David Thewlis Stars in “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”

English actor David Thewlis, who is dating adorable “Pushing Daisies” actress Anna Friel, stars in the film, The Boy In the Striped Pyjamas. A trailer for the film has just been released online, and you can find it here!In The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, David Thewlis stars as a Nazi soldier who moves his family to a country home to be closer to his station. The movie, which is based on the bestselling book of the same name, is the heartwrenching potrayal of a young boy who forms a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy who is imprisoned in the camp in his backyard. The book is beloved by many, and the trailer looks very promising.

Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England in 1963, David Thewlis began his acting career with minor roles in tv and theater. It wasn’t until the 1993 film, Naked, in which he played a grubby, sardonic drifter, that he launched into the spotlight. Several well-known performances followed, including Dragonheart, James and the Giant Peach (as the Earthworm), and of course as beloved Professor Remus J. Lupin in the “Harry Potter” Series.

He previously dated Fairuza Balk after the pair met on the set of The Island of Dr. Moreau, which also co-starred Val Kilmer and the late Marlon Brando. David Thewlis found the movie experience so utterly appalling - he broke his leg during filming, and it was said that havoc occured daily - that he penned a book about the ongoing disasters during the course of the film. It has not yet been published, though he has published several novels and books of poetry.David Thewlis is now exclusively tied to the beautiful, and spunky, actress Anna Friel, and the pair have a daughter together named Grace. In an article for London’s “The Daily Mail,” Thewlis describes how he loves Anna dearly, but simply won’t marry her.