Damian Lewis

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Damian Lewis (2015)

Damian Watcyn Lewis OBE (born February 11, 1971 in St. John's Wood , London ) is a British actor .

Life

Lewis attended Eton College and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1993 . He then appeared in various theater productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company .

In 2001 he took on the role of US major Richard Winters in the miniseries Band of Brothers and shortly thereafter played lawyer Soames Forsyte in the series The Forsyte Saga . Since 2003 he has also appeared in film productions, including the Stephen King film adaptation Dreamcatcher . In 2007 he played the leading role in the film Tot oder Torte, a hit man who wants to start all over again in a Welsh village. His brother Gareth Lewis was responsible for the script and direction. From 2007 to 2009, Lewis took on the lead role in the US television series Life .

On September 24, 2012, Lewis won the Emmy for best male leading actor in the US series Homeland , and later the Golden Globe . Since 2016 he has played one of the leading roles in the Billions stock market series as Bobby Axelrod . In 2017 he starred in the West End with Sophie Okonedo in Edward Albee's black comedy The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? directed by Ian Rickson . In 2019 Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was released , which is set in California during the time of the Manson murders. In it, Lewis took on the role of actor Steve McQueen .

Lewis has been married to actress Helen McCrory since July 4, 2007 . The couple have two children together.

His German voice actor is mostly Torben Liebrecht .

Filmography

Awards

Won
Nominated
  • 2002: Golden Globe : Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie for Band of Brothers - We Were Like Brothers
  • 2002: Satellite Award : Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie for Band of Brothers - We Were Like Brothers
  • 2005: Gotham Awards : Breakthrough Award for Keane
  • 2012: Golden Globe: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie for Homeland
  • 2012: Satellite Award: Best Actor in a Series - Drama for Homeland
  • 2013: Screen Actors Guild Award : Best Acting Company for Homeland
  • 2013: Screen Actors Guild Award: Best Actor in a Series - Drama for Homeland
  • 2015: Emmy Award : Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie for Wolf Hall

Web links

Commons : Damian Lewis  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Golden Globe Awards: Damian Lewis , accessed January 20, 2014
  2. ↑ Damian Lewis awarded freedom of the City of London BBC News, accessed June 12, 2019
  3. ^ Damian Lewis, OBD dailymail.co.uk, November 20, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Lewis, Damian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lewis, Damian Watcyn (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH St. John's Wood , London , England, United Kingdom