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Actor Born: March 20, 1963 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England Biography:The second of three children, "David Thewlis" grew up in an apartment above his family's combination toy store and wallpaper shop. He received his training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. A veteran of the London stage and English television ("Prime Suspect 3"), Thewlis found his particular cinematic niche as the antihero of director "Mike Leigh"'s "Naked" (1993). From the moment that Thewlis, playing an indigent from Manchester, showed up unannounced at the doorstep of his old girlfriend and immediately proceeded to verbally trash everyone in sight, the audience knew it wasn't in for a Noël Coward revival. The result of Thewlis's antisocial screen behavior was the unqualified praise of discriminating moviegoers, not to mention awards from the Cannes jury, the New York Film Critics, and the National Society of Film Critics.
He went on to demonstrate his versatility in a number of diverse... Full Biography
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