Category: Interviews
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Damian Lewis on Wolf Hall Podcast
– Masterpiece Studio – WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Episode Four of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. Actor Damian Lewis is well-known to Masterpiece viewers for his iconic roles in The Forsyte Saga and Wolf Hall. He joins the podcast to discuss the sequel, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, and reflects on playing one of…
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Interview: Damian Lewis on Playing Henry VIII
– Plumper and Grumpier – by Staff | PBS Masterpiece | April 7, 2025 “Don’t get too close to the king,” cautioned The Mirror and the Light’s Damian Lewis, who returned to his role of King Henry VIII ten years after Wolf Hall’s award-winning run. In March, 2025, Lewis shared that advice with MASTERPIECE, as well as…
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VIDEO: Damian Lewis on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
– Wolf Hall and Music – Damian appeared on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday, November 10, 2024 to discuss tonight’s BBC 1 premiere of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light and reprising his role as the troubled and tyrant King Henry VIII. Damian shares that Henry VIII is ever-more disillusioned by the people…
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Gossip is a Currency: The Precarious Lives of Tudor Women in Wolf Hall
– High Stakes Game of Survival – by Katie Rosseinsky | The Independent | November 10, 2024 Life as a woman in the court of Henry VIII was a high-stakes game of survival. As the final instalment of Hilary Mantel’s Tudor trilogy comes to BBC One, Katie Rosseinsky speaks to the performers who play some of the…
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How Hilary Mantel’s Genius Shaped Wolf Hall After Her Death
– Most Riveting and Richly Textured Drama – by Johanna Thomas-Corr | The Times | November 10, 2024 The director Peter Kosminsky reveals how his detailed email exchanges with the author were a goldmine when making the BBC drama The Mirror and the Light. When Hilary Mantel was writing The Mirror and the Light, the final…
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Damian Lewis to Appear on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
– Wolf Hall – Damian is scheduled to appear on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on November 10, 2024 between 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. on BBC 1 / iPlayer to discuss the premier of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. Be sure to tune in! If you miss the original broadcast, you can catch…
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Interviews With the Cast and Creatives of Wolf Hall
– An Unforgettable Final Act – by Staff | BBC | November 9, 2024 Reuniting the creative team from the BAFTA and Golden Globe winning first series, The Mirror and the Light traces the final four years of Cromwell’s life. May, 1536. Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII’s second wife, is dead. As the axe drops,…
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Damian Lewis Reveals Touching Memory with On-Screen Love from Wolf Hall
– Jane Seymour – by Millie Jackson | Hello! Magazine | November 7, 2024 Ten years after Wolf Hall first brought the Tudor court of Henry VIII to our screens, the BAFTA-award-winning series is back. The adaptation of The Mirror and the Light, Hilary Mantel’s final book before her death in 2022, focuses on the final four…