"Billions" star Damian Lewis

It's no surprise Damian Lewis has created another indelible character: American hedge fund manager Bobby "Axe" Axelrod on the Showtime series "Billions." Yet the former star of "Band of Brothers" and "Homeland" is actually an upper-crust Brit. Correspondent Jim Axelrod visits with Lewis in London, when the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor laughed, "Oddly, the irony is that coming from a white-collar British background, I tend to play blue-collar Americans!"
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[@ptalove]

I`ve been loving him since I saw Band Of Brothers. He is such a brilliant actor and man. And He has beautiful red hair.

[@dakotadad8835]

RIP Helen McCrory, Damian Lewis is a great actor and can’t wait to see what he does in the future

[@diamonds5457]

Special amazing talented couple. They will see each other again in the future, for sure.

[@mtanushoska]

He is an amazing actor. Incredible charisma and delivery in every role he plays.

[@RomulanStar]

You could tell he was still in character from shoot, accent didn't slip at all.

[@deltahunter4810]

He's so quiet and softspoken with his British accent.

[@Kwelar]

I can totally see this guy playing the next James Bond, such great and talented actor!

[@chiaricharlie6608]

Love this

[@Bale4Bond]

sadly too old by now. they need someone who can do the job for the next fifteen years.

[@georgialerangis2123]

Agreed! BOND, James Bond,

[@thomasj5722]

These big TV shows are way bigger than movies by now!

[@lyrilljackson]

hold your horses there , being humble is a virtue

[@Hawaiian80882]

After watching his performance on Band of Brothers, I new he was going places....Well Done Damien...You are blessed

[@marthawoodworth]

He's actually speaking with his American accent, with a slightly British tone. I think he speaks quietly to save his voice.

[@Egilhelmson]

I just saw, a couple days ago, Tom Holland (the latest Spider-Man) say that he can no longer act with his English accent, although when talking normally he is still quite English-sounding.

[@producer4real]

Incredible actor this guy.

[@amandatrayes5272]

Amazing actor, and so likeable in real life

[@redF0ox]

such a charismatic actor !!

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Damian Watcyn Lewis, OBE (born 11 February 1971) is an English actor and producer. He played U.S. Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination, and also portrayed U.S. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody in the Showtime series Homeland (which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award). His performance as Henry VIII in Wolf Hall earned him his third Primetime Emmy nomination and fourth Golden Globe nomination.

[@Lawrence_619]

one of my favorite actors....Im thinking he's on his way to being one of this generation's best..however long a generation is, these days. The profession of "acting" is where I can draw inspiration from, watching guys like this. 'Cuz you damn sure can't find this level of professionalism in popular music these days...

[@jd.3493]

He has taken on an American so much in roles, he does it naturally in interviews! Damn!

[@151mattwilson]

Saw him on stage in the Misanthrope play in 2010. Band of Brothers is possibly the greatest tv show ever made

[@theplourde]

He was brilliant on homeland but I'll always know him as Captain Winters

[@tejasra8743]

Major Winters

[@connieg343]

Ohhh my Gosh, the House is his real House.. The House is just so amazing. I would give a lot just to breathe for 2 seconds, in this Awesome House.. his such a brilliant Actor. My Favorite..

[@godbluffvdgg]

:)...one of the first times in my over 10 years on YT to see a video without a thumb down...The Axe character and the writing on Billions is top shelf!

[@JamJells]

Seems to be a self assured and well balanced person. Enjoy his work on Billions and hope for more of his acting.

[@joanamorganda5626]

Band of Brothers, my fav actor Damian Lewis!

[@pgg3473]

Awesome Series "Billions" Can't wait to see Season 3 this March......

[@elizabethportuguez3825]

Damian...extraordinario!

[@intldawn]

Ugh. He’s so great. 😍❤️

[@donaepiper2985]

Love this guy.

[@ericasklenard668]

Damián lewis sigo tu carrera muy buen actor !!!!!!! Desde Argentina

[@Joeness113]

A brilliant actor.

[@st3wi3D]

They forgot to mention "Life" was also another TV show he was in. Maybe because it was short lived.... hahaha!

[@MrShinichiKudo13]

I actually enjoyed watching "Life" a lot, such a pity they stopped producing it..

[@Pece17]

Yeah I remember watching that too, feels like a little while ago when in fact it was 8 years ago...

[@sherrifrazier5722]

And the Forsyth Saga mini series

[@BeeBeefy]

RIP Helen!

[@karen12359339]

People often forget warriors a BBC 2 part show about British troops in Bosnia a brilliant show

[@CandyGirl44]

Damien Lewis, Hugh Laurie, Benedict Cumberbatch. What talented actors. So many of the rest seem to be men boys/pretty boys.

[@rexsteel156]

What an amazing actor

[@OzarkCreatures]

wish they could get him on peaky blinders, that would be epic.

[@georgialerangis2123]

Damien and Cillian! OMG that would be # BRILLIANT!

[@CBuehler82]

Amazing show

[@bobbygvideomasher]

I miss Bobby Axelrod on Millions the show doesn’t seem right without him

[@yvettemckinzie9082]

That British accent always catches me off guard!

[@elisawhitney5599]

I love this man

[@blnked1583]

4:18 Sounds just like him in Band of brothers

[@arete7884]

Inspiring series

[@MAAZAD]

Damian should play a biopic as STEVE MQUEEN!!! Now that would be

[@viksra]

6:37 kind of caught me off guard, then I realized the "I can't breathe" comment was made in 2017, not 2020...

[@thesolvent]

Axe Cap isn't going to be the same. Appreciate you D.L., live your life with your family brother.✌🏾

[@livechilllife]

Great interview!

