David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Known For: English actor (born 1963)

Category: Actors

Occupation: actor, voice actor, stage actor, film actor, film director, television actor

Country: United Kingdom

City: Blackpool

Date of Birth: Wednesday, 20 March 1963

Language English

David Wheeler, better known as David Thewlis, is an English actor and filmmaker. He is known as a character actor and has appeared in a wide variety of genres in both film and television. He has received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and nominations for two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

BirthPlaceBlackpool
EducationQ1419737, Q5758496
SpousesSara Sugarman
ChildrenGracie Friel
WikipediaDavid_Thewlis

Thewlis was born David Wheeler in Blackpool on 20 March 1963, the son of Maureen (née Thewlis) and Alec Raymond Wheeler. His parents ran a toy and wallpaper shop. He has an older and a younger sibling. 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.

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