Damian Lewis
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Damian Lewis OBE |
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Lewis at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival, February 2015
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Damian Watcyn Lewis 11 February 1971 St John's Wood, London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actor, film producer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Helen McCrory (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
Damian Watcyn Lewis, OBE (born 11 February 1971) is an English actor and producer. He is known for portraying U.S. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody in the Showtime series Homeland (which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award), and U.S. Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, which also earned him a Golden Globe nomination. His performance as Henry VIII in Wolf Hall earned him his third Primetime Emmy nomination and fourth Golden Globe nomination. Lewis currently stars as hedge fund manager Bobby "Axe" Axelrod in the Showtime series Billions.
Lewis was born in St John's Wood, London, the elder son of Charlotte Mary (née Bowater) and John Watcyn Lewis, a City insurance broker with Lloyd's. His paternal grandparents were Welsh. His maternal grandfather was Lord Mayor of London Sir Ian Bowater and his maternal grandmother's ancestors include Lord Dawson of Penn (a doctor to the Royal Family) and the philanthropist Alfred Yarrow. He has stated that he "went to English boarding schools and grew up around people very much like Soames and in a milieu very much like the Forsytes'".
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