Dan Stevens
Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982) is an English actor.
Education
Stevens was born in Croydon, and educated at Tonbridge School, an independent school in Tonbridge in Kent, followed by Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge, where he read English. He also gained acting experience with the National Youth Theatre. While at Cambridge he was also a member of The Footlights.
Life and career
He has worked extensively in theatre in the UK and the United States, working with the director Peter Hall many times. He was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award for his portrayal of Orlando in As You Like It for the Peter Hall Company in 2005.
In 2006, Stevens starred as Nick Guest in the BBC Television adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst's Booker Prize-winning novel The Line of Beauty. Later that year he played Simon Bliss in Hay Fever by Noël Coward at the Haymarket Theatre, alongside Peter Bowles and Judi Dench, directed by Sir Peter Hall. He appeared as Lord Holmwood in an adaptation of Dracula for the BBC, and as Basil Brookes in the BBC Emmy-award-winning film Maxwell.
In 2008 he appeared in Sense & Sensibility, playing Edward Ferrars, and the West End revival of Noel Coward's The Vortex. In January 2009 he appeared on New Year's Day in Marple: Nemesis in ITV1 in the UK. In June 2009 he returned to the West End, playing Septimus Hodge in an acclaimed revival of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia at the Duke of York's Theatre.[1]
He is the narrator of several audiobooks including The Angel's Game, Wolf Hall and War Horse.
Stevens is currently starring in the ITV Sunday night drama Downton Abbey, written by Julian Fellowes.
He has just completed shooting Vamps, the latest film from Amy Heckerling.
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2004 | Frankenstein | Henry | TV mini-series |
2006 | The Line of Beauty | Nick Guest | TV mini-series (3 episodes) |
Dracula | Lord Arthur Holmwood | TV movie | |
2007 | Marple: Nemesis | Michael Faber | TV movie |
Maxwell | Basil Brookes | TV movie | |
2008 | Sense and Sensibility | Edward Ferrars | TV mini-series (3 episodes) |
Masterpiece Theatre | Edward Ferrars | TV series (1 episode: "Sense and Sensibility") | |
2009 | Hilde | David Cameron | |
The Turn of the Screw | Dr. Fisher | TV movie | |
2010 | Downton Abbey | Matthew Crawley | TV series (7 episodes) |
Vamps | Joey | (post-production) |
Theatre
Year | Production | Role | Director | Venue | Awards |
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2004 | As You Like It | Orlando | Peter Hall | The Rose Theatre, Kingston | |
2005 | You Can Never Tell | Peter Hall | Theatre Royal, Bath | ||
Waiting for Godot | Peter Hall | Theatre Royal, Bath | |||
Private Lives | Peter Hall | Theatre Royal, Bath | |||
Much Ado About Nothing | Claudio | Peter Hall | Theatre Royal, Bath | Nominated - Ian Charleson Award | |
2006 | The Romans in Britain | Marban/Maitland | Samuel West | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | |
Hay Fever | Simon | Peter Hall | Theatre Royal, Haymarket | ||
2008 | The Vortex | Nicky Lancaster | Peter Hall | Apollo Theatre, London | |
2009 | Arcadia | Septimus | David Leveaux | Duke of York's Theatre, London |
References
- ^ Bosanquet, Theo. "Critics Hail Stoppard's Arcadia". Review Round-up. Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
External links
- Dan Stevens at IMDb
- Dan Stevens at spiffyjellybean
- Dan Stevens @ Talented British Actors
- Interview about The Line of Beauty