Dan Stevens Biography

Dan Stevens is an English actor. He rose to fame for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV acclaimed period drama series Downton Abbey (2010–12). Dan has starred  in a number of films including as David in the thriller film The Guest (2014).

His other film roles includes Sir Lancelot in the adventure film Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014), The Beast/Prince in Disney’s live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (2017), Lorin Willis in the biographical legal drama Marshall (2017), and Charles Dickens in the biographical drama The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017).

He has starred as David Haller in the FX series Legion since 2017. , He starred in the Netflix horror-thriller Apostle in 2018.

Dan Stevens Age |How Old Is Dan Stevens

Dan was born on 10 October 1982 in Croydon, London. He is 36 years old as of 2018.

Dan Stevens Height |How Tall Is Dan Stevens

Dan stands at a height of 1.83 m.

Dan Stevens Family

Dan was born in Croydon, London. During his birth he was adopted, by parents who were both teachers, and grew up in Wales and southeast England. Dan has a younger brother who was also adopted. Dan boarded on a scholarship at Tonbridge School, an independent school in Kent.

When he was there Dan became interested in drama after auditioning for the title role in Macbeth with his teacher, novelist Jonathan Smith. He spent his summers training and performing with the National Youth Theatre in London from the age of 15.

Dan Stevens Wife | Dan Stevens Children | Dan Stevens Susie Hariet

Dan married South African jazz singer and singing teacher Susie Hariet. The couple met in 2006, when appearing at different theatres in Sheffield.  Dan and Susie have three children: daughters Willow (born 2009) and Eden (born 2016), and a son, Aubrey (born 2012). Actress Rebecca Hall is godmother to Dan’s daughter Willow.

Dan Stevens Downton Abbey | Dan Stevens Leaves Downton Abbey

Dan got his biggest break in 2010,  when he was cast as Matthew Crawley in the ITV series Downton Abbey, created and written by Oscar-winning  screenwriter Julian Fellowes. Downtown Abbey went on to be a global sensation and has been nominated for several Emmy, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards since its debut.

The central love story of Matthew Crawley and his distant cousin, Lady Mary Crawley, played by Michelle Dockery, was enormously popular. In 2012 Dan  left the series after finishing the third season and the Christmas Special. His exit caused a huge uproar with fans, who notably took to Twitter and other social media sites to express their anger at the character’s death.

Dan Stevens Beauty And The Beast | Dan Stevens In Beauty And The Beast | Dan Stevens And Emma Watson

Dan alongside, opposite Emma Watson played the Beast as Belle, in Disney’s live action remake adaptation of Beauty and the Beast.  In March 2017 that when the film was released and earned over $1.2 billion in worldwide box office revenue, making it the second highest-grossing film of 2017, and the 14th highest-grossing film of all time.

Dan Stevens Legion

Dan was cast in the lead role of David Charles Haller in the FX series Legion in February 2016.  It is an X-Men-related drama created by Noah Hawley.  It started  airing in February 2017 and received critical acclaim; a second season aired the next year, and Legion was renewed for a third season in June 2018.

Dan Stevens Movies | Dan Stevens Films

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Dan Stevens The Guest

Dan starred in the independent film The Guest in 2014.  He won a critical acclaim for his portrayal of a recently discharged army veteran who goes on a killing spree to protect his true identity. Dan earned a Saturn Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance.

Dan Stevens Audiobooks

• And Then There Were None
• Murder on the Orient Express
• Casino Royale
• The Odyssey
• The Iliad
• The Time Keeper

Dan Stevens Singing

Dan Stevens Eyes

Dan Stevens Photos

Dan Stevens Willow Stevens

Emma went over to Dan’s house for dinner right around the time that film’s costumers were working on the design of Belle’s iconic yellow ballgown. Dan’s daughter Willow, clearly a fashionista in the making she overheard Dan and Emma discussing the dress so she went into another room, grabbed a pen and paper and came back later with five different dress designs.

Dan Stevens Night At The Museum

In the 2014 comedy film Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb he played a simulacrum of Sir Lancelot .

Dan Stevens Twitter

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Dan Stevens Interview

When were you happiest?
My wedding day, eight years ago.

What is your earliest memory?
Trying to close my front door in the great storm of 1987 – I was five and we were living in Essex.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
Inability to make decisions.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Lack of empathy.

What was your most embarrassing moment?
Giggling like a fool on Good Morning Britain when I was promoting The Guest. Susanna Reid was surprised that a Brit was playing the role and said, “Did you have to beat off a lot of American men to get the part?” My response was to laugh hysterically.

What is your wallpaper?
My kids, Willow, Aubrey and Eden, who are eight, five and one.

What would your super power be?
Teleportation.

If you could bring something extinct back to life, what would you choose?
My cat Timmy from when I was a kid.

Who would play you in the film of your life?
Bill Milner from Son of Rambow.

What is your favourite smell?
My kids when they were babies.

What is your favourite word?
Palimpsest.

Which book changed your life?
Leaves Of Grass by Walt Whitman. It woke me up to the power of poetry.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Jobs that I saw on television, until I realised they were all played by actors – then I wanted to be an actor.

What is the worst thing anyone’s said to you?
No.

What is top of your bucket list?
Yosemite national park.

What is your guiltiest pleasure?
Vegan cheesecake.

What do you owe your parents?
A great deal and probably quite a bit of money.

To whom would you most like to say sorry, and why?
Downton Abbey fans for ruining Christmas in 2012.

What does love feel like?
Like somebody’s painted the world a different colour.

What was the best kiss of your life?
With my wife, Susie.

If you could edit your past, what would you change?
Nothing.

When did you last cry, and why?
At the end of Professor Marston & The Wonder Women.

How do you relax?
I go for walks in Griffith Park in LA.

What is the closest you’ve come to death?
Probably on a Los Angeles freeway.

What single thing would improve the quality of your life?
One of those robot vacuum cleaners.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
My three kids.

What keeps you awake at night?
My three kids.

What song would you like played at your funeral?
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life.

Tell us a joke
Why did the baker’s hand smell?
Because he kneaded a poo.

Adopted from: www.theguardian.com