remus John Lupin in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). He has lived with the British actress Anna Friel since 2001. Show less «

And it was only released in London last week, so when I go back to England Monday or whatever, I am ...Show more »

And it was only released in London last week, so when I go back to England Monday or whatever, I am expecting heaps of adulation. I'm hoping there is. If that doesn't happen I will be disappointed. Show less «

Yeah, well that's the best thing about it, I think, is knowing kids and kids getting mental when the...Show more »

Yeah, well that's the best thing about it, I think, is knowing kids and kids getting mental when they know you're in it. Any kid you meet and anyone I know tells the kid you're in it and they get short of breath. Show less «

I had such a nice time making it, and I can't wait to make the fifth one. The whole crew were just r...Show more »

I had such a nice time making it, and I can't wait to make the fifth one. The whole crew were just really, really lovely. All the costume people, the make-up girls, the kids - even my driver. Show less «

I keep myself content by doing lots of different stuff and make sure that my next role is completely...Show more »

I keep myself content by doing lots of different stuff and make sure that my next role is completely different to the last. I just enjoy the versatility of it, the challenge of doing lots of different things. It keeps the job interesting. Show less «

The very best thing about doing it is seeing the reaction on kid's faces when you tell them you've d...Show more »

The very best thing about doing it is seeing the reaction on kid's faces when you tell them you've done it. Show less «

Restoration I did because I really loved e novel and I like Michael Hoffman, who directed it, but it...Show more »

Restoration I did because I really loved e novel and I like Michael Hoffman, who directed it, but it wasn't a really challenging part for me. I'm not critical of the film: I just don't think I gave a very interesting performance. Show less «

It wasn't the greatest script in the world, but not many people can say they've played a wicked king...Show more »

It wasn't the greatest script in the world, but not many people can say they've played a wicked king in a swashbuckling Arthurian special-effects monster movie. Show less «

The lifestyle I have now, and the opportunities I have had, are all down to Mike [Leigh] getting me ...Show more »

The lifestyle I have now, and the opportunities I have had, are all down to Mike [Leigh] getting me on board in Naked. After Cannes, my agent told me to get the next flight to LA. He was right. I had a part in Prime Suspect 3 by the end of the week. Show less «

I'd been a stepparent for about two years with a woman who had a child, and I came to realize I ador...Show more »

I'd been a stepparent for about two years with a woman who had a child, and I came to realize I adored children and was good with them. So I was very happy when Anna got pregnant. Show less «

I met the Coens here a few years ago and they said they liked my work.

It wasn't a good idea to work on 'Naked' in the first months of a marriage. I was living apart from ...Show more »

It wasn't a good idea to work on 'Naked' in the first months of a marriage. I was living apart from my wife in a flat overflowing with books I was reading for the part. Show less «

Well I am afraid that I am going to die, because I have just put a down payment on a house.

I don't think Alfonso was a big expert on Potter either. He was feeling his way through it more than...Show more »

I don't think Alfonso was a big expert on Potter either. He was feeling his way through it more than I was. Show less «

On Anna Friel: Before Anna, I'd had a few relationships and I'm glad I've been around a bit. I know ...Show more »

On Anna Friel: Before Anna, I'd had a few relationships and I'm glad I've been around a bit. I know where it's gone wrong or know who are the wrong people for me and who I might be wrong for. Show less «

The making of 'Naked' was an absolutely phenomenal, mind-bending experience. That film was life-chan...Show more »

The making of 'Naked' was an absolutely phenomenal, mind-bending experience. That film was life-changing and put my career onto a whole different level. Show less «

On relationship with now ex-girlfriend Anna Friel: It's certainly not easy having to spend a lot of ...Show more »

On relationship with now ex-girlfriend Anna Friel: It's certainly not easy having to spend a lot of time apart, and having a five-year-old child who's got to be at school. So we need to learn how to organize our time really well because for months we will be in two different countries. Show less «

I was still listening to the Beatles until I came here, you know.

I don't worry. I'm more stoical. Of course I have insecurities. I fear getting older. I fear death a...Show more »

I don't worry. I'm more stoical. Of course I have insecurities. I fear getting older. I fear death and illness. I'm not prone to depression, but I get depressed because everybody gets depressed. Suddenly I'm away from my family or doing a job I'm not enjoying. Show less «

When you do something well, this is the best job in the world.

I'd only read a bit of the first book. And I just knew about all the media furor over it. But I'd no...Show more »

I'd only read a bit of the first book. And I just knew about all the media furor over it. But I'd not read books 2 or 3. I'd just read a bit of it. And I'd seen the films. Show less «

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