Claim: James and the Giant Peach includes an actor.
Evidence: Co-stars Joanna Lumley and Miriam Margolyes played James 's aunts in the live-action segments , and Simon Callow , Richard Dreyfuss , Susan Sarandon , Jane Leeves , David Thewlis , and Margoyles voiced his insect friends in the animation sequences.
David Thewlis -LRB- born David Wheeler ; born 20 March 1963 -RRB- is an English actor , director , screenwriter , author.