Biography
Daniel Jonathan Stevens - Actor of British origin, who received fame after execution of the role of Matthew Crowley in the television series "Daunton Abbey".
Dan was born on October 10, 1982 in London and was left in the house of Baby. Soon the family of teachers adopted baby. Together with new parents and unfortunate younger brother Dan settled in the Croydon area. When it was time to go to school, the boy was determined in private pension Tonbridge, who was in the County County.
In the boarding school, Dan first tried himself on the theater scene. Foreignness of the theater contributed to the friendship with the teacher, the writer Jonathan Smith, who recognized the acting talent in the young man. The mentor was not afraid to entrust Stevens, who had a statutory figure (Dan's height - 183 cm) and an expressive voice, a major role in the "Macbeth" play in the first year of classes in the theater studio.
After completing school training, the young man entered the Cambridge College of Emmanuel, where he began to in-depth to study English literature, which quickly succeeded. In parallel with study, Den visited the classes of society "Marlow" and the Footlights Theater Club, in which at different times he was engaged in Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Ben Miller and other celebrities.
In the National Youth Theater in 1997, Stevens managed to get the role of the king king in a loved play "Macbeth", which the director Peter Hall put. The partner of Dan, who renounced the heroine of Lady Macbeth, became the daughter of the Hall of Rebecca. It was this formulation that influenced the further creative biography of the actor.
Soon Stevens went along with the theater's troupe to the Gastro Tour of the UK, visiting Kingston-on-Thames. In 2004, the team flew to the United States, where there were performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music New York, in the theater "Kurran" San Francisco and the Antson Theater Los Angeles. The tour was crowned with success: for the role of the Aristocrat Orlando from the comedy "how you like it" Dan Stevens was nominated to the main theater award of England - Ian Charleson Awards.
Films
The first advent of the actor on the big screen was the role of a second plan in the Mini-TV series "Frankenstein" of 2004 release. In 2006, Dan played in the fantastic thriller "Dracula" of one of the main characters - Lord Arthur Holmwood. In the same year, the artist debuted in the main role of the three-particle drama "Line of Beauty", created by order of the Air Force TV channel.
A year later, in the television series of the ITV channel "Miss Marple Agatha Christie", Dan fell into the main acting staff of the latest filmization of the Roman Jane Austin "Feeling and Sensitivity" - "Mind and Feelings". Together with Stevens, the main roles were performed by young English actors Hatty Morahan, Charity Wakefield and David Morrissee. In 2009, two films were released - Horror "Rotate the screw" with Michel Doctor, where Dan played Dr. Fisher, and the German drama "Hilda", in which the actor got the main role of David Cameron.
In 2010, the filmography of Stevens was replenished with the British television film "Dounton Abbey", created by order of the ITV channel on the Scenario of Julian Felloous. The mini-series, in which Dan reincarnated in the heir of the estate Matthew Crowley, received six AMMI premiums, two BAFTA awards and one "Golden Globe". The main roles in the film were also performed by Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dokers and Maggie Smith.
In addition to Cinema Dan continues to play the theater scene. With the participation of the actor, the performances of "Sennaya Fever" are emerging, where Stevens played with Judy Dench, and Arkady West-End theater. In 2012, Dan Stevens was invited to the theater project "Heiress", where the actor lit up in a pair with Jessica Chestain. The premiere of production took place on Broadway in New York.
In 2013, the actor returns to the screens of works in the Melodrame "Summer in February" along with Dominica Cooper and Emily Browning, in an infidewater thriller "Fifth Power" with Benedict Cumberbetch in the lead role and the science fiction series "People of the Future".
In 2014, the Sandens Film Festival took place the premiere of the thriller of the Hollywood director Adam Wiggard "Guest" with Stevens as the main character of David Collins. Critics highly appreciated the work of the British artist, after which Dan was nominated for the Saturn Prize. In the adventure Comedy of Sean Levi "Night in the Museum: The Secret of the Tomb", the actor is reincarnated in the revived figure of Sir Lancelot, and in the criminal detective "Walk among the graves" Stevens will get the role of Kenny Cristo.
Personal life
In 2006, at one of the stage of the theater in Sheffield, Deng Stevens met a jazz singer, a native of South Africa Susie Hariet. Soon the girl became an actor's wife, and in 2009 a couple had a first daughter Willow.
Three years later, Susie gave the wife of the Son of Obry. In 2016, the second daughter Eden appeared in the family. Now Stevens's wife teaches music to school at school. In 2012, the British actor, together with his family, moved to New York.
Dan leads a closed lifestyle, not posted before the reporters of the events taking place in his personal life. In Stagram network, Stevens have its own account on which 590 thousand users signed. On the page of Deng posts photos and video devoted to new creative projects.
Dan Stevens now
In 2016, paintings "Ticket", "Oppenheim Strategy" and "My Girl - Monster" are published with Dan Stevens. A year later, Spin-off the Thriller "People of X" appears - the series "Legion". Hero Dan Stevens David Heller assumes a mental illness, but later reveals paranormal abilities. After the first season of the series, the authors are preparing for the sealing of the continuation.
In March 2017, an advertising campaign of the fantastic fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" began, in which Dan Stevens fulfilled the role of a prince who appeared before the young beauty of Bell (Emma Watson) in the disfigured form of the monster. Now Dan Stevens is busy in four paintings, the release of which is expected during the year: "Adeline", "admission", "Marshall" and "The man who invented Christmas."
Filmography
- "Beauty Line" - 2006
- "Dracula" - 2006
- "Mind and Feelings" - 2008
- "Hilda" - 2009
- "Screw turn" - 2009
- "Dounton Abbey" - 2010
- "Summer in February" - 2013
- "Fifth power" - 2013
- "People of the Future" - 2013
- "Guest" - 2014
- "Night in the Museum: Certomb Secret" - 2014
- "My Girl - Monster" - 2016
- "Legion" - 2017
- "Beauty and the Beast" - 2017