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Damian Lewis

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British actor

Film & TV

St. John's Wood, London, England, UK

Damian Watcyn Lewis (born 11 February 1971) is an English actor and producer. He is probably best known in the United States for starring as Detective Charlie Crews in the NBC drama Life as well as portraying Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Damian Lewis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

  • Pressure — Marshall Bernard Montgomery2026
  • The Runner2026
  • Orwell: 2+2=5 — George Orwell (voice)2025
  • Fackham Hall — Lord Davenport2025
  • The American Revolution — King George III / Nicholas Cresswell / John Andre / Bartholomew James (voice)2025
  • The Radleys — Peter Radley / Will Radley2024
  • Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends — Self2022
  • A Spy Among Friends — Nicholas Elliott2022
  • Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg — Self2022
  • Remembers… — Self2022

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1971
2008 universal fire victim[r12065312]bluescountrycountry gospelhonky tonk

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,852
Total plays
9,789

Tags

folkrockblues rockpop rock

Damian Lewis CBE (born Damian Watcyn Lewis in London on 11 February 1971) is a British actor, producer and musician. Though mostly known for his acting (winning a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award), Lewis did some busking in his early years after leaving school. Meeting and then teaming up with American jazz musician Giacomo Smith prompted Lewis to start playing his own songs in public. Smith introduced him to some of the musicians <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Damian+Lewis

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Key facts

Born
Damian Watcyn Lewis , ( 1971-02-11 ) 11 February 1971 (age 55) , London , England
Education
Guildhall School of Music and Drama ( BA )
Occupations
Actor musician presenter producer
Years active
1993–present
Spouse
Helen McCrory ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2007 ; died 2021 ) ​
Partner
Alison Mosshart (2022–present)
Relatives
Ian Bowater (grandfather) Bertrand Dawson (great-grandfather) Frank Bowater (great-grandfather) Alfred Yarrow (great-great-grandfather) William Vansittart Bowater (great-great-grandfather)
Awards
Full list
Genres
Folk jazz roots rock rock blues
Instruments
Guitar vocals
Label
Decca

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Damian
Family name
Lewis
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
St John's Wood
Occupation
manufacturer
Languages spoken
English language
Hair colour
red hair
Image
Damian Lewis at the London Reveal of the New Jaguar XE.jpg
Number of children
2
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date of birth
1971-02-11
Commons category
Damian Lewis
birth name
Damian Watcyn Lewis
start of work period
1993-00-00
social media followers
313448
unmarried partner
Alison Mosshart
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Encyclopedic overview

Damian Watcyn Lewis (born 11 February 1971) is a British actor and musician. He rose to prominence portraying U.S. Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Lewis won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of U.S. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody in the Showtime series Homeland, and received nominations for his performance as Henry VIII of England in Wolf Hall. He portrayed Bobby Axelrod in the Showtime series Billions in six out of seven seasons, and appeared in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) as actor Steve McQueen.

Early life and education

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