David Thewlis

David Thewlis is my favorite kind of actor: the one who quietly raises the quality of everything he touches. A Cannes Best Actor winner from Blackpool who never chased conventional stardom, he became cinema's great supplier of weathered intelligence, carrying warmth and melancholy into even minor roles. The range is absurd: stage, voice work, directing, blockbusters, art-house. What I admire most is that despite BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Emmy nominations, he still feels like a working actor rather than a brand. Directors cast him when they need a film to feel human, and that, to me, is the highest compliment the industry can pay.

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Name (English)

David Thewlis

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・シューリス

Reading

でゔぃっど・しゅーりす

Born

March 20, 1963 (age 63)

Origin

Blackpool, United Kingdom

Height

189 cm

Occupation

actor / voice actor / stage actor / film actor / film director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rabbit

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/officialdavidthewlis/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Thewlis
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212790

Tags

• actor
• voice actor
• stage actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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