Welcome to Damian-Lewis.com, a website dedicated to British actor Damian Lewis known for his roles in Band of Brothers, Keane, Life, and the upcoming Showtime series Homeland. Here you'll find the latest news, photos, media, and more, so please have a look around and enjoy the site's content. If you have any comments, suggestions, or donations, please contact us!
May.
31st,
2008
2008.05.31


  • Big news! The UK premiere of the The Escapist with Damian Lewis will take place on June 10th in London at the Apollo West End to benefit Diabetes UK. The screening will be followed by a reception and several members of the cast and crew will attend including director Rupert Wyatt along with actors Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, and Dominic Cooper. Click here for more details and ticket information.

  • Click here and here for reviews of Viva La Vida, the new album by Coldplay that contains a hidden tract called Death and All His Friends (The Escapist) that was created for the film.

  • Click here to download (in RealPlayer format) a terrific new BBC Radio 4 interview with Helen McCrory on the Woman’s Hour. Helen discusses her role in Ibsen’s Rosmersholm currently running at the Almeida and her portrayal of Narcissa Malfoy in the upcoming Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. She also talks about her life with husband Damian Lewis as they work together to balance their acting careers and parenting roles. Thanks to Dotty for calling our attention to this great interview which includes an audio clip from Rosmersholm.

  • Spoiler warning! Click here (Zip file, compliments of Ryanne at The
    Bakery    ) to download “sides” for various character roles and a partial script for “Find Your Happy Place” – episode 1 of season 2 of Life which is scheduled to begin filming in early June.

  • This scan at LifeTV of an ad in the May 28th edition of Variety shows several additional “Emmy campaign buttons” created for Life including a “Vote for Damian Lewis” button. Hey, where can we get some of those buttons?! :(

  • Click here for more information about the cover art for the season one Life DVD.

  • Enjoy lovely new Damian Lewis wallpapers from robinh4 and Peque.
  • It’s not over yet! Keep voting for Damian Lewis in the Hello! Most Attractive Man of the Month contest!

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May.
29th,
2008
2008.05.29

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  • The 3-disc, season one DVD for Life starring Damian Lewis and Sarah Shahi will be released on September 2nd and is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com at the discounted price of $20.99 US!

    According to David Lambert of TVshowsondvd.com the DVD will offer the following extra features:

    » Audio Commentary

    - “Merit Badge” with Creator / Executive Producer Ran Ravich, Executive Producers Far Shariat & Dan Sackheim and Series Stars Damian Lewis & Sarah Shahi

    - “Farthingale” with Creator / Executive Producer Rand Ravich, Executive Producers Far Shariat and Dan Sackheim

    - “Serious Control Issues” with Creator / Executive Producer Rand Ravich, Executive Producer Far Shariat and Series Star Adam Arkin

    - “Dig A Hole” with Creator / Executive Producer Rand Ravich, Executive Producers Far Shariat & Dan Sackheim and Series Stars Damian Lewis & Sarah Shahi

    - “Fill It Up” with Executive Producer Dan Sackheim and Series Stars Damian Lewis & Sarah Shahi

    » Deleted Scenes

    - Multi-Angle Deleted Scene

    » Blooper Reel

    » Life Begins

    » Fruits of Life

    » Still Life

    » Life’s Questions Answered

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  • NBC/Universal has created a new Nominate08 web site promoting their candidates for Emmy Award consideration. The Life Hopefuls page suggests the show and cast for the Emmy categories listed below:

    » Life for “Outstanding Drama Series”

    » Damian Lewis for “Lead Actor in a Drama Series”

    » Sarah Shahi for “Supporting Actress in a Drama Series”

    » Adam Arkin for “Supporting Actor in a Drama Series”

    » Brent Sexton for “Supporting Actor in a Drama Series”

    The site also offers the opportunity to order a “Campaign Button” for your favorite programs. Click here to order a free button and show your support for Life and click here to learn more about new and unusual approaches for promoting Emmy candidates.

    The Primetime Emmy Awards will broadcast on ABC on September 21st; the nominations will be announced on July 17th.

  • The contest is still on! Keep voting for Damian Lewis in the Hello! Most Attractive Man of the Month poll!

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May.
28th,
2008
2008.05.28

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  • Click here for a video interview with Damian Lewis at the March 18th Princes Trust “Celebrate Success” Awards Ceremony at the Odeon Theatre in Leicester Square.

    The interviewer asked Damian about his famous Elvis Presley impression performed at the Berkeley Square Ball in July 2005 in support of the Princes Trust. Video clips of this historic event can be viewed on YouTube or downloaded from the Multimedia page. :-D

  • The Los Angeles Times is running an article about Rupert Wyatt’s upcoming film This Is for the Mara Salvatrucha. Wyatt directed and co-authored The Escapist featuring Damian Lewis and he is one of Damian’s Picture Farm business partners.

    Click here for a review of Viva La Vida – the soon to be released Coldplay album that features a song for The Escapist.

  • Click here for lots of nice The Baker icons by saiyajenn.
  • Keep voting for Damian Lewis in the Hello! Most Attractive Man of the Month poll!

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May.
27th,
2008
2008.05.27

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  • Actress Kate Ashfield (who co-stars with Damian Lewis in The Baker) is currently in Spain presenting the film at the 2008 Ibiza International Film Festival; click here and here for articles about her appearance. The
    Ibiza Sun had this to say about the festival:

    “The Second Edition of the IbizaIff will welcome Sir Alan Parker as Patron. Other exciting names that will assist this year are Michael Radford, Michael Nyman, Mike Figgis, Jacqueline Bisset, Mira Sorvino and Kate Ashfield.

    Friday May 23rd sees the kick off of the second edition of the IbizaIff – with a great new jury line up and new digital section together with a star studded guest list including Spanish diva Elsa Pataky.

    The IbizaIff tagline “celebrating the independent Spirit” continues to be the backbone of the festival with a host of indie films lined up both in and out of competition.

    The festival will run from Friday May 23 through to 31 May with the awards ceremony taking place at the fabulous new Palacio de Congreso.”

    The Baker was written and directed by Gareth Lewis and produced by Damian Lewis and Adrian Sturges for Picture Farm. The film is currently playing at selected theatres in the UK and is also available on Region 2 DVD.

  • The Radio Times did a survey to identify British actors with the best American accents – including Damian Lewis.
  • Vote for Damian Lewis in the Hello! Most Attractive Man of the Month contest!

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May.
26th,
2008
2008.05.26

  • Gareth Lewis’s film The Baker starring Damian Lewis screens 2 times today in competition at the
    2008 Ibiza International Film Festival in Spain; the festival awards ceremony will take place on the 31st. Click here to download the festival schedule (PDF file) and click here for the festival programme (Zip file, page 13).

  • Thanks to Jen for updating us about Damian Lewis television broadcasts in Australia in June and July including Stormbreaker and Keane.

  • We are also grateful to Katerina for sending information about telecasts of The Baker starring Damian Lewis on HBO in the Czech Republic but it is still not known if the film is dubbed or shown in English with subtitles. HBO is airing the film in several eastern European countries; click here for information given in Serbian.

  • Click here and here for new Life music videos by Shervin on YouTube.
  • The contest continues throughout May so vote for Damian Lewis in the Hello! Most Attractive Man of the Month poll!

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