Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982)[1] is an English actor. He first drew international attention for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV period drama series Downton Abbey (2010-2012).
Stevens was adopted at birth by parents who were both teachers, and grew up in Wales and southeast England.[2][3] He has a younger brother, Jason Andrew Stevens (b. 1984), who was adopted from different biological parents.[3] Stevens boarded on a scholarship at Tonbridge School, a private school in Kent. There he became interested in drama after auditioning for the title role in Macbeth with his teacher, novelist Jonathan Smith.[4][5] From the age of 15, he spent his summers training and performing with the National Youth Theatre in London.
In 2010, Stevens got his biggest break[21] when he was cast as Matthew Crawley in the ITV series Downton Abbey, created and written by Oscar-winning[22] screenwriter Julian Fellowes.[23] The series went on to be a global sensation[24] 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. Determined to move on with his career, Stevens chose to leave the series after finishing the third season and the Christmas Special in 2012.[25][26] 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.[27]
In February 2016, Stevens was cast in the lead role of David Charles Haller in the FX series Legion, an X-Men-related drama created by Noah Hawley and he also starred alongside Colossal with Anne Hathaway and Jason Sudeikis, giving life to Tim, Gloria's ex-boyfriend . [38] The first season began airing in February 2017 and received critical acclaim; a second season aired the next year, and was renewed for a third season in June 2018.[39][40]
Outside acting, Stevens maintains an interest in writing and literature and is editor-at-large for The Junket, an online quarterly that he co-founded in 2011 with some friends.[56] He was a member of the judging panel for the 2012 Man Booker Prize,[23][57] and was a regular columnist for the Sunday Telegraph.[58]
A cricket enthusiast, he played for the Authors XI team, which is composed of a number of prominent British writers, in 2012.[59] He also contributed a chapter to the team's book The Authors XI: A Season of English Cricket from Hackney to Hambledon,[60] which was shortlisted for the 2014 Cricket Society and M.C.C. Book of the Year Award.[61]
Personal life
In 2009, Stevens married South African jazz singer and singing teacher Susie Hariet. They have three children.[62][63][64][65] He is fluent in English, French, and German.[66]
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