Mondays Are "Damien Lewis Day" For Me

[HHP]

Have my DVR set to record "wolf Hall" and "Billions" on Sunday night. Watch them Monday while I have dinner. Lewis goes from Henry VIII to Bobby Axelrod in the space of an hour. Same guy, different accents.

[Long Jon]

I think that's "Daniel Day Lewis" ...

[Brucebubs]

No, it's the red-haired Damian Lewis and he is English but does a pretty convincing American accent.
Appeared in the US series 'Band of Brothers' and 'Homeland'.

[Heroditus]

He was also in a very entertaining but short lived show from about 2007 called Life, along with Adam Arkin and Sarah Shahi. Was sorry to see it cancelled after two seasons.

[HHP]

Originally Posted by Heroditus

He was also in a very entertaining but short lived show from about 2007 called Life, along with Adam Arkin and Sarah Shahi. Was sorry to see it cancelled after two seasons.

He was in a very funny movie called "the Baker" where he played a hit man hiding out in a small English coastal village. He buys a decrepit bakery as cover but gets interested in actually baking.

My other favorite English actor returns to American cable tonight, Ian McShane returns in the series "American Gods" which looks like a very strange series. McShane has aged well, I still remember him in a small role in "The Battle of Britain"

[Silly Moustache]

I enjoyed Wolf Hall, and although I didn't know much about the works of Hilary Mantel, I found her description of Thomas Cromwell rather convincing, and, of course in the TV mini series Mark Rylance created a very convincing characterisation.

The aspect of the story that impressed me was how dangerous and nerve wracking it must have been to be anywhere near that court.

Once you've seen this version of Cromwell, might be worth digging out "A Man For All Seasons" which shows a very different Cromwell.

[AX17609]

Originally Posted by Silly Moustache

Once you've seen this version of Cromwell, might be worth digging out "A Man For All Seasons" which shows a very different Cromwell.

There's a clever reference to this in Wolf Hall when Cromwell comments that More is the better scholar and is literally authoring the version of events that will be remembered by history.

[HHP]

Originally Posted by Silly Moustache

I enjoyed Wolf Hall, and although I didn't know much about the works of Hilary Mantel, I found her description of Thomas Cromwell rather convincing, and, of course in the TV mini series Mark Rylance created a very convincing characterisation.

The aspect of the story that impressed me was how dangerous and nerve wracking it must have been to be anywhere near that court.

Once you've seen this version of Cromwell, might be worth digging out "A Man For All Seasons" which shows a very different Cromwell.

I actually thought Rylance sort of stole the show in "Bridge of Spies". He had a small role compared to Hanks but his ability to get so much across in so subtle a way was pretty amazing. He made the least sympathetic character in the movie the one you cared most about.

[Jim Owen]

I saw Rylance twice at the Globe. He was stellar as the duke in Measure for Measure and hilarious as Olivia in 12th Night.

I agree--he stole the show in Bridge of Spies. I think his latest movie Dunkirk is due out this summer.