“What we do is ridiculous! I think that even when what I'm doing is serious, even when I'm not turning into a werewolf. It's a silly thing to do, isn't it? It's what you do in the playground when you're kids - but actors just never stop doing it.”

English actor and filmmaker

David Thewlis, born David Wheeler, is an English actor and filmmaker. He is known for his screen work and for a career that has brought him major festival recognition and several award nominations. He won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and was nominated for two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. His work is associated with acting first, with filmmaking also part of his professional identity.