Actor Damian Lewis played a war veteran, the commander of the Easy Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in what HBO miniseries?
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Damian Lewis Damian Watcyn Lewis, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 11 February 1971) is an English actor and producer. He played U.S. Army Major Richard Winters in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers", which earned him a Golden Globe nomination, and also portrayed U.S. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody in the Showtime series "Homeland" (which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award). His performance as Henry VIII in "Wolf Hall" earned him his third Primetime Emmy nomination and fourth Golden Globe nomination.
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Richard Winters Major Richard Davis "Dick" Winters (January 21, 1918January 2, 2011) was an officer of the United States Army and a decorated war veteran. He is best known for commanding Easy Company of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division, during World War II, eventually being promoted to major rising to command of the entire 2nd Battalion.
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Russell Lewis Russell Lewis (born 11 September 1963 in London) is an English television writer and former actor.
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Homeland (season 1) The first season of the American television drama series "Homeland" premiered on October 2, 2011 on Showtime and concluded on December 18, 2011, consisting of 12 episodes. The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series "Hatufim" (English: "Prisoners of War") created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa. The first season follows Carrie Mathison, a CIA operations officer who has come to believe that Nicholas Brody, a U.S. Marine Sergeant, who was held captive by al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war, was turned by the enemy and now poses a significant risk to national security.
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Timothy Bentinck Timothy Charles Robert Noel Bentinck, 12th Earl of Portland, Count Bentinck (born 1 June 1953 in Tasmania, Australia), commonly known as Tim Bentinck, is an English peer and actor, most widely known for his long-running role as David Archer in the BBC Radio 4 series, "The Archers".
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List of Entourage episodes "Entourage" is an American comedy-drama television series created for HBO by Doug Ellin, who also serves as an executive producer along with Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson, Dennis Biggs, Rob Weiss and Ally Musika. The series, loosely based on Wahlberg's own experiences of the film industry, follows Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier), a New York born actor living in Los Angeles as he struggles with the ups and downs of a career in Hollywood. He is aided, and often hindered, by his entourage, which consists of his half-brother and struggling actor Johnny "Drama" Chase (Kevin Dillon), his childhood friend and manager Eric "E" Murphy (Kevin Connolly), his ruthless agent Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven) and his other long-time friend Turtle (Jerry Ferrara). "Entourage" premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and aired its final episode on September 11, 2011. A total of 96 episodes were aired over eight seasons.
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Empire Falls (miniseries) Empire Falls is a two-part miniseries that aired on HBO in 2005. It is based on the eponymous 2001 novel by Richard Russo. The miniseries was nominated for and won multiple awards, including various Primetime Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. It is directed by Fred Schepisi.
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Easy Money (TV series) Easy Money is a comedy-drama television series that aired on The CW from October 5, 2008 to August 16, 2009. The series was created by Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider. The show—along with "Valentine", "Surviving Suburbia", and "In Harm's Way"—are shows programmed by Media Rights Capital (MRC), an independent producer of television programming. The Sunday night block (5pm–10pm) was sold to the producers on a leased-time basis from The CW after the network had no ratings success with the night.
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Sharpe's Eagle (TV programme) Sharpe's Eagle is the second in the series of "Sharpe" historical war television dramas, based on the novel of the same name. Shown on ITV in 1993, the adaptation stars Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley and Assumpta Serna.
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Game of Thrones (season 2) The second season of the fantasy drama television series "Game of Thrones" premiered in the United States on HBO on April 1, 2012, and concluded on June 3, 2012. It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States, consisting of 10 episodes, each running approximately 50–60 minutes. The season mostly covers the events of "A Clash of Kings", the second novel of the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series by George R. R. Martin, adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. HBO ordered the second season on April 19, 2011, which began filming in July 2011, primarily in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Croatia and Iceland.
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War &amp; Peace (2016 TV series) War & Peace is a British-American historical period drama television serial first broadcast on BBC One on 3 January 2016. It is a six-part adaptation of the novel "War and Peace" by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, written by Andrew Davies and directed by Tom Harper. "War & Peace" aired on A&E, Lifetime, and History Channel in the United States as four two-hour episodes, beginning on 18 January 2016. The serial stars Paul Dano, Lily James and James Norton in the leading roles.
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Privates (TV series) Privates is a 2013 BBC One drama television series set in 1960 which follows the stories of eight privates who are part of the last intake of National Service, and their relationships with their officers and non-commissioned officers, civilian staff and families. The series was written by Damian Wayling, directed by Bryn Higgins and produced by Nick Pitt.
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Bordertown (miniseries) Bordertown is a 1995 Australian TV miniseries, set in 1952 in a refugee camp located in a dusty, remote Australian town called Baringa (apparently inspired by a real migrant camp near the town of Bonegilla, Victoria). The story depicts a year in the lives of the camp residents, displaced persons from World War II who are learning English and awaiting jobs and new lives in Australia. The series starred Hugo Weaving as an English teacher, and also featured Cate Blanchett in a smaller role as an