Although noted in his native England for his stage and TV roles, Damian Lewis first made his mark with US audiences when he was cast in the leading role of commanding officer Major Richard Winters in the well-received HBO drama "Band of Brothers" (2001). The ten-part miniseries recounted the true story of a company of American paratroopers who landed in Normandy in 1944 and then fought their way across Europe to Hitler's retreat in Berchtesgaden the following year. Lewis' strong performance as the flinty, teetotaling leader who was not immune from struggling with conflicting emotions, served
