
Daniel Jonathan"Dan"Stevens(born 10 October 1982)is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Matthew Crawley in the British period drama television seriesDownton Abbey.
Stevens boarded on a scholarship at Tonbridge School , an independent school in Kent . There he became interested in drama after auditioning for the title role inMacbethwith his teacher, novelist Jonathan Smith .From the age of 15, he spent his summers training and performing with the National Youth Theatre in London.
, in which he played the title character alongside Hall's daughter .
as well as a commendation at the 2004 Ian Charleson Awards .
.Later that year he played Simon Bliss inHay Feverby Noël Coward at London's Haymarket Theatre , alongside Peter Bowles and Dame Judi Dench ; the director was Peter Hall. He also performed as Lord Holmwood in an adaptation ofDraculafor the BBC , and as Basil Brookes in the BBC Emmy-award-winning film,Maxwell. That same year, he was named one of Screen International 's 2006Stars Of Tomorrow.
, playing Edward Ferrars , and the West End revival of Noël Coward 'sThe Vortex. In January 2009 he appeared on New Year's Day inAgatha Christie's Marple : Nemesison ITV1 in Britain.In June 2009 he returned to the West End , playing Septimus Hodge in an acclaimed revival of Tom Stoppard 'sArcadiaat the Duke of York's Theatre .
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.Stevens left the series after finishing the third season and the Christmas Special in 2012.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.
. In March 2012 he completed shootingVamps, the latest film from Amy Heckerling , andSummer in February, an Edwardian romance film set in an artist colony.
He made his Broadway debut that year opposite Jessica Chastain and David Strathairn inThe Heiress.
. He played a simulacrum of Sir Lancelot in the 2014 comedy filmNight at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.
Beauty and the Beast.
Casino Royale,Wolf Hall, andWar Horse. In 2014, he was nominated for two Audie Awards , in the Classic category and Solo Narration (Male) category forFrankenstein.
and was a regular columnist for theSunday Telegraph.
,which was shortlisted for the 2014 The Cricket Society and M.C.C. Book of the Year Award.
Actress Rebecca Hall is godmother to his daughter Willow.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Dracula | Lord Arthur Holmwood | Television film |
2007 | Maxwell | Basil Brookes | Television film |
2009 | Hilde | David Cameron | |
2009 | Turn of the Screw, TheThe Turn of the Screw | Dr. Fisher | Television film |
2011 | North London Book of the Dead, TheThe North London Book of the Dead | Speaker | Short film |
2011 | Babysitting | Spencer | Short film |
2012 | Vamps | Joey | |
2012 | Shallow | Richard Dove | Short film |
2013 | Summer in February | Gilbert Evans | Also an executive producer |
2013 | Fifth Estate, TheThe Fifth Estate | Ian Katz | |
2014 | Guest, TheThe Guest | David Collins | |
2014 | Walk Among the Tombstones, AA Walk Among the Tombstones | Kenny Kristo | |
2014 | Cobbler, TheThe Cobbler | Emiliano | |
2014 | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | Sir Lancelot | |
2015 | Criminal Activities | Noah | |
2016 | Ticket, TheThe Ticket | James | |
2016 | Oppenheimer Strategies | In post-production | |
2016 | Colossal | In post-production | |
2017 | Beauty and the Beast | The Beast | In post-production |
2017 | Permission | Will | In post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Frankenstein | Henry Clerval | Miniseries |
2006 | Line of Beauty, TheThe Line of Beauty | Nick Guest | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
2007 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Michael Faber | Episode: "Nemesis" |
2008 | Sense and Sensibility | Edward Ferrars | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
2010–12 | Downton Abbey | Matthew Crawley | Main cast (series 1–3); 25 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
2013 | Tomorrow People, TheThe Tomorrow People | TIM (voice) | Uncredited; 3 episodes |
2014 | Once Upon a Time:Wicked Is Coming | Narrator | TV special |
2015 | SuperMansion | Bunsen (voice) | TV series; 1 episode |
2016 | Legion | David Charles Haller / Legion | TV series; main cast |
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2014 | High Maintenance | Colin | Episode: "Rachel" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | As You Like It | Orlando | Nominated – Ian Charleson Award |
2005 | You Never Can Tell | Theatre Royal , Bath | |
2005 | Waiting for Godot | Theatre Royal, Bath | |
2005 | Private Lives | Theatre Royal, Bath | |
2005 | Claudio | Theatre Royal, Bath | |
2006 | Marban / Maitland | Crucible Theatre , Sheffield | |
2006 | Simon Bliss | Theatre Royal, Haymarket | |
2008 | Nicky Lancaster | Apollo Theatre , London | |
2009 | The Doctor | National Theatre, London | |
2009 | Septimus Hodge | Duke of York's Theatre , London | |
2010 | Late at Night | David | The Old Vic , London |
2012 | Morris Townsend | Walter Kerr Theatre , Broadway |
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Phillips | BBC Radio 4 | |
2008 | Sam Greenwood | BBC Radio 4 | |
2008 | Charles Dickens | BBC Radio 4 | |
2008 | Narrator | BBC Armistice exhibition | |
2008 | Josephine Hart Poetry Hour, TheThe Josephine Hart Poetry Hour(episode 1) | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 |
2008–09 | Peregrine Orm | BBC Radio 4 | |
2009 | Duval | BBC Radio 4 | |
2009 | Jake | BBC Radio 4 | |
2009 | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | |
2010 | Ralph Marvell | BBC Radio 4 | |
2010 | Ben Cavendish | BBC Radio 4 | |
2010 | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | |
2010 | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | |
2011 | Catullus | BBC Radio 3 | |
2011 | Harry Trench | BBC Radio 3 | |
2011 | Graham Sutherland | BBC Radio 4 | |
2011 | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | |
2011 | Bram Stoker | BBC Radio 7 | |
2011 | Narrator | BBC Radio 3 | |
2011 | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | |
2011 | Narrator | BBC Radio 4 | |
2011 | Reader | BBC Radio 4 | |
2012 | Reader | BBC Radio 4 |
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