[@metakaspiyskiy1771]

_Damian_ rules.)

[@David_AC90]

So wait the Axelrod house is really his in real life???

[@EricaMTyson]

I don't think so. I think you may have misheard when they said "it's his WHEELhouse."

[@mcatherinew4779]

Totally thought I heard that too, but seemed a little odd and overboard...had to relisten

[@dbedazzling1]

Damn hes a good actor. Do i spy the new Bond of the future??

[@Kwelar]

I just finished commenting the same thing before I saw your comment! I can definitely see it in the future.

[@Tazzy5]

Oooh...

[@TheOlesarge]

Well, Bond has gone blonde, what's to say that a Red Head isn't in the future?

Aside the red hair thing, he's already 47. They won't pick an actor for a single movie, but for a good 10 years or so, which pretty much rules him out.

[@kdpowers]

My brain just exploded hearing his real voice

[@Mariagrace4]

To me he still sounds very much like a Londoner 🥰

[@trishulmody]

Wait a minute. The "axelrod" residence is actually Damian's OWN real life house?

[@mascaltzone7]

probably dropped a few $$ on his contract to keep the house to himself, at a lower price of course. Quite an investment!!

[@aliciaborth3016]

The reporter said "wheel house"

[@amandatrayes5272]

He's a genius.

[@jennacuriale9965]

I may be in love with him 😅

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

Born with a Silver Spoon

[@absoluttchamp]

You do not chose that. And no matter what money you have...you can not fake talent like he shows. Go clean your room

[@Dallas-wu6st]

Everyone deep down wishes they were Bobby Axeirod!

[@blnked1583]

Major Winters

[@booneguy]

During watching the Billions, I was thinking that he must've been amazed with meeting all the real world billionaires, such as Mark Cuban but after knowing his background as a blue blood royalty, the billionaires must've been the ones that were amazed to have conversations with the real life old-money, straight out of a kingdom.

[@donaepiper2985]

A fucking hero.

[@qendrim875]

Give this man many movies to play, enough with girls like Di Caprio or Brad Pitt, we want his talent.

[@benbates7267]

It's his actual house

[@olgay5258]

Прекрасный актёр)

[@xKellogsx]

i dont get why when he is off set he still talks with an American accent. even in interviews and stuff.

[@massipezzino]

Thousands of hours of shooting with an American accent - plus he probably subconsciously leans into the American accent moreso when speaking with an American. I imagine he tends to slip back into his British accent more when speaking with a Brit.

[@UnitedStatesofAmerica1984]

So people can connect his performance with who he is in real life. Because people are stupid and that's genuinely mind-blowing

[@Whitesuk]

Anyone see the Brit para's at 4:54? I never remember seeing them in BoB

[@lender3000]

Damian Lewis and Benedict Cumberbatch. Amazing actors.

[@StrikitRich]

Really loved Damian in NBC's 'Life.' Too bad the show fell apart in the second season.

[@aliciaborth3016]

The writer's strike didn't help either.

[@obijieoru7626]

❤💚💙

[@paultoy9611]

Monster great actor.I have to say what I think.Because our cousins grow up with Shakespeare I think they're like USA playing basketball;naturals.

[@OriginalPuro]

Is it really considered difficult to "sound American"? Seriously, is it? It's common in Nordic countries to speak American accent of the English language since we're so Americanised by the music, TV, comic books, card games, video games and whatnot.

[@briscoejr1]

I think Anthony LaPaglia and Damian Lewis do wonderful and American Accents.... Very talented artists...

[@paultoy9611]

Yeesh,I hope you haven't caught our bad character spots.Unfortunately they're too often celebrated by our indoctrinators.For our best look to our Christlike peoples whether they be great or small.

[@jdb.pandapatan6685]

Sometimes i feel like he kinda sound a bit of Trump in an american accent but nonetheless, he's really impressive at it.

[@darj617]

Did he call Bobby a blue collar character? He might come from humble beginnings, but there is little else blue collar about him.

[@aliciaborth3016]

He kind of stays blue collar in a way. He plays down and dirty New York blue collar style vs the posh rich style even though he has Billions.

[@kingraghavsahni]

teamAXE

[@starr0401]

It seems to me that posh British accent is actually more similar to generic American accent than to normal British accent.

[@reclaimedandrested]

He would always be Soames to me!

[@minervaminervo8462]

Be is not damian lewis, he's winters for petes sake..

[@stephanienicole5213]

TV is where its at.... TV is getting crushed by Netflix. Netflix is teaching the TV/Movie industry that you don't have to spend millions on Movies/TV to be successful.

[@jamieoldham3130]

Stephanie Nicole hmm maybe but these big actors like Matthew McConahey and the like are getting into TV simply because the huge money is now being injected into great television series like Billions, True Detective, Game of Thrones(most expensive programme ever) etc etc, plus it’s constant work if it’s picked up by a network.

[@oohyllab]

He seems to really be losing his British accent anymore!!

[@Holt775]

I like Damian. But next time he plays a Marine he needs to get a haircut.

[@sonnyskold5634]

at 2:33, anyone got her @?

[@McrMy08]

redcoat

[@chiyunlulu]

He turn to a nasal sound when speaking American.

[@longhorndb]

I'd swear he's faking that British accent.

[@jwbrushpl]

It's really disconcerting and so I have to ask. Do others also find some disturbing similarities in vocalization between Mr Lewis and Donald Trump? Like at 3:25

[@shanekeenaNYC]

He has a similar pitch to Trump for sure, but the smoothness and chosen pronunciation of his voice lies somewhere closer to Bloomberg. So basically imagine a thinner Trump without bad hair.

[@user-vy4qp2dv5l]

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