Daniel Jonathan Stevens (born 10 October 1982) is an English actor. He first drew international attention for his role as Matthew Crawley in the ITV period drama series ''

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'' (2010–2012). He also starred as David in the

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'' The Guest'' (2014), Sir

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in the adventure film '' Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb'' (2014), The Beast/Prince in Disney's

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adaptation of ''

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'' (2017), Lorin Willis in the biographical legal drama ''

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'' (2017),

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in the biographical drama '' The Man Who Invented Christmas'' (2017) and Russian Eurovision singer Alexander Lemtov in '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'' (2020). From 2017 to 2019, he starred as David Haller in the FX series '' Legion''. In 2018, he starred in the Netflix horror ''

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'', and since 2023, he has starred as Korvo Opposites in the animated series '' Solar Opposites''. In 2024, Stevens starred as Trapper in '' Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire''. In 2025 he appeared as Father Joseph Steiger in '' The Ritual''.

Early life

Stevens was adopted at birth by parents who were both teachers, and grew up in Wales and southeast England. He has a younger brother, Jason Andrew Stevens (b. 1984), who was adopted from different biological parents. Stevens boarded on a scholarship at

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, a

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. There he became interested in drama after auditioning for the

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in ''

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'' with his teacher, novelist Jonathan Smith. From the age of 15, he spent his summers training and performing with the

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in London. Stevens studied

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. While at Cambridge, he was a member of the

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with Stefan Golaszewski,

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and

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, and was also active in the Marlowe Society. He was first spotted by director Peter Hall at a Marlowe Society production of ''Macbeth'', in which he played the title character alongside Hall's daughter,

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Career

In 2004, Stevens began his professional acting career when Peter Hall cast him as

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in his touring production of

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's ''

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''. The tour took the production to the

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, the

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in New York City, the

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in San Francisco, and the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. His debut performance earned him glowing reviews from prominent critics in

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and the

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, as well as a commendation at the 2004 Ian Charleson Awards. In 2006, Stevens starred as Nick Guest in the

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of Alan Hollinghurst's

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-winning novel '' The Line of Beauty''. Later that year, he played Simon Bliss in ''

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'' by

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at London's

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, alongside

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and Dame

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; the director was Peter Hall. He also performed as Lord Holmwood in an adaptation of ''

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'' for the BBC, and as Basil Brookes in the BBC Emmy Award-winning film, ''

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''. That same year, he was named one of

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's 2006 Stars Of Tomorrow. In 2008, Stevens appeared in the BBC adaptation of

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's novel, '' Sense & Sensibility'', playing

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, and the West End revival of Noël Coward's ''

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''. In January 2009, he appeared on New Year's Day in ''

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: Nemesis'' on ITV1 in Britain. He also appeared in an adaptation of '' The Turn of the Screw'' featuring future ''Downton Abbey'' costar Michelle Dockery. In June 2009, he returned to the West End, playing Septimus Hodge in an acclaimed revival of

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's '' Arcadia'' at the

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. In 2010, Stevens got his biggest break when he was cast as Matthew Crawley in the ITV series ''

'', created and written by

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-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes. The series went on to be a global sensation and has been nominated for several

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and

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Awards since its debut. The central love story of Matthew Crawley and his distant cousin,

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, 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. His exit caused a huge uproar with fans, who notably took to

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and other social media sites to express their anger at the character's death. In November 2011, Stevens guest-hosted an episode of '' Have I Got News for You''. In March 2012, he completed shooting '' Vamps'', from

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, and '' Summer in February'', an

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romance film set in an artist colony. Also in 2012, Stevens moved with his family to New York City, when he made his Broadway debut that year opposite

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and David Strathairn in '' The Heiress''. In 2014, Stevens starred in the independent film '' The Guest'', winning critical acclaim for his portrayal of a recently discharged army veteran who goes on a killing spree to protect his true identity. He earned a Saturn Award for Best Actor nomination for his performance. Also in 2014, he appeared in the magic realism comedy-drama film '' The Cobbler'' with

