Damian Lewis

Damian Watcyn Lewis (born 11 February 1971) is an English actor and producer. He is probably best known in the United States for starring as Detective Charlie Crews in the NBC drama Life as well as portraying Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Damian Lewis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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An Unfinished Life (2005)

Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate and with a granddaughter he's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Robert Redford  •  Jennifer Lopez  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Becca Gardner

Stoic and heartbroken, Einar Gilkyson quietly lives in the rugged Wyoming ranchlands alongside his only trusted friend, Mitch Bradley. One day, the woman he blames for the death of his only son arrives at his door broke, desperate and with a granddaughter he's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lasse Hallström
CAST:  Robert Redford  •  Jennifer Lopez  •  Morgan Freeman  •  Becca Gardner

Chromophobia (2005)

Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of an erstwhile friend, with disastrous results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martha Fiennes
CAST:  Ben Chaplin  •  Penélope Cruz  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Ian Holm

Encouraged by his editor to seek 'sexy stories that sell', a reporter preys upon the private life of an erstwhile friend, with disastrous results.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martha Fiennes
CAST:  Ben Chaplin  •  Penélope Cruz  •  Ralph Fiennes  •  Ian Holm

Dreamcatcher (2003)

Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Kasdan
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Thomas Jane  •  Jason Lee  •  Damian Lewis

Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lawrence Kasdan
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Thomas Jane  •  Jason Lee  •  Damian Lewis

Robinson Crusoe (1997)

Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival on the island, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Hardy  •  George T. Miller
CAST:  Pierce Brosnan  •  James Frain  •  Polly Walker  •  Ian Hart

Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival on the island, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Hardy  •  George T. Miller
CAST:  Pierce Brosnan  •  James Frain  •  Polly Walker  •  Ian Hart

Stormbreaker (2006)

SmartAction-packedClever

Alex Rider thinks he is a normal school boy, until his uncle is killed. He discovers that his uncle was actually spy on a mission, when he was killed. Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. He is sent to Cornwall to investigate a new computer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geoffrey Sax
CAST:  Sarah Bolger  •  Robbie Coltrane  •  Stephen Fry  •  Damian Lewis

Alex Rider thinks he is a normal school boy, until his uncle is killed. He discovers that his uncle was actually spy on a mission, when he was killed. Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. He is sent to Cornwall to investigate a new computer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Geoffrey Sax
CAST:  Sarah Bolger  •  Robbie Coltrane  •  Stephen Fry  •  Damian Lewis

Brides (2004)

A young female character, Nikki Douka, from Samothraki, is sailing to the U.S. to fulfill a marriage contract and save her family honor. Her skills as a seamstress keep her busily sewing throughout the voyage to alter wedding dresses for the third-class voyagers. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pantelis Voulgaris
CAST:  Victoria Haralabidou  •  Evi Saoulidou  •  Andréa Ferréol  •  Eleni Roussinou

A young female character, Nikki Douka, from Samothraki, is sailing to the U.S. to fulfill a marriage contract and save her family honor. Her skills as a seamstress keep her busily sewing throughout the voyage to alter wedding dresses for the third-class voyagers. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pantelis Voulgaris
CAST:  Victoria Haralabidou  •  Evi Saoulidou  •  Andréa Ferréol  •  Eleni Roussinou

Warriors (1999)

Thought provokingPowerfulDramaticDepressing

If the conflict in Bosnia has become something of a forgotten war, it's not for the want of trying from the immensely powerful BBC film Warriors, the story of five young soldiers and their harrowing experiences in the region.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Kosminsky
CAST:  Matthew Macfadyen  •  Darren Morfitt  •  Cal Macaninch  •  Ioan Gruffudd

If the conflict in Bosnia has become something of a forgotten war, it's not for the want of trying from the immensely powerful BBC film Warriors, the story of five young soldiers and their harrowing experiences in the region.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Kosminsky
CAST:  Matthew Macfadyen  •  Darren Morfitt  •  Cal Macaninch  •  Ioan Gruffudd

Friends & Crocodiles (2005)

Paul Reynolds is a Gatsby-like figure: owner of a magnificent house, the host of great parties, and a collector of interesting people. He persuades Lizzie Thomas, a secretary at a local estate agent's, to come and work for him as his assistant, to bring some order ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Poliakoff
CAST:  Damian Lewis  •  Jodhi May  •  Robert Lindsay  •  Patrick Malahide

Paul Reynolds is a Gatsby-like figure: owner of a magnificent house, the host of great parties, and a collector of interesting people. He persuades Lizzie Thomas, a secretary at a local estate agent's, to come and work for him as his assistant, to bring some order ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Poliakoff
CAST:  Damian Lewis  •  Jodhi May  •  Robert Lindsay  •  Patrick Malahide

Our Kind of Traitor (2016)

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A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on a tortuous journey to the City of London and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susanna White
CAST:  Ewan McGregor  •  Stellan Skarsgård  •  Naomie Harris  •  Alicia von Rittberg

A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday in Morocco. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on a tortuous journey to the City of London and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susanna White
CAST:  Ewan McGregor  •  Stellan Skarsgård  •  Naomie Harris  •  Alicia von Rittberg

Queen of the Desert (2015)

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  James Franco  •  Robert Pattinson  •  Damian Lewis

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire at the dawn of the twentieth century.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Werner Herzog
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  James Franco  •  Robert Pattinson  •  Damian Lewis

The Sweeney (2012)

Jack Regan, a hardened cop who doesn’t play by the rules, is confronted with a criminal from his past. With sidekick George Carter they are put on the case of a jewellery store heist that ends in a killing. But is that killing really an execution in disguise? With ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Love
CAST:  Ray Winstone  •  Ben Drew  •  Hayley Atwell  •  Damian Lewis

