Damian Lewis

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

Honours

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Damian Lewis has received some of the highest honours in acting. His Emmy and Golden Globe wins for Homeland place him among the few actors to achieve both for a single role. He has been recognised by the British monarchy with an OBE in 2014 and a CBE in 2025 for services to drama, a rare double honour. His stage work includes a Broadway debut as Laertes and performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Lewis's ability to embody real-life figures, from Major Winters to Steve McQueen, demonstrates a remarkable range.

AwardsDamian Lewis has won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Homeland (2012) and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama for the same role (2013). He also won a Golden FIPA for his performance in Band of Brothers (2002) and a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series for Homeland (2012).

Honours & Distinctions

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

UK Government·2014

Appointed for services to drama.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

UK Government·2025

Appointed in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to drama.

Records & Feats

First actor to win both an Emmy and a Golden Globe for playing a suspected terrorist on television

Awards·2013

Lewis's portrayal of Nicholas Brody on Homeland earned him both awards, a rare feat for a morally ambiguous character.