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Birthplace:
London, England
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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
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Raised in St John's Wood area of London
1993
Joined the Birmingham Repertory; acted in "Rope" and "Romeo and Juliet"
1993
British TV debut in bit part in "Rik Mayell Presents: Mickey Love" (Granada Television)
1994
First major TV role, in the Hickory Dickory Dock episode of the series "Poirot" playing a medical student who becomes a murder suspect
1994
Played title role in "Hamlet" at Regent's Park
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