Damian Lewis is an English actor as well as a producer who started his career as an actor in 1993. He is mostly known for his roles Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers and Nicholas Brody in the Showtime series Homeland. He earned Golden Globe nomination for the former and won both Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award for the latter.

Similarly, his recent appearance in the movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as Steve McQueen grabbed lots of public attention.

From his decade long career, Lewis accumulated the fortune of $14 million as of 2020.

Damian Lewis: Journey To Join Millionaire Club

Lewis started his career from a small role in a TV movie, Micky Love, as Clive. After this, he appeared in several shows such as Agatha Christie’s Poirot, Warriors,  Life Force, Hearts and Bones. However, his career got a breakthrough after he appeared in the series, Band of Brothers, where he shared the screen with Scott Grimes, Ron Livingston, Michael Cudlitz.

English actor, Damian Lewis Has $14 million Worth

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Some of his other notable works are in Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, Friends and Crocodiles, Much Ado About Nothing, Life, Homeland,  Wolf Hall. For his portrayal in Homeland, he was paid $250,000 per episode.

Currently, he is part of the series, Billions as Bobby Axelrod alongside the cast Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff, and Heidi Schreck. As per Celebrity Net Worth, he is earning $250 thousand per his appearance.

Movies

His big-screen debut came in 1997 with the role Patrick in Robinson Crusoe. After this, the actor worked in several movies, and some of his most notable work includes Dreamcatcher, Brides, Chromophobia, Stormbreaker, The Escapist, The Sweeney, The Silent Storm, Queen of the Desert, Our Kind of Traitor,  and Run This Town.

His latest movie appearance was in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as Steve McQueen. He acted alongside several famous stars, including Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Dakota Fanning. The movie made $372.4 million at the box office.

Some of his other movies that have earned a considerable amount in the worldwide box office collection are listed below.

Movie Box Office Earning
Dreamcatcher $75.72 million
Brides $4.93 million
An Unfinished Life $18.6 million
Your Highness $26.12 million
Our Kind of Traitor $10.71 million

Upcoming Projects

Damian is all set to appear in Dream Horse alongside Toni Collette. The movie is directed by Euros Lyn and produced by Katherine Butler and Tracy O’Riordan. The movie is going to be released on April 17, 2020, in the UK and on May 1, 2020, in the USA.

Stage

Apart from movies and TV series, he also has a number of stage works.

  1. Hamlet
  2. The Misanthrope
  3. American Buffalo
  4. The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?

House

Currently, the actor resides in Islington, the United Kingdom, along with his family, where the average price of a house is $1,655,622.

Charity

The Homeland actor Damian Lewis became a trade justice ambassador for Christian Aid in March 2010. He also played soccer in May 2006 and June 2018 for England in Soccer Aid. Likewise, he also played golf for Europe in the All-Star Cup in August 2006.

Personal Life: Who Is His Wife?

The 48 years old, Lewis is married to actress Helen McCrory. The couple shared the wedding vows on July 4, 2007, after a few months of dating.

Damian Lewis with his wife Helen McCrory

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Together the couple is parents of two children; son, Gulliver, and daughter, Manon.

While working in the series, Life Lewis and his family moved to Los Angeles, California, from their hometown Tufnell Park, in north London and returned only after the completion of the final episode in 2009.

Short-Bio

Damian Lewis was born on February 11, 1971, in St John’s Wood, London, England. He was raised alongside his brother, Gareth Lewis, by parents Charlotte Mary and John Watcyn Lewis.

Regarding education, he completed his graduation from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Prior to this, he enrolled at Ashdown House School.

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