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Dan Stevens Biography

Birth Name:Daniel Jonathan Stevens

Birth Place:Croydon, London, England, United Kingdom

Profession Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

His reading of "My Dear I Wated to Tell You" by Louisa Young won Audiobook of the Year 2011 at the Galaxy National Book Awards
Was nominated for an Ian Charleson Award for the stage production of "As You Like It․"
Studied English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Married South African jazz singer Susie Hariet in 2009
Made his Broadway debut with his role in "The Heiress" in 2012
Trained in acting at the National Youth Theatre
Quote: "[on defying expectations in the U․S․] "I didn't come over and say, 'Right, first up I'm going to play a drug trafficker, and next I'm going to play a special-ops guy from Kentucky - how do I make this happen?'""
Best known for his role as Matthew Crawley in "Downton Abbey" and as Ian Katz in "The Fifth Estate․"
Became the editor-at-large for The Junket magazine in 2013
Served as a judge for the Man Booker Prize in 2012
Voiced the character Phillips for the BBC Radio airing of "A Question of Attribution" in 2006

Awards

2012Golden Nymph-Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2013Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
2013Irina Palm-Worst British Actor: nominated
2014Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
2014BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Actor: winner
2014DFCS Award-Breakthrough Artist: nominated
2014Golden Schmoes-Breakthrough Performance of the Year: nominated
2015Saturn Award-Best Actor: nominated
2015BloodGuts UK Horror Award-Best Actor: winner
2015Empire Award-Best Male Newcomer: nominated
2015iHorror Award-Best Male Horror Performance: nominated
2017IGN Award-Best Dramatic TV Performance: nominated
2017INOCA TV-Best Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
2017LAOFCS Award-Best Visual Effects or Animated Performance: nominated
2017MTV Movie + TV Award-Best Kiss: nominated
2017Teen Choice Award-Choice: Hissy Fit: nominated
2017Teen Choice Award-Choice: Liplock: winner
2017Teen Choice Award-Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy: nominated
2017WAFCA Award-Best Motion Capture Performance: nominated
2018Empire Award-Best Actor in a TV Series: nominated
2018Fright Meter Award-Best Actor: nominated
2018Grace Award-Most Inspiring Performance in Movies: nominated
2020Fright Meter Award-Best Actor: nominated
2020IFJA Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
2021CCA Super Award-Best Actor in a Horror Movie: nominated
2021Ludwigshafener Auszeichnung-Best Acting Performance: winner
2021Film Award in Gold-Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Männliche Hauptrolle): nominated
2022HCA Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Movie: nominated
2024Annie-Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television/Media Production: nominated
2024Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Performance: nominated
2025Astra TV Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie: nominated
2025Chainsaw Award-Best Supporting Performance: nominated