Dan Stevens
Dan Stevens
Daniel Jonathan "Dan" Stevens is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Matthew Crawley in the British period drama television series Downton Abbey...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth10 October 1982
CityCroydon, England
crazy ideas pieces
I've never been a fan of directors who clutter a piece with all sorts of crazy preconceptions or weird ideas.
writing ideas actors
But even writing the column for the 'Telegraph,' that idea of working to deadlines, which as an actor that's not something you have to do in the same way. It's excited me into wanting to do a bit more.
opportunity profile certain
You do feel a certain obligation to shows that raise your profile like 'Downton' has. But there are definitely other exciting opportunities out there.
boys lucky
I've been a lucky boy.
men judging ifs
I'm sure I wouldn't have been asked to judge the Man Booker if it weren't for 'Downton.'
fans eighty huge
I'm a huge fan of Eighties music.
school very-happy
I was never very happy at school.
teenager difficult
I was a pretty difficult teenager.
book weakness
Books are my weakness.
dad real grateful
I've never tried to find my real parents. I'm very grateful to my mum and dad for adopting me - they're completely incredible people. It was my dad who encouraged me to question everything, to forge my own path, to think, to read. I always felt it was my right to question everything.
farewell positivity boots
A British porch is a musty, forbidding non-room in which to fling a sodden umbrella or a muddy pair of boots; a guard against the elements and strangers. By contrast the good ol' American front porch seems to stand for positivity and openness; a platform from which to welcome or wave farewell; a place where things of significance could happen.
mouths like-you tweet
I've had to learn when not to tweet. Like, you learn how to keep your mouth shut? Learn to keep your tweet shut.
gay men talking
What was interesting was talking to older gay men about what it was like being gay in the Eighties.
actors wanted
I always wanted to be an actor.