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4 | Daniel Jonathan "Dan" Stevens (born October 10, 1982 in Croydon, England) is an English actor. |
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6 | A fixture of period dramas and adaptations of classic literature in the early part of his acting career, Stevens first made a name for himself as Matthew Crawley in the Creator/{{ITV}} series ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' from 2010 to 2012. His character was infamously killed off at the height of its popularity (in a {{Christmas episode}}, no less) after Stevens decided to exit the series for other career opportunities. |
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8 | After ''Downton'', Stevens had another breakout in the titular role of the 2014 thriller ''Film/TheGuest'', which he then followed as The Beast in Creator/{{Disney}}'s 2017 live-action remake of ''Film/{{Beauty and The Beast|2017}}'', [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Sir Lancelot]] in ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum: Secret of the Tomb'', and Creator/CharlesDickens in ''Film/TheManWhoInventedChristmas''. |
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10 | Stevens returned to television in 2017 as David Haller, the lead role in Creator/{{FX|Networks}}'s ''Series/{{Legion|2017}}'', based on the Creator/MarvelComics character [[ComicBook/LegionMarvelComics of the same name]]. His next television role will be the voice of Korvo on ''WesternAnimation/SolarOpposites'', replacing Creator/JustinRoiland after his dismissal due to allegations of domestic abuse and workplace harassment. |
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13 | !! Selected filmography: |
14 | * ''Series/{{Frankenstein|2004}}'' (2004) as Henry Clerval |
15 | * ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' (2006) as Lord Arthur Holmwood |
16 | * ''Creator/AgathaChristie's [[Literature/MissMarple Marple]]'' (2007) as Michael Faber (guest role in "Nemesis") |
17 | * ''Literature/SenseAndSensibility'' (2008) as Edward Ferrars |
18 | * ''Literature/TheTurnOfTheScrew'' (2009) as Dr. Fisher |
19 | * ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' (2010–12) as Matthew Crawley |
20 | * ''Film/{{Vamps}}'' (2012) as Joey Van Helsing |
21 | * ''Series/{{The Tomorrow People|2013}}'' (2013) as [[ComputerVoice TIM]] (voice) |
22 | * ''Film/TheFifthEstate'' (2013) as Ian Katz |
23 | * ''Film/TheGuest'' (2014) as David Collins |
24 | * ''Film/AWalkAmongTheTombstones'' (2014) as Kenny Kristo |
25 | * ''Film/TheCobbler'' (2014) as Emiliano |
26 | * ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum: Secret of the Tomb'' (2014) as Sir Lancelot |
27 | * ''WesternAnimation/SuperMansion'' (2015 -- 2016) as Bunsen (voice) |
28 | * ''Series/{{Legion|2017}}'' (2017 -- 2019) as [[ComicBook/LegionMarvelComics David Haller]] |
29 | * ''Film/{{Beauty and The Beast|2017}}'' (2017) as [[Characters/BeautyAndTheBeast Prince Adam / The Beast]] |
30 | * ''Film/{{Colossal}}'' (2017) as Tim |
31 | * ''Film/{{Marshall}}'' (2017) as Loren Willis |
32 | * ''Film/TheManWhoInventedChristmas'' (2017) as Creator/CharlesDickens |
33 | * ''Film/{{Apostle}}'' (2018) as Thomas Richardson |
34 | * ''Film/TheRental'' (2020) as Charlie |
35 | * ''Film/EurovisionSongContestTheStoryOfFireSaga'' (2020) as Alexander Lemtov |
36 | * ''Film/{{The Call of the Wild|2020}}'' (2020) as Hal |
37 | * ''WesternAnimation/KipoAndTheAgeOfWonderbeasts'' (2020) as Scarlemagne / Hugo Oak (voice) |
38 | * ''Theatre/BlitheSpirit'' (2021) as Charles Condomine |
39 | * ''Anime/EarwigAndTheWitch'' (2021) as Thomas (voice, English dub) |
40 | * ''[[Film/ImYourMan2021 I'm Your Man]]'' (2021) as Tom |
41 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{The Prince|2021}}'' (2021) as Prince Charles / Prince Philip (voice) |
42 | * ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'' (2022) as Mr. Brandenham |
43 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSeaBeast'' (2022) as Admiral Hornagold (voice) |
44 | * ''Series/{{Gaslit}}'' (2022) as John Dean |
45 | * ''Series/GuillermoDelTorosCabinetOfCuriosities'' (2022) |
46 | * ''Series/WelcomeToChippendales'' (2022) as Paul Snider |
47 | * ''WesternAnimation/SolarOpposites'' (2023) as Korvo (voice, replacing Creator/JustinRoiland) |
48 | * ''Film/GodzillaXKongTheNewEmpire'' (2024) as Trapper |
49 | * ''Film/{{Abigail|2024}}'' (2024) as Frank |
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52 | !! He provides examples of: |
53 | * DyeingForYourArt: Dyed his hair black and lost ten pounds for ''Film/AWalkAmongTheTombstones''. |
54 | * FakeAmerican: In ''The Guest'', ''A Walk Among The Tombstones'', ''Film/{{Marshall}}'', and ''Legion''. |
55 | * FakeRussian: Plays a flamboyant Russian singer in ''Film/EurovisionSongContestTheStoryOfFireSaga''. |
56 | * IAmNotSpock: Since leaving ''Downton'' he has taken several steps to avoid this. This includes playing darker characters in ''Film/TheGuest'' and ''Film/AWalkAmongTheTombstones'', starring in the Adam Sandler film ''Film/TheCobbler'' and headlining ''{{Series/Legion|2017}}'' which is based off an X-Men comic. Even his cartoon counterpart in ''WebAnimation/{{The Champions|2018}}'', where he's portrayed as a stand-in to provide clear dialogue for the usually [[TheUnintelligible unintelligible]] Harry Kane, takes exception to being called "Matthew Crawley from ''Downton Abbey''". |
57 | * RealLifeWritesThePlot: He wanted to leave ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' at the end of Season 3, so [[spoiler: Matthew died in a car crash in the Christmas Special]]. |
58 | * StarMakingRole: ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' of course made him a household name. |
59 | * TypeCasting: Even before playing Matthew Crawley, he found himself doing a lot of period dramas. Amusingly enough, in America he's found himself playing a lot of villains. |
60 | * VocalDissonance: From the usual pretty boys he plays, you might expect a more high pitched or even tempered tone. Instead, his voice is deep and sonorous. There's a reason he both provided the motion-capture ''and'' voice of the Beast. |
61 | * WhatBeautifulEyes: His playing The Beast showed he has the same eye colour as a cartoon. |
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