---
name: "Damian Lewis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/damian-lewis"
fi1m_id: "damian-lewis"
imdb_id: "nm0507073"
tmdb_id: 20186
wikidata_id: "Q342533"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 February 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T19:43:17.134429+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Damian Lewis

## Identity

Damian Lewis

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/damian-lewis
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** damian-lewis
- **IMDb ID:** nm0507073
- **TMDB ID:** 20186
- **Wikidata ID:** Q342533
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damian_Lewis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q342533, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507073/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20186

Actor. Born 11 February 1971 in St. John's Wood, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 February 1971, St. John's Wood, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** Damian Watcyn Lewis
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 8: 7 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Alexander Cary](https://film.one/person/alexander-cary.md), [David Nutter](https://film.one/person/david-nutter.md), [Peter Kosminsky](https://film.one/person/peter-kosminsky.md), [Ron Livingston](https://film.one/person/ron-livingston.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as actor, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (1), 2000s 78 (2), 2010s 80 (3), 2020s 73 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 81 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 3 of 5 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 7, War & Politics 3, Thriller 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $414m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damian_Lewis, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q342533, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507073/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20186

## Coming up

- *Day 1s* (2027-07-27)

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Band of Brothers*](https://film.one/tv/band-of-brothers.md) (89)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Wolf Hall*](https://film.one/tv/wolf-hall.md) (86)
- **Peacock:** [*Pressure*](https://film.one/film/pressure.md) (78)
- **Disney+:** [*Homeland*](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md) (78)
- **Apple TV:** [*A Spy Among Friends*](https://film.one/tv/a-spy-among-friends.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Damian Lewis

> Damian Lewis makes authority interesting by letting us see the effort it takes. We rate him especially highly in *Band of Brothers*, where Winters’s care for his men matters more than any display of command.

In *Band of Brothers* (2001), Damian Lewis’s Richard D. Winters keeps his attention on the other men, even when he has little to say. We can see him caring and worrying without being asked to congratulate him for either. We were moved by the weariness beneath his composure. The quiet stretches give us time to notice the effort. Lewis makes a convincing leader because he seems to have thought about the people who need leading.

His breakthrough in that series was followed by television roles built around troubled or ambitious men. *Homeland* (2011) gave him Nicholas Brody, a conflicted Marine; *Billions* (2016), the ruthless financier Bobby Axelrod. Between them came Henry VIII in *Wolf Hall* (2015). His American accents are persuasive, but we would not mistake that technical skill for the whole of his appeal.

*Band of Brothers* also gives that restraint time to work. Ron Livingston’s Lewis Nixon supplies a contrasting temperament, and their scenes make room for different ways of handling responsibility. Editors Billy Fox, Frances Parker, Oral Norrie Ottey and John Richards let familiarity with the company build until a small response can mean something. Michael Kamen’s solemn music occasionally pushes harder than it needs to; Lewis has already given us enough to feel.

*Pressure* (2026) places him back in wartime command as Bernard ‘Monty’ Montgomery. Its tightly handled drama is worth an evening, though the script makes its case for professional expertise a little too neatly. The casting fits a familiar pattern, and we would welcome more parts that do not arrive with authority already attached. Start with *Band of Brothers*, and pay attention when he has least to say.

## Biography

Damian Lewis is an English actor. He trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and worked on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company before moving into screen roles.

Lewis played Major Richard D. Winters in the 2001 HBO miniseries *Band of Brothers*. He received a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for portraying Nicholas Brody in the series *Homeland* (2011–2014). Other credits include *Dreamcatcher* (2003), *Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood* (2019) as Steve McQueen, and the series *Billions* (2016–) as Bobby Axelrod.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

