David Thewlis

British actor
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David Thewlis

Summary

David Thewlis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Blackpool[2]. He was born on March 20, 1963[3]. He worked as an actor[4], voice actor[5], stage actor[6], film actor[7], and film director[8]. He ranks in the top 0.29% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,411 views/month, #2,852 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Blackpool[2], David Thewlis…
  • David Thewlis was born on March 20, 1963[3].
  • A child of David Thewlis was Gracie Friel[10].
  • David Thewlis held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • British English was David Thewlis's native language[12].
  • David Thewlis's professions included actor[4].
  • David Thewlis's professions included voice actor[5].
  • David Thewlis worked as a stage actor[6].
  • David Thewlis's professions included film actor[7].
  • David Thewlis worked as a film director[8].
  • David Thewlis worked as a television actor[13].
  • David Thewlis was educated at Guildhall School of Music and Drama[14].
  • David Thewlis's education included a stint at Highfield Leadership Academy[15].
  • David Thewlis is recorded as male[16].
  • David Thewlis's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • David Thewlis's genre is Shakespearean comedy[18].
  • David Thewlis's Commons category is recorded as David Thewlis[19].
  • David Thewlis's residence is recorded as Sunningdale[20].
  • David Thewlis's family name is recorded as Thewlis[21].
  • David Thewlis's given name is recorded as David[22].
  • David Thewlis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • David Thewlis's start of work period is recorded as 1985[24].
  • David Thewlis's height is recorded as {'amount': '+1.89'}[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: GB[27]

  • Began / founded: 1963-03-20[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1b6b412b-02dc-4b93-b118-d5ff942a0c89[29]

Body

Origins and Family

David Thewlis's place of birth was Blackpool[2]. He was born on March 20, 1963[3]. British English was his native language[12].

Education

Educated at Guildhall School of Music and Drama[14], a college of music[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1880[32], headquartered in London[33] and Highfield Leadership Academy[15], a secondary school[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1933[36].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], voice actor[5], stage actor[6], film actor[7], film director[8], and television actor[13].

Personal Life

A child of David Thewlis was Gracie Friel[10].

Why It Matters

David Thewlis ranks in the top 0.29% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,411 views/month, #2,852 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was David Thewlis born?

Born in Blackpool[2], David Thewlis…

What did David Thewlis do for work?

David Thewlis worked as actor[4], voice actor[5], stage actor[6], film actor[7], and film director[8].

Where did David Thewlis go to school?

David Thewlis was educated at Guildhall School of Music and Drama[14] and Highfield Leadership Academy[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → david-thewlis
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10166]]: david-thewlis, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  2. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 30754
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7553]]: 30754, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  3. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 27369
    P14750 → FFDE-85E3-56AE-2F5E-0831
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46230|batch #46230]]: HAND ID (0)"
  4. 18w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George eastman museum people id → 129504
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10018]]: 129504, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/118208323|David Thewlis (#118208323)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4824|George Eastman Mus"
  5. 20w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Personality database profile id → 35020
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10757]]: 35020, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/251208408|David Thewlis (#251208408)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7421|Personality Databas"
  6. 20w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → GwiazdaDavidaThewlisa-AlejaGwiazd-BulwaryWiślane-POL, Kraków
    Educated at → —
    Given name → David
    Place of birth → Blackpool
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31940|batch #31940]]"
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