During the 1990s, Thewlis appeared in a variety of films, mostly fantasy and period, including "Restoration" (1995), "Black Beauty" (1994), "Total Eclipse" (1995) with Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Island of Dr. Moreau" (1996), "Dragonheart" (1996), and "Seven Years in Tibet" (1997), opposite Brad Pitt. He was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for "Divorcing Jack" (1998), and played Clov in a television film of Samuel Beckett's "Endgame" (2000). Notable appearances also include Bernardo Bertolucci's "Besieged" (1998), the Coen brothers’ "The Big Lebowski" (1998), and Paul McGuigan's "Gangster No. 1" (2000), opposite Paul Bettany and Malcolm McDowell.