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David Thewlis: Biography

David Thewlis

Birth Name: David Wheeler
Birth Place: Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/20/1963, Pisces
Profession: Actor; director; writer

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David Thewlis Fast Facts:

Stage name Thewlis is his mother's maiden name.
At 16, joined a punk-rock band called Door 66. Enrolled in drama school when his fellow band members announced they wanted to study drama.
After filming Seven Years in Tibet with Brad Pitt, he was banned for life from entering China.
Originally considered for the role of Quirrell in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, before he was cast as Lupin in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Penned the novel The Late Hector Kipling (2007).
Had to stop doing research for his role as a Nazi in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008) because the subject matter was giving him bad dreams.
Fans sometimes mistake him for Welsh actor Rhys Ifans.

David Thewlis Relationships:
Alec Wheeler - Father
Anna Friel - Ex-significant Other
Gracie Ellen Mary Thewlis - Daughter
Maureen Wheeler - Mother
Sara Sugarman - Ex-wife
David Thewlis Awards:
1995 BAFTA Awards: Best Short Film - Nominee
1993 Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor - Winner
College:
Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, England (1984)

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