About Dan Stevens
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 Downton Abbey (2010–2012). He also portrayed and voiced The Beast in Disney's live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (2017), and starred as David Haller in the Noah Hawley-created FX psychological thriller series Legion (2017–2019), for which he received critical praise for his performance. He has also had starring roles in various feature films including The Guest (2014), Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014), Marshall (2017), The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), Apostle (2018), The Rental (2020), Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), Cuckoo (2024), and The Ritual (2025). In 2010, Stevens got his biggest break when he was cast as Matthew Crawley in the ITV series Downton Abbey, created and written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes. 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, Rebecca Hall. He also portrayed The Beast in Disney's live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast (2017), and starred as David Haller in the Noah Hawley-created FX psychological thriller series Legion (2017–2019), for which he received critical praise for his performance.
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