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and

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, and in the dark action film '' A Walk Among the Tombstones with

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''. He played a

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of Sir Lancelot in the 2014 comedy film '' Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb'' with

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and

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. In February 2016, Stevens was cast in the lead role of David Charles Haller in the FX series '' Legion'', an

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-related drama created by Noah Hawley and he also starred alongside

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and

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, giving life to Tim, Gloria's ex-boyfriend, in ''Colossal''. 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. In 2017, Stevens played the titular role of the Beast, opposite Emma Watson as Belle, in Disney's live-action adaptation of ''

'', directed by

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. The cast was also accompanied by Luke Evans,

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, Stanley Tucci and Josh Gad. The film was released in March 2017 to positive reviews, and earned over $1.2 billion in worldwide box office revenue, making it the highest-grossing live-action musical film, the second highest-grossing film of 2017, and the 17th highest-grossing film of all time.
At the same year, he appeared in ''

'' with Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad and

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, and '' The Man Who Invented Christmas'', directed by Bharat Nalluri, and co-starring

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and

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In 2018, Stevens starred in the

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'', directed by Gareth Huw Evans. In 2019, Stevens co-starred in the drama '' Lucy in the Sky'', released in September 2019. It co-stars

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and

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, and is directed by ''Legion'' creator, Noah Hawley. In 2020, Stevens co-starred alongside

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in '' The Call of the Wild'', released on 21 February 2020. The film is based on the American classic novel by

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. He also returned to Broadway to star in

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's dark comedy '' Hangmen''. The

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production co-starred Mark Addy and Ewen Bremner. Stevens played the pivotal role of Mooney. The production was to have a 20-week limited engagement at the Golden Theatre in

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. Previews began on 29 February, however the production's run was suspended on 11 March, before it had officially opened, due to the

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. On 20 March the producers announced with regret that the production was closed permanently. All Broadway theatres were shut down soon afterwards. The same year, he appears as an "absurdly lascivious" Russian crooner in the Netflix musical comedy film '' Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga'', co-starring with

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and Rachel McAdams. In 2021, Stevens played a robot in the German language

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romance '' I'm Your Man''. In 2022, Stevens voiced the villain Admiral Hornagold in the animated movie ''The Sea Beast'' which premiered on

. In 2024, Stevens starred in the horror film ''Cuckoo'' with Hunter Schafer, Marton Csokas and Jessica Henwick. That same year he also played a leading role as the

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Trapper in '' Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire'' with

and

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, directed by

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. Stevens also appeared as Frank, a corrupt ex-police detective in ''Abigail'' with Melissa Barrera. He has upcoming roles in biographical drama ''Swiped'' with

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, horror film ''The Ritual'' with

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, and as lead actor and executive producer of the third season of ''The Terror'', adapting

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's novel ''The Devil in Silver'', for

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Other work

Stevens has narrated over 30

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s, including '' Casino Royale'', ''

Wolf Hall ''Wolf Hall'' is a 2009 historical novel by English author Hilary Mantel, published by Fourth Estate, named after the Seymour family's seat of Wolfhall, or Wulfhall, in Wiltshire. Set in the period from 1500 to 1535, ''Wolf Hall'' is a sym ...

'' and '' War Horse''. In 2014, he was nominated for two Audie Awards, in the Classic category and Solo Narration (Male) category for ''

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''. 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. He was a member of the judging panel for the 2012

, and was a regular columnist for the '' Sunday Telegraph''. A cricket enthusiast, he played for the Authors XI team, which is composed of a number of prominent British writers, in 2012. He also contributed a chapter to the team's book ''The Authors XI: A Season of English Cricket from Hackney to Hambledon'', which was shortlisted for the 2014 Cricket Society and M.C.C. Book of the Year Award.

Personal life

In 2009, Stevens married South African jazz singer and singing teacher Susie Hariet. They have three children. He is fluent in English, French, and German.

Filmography

Film

Television

Other works

Stage

Audiobook narrator

Radio and audio drama

Podcasts

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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