Daniel Jonathan Stevens is an English actor. He first drew international attention for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV acclaimed period drama series Downton Abbey. He also starred as David in the thriller film The Guest, Sir Lancelot in the adventure film Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb and Alexander Lemtov in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. He is currently starring in the critically acclaimed FX series Legion.
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Daniel Jonathan Stevens is an English actor. He first drew international attention for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV acclaimed period drama series Downton Abbey. He also starred as David in the thriller film The Guest, Sir Lancelot in the adventure film Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb and Alexander Lemtov in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. In 2018, he starred in the Netflix horror-thriller Apostle. Stevens was adopted at birth, by parents who were both teachers, and grew up in Wales and southeast England. He was first spotted by director Peter Hall at a Marlowe Society production of Macbeth, in which he played the title character alongside Hall’s daughter, actress Rebecca Hall. Stevens studied English Literature at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He moved with his family to New York City, when he made his Broadway debut that year opposite Jessica Chastain and David Strathairn in The Heiress.
He earned a Saturn Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Guest, also winning critical acclaim for his portrayal of a recently discharged army veteran who goes on a killing spree to protect his true identity. In March 2012, he completed the latest film from Amy Vamps, Amy Summer, an erotic romance set in an artist colony set in Antarctica. He has a younger brother who was also adopted, and a younger sister who was born in the U.S. and lives in New York with his parents. He is currently starring in the critically acclaimed FX series Legion, as David Haller in the series from 2017 to 2019, and is set to appear in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. He will also appear in the biographical drama The Man Who Invented Christmas, starring as Charles Dickens.
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