Damian Lewis was born on February 11, 1971, in St. John's Wood, London, England, to Charlotte Mary , for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe, among other awards. Lewis continues his career in films, TV, and theater.
His castmates in "Band of Brothers" were initially sceptical of how well he could handle playing an American. It turned out that he was so convincing (as an American) that some cast and crew didnt believe he was British!
Graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1993.
Before his recent big screen appearances, Lewis was a stage actor for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Was offered a role in Black Hawk Down , but turned it down for "The Forsyte Saga" .
Plays the guitar and the piano/keyboard.
Reunited with fellow "Band of Brothers" actors in Dreamcatcher (Donnie Wahlberg , "2nd Lt. C. Carwood Lipton") and in "Colditz" (Tom Hardy "PFC John Janovec").
Attended the "School of Kings", Eton, Berkshire and was 2 years behind "The Wire" s Dominic West.
Became engaged to actress Helen McCrory in February 2006.
Father of Manon McCrory-Lewis, born on September 8, 2006, at 4:20 PM GMT. Mother is Helen McCrory.
Has competed twice in the Northern Rock All Star Cup, a golf tournament that pits celebrities from Europe against those of America. Lewis faced against such celebs as Meat Loaf and Alice Cooper.
Son, Gulliver Lewis, born 2 November 2007.
Playing the main character "Charlie Crews", was reunited with fellow "Band of Brothers" star Michael Cudlitz who guest-starred in a couple of episodes of Damians TV series "Life" (2007/I) as the character "Mark Rawls".
Director Gareth Lewis is his younger brother. Gareth directed Damian in The Baker .
Despite being an Englishman, Lewis often plays characters who are in the U.S. Military. For instance: Maj. Richard D. Winters in the mini-series "Band of Brothers" ; Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody in the TV series "Homeland" ; and Major General James B. McPherson in the mini-series "To Appomattox" .
Counts British actor Mark Rylance as a major influence.
Due to the popularity of his TV series "Homeland" with the First Family, Damian and wife Helen McCrory were invited by President Barack Obama as official dinner guests at the White House (March 2012).
He and his wife Helen McCrory have portrayed real-life couple, Tony Blair and Cherie Blair on television movies. Lewis in Confessions of a Diary Secretary and McCrory in The Special Relationship .
Son of J. Watcyn Lewis and wife (second husband, m. 1970) Charlotte Mary Bowater (b. 17 Jul 1937). Damians father has Welsh ancestry. Damians mother is of the Bowater Baronets, of Friston. Damians maternal grandfather, Sir Ian Frank Bowater, served as Lord Mayor of London. Damians maternal grandmother was of the Viscounts Dawson of Penn and Barons Dawson of Penn. Damians mother has English, and some Scottish, ancestry. Also, Damians maternal great-great-grandfather was Sir Alfred Fernandez Yarrow, 1st Baronet, who was of Sephardi Jewish descent on his own mothers side. Alfreds wife, Damians great-great-grandmother Minnie Florence Franklin, was of German Jewish descent on her own fathers side and of English descent on her own mothers side.
(June 2005) Filming a project in Morocco
(September 2007) New TV series Life (2007/I) on NBC.
He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2014 Queens Birthday Honours List for his services to drama.
If you believe - which I do - that acting is a bit like advocacy for your character, then of course I want to find the positive points.
There is a latent anger in a lot of people that went to boarding school at an early age. I was eight. And I loved it over the five years, but I think the adjustments for eight-year-olds are a lot. And I think it informs who you are for a long, long time. .
