Facts: - years active: 1993 -- present - caption: lewis '' , february 2015 at the '' 65th berlin international film festival - honorific suffix: obe - birth name: damian watcyn lewis - spouse: helen mccrory 2007 - children: 2 - birth date: 11 february 1971 - name: damian lewis - image: damian lewis berlin 2015.jpg - birth place: st. john 's wood , london , england - occupation: actor , film producer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of damian lewis .
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damian watcyn lewis , -lrb- born 11 february 1971 -rrb- is an english actor and producer .he is best known for portraying u.s. marine sergeant nicholas brody in the showtime series '' homeland '' , which earned him a primetime emmy award and a golden globe award , soames forsyte in the itv remake of '' the forsyte saga '' , detective charlie crews in the nbc drama '' life '' , and u.s. army major richard winters in the hbo miniseries '' band of brothers '' .he appeared as henry viii in '' wolf hall '' , which earned him his third primetime emmy award nomination .