Damian was voted Britain's 31st Most Sharp Man by the readers of Esquire magazine in 2002.
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In 1998, riding home on his motorcycle after a stage performance of Much Ado About Nothing, Damian was nearly killed in an accident.
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Before attending university, Damian backpacked around Africa.
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Damian's first job was as a car alarm installer.
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Damian Lewis: (on attending Eton) I used to keep my school very quiet because I thought it was damaging. I think you can't be really poshand be an interesting actor. I'm abit of a posh rough.
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Damian's first acting role was in a school play as a policeman in The Pirates of Penzance.
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Damian attended Ashdown House boarding school as a child.
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Damian's castmates in Band of Brothers (2001) were initially sceptical of how well he could handle playing an American. It turned out that he was so convincing (as an American) that some cast and crew didn't believe he was English.
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Before his recent big screen appearances, Damian was a stage actor for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Damian enjoys playing the guitar and the piano/keyboard.
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