Line #54 Creator/DamianLewis


1	[[quoteright:246:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/damian_lewis_722.jpg]]
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''
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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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