Damian Lewis, yes or no?

Eichhörnchen · 01-20-15, 08:24 AM

As the benchmark for WW2 on TV now (at least in the ETO) do you approve of the choice of a British actor, Damian Lewis, to play Major Dick Winters in "Band Of Brothers"?

I have to admit that I hadn't seen him before this, and assumed he was an American actor: I was pretty astonished when I learned that he's a Brit 'cos quite frankly, to me, he couldn't have looked more like a Yank.

For my part, he gets a massive thumbs-up, but I'll understand if you don't agree... do you?

Tchocky · 01-20-15, 08:26 AM

Q: True or false - Ronnie Wood?

A: Eh, true.

Q: Actually it's false, Ronnie would not.

Bilge_Rat · 01-20-15, 09:54 AM

it was filmed in the UK, so not surprising you have a lot of British actors. If you look carefully you can spot James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy in small roles. This was long before they became stars.

Betonov · 01-20-15, 10:00 AM

I never knew the real col. Winters, but Lewis did an excellent job in that role.

Eichhörnchen · 01-20-15, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tchocky

Q: True or false - Ronnie Wood?

A: Eh, true.

Q: Actually it's false, Ronnie would not.

Huh??? No understand...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

it was filmed in the UK, so not surprising you have a lot of British actors. If you look carefully you can spot James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy in small roles. This was long before they became stars.

Yes, we enjoyed seeing some familiar British TV actors now turned into GI's, but I'm still surprised they didn't bus in an American actor for the "plum" role of Winters...

Bilge_Rat · 01-20-15, 02:17 PM

personally I thought Lewis did a great job in "Band of Brothers". That mini-series is my favorite war movie by far and I have seen it several times.

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