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Damian Lewis
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February 11, 1971 in St. John's Wood, London, England
Biography:London-born actor Damian Lewis cultivated a reputation in the press not only for his well-received performances, but for his ability to effectively slip out of his English accent and into American characterizations. The actor first came to prominence in the early 2000s via his participation in the Steven Spielberg WWII miniseries Band of Brothers (2001) on HBO, then delivered a pair of high-profile cinematic portrayals over the next three years: as a man who gets possessed by an extraterrestrial in the widely panned Stephen King/Lawrence Kasdan horror opus Dreamcatcher (2003) -- and a critically acclaimed lead role as a schizophrenic father bereft of his little girl in Lodge Kerrigan's psychodrama Keane (2004). Lewis's turn as a volatile and psychotic ex-husband opposite Jennifer Lopez in Lasse Hallström's An Unfinished Life turned a few heads; unfortunately, Miramax shelved the film after its... Full Biography
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Damian Lewis in Dreamcatcher
Jason Lee and Damian Lewis in Dreamcatcher
Damian Lewis and Jason Lee in Dreamcatcher
Damian Lewis arrives at the NBC Universal 2008 Press Tour All-Star Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel...
Damian Lewis arrives at the NBC Universal 2008 Press Tour All-Star Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel...
Damian Lewis arrives at the NBC Universal 2008 Press Tour All-Star Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel...
Damian Lewis
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