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My Take
Damian Lewis fascinates me as the great transatlantic shapeshifter. Here is an Eton-educated Englishman whose two defining roles, Major Winters in Band of Brothers and Sergeant Brody in Homeland, are American soldiers played so convincingly that many viewers never suspected the accent was borrowed. That Emmy and Golden Globe were earned through pure technical control: he acts with stillness, letting tension build behind the eyes rather than spilling it outward. Then he turns around and plays Henry VIII with chilling restraint. His real gift, I think, is making ambiguity magnetic. You never quite know whether to trust his characters, and that uncertainty keeps me watching every time.
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.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Damian Lewis
- Name (Japanese)
- ダミアン・ルイス
- Reading
- だみあん・るいす
- Born
- February 11, 1971 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Boar
- Origin
- St John's Wood, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film producer / stage actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Eton College
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- 2013 Golden Globe Awards
- 2012 Emmy Award
- 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.