About Damian Lewis
Damian Lewis, a British actor and musician, first gained attention as U.S. Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers. He earned a Primetime Emmy and a Golden Globe for his role as U.S. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody in Showtime’s Homeland, and was nominated for his portrayal of Henry VIII in Wolf Hall. Lewis also played Bobby Axelrod in the series Billions for six of its seven seasons and appeared as Steve McQueen in the film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
![“I always resented Tom [Hardy] for turning up on Band Of Brothers and getting the girl — in fact, the only girl in a cast of hundreds of smelly men! I, on the other hand, spent eight months with my face squashed up against someone else’s backside in one sodden trench after another. And it looks as…” quote by Damian Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee4/damian-lewis-3773_backsides_i-always-resented-tom-hardy-for-turning_42063.jpg)
![“You never know when you're taking a job, ever... but you try to take good scripts. That's all you can do as an actor - take the best thing available. Even then, it's not [really] in your control. Certainly not in film and TV, because there are so many other elements. You just have to take control…” quote by Damian Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b4/damian-lewis-3773_actor_you-never-know-when-you-re-taking-a-job_1702940.jpg)