Damian Lewis

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Damian Lewis
Lewis in February 2015
Born
Damian Watcyn Lewis

( 1971-02-11 ) 11 February 1971 (age 53)
Nationality British
Education Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Occupation(s) Actor, movie producer
Years active 1993?present
Spouse(s)
Helen McCrory
( m.  2007; her death 2021)
Children 2

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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  1. Kanter, Jake (16 April 2021). "Helen McCrory Dies: 'Peaky Blinders' & 'Harry Potter' Actress Was 52" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 16 April 2021 .
  2. Koncienzcy, Rebecca (9 June 2019). "The Merseyside stars who have made it big in Hollywood" . Liverpool Echo . Retrieved 12 June 2019 .

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