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David Thewlis Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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David Thewlis Biography

David Thewlis is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on March 20, 1963 in Blackpool, England, United Kingdom. He was famous for his character of Professor Remus John Lupin from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He was a standout in the film that became a cult classic Naked. In his role as a voice actor He voiced the character Earthworm in the animated feature James and the Giant Peach.

He was a character for Harry Potter. Harry Potter films alongside He played a supporting role in the Harry Potter films alongside Daniel Radcliffe..

David Wheeler (born 20 March 1963), known professionally as David Thewlis, is an English actor, director, screenwriter, and author.

Thewlis had a minor role in an episode of the 1980s sitcom Up the Elephant and Round the Castle. He also appeared in an episode of popular sitcom Only Fools and Horses (1985) as a friend of Rodney. His first professional role was in the play Buddy Holly at the Regal in Greenwich.

He was in a nine-year romance with actor He had a nine year relationship with actress Anna Friel, but their relationship ended in 2010. He was married to Sara Sugarman from 1992 to 1993. He has a daughter named Gracie., but their relationship ended the year 2010. The couple was together for a time. Sara Sugarman from 1992 until 1993. He has one daughter, named Gracie.

NameDavid Thewlis
First NameDavid
Last NameThewlis
OccupationMovie Actor
BirthdayMarch 20
Birth Year1963
Place of BirthBlackpool
Home TownEngland
Birth CountryUnited Kingdom
Birth SignPisces
Full/Birth Name
ParentsAlec Raymond Wheeler, Maureen Thewlis Wheeler
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseSara Sugarman (m. 1992–1994)
Children(s)Gracie Ellen Mary Friel

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Thewlis married Welsh actress Sara Sugarman in 1992, and they divorced in 1994. He then had a brief relationship with English actress Kate Hardie. In 2001, he began a relationship with English actress Anna Friel. Their daughter, actress Gracie, was born in 2005. Thewlis and Friel split up in late 2010.

David Thewlis Net Worth

David Thewlis is one of the richest Movie Actor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Thewlis's net worth $800 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In his early years the singer-songwriter wrote and sang his own music with the rock group, QED and the punk rock group, Door 66. When he was playing the guitar, and going to Highfield High School, he did not have the desire to be an actor.

He was on screen in Timeline, Kingdom of Heaven as well as The Omen.

Thewlis was born David Wheeler in Blackpool on 20 March 1963, the second of three children of Maureen (née Thewlis) and Alec Raymond Wheeler. Both parents worked at his father’s shop. As a teenager, he played in a rock band called QED and played lead guitar with a punk rock band called Door 66. He was educated at Highfield High School in Blackpool’s Marton area. He later enrolled in the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, graduating in 1984.

Net Worth$800 Thousand
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeMovie Actor
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Thewlis’s breakout role was Naked (1993; dir. Mike Leigh), as the main character, Johnny, a homeless, highly intelligent, embittered, rambling street philosopher, for which Thewlis was named Best Actor by the National Society of Film Critics (United States), the London Film Critics Circle, the Evening Standard, the New York Film Critics’ Circle and the Cannes Film Festival. That same year, he appeared on television as a sexual predator named James Jackson in Prime Suspect 3, opposite Helen Mirren and Ciarán Hinds. Before that, his first television appearance was in Valentine Park.

Thewlis rose to prominence for starring in the film Naked (1993), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor. His most commercially successful roles to date have been Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter film series (2004–2011) and Sir Patrick Morgan / Ares in Wonder Woman (2017). Other notable film appearances include Dragonheart (1996), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), War Horse (2011), The Theory of Everything (2014), and Anomalisa (2015). He will appear in Avatar 2 (2021) and Avatar 3 (2023).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

David Thewlis height 6 ft 4 in David weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height6 ft 4 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

During the 1990s, Thewlis appeared in a variety of films, mostly fantasy and period, including Restoration (1995), Black Beauty (1994), Total Eclipse (1995) with Leonardo DiCaprio, The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Dragonheart (1996), and Seven Years in Tibet (1997), opposite Brad Pitt. He was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Divorcing Jack (1998), and played Clov in a television film of Samuel Beckett’s Endgame (2000). Notable appearances also include Bernardo Bertolucci’s Besieged (1998) and Paul McGuigan’s Gangster No. 1 (2000), opposite Paul Bettany and Malcolm McDowell.

On television, Thewlis portrayed Cyrus Crabb in the ABC miniseries Dinotopia (2002) and V. M. Varga in the third season of Fargo (2017), with the latter earning him nominations for an Emmy Award, Critics’ Choice Television Award, and Golden Globe Award. He provides the voice of the Shame Wizard in the Netflix animated sitcom Big Mouth (2017–present).

Who is David Thewlis Dating?

According to our records, David Thewlis married to Sara Sugarman (m. 1992–1994). As of December 1, 2023, David Thewlis’s is not dating anyone.

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Thewlis directed Hello, Hello, Hello in 1995, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Short Film. He also wrote, directed and starred in the feature Cheeky (2003).

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. David Thewlis celebrates birthday on March 20 of every year.

He auditioned for the role of Quirinus Quirrell in the Chris Columbus directed film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, but the part went to Ian Hart. Despite missing out on the first film, he was cast in 2004 as Professor Remus Lupin in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He did not have to audition as he was director Alfonso Cuarón’s first choice for the role. Thewlis reprised the role in four other films in the series.

Why did David Thewlis change his name?

He changed his surname to Thewlis, his mother’s maiden name, after attempting to register with the actors’ union and discovering that his birth name was already being used by someone else.

Is Anna Friel married to David Thewlis?

Anna Friel’s relationship with David Thewlis Although the pair never married, they did welcome a child together. Their daughter, Gracie, was born in 2005 and has gone on to start an acting career of her own.

Who played Remus Lupin's wife?

The amazing story is enough to rival David Thewlis’ on-screen romance with Harry Potter co-star Natalie Tena, who played Nymphadora Tonks to his Remus Lupin. Despite their difference in age and Lupin’s status as a werewolf, the two characters fell in love, married and had a child.

What else has David Thewlis been in?

Other film roles include Total Eclipse (1995), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Dragonheart (1996), Seven Years in Tibet (1997), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), War Horse (2011), The Theory of Everything (2014), Anomalisa (2015), and I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020).

Is Remus Lupin good?

Remus was pretty much good at everything. He received excellent grades during his time at Hogwarts, was made a prefect, helped create the incredibly detailed and magical Marauder’s Map, and could effortlessly cast a Patronus.

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