### Performed in (7) — the average rests on these

- *Pressure* (2026), Fi1m 78, as Bernard ‘Monty’ Montgomery — [page](https://film.one/film/pressure.md)
- *A Spy Among Friends* (2022), Fi1m 68, as Nicholas Elliott — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-spy-among-friends.md)
- *Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood* (2019), Fi1m 77, as Steve McQueen — [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood.md)
- *Wolf Hall* (2015), Fi1m 86, as Henry VIII — [page](https://film.one/tv/wolf-hall.md)
- *Homeland* (2011), Fi1m 78, as Nicholas Brody — [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *ShakespeaRe-Told* (2005), Fi1m 66, as Benedick — [page](https://film.one/tv/shakespeare-told.md)
- *Band of Brothers* (2001), Fi1m 89, as Richard D. Winters — [page](https://film.one/tv/band-of-brothers.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Have I Got News for You* (1990), Fi1m 80, as Self - Host — [page](https://film.one/tv/have-i-got-news-for-you.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Day 1s* (2027), series, Actor
- *The Runner* (2026), as The Caller
- *Pressure* (2026), as Bernard ‘Monty’ Montgomery — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/pressure.md)
- *Fackham Hall* (2025), as Lord Davenport
- *The American Revolution* (2025), series, as King George III / Nicholas Cresswell / John Andre / Bartholomew James (voice)
- *Orwell: 2+2=5* (2025), as George Orwell (voice)
- *The Radleys* (2024), as Peter Radley / Will Radley · Executive Producer
- *A Spy Among Friends* (2022), series, as Nicholas Elliott · Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-spy-among-friends.md)
- *Dream Horse* (2021), as Howard Davies
- *Run This Town* (2020), as Rob Ford
- *Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood* (2019), as Steve McQueen — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood.md)
- *Our Kind of Traitor* (2016), as Hector
- *Billions* (2016), series, as Bobby 'Axe' Axelrod
- *Queen of the Desert* (2015), as Richard Wylie
- *Bill* (2015), as Sir Richard Hawkins
- *Wolf Hall* (2015), series, as Henry VIII — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/wolf-hall.md)
- *The Silent Storm* (2014), as Balor
- *Romeo & Juliet* (2013), as Lord Capulet
- *Desire* (2013), Actor
- *The Sweeney* (2012), as Frank Haskins
- *Will* (2011), as Gareth
- *Homeland* (2011), series, as Nicholas Brody — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Stolen* (2011), as DI Carter
- *Your Highness* (2011), as Boremont
- *The Escapist* (2008), as Rizza
- *Life* (2007), series, as Charlie Crews
- *Phineas and Ferb* (2007), series, as Agent Double O-O (voice) — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/phineas-and-ferb.md)
- *Confessions of a Diary Secretary* (2007), as Tony Blair
- *The Baker* (2007), as Milo · Producer
- *The Situation* (2007), as Dan Murphy
- *Stormbreaker* (2006), as Yassen Gregorovich
- *Chromophobia* (2006), as Marcus Aylesbury
- *ShakespeaRe-Told* (2005), series, as Benedick — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/shakespeare-told.md)
- *Much Ado About Nothing* (2005), as Benedick
- *An Unfinished Life* (2005), as Gary Winston
- *Friends & Crocodiles* (2005), as Paul Reynolds
- *Colditz* (2005), series, as Nicholas McGrade
- *Colditz* (2005), as Nicholas McGrade
- *Brides* (2004), as Norman Harris
- *Keane* (2004), as William Keane
- *Brighton Bomb* (2003), as Narrator
- *Dreamcatcher* (2003), as Jonesy
- *Jeffrey Archer: The Truth* (2002), as Jeffrey Archer
- *The Forsyte Saga* (2002), series, as Soames Forsyte
- *Band of Brothers* (2001), series, as Richard D. Winters — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/band-of-brothers.md)
- *Hearts and Bones* (2000), series, as Mark Rose
- *Life Force* (2000), series, as Kurt Glemser
- *Warriors* (1999), as Lt. Neil Loughrey
- *Warriors* (1999), series, as Lieutenant Neil Loughrey
- *Robinson Crusoe* (1997), as Patrick
- *Rik Mayall Presents: Micky Love* (1993), as Clive
- *Rik Mayall Presents* (1993), series, as Clive
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, as Adam Weston — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-touch-of-frost.md)
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Leonard Bateson — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *The Return of Stanley Atwell*, Actor
- *Jack of Spades*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Damian Lewis](https://film.one/media/person/63397/gallery-43e49ba33d35.jpg) Damian Lewis — Jaguar MENA
RanZag (cropped version), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Damian_Lewis_at_the_London_Reveal_of_the_New_Jaguar_XE.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Damain Lewis at Band of Brothers Reunion (2010)](https://film.one/media/person/63397/gallery-79121b8fac7c.jpg) Damain Lewis at Band of Brothers Reunion (2010) — Engyles
RanZag (cropped version), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Damain_Lewis_at_Band_of_Brothers_Reunion_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Damian Lewis at the opening of Queen of the Desert at Berlin Film Festival on 6th February 2015](https://film.one/media/person/63397/gallery-3a9569644af9.jpg) Damian Lewis at the opening of Queen of the Desert at Berlin Film Festival on 6th February 2015 — Hans-Ulrich Graedener, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Damian-Lewis-Berlinale-Opening-Queen-of-the-Desert-20150206.jpg/1280px-Damian-Lewis-Berlinale-Opening-Queen-of-the-Desert-20150206.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damain Lewis at Band of Brothers Reunion (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/63397/gallery-dc92660013a0.jpg) Damain Lewis at Band of Brothers Reunion (2015) — Engyles, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Damian_Lewis.jpg/1280px-Damian_Lewis.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damian Lewis](https://film.one/media/person/63397/gallery-8efbc62665b0.jpg) Damian Lewis — Image via TMDB
- ![Damian Lewis](https://film.one/media/person/63397/gallery-c2e7a785ac08.jpg) Damian Lewis — Image via TMDB
- ![Damian Lewis at the Serpentine Summer Party in June 2017](https://film.one/media/person/63397/gallery-60eb7c9488b9.jpg) Damian Lewis at the Serpentine Summer Party in June 2017 — INCA Productions, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Damian_Lewis_2017_%28Extract%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actor Damian Lewis arriving for the press conference of the movie "Queen Of The Desert" at the Berlinale 2015](https://film.one/media/person/63397/gallery-9cdecdee3728.jpg) Actor Damian Lewis arriving for the press conference of the movie "Queen Of The Desert" at the Berlinale 2015 — Siebbi, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Damian_Lewis_Berlin_2015.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2013: Golden Globe Awards (won), for *Homeland*

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won

- 2012: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (won), for *Homeland*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/damian-lewis