David Thewlis - English actor, born 20 March 1963, Blackpool, Lancashire. He gained his acting experience on the stage, primarily in London regional theatres. Soon, he began acting in TV movies and shorts on the BBC. David won a Best Actor award at the Rheim Film Festival for the BBC production Journey to Knock. Film roles include 'Dragonheart' (1996), 'Gangster No 1' (2000) and 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' (2004). He is also a director, a novelist, a poet, a painter, and a musician.