Category: Media
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After “Homeland,†Damian Lewis Looked To His Past To Plan His Future, Buzzfeed, January 20, 2015
After “Homeland,†Damian Lewis Looked To His Past To Plan His Future The Homeland alum relied on two decades of invaluable Hollywood lessons to tackle lead roles in a pair of new television projects, BBC Two’s period drama Wolf Hall and Showtime’s high-finance pilot Billions. Getty Images for BFI Tim P. Whitby Jarett Wieselman January 20, 2015
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Damian Lewis Says Henry VIII “As Big A Brand As Coca-Cola” – Jan 19, 2015
Damian Lewis Says Henry VIII “As Big A Brand As Coca-Cola,” While Plugging PBS’s ‘Wolf Hall’ Television Critics Association Press Tour, Winter Tour, Panel Discussion by Lisa de Moraes – Deadline – January 19, 2015 “Henry [VIII] as a brand, is right up there with Coca Cola,â€Â Damian Lewis said, of the oft-portrayed Tudor king he plays…
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PBS’ Wolf Hall Starring Damian Lewis Could Be TV’s Next Great Antihero Story – Jan 19, 2015
PBS’ ‘Wolf Hall’ Starring Damian Lewis Could Be TV’s Next Great Antihero Story by Ryan Lattanzio – Indiewire – 19, January 2015 Will Henry VIII be Emmy winner Damian Lewis’ first, great post-Nick Brody role? Directed by Peter Kosminsky and written by Peter Straughan (one half of the Oscar-nominated “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy†duo), this six-part BBC drama…
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Damian Lewis’ Henry VIII in Wolf Hall Has Killer Calves – Jan 19, 2015
Damian Lewis’ Henry VIII in Wolf Hall Has Killer Calves by Jasmin Rosemberg – Variety – 19 January 2015 Henry VIII, infamous King of England in the sixteenth century, is often remembered for his gluttonous form, his string of wives, his disharmony with the Pope and his brute beheading spree. But Damian Lewis, star of the…
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Damian Lewis: the man who would be king, The Telegraph, January 18, 2015
Damian Lewis: the man who would be king It’s been a toff life, all right, so who better to play Henry VIII in the keenly awaited ‘Wolf Hall’ Damian Lewis arrives at the Sun Military Awards in Greenwich  Photo: Rex Features By William Langley 18 Jan 2015
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Wolf Hall’s Damian Lewis: ‘We try to give a more varied portrait of Henry VIII’
THE Homeland star plays King Henry VIII in Wolf Hall, a gripping new BBC drama that reassesses the role of one of history’s arch-villains, Thomas Cromwell Packed with intrigue, sex, scandal, royals and seismic change, the tumultuous tale of how King Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church in order to marry his second wife,…
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Why the BBC’s Unmissable Wolf Hall Could Be the Greatest Period Drama Ever Made – Jan 15, 2015
Why the BBC’s Unmissable Wolf Hall Could Be the Greatest Period Drama Ever Made by Christopher Stevens – The Daily Mail - 15 January 2015 Should you have plans for Wednesday night, cancel them now. With its brilliant cast, sumptuous settings and jaw-dropping attention to detail, Wolf Hall — the BBC2 adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning…
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Damian Reveals Why He Didn’t Fatten Up for Henry VIII – Jan 12, 2015
Homeland star Damian Lewis reveals why he didn’t fatten up for upcoming BBC Tudor drama by Nicola Agius – DailyMail – January 12, 2015 When the new BBC drama Wolf Hall starts in two weeks’ time, audiences may have a slight issue with the show’s leading man. Damian Lewis, who plays Henry VIII in…