David Thewlis Filmography: Movies and Television Credits

This David Thewlis filmography covers 66 movie titles and 15 television titles from the available cast credits. Multiple roles in the same title are grouped together. It is a selection of screen credits, rather than a complete record of every performance. Credits may include acting, voice work, uncredited roles and appearances as themselves.

David Thewlis movies by release year

The years below are film release years, not filming dates.

• The Short & Curlies (1987) as Clive
• Resurrected (1989) as Kevin Deakin
• Afraid of the Dark (1991) as Locksmith / Tom Miller
• Life Is Sweet (1991) as Nicola's Lover
• Damage (1992) as Detective
• Naked (1993) as Johnny
• The Trial (1993) as Franz
• Black Beauty (1994) as Jerry Barker
• Restoration (1995) as John Pearce
• Total Eclipse (1995) as Paul Verlaine
• DragonHeart (1996) as King Einon
• James and the Giant Peach (1996) as Earthworm (voice)
• The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) as Douglas
• American Perfekt (1997) as Santini
• Seven Years in Tibet (1997) as Peter Aufschnaiter
• Besieged (1998) as Jason Kinsky
• Divorcing Jack (1998) as Dan Starkey
• The Big Lebowski (1998) as Knox Harrington
• Gangster No. 1 (2000) as Freddie Mays
• The Miracle Maker (2000) as Judas Iscariot (voice)
• Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (2000) as Nesbit
• Goodbye Charlie Bright (2001) as Charlie's Dad
• Discovering Dinotopia (2002) as Cyrus
• Timeline (2003) as Robert Doniger
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) as Remus Lupin
• Kingdom of Heaven (2005) as Hospitaler
• The New World (2005) as Wingfield
• All the Invisible Children (2006) as Jonathan (segment "Jonathan")
• Basic Instinct 2 (2006) as Roy Washburn
• The Omen (2006) as Keith Jennings
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) as Remus Lupin
• The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008) as Father
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) as Remus Lupin
• Veronika Decides to Die (2009) as Dr. Blake
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010) as Remus Lupin
• London Boulevard (2010) as Jordan
• Mr. Nice (2010) as Jim McCann
• Anonymous (2011) as William Cecil
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) as Remus Lupin
• The Lady (2011) as Michael Aris
• War Horse (2011) as Lyons
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) as (archive footage)
• RED 2 (2013) as The Frog
• The Fifth Estate (2013) as Nick Davies
• The Zero Theorem (2013) as Joby
• Stonehearst Asylum (2014) as Mickey Finn
• The Theory of Everything (2014) as Dennis Sciama
• An Inspector Calls (2015) as Inspector Goole - The Inspector
• Anomalisa (2015) as Michael Stone (voice)
• Legend (2015) as Leslie Payne
• Macbeth (2015) as Duncan
• Queen & Country (2015) as Sargeant Major Bradley
• Regression (2015) as Professor Kenneth Raines
• Harry Potter: A History Of Magic (2017) as Himself
• Justice League (2017) as Ares
• Wonder Woman (2017) as Sir Patrick / Ares
• The Mercy (2018) as Rodney Hallworth
• Eternal Beauty (2020) as Mike
• Guest of Honour (2020) as Jim
• I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020) as Father
• Rare Beasts (2021) as Vic
• Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) as Ares
• Enola Holmes 2 (2022) as Grail
• The Amazing Maurice (2022) as Boss Man / Rat King (voice)
• Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) as Peylak
• The Thing with Feathers (2025) as Crow (voice)

David Thewlis television roles and appearances

Television titles are listed alphabetically. An appearance date is included only where verified for David Thewlis; a programme's premiere year does not establish when a performer appeared in it.

• Barkskins as Claude Trepagny
• Big Mouth as Shame Wizard (voice)
• Dinotopia as Cyrus Crabb
• Fargo as V.M. Vargas
• Human Resources as Memory Bank Manager (voice); Lionel St. Swithens (voice)
• KAOS as Hades
• Landscapers as Christopher Edwards
• Only Fools and Horses as Stew
• Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit as Doctor
• Prime Suspect as James Jackson
• Sherlock & Daughter as Sherlock Holmes
• The Artful Dodger as Norbert Fagin
• The Feed as Lawrence Hatfield
• The Sandman as John Dee
• The Singing Detective as Soldier

Credit information: TMDB, with additional sources listed below where used. The titles shown here do not establish the beginning or end of David Thewlis's career, and omissions should not be treated as evidence that a credit does not exist.