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2 | ->''"Dramatically it's always more interesting to conceal rather than reveal things."'' |
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4 | Damian Watcyn Lewis, [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever CBE]] (born 11 February 1971 in London, England), is an English actor and producer. He is best known for portraying [[StarMakingRole Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody]] in the Creator/{{Showtime}} series ''Series/{{Homeland}}'', which earned him an Emmy and a Golden Globe, Soames Forsyte in the Creator/{{ITV}} remake of ''Literature/TheForsyteSaga'', Detective Charlie Crews in the Creator/{{NBC}} drama ''Series/{{Life|2007}}'', and Army Major Richard Winters in the Creator/{{HBO}} miniseries ''Series/BandOfBrothers''. Currently starring in ''Series/{{Billions}}'' as Bobby Axelrod, a hot-shot hedge fund manager. |
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6 | He was married to Creator/HelenMcCrory, with whom he had two children. |
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9 | !!He appeared in: |
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11 | * ''Series/LifeForce'' |
12 | * ''Theatre/LittleEyolf'' |
13 | * ''Theatre/{{Cymbeline}}'' |
14 | * ''Series/{{Poirot}}'' |
15 | * ''Series/ATouchOfFrost'' |
16 | * ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' |
17 | * ''Series/BandOfBrothers'' |
18 | * ''Literature/{{Dreamcatcher}}'' |
19 | * ''Literature/TheForsyteSaga'' |
20 | * ''Series/{{Colditz}}'' |
21 | * ''Series/ShakespeareReTold'' (''Theatre/MuchAdoAboutNothing'') |
22 | * ''Film/{{Stormbreaker}}'' |
23 | * ''Film/AnUnfinishedLife'' |
24 | * ''Series/HaveIGotNewsForYou'' |
25 | * ''Series/{{Life|2007}}'' |
26 | * ''Film/TheEscapist'' |
27 | * ''Film/YourHighness'' |
28 | * ''Series/{{Homeland}}'' |
29 | * ''Film/TheSweeney'' |
30 | * ''Film/RomeoAndJuliet2013'' |
31 | * ''Series/WolfHall'' |
32 | * ''Series/{{Billions}}'' |
33 | * ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'' |
34 | * ''Series/ASpyAmongFriends'' |
35 | ---- |
36 | !!Tropes: |
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38 | * AntiHero: He rarely plays clean-cut heroes. |
39 | * EvenTheGuysWantHim: He says of his ''Band of Brothers'' co-star James Madio "If I could have man-love for another man's body..." |
40 | * EvilRedhead: His antagonist roles. |
41 | * FakeAmerican: Very commonly, such as in ''Billions'' or ''Homeland''. |
42 | * FairCop: The second majority of his roles. |
43 | * FieryRedhead: Almost all his roles. |
44 | * GoodLookingPrivates: Majority of his roles. |
45 | * IAmVeryBritish: Does this type of voice playing the alien possessing Jonesy in ''Dreamcatcher''. Averted for ''Romeo and Juliet'', where he uses his natural voice. |
46 | * MrFanservice: His characters can be this at times. |
47 | * OohMeAccentsSlipping: When he's playing a FakeAmerican he tends to keep the accent up all the time - so when he switches back to his natural voice, there are still a few American pronunciations in there. |
48 | * RedheadsAreUncool: Mostly averted, since he usually plays heroic or badass roles. |
49 | * SanitySlippage: A number of his characters gets this. |
50 | * ShakespeareanActors: He was a member of the Creator/RoyalShakespeareCompany and has been in a lot of Shakespearean adaptations in different mediums. His rendition of Antony from ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'' can be seen here [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q89MLuLSJgk here]]. |
51 | * YourCostumeNeedsWork: Claims he's been told that his British accent (read: his real one) sounds fake. |
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