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Damian Lewis
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Lewis in February 2015
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Born
| Damian Watcyn Lewis
(
1971-02-11
)
11 February 1971
(age 53)
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Nationality
| British
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Education
| Guildhall School of Music and Drama
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Occupation(s)
| Actor, movie producer
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Years active
| 1993?present
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Spouse(s)
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Children
| 2
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Damian Watcyn Lewis
OBE
(born 11 February 1971) is an
English
actor and
movie producer
.
Lewis played
U.S. Army
Major
Richard Winters
in the
HBO
miniseries
Band of Brothers
,
U.S. Marine
Sergeant
Nicholas Brody
in the
Showtime
series
Homeland
,
King Henry VIII
in the
BBC Two
serial
Wolf Hall
and currently plays Bobby Axelrod in the Showtime series
Billions
(2016?present).
For his role in
Homeland
, he has earned a
Primetime Emmy Award
and a
Golden Globe Award
.
Lewis has also appeared in movies such as
Stormbreaker
(2005),
The Baker
(2007),
Will
(2011),
Your Highness
(2011),
The Sweeney
(2012),
Queen of the Desert
(2015),
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
(2019).
Lewis was born in
St John's Wood
,
London
. He was married to actress
Helen McCrory
from 2007 until her death from
cancer
in 2021.
[1]
The couple had two children. Lewis is a supporter of
Liverpool Football Club
.
[2]
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