Jack Regan, a hardened cop who doesn’t play by the rules, is confronted with a criminal from his past. With sidekick George Carter they are put on the case of a jewellery store heist that ends in a killing. But is that killing really an execution in disguise? With ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nick Love
CAST:  Ray Winstone  •  Ben Drew  •  Hayley Atwell  •  Damian Lewis

Will (2011)

Brennan is Liverpool's number one fan, able to recite facts ad infinitum about the club and at a public school in the south of England since his father Gareth is emotionally unable to care for him following the death of Will's mother. Gareth appears one day out of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ellen Perry
CAST:  Damian Lewis  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Rebekah Staton  •  Perry Eggleton

Brennan is Liverpool's number one fan, able to recite facts ad infinitum about the club and at a public school in the south of England since his father Gareth is emotionally unable to care for him following the death of Will's mother. Gareth appears one day out of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ellen Perry
CAST:  Damian Lewis  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Rebekah Staton  •  Perry Eggleton

Romeo & Juliet (2013)

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In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Carlei
CAST:  Douglas Booth  •  Hailee Steinfeld  •  Christian Cooke  •  Damian Lewis

In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Carlei
CAST:  Douglas Booth  •  Hailee Steinfeld  •  Christian Cooke  •  Damian Lewis

Stolen (2011)

A fast-paced thriller about a vital and terrifying subject - the trafficking of children - with the heart-stopping vibrancy, compassion and energy that only the fate of children inspires. This is a story that touches all our lives. And it's happening now.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Chadwick
CAST:  Damian Lewis  •  Wunmi Mosaku  •  Michael Smiley  •  Cosima Shaw

A fast-paced thriller about a vital and terrifying subject - the trafficking of children - with the heart-stopping vibrancy, compassion and energy that only the fate of children inspires. This is a story that touches all our lives. And it's happening now.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Chadwick
CAST:  Damian Lewis  •  Wunmi Mosaku  •  Michael Smiley  •  Cosima Shaw

Jeffrey Archer: The Truth (2002)

A satirical look at the 'secret' TRUE life of Jeffrey Archer. The Truth, the whole truth and everything BUT the truth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Jenkin
CAST:  Damian Lewis  •  Polly Walker  •  Greta Scacchi  •  Ben Miller

A satirical look at the 'secret' TRUE life of Jeffrey Archer. The Truth, the whole truth and everything BUT the truth.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Jenkin
CAST:  Damian Lewis  •  Polly Walker  •  Greta Scacchi  •  Ben Miller

The Baker (2007)

Milo is a professional hit man living on the edge. When failing to fulfil a contract for the first time, Milo escapes the city to avoid the wrath of his employers. Hiding out in a remote rural village, the locals mistake him for the new baker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gareth Lewis
CAST:  Damian Lewis  •  Kate Ashfield  •  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau  •  Michael Gambon

Milo is a professional hit man living on the edge. When failing to fulfil a contract for the first time, Milo escapes the city to avoid the wrath of his employers. Hiding out in a remote rural village, the locals mistake him for the new baker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gareth Lewis
CAST:  Damian Lewis  •  Kate Ashfield  •  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau  •  Michael Gambon

Your Highness (2011)

GoofyAdventurousThought provokingFunny

A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Gordon Green
CAST:  Natalie Portman  •  Zooey Deschanel  •  James Franco  •  Danny McBride

A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Gordon Green
CAST:  Natalie Portman  •  Zooey Deschanel  •  James Franco  •  Danny McBride

The Escapist (2008)

Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rupert Wyatt
CAST:  Brian Cox  •  Damian Lewis  •  Joseph Fiennes  •  Seu Jorge

Frank Perry is an institutionalized convict twelve years into a life sentence without parole. When his estranged daughter falls ill, he is determined to make peace with her before it's too late. He develops an ingenious escape plan, and recruits a dysfunctional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rupert Wyatt
CAST:  Brian Cox  •  Damian Lewis  •  Joseph Fiennes  •  Seu Jorge

The Situation (2007)

The first U.S.-made film drama set during the Iraq war, THE SITUATION chronicles the tragic death of an Iraqi teenager at the hands of U.S. soldiers. The incident sets off an "investigation," a cover-up, and complications involving Iraqi mayor Sheikh Tahsin (Saïd ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Haas
CAST:  Connie Nielsen  •  Damian Lewis  •  Mido Hamada  •  Driss Roukhe

The first U.S.-made film drama set during the Iraq war, THE SITUATION chronicles the tragic death of an Iraqi teenager at the hands of U.S. soldiers. The incident sets off an "investigation," a cover-up, and complications involving Iraqi mayor Sheikh Tahsin (Saïd ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Haas
CAST:  Connie Nielsen  •  Damian Lewis  •  Mido Hamada  •  Driss Roukhe

Keane (2005)

DepressingHeartbreakingEmotionalTear-jerker

A mentally ill man searches New York for his missing eight year old daughter. He recreates her steps each day hoping for some clue to her disappearance, until he meets and befriend a woman with a daughter the same age. Could she help him with the missing piece of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lodge Kerrigan
CAST:  Damian Lewis  •  Abigail Breslin  •  Amy Ryan  •  Tina Holmes

A mentally ill man searches New York for his missing eight year old daughter. He recreates her steps each day hoping for some clue to her disappearance, until he meets and befriend a woman with a daughter the same age. Could she help him with the missing piece of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lodge Kerrigan
CAST:  Damian Lewis  •  Abigail Breslin  •  Amy Ryan  •  Tina Holmes
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