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Damian Lewis Shoots Music Video for Upcoming Single Release

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She Comes

by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | March 16, 2023

Photo by Emma Giacalone for Squire Studio

Damian reportedly shot his first music video for the track ‘She Comes,’ out March 24, 2023. It is the first single off his highly anticipated debut album titled ‘Mission Creep’ scheduled for release on Decca Records later in June of this year. The music video was shot by Squire Studio and directed by none other than Nick Murphy, the same director for Damian’s recent MGM+ and ITVX mini-series A Spy Among Friends. Location of the music video shoot was Master Shipwright’s Palace in Deptford, London, off the banks of the River Thames. The venue is described as “a peculiar new theatre in Deptford’s secret palace” that is “10 minutes from London Bridge.” View more photos in our Gallery here.

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Here’s What Influenced Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis’ Performances In ‘A Spy Among Friends’

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Lewis and Pearce Make For a Formidable Pairing

by Simon Thompson | Forbes | March 15, 2023

There is a simple explanation for why the story of Kim Philby, a British intelligence agent spying for the Russians, might seem familiar. The fascinating real-life tale has been the inspirational jumping-off point for countless characters in the genre, from books to movies.

In A Spy Among Friends, a limited series streaming on MGM+, Philby, played by Guy Pearce, takes center stage in his own right. Damian Lewis plays Nicholas Elliott, his friend and the man given the job of bringing the double agent to justice. It’s based on the Ben Macintyre’s New York Times NYT best-selling book.

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A Spy Among Friends: Damian Lewis and Guy Pearce on Playing Secret Agents

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Duplicitous Characters

by Maggie Boccella | Collider | March 15, 2023

Imagine finding out your best friend of nearly thirty years had completely betrayed you and everyone else they loved, for the entirety of your friendship. That’s the concept behind MGM+’s newest thriller series, A Spy Among Friends, except the tensions are racketed to an all-time high: not only are Nicholas Elliott (Damian Lewis) and Kim Philby (Guy Pearce) friends, but also intelligence officers for the UK’s MI6, and Philby is one of the most notorious double agents in history, supplying information to the KGB.

A Spy Among Friends follows the two men in the aftermath of Philby being found out, and subsequently pursued, by British intelligence in the 1960s, flipping back and forth between the beginnings of Philby and Elliott’s friendship and the present, where Elliott is being questioned about his attempts to bring Philby into custody in Beirut, where he escaped and eventually defected to the Soviet Union. The truth is twisted and obscured as the series follows the two men throughout their lives, questioning just how much we can really trust those we hold dear.

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British Icon of the Week: Damian Lewis

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Top 10: Actor and All-Around Great Guy

by Nick Levine | BBC America Anglophenia | March 13, 2023

Damian Lewis is back in A Spy Among Friends, a real-life espionage series that has just premiered on MGM+. It’s his first role since leaving Billions in 2021, so we’re making him our British Icon of the Week. Here are 10 things we admire and appreciate about the affable English actor.

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Damian Lewis Scheduled to Perform Music Gig at Black Deer Festival

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Next Up: Kent!

by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | March 13, 2023

With a single coming out March 24, a special release on April 22 for Record Store Day and a debut album expected in June, Damian Lewis returns to the stage for a gig at the 4th annual Black Deer music festival from June 16-18, 2023 at Eridge Park in Kent – East Sussex, England. A wide variety of tier-type tickets are on sale here. The festival is described as being dropped into a musical melting pot – a door into the world of Americana and country – including, but not limited to Folk, Bluegrass, Roots and the Blues. Other fun activities at the event include camping, a young folk adventure, custom motorcycles and trucks, a saloon bar, BBQ arena with smokehouse cooking and demos/masterclasses with renowned chefs. Damian tweeted his excitement with his best country-fied “y’all”:

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Guy Pearce and Alexander Cary Video Interview: A Spy Among Friends

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Why Alex Cary Cast Damian Lewis

by Caitlin Tyrrell | Screen Rant | March 13, 2023

A Spy Among Friends is based on Ben Macintyre’s best-selling book of the same name, which examines the true story of the most infamous double agent in the Cold War. The limited series, adapted for television by Alexander Cary, examines the friendship between Nicholas Elliot and Kim Philby both before and after Philby’s status as a KGB double agent was revealed. Following this revelation, Elliot met with Philby to gather information, but the double agent escaped to the Soviet Union.

Elliot was closely scrutinized after this by American and British intelligence agencies. While under investigation, Elliot attempts to discover any other KGB moles that are hiding in the British government. A Spy Among Friends features an impressive cast led by Guy Pearce, Damian Lewis, Anna Maxwell Martin, Adrian Edmondson, Stephen Kunken, Nicholas Rowe, and Anastasia Hille.

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A Spy Among Friends: Why Damian Lewis was Surprised by the True Story

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Who Is Nick Elliott?

by Roxy Simons | Newsweek| March 12, 2023

Damian Lewis found making A Spy Among Friends with Guy Pearce a “surprising” experience, he told Newsweek, because of the intricacies of the real story the MGM+ drama is based on.

Lewis plays Nicholas Elliott, the best friend of Pearce’s Kim Philby, who is widely seen as one of the most notorious double agents in history. The British Intelligence agent was a member of the Cambridge Five, a spy ring that secretly fed information to the Soviet Union during World War II and the Cold War.

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