David Thewlis
Birth Name: David Wheeler
Place of Birth: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 20 March, 1963
Ethnicity: English
David Thewlis is an English actor, director, screenwriter, and author.
He is the son of Maureen (Thewlis) and Alec Raymond Wheeler, who ran a toy store. David has a daughter with his former partner, actress Anna Friel.
David’s paternal grandfather was Ernest Wheeler (the son of Daniel Wheeler and Elizabeth Davies). Ernest was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. Daniel was the son of John Wheeler and Ellen Wooton.
David’s paternal grandmother was named Elizabeth Ann Patterson (the daughter of Alexander Patterson).
David’s maternal grandfather was named Walter Thewlis. Walter was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
David’s maternal grandmother was Helena Ellis (the daughter of Thomas Henry Ellis and Ann Marie/Maria Deakin). Helena was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Thomas was the son of Thomas Ellis and Jane Eleanor Fothergill. Ann was the daughter of Robert Deakin and Ann Maria Corbett.
Source: Genealogy of David Thewlis – https://www.geni.com
There is probably some Welsh and Scottish as well (Davies and Patterson).