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.
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.
| Date of Birth | 20th March 1963 |
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| Age | 61 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current City | Blackpool |
| Birth Place | Blackpool |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Spouses | Sara Sugarman |
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| Children | Gracie Friel |
| Education |
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| Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Highfield Leadership Academy |
| Occupation | actor, voice actor, stage actor, film actor, film director, television actor |
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