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David Wheeler (born March 20, 1963), 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, Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Thewlis made his film debut in Little Dorrit (1987) and acted in the Mike Leigh films Life is Sweet (1990) and Naked (1993), winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for the latter. He then appeared in films such as Black Beauty (1994), Restoration (1995), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Dragonheart (1996), and Seven Years in Tibet (1997). He became more widely known to film audiences for his roles as Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter franchise (2004–2011) and Ares / Sir Patrick Morgan in Wonder Woman (2017). Other film roles include Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), War Horse (2011), The Theory of Everything (2014), Anomalisa (2015), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), and Enola Holmes 2 (2022). Thewlis' most notable television roles include V. M. Varga in the third season of FX's Fargo (2017), the voice of the Shame Wizard in the Netflix animated sitcoms Big Mouth (2017–present) and Human Resources (2022–present), Christopher Edwards in the HBO miniseries Landscapers (2021), and John Dee in the Netflix drama series The Sandman (2022). His performance in Fargo earned him nominations for an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Critics' Choice Award.
David Thewlis
Alfred Pennyworth
for Alfred Pennyworth in Batman: Shadows Endure
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Seven years into his crusade, Batman is both myth and menace in Gotham. He’s battle-hardened, respected by allies, feared by enemies, and haunted by the cost of his war—a cost measured in the lives of those he’s taken under his wing. The story opens with the Bat-Family splintered after a tragedy, just as a new, enigmatic villain orchestrates a campaign to break Gotham’s spirit and Batman’s will. This film explores legacy, trauma, and hope in the darkest city of the DC Universe, while laying the groundwork for future crossovers in the new DC Movie Universe. A mysterious figure known as Hush manipulates Gotham’s underworld, pitting old enemies against Batman and exploiting the fractures within the Bat-Family. As Bruce Wayne investigates a string of murders connected to his own past, tensions rise between him and his protégés—particularly after the disappearance of one of their own. The climax forces Batman to rely on his family, trust in their growth, and confront his own mistakes, setting the stage for a more united Bat-Family and a city that finally glimpses real hope.
