David Thewlis
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"David Thewlis" is an English actor of stage and screen. His most commercially successful role to date has been that of Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter (film series)/Harry Potter film series. Other notable performances include his work in the films Naked (1993 film)/Naked (1993), Timeline (film)/Timeline (2003), Kingdom of Heaven (film)/Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Omen (2006 film)/The Omen (2006), The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (film)/The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008), London Boulevard (2010) and War Horse (film)/War Horse (2011). He made his name known in 1993 with his performance of Johnny in Naked and with his performance of main antagonist King Einon in the 1996 film Dragonheart. He has also done voice work in the films James and the Giant Peach (film)/James and the Giant Peach (1996) and The Miracle Maker (2000 film)/The Miracle Maker (2000).

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The element of time-travel is handled far more intelligent in Harry Potter.

It is. I mean people probably know it better than me if you have read the books. I mean, I had not read the third book, by the time I came to do it.

I was still listening to the Beatles until I came here, you know.

Restoration I did because I really loved e novel and I like Michael Hoffman, who directed it, but it wasn't a really challenging part for me. I'm not critical of the film: I just don't think I gave a very interesting performance.

Not really, although I kind of went into a few chat rooms to research the character and a lot of the kids were very abrasive about me playing the character, because they didn't know me, they wanted Jude Law, or Ewan McGregor or someone more handsome basically.

I'd only read a bit of the first book. And I just knew about all the media furor over it. But I'd not read books 2 or 3. I'd just read a bit of it. And I'd seen the films.

Well, The Island of Dr Moreau wasn't very good, was it? I remember the day Brando turned round to me and said this was the craziest thing he'd ever been involved in.

I'm in the fifth one, so I'm reading the book now. You know he's not a werewolf don't you? He's actually a cat!

I felt an enormous responsibility because internationally there's a real passion among kiddies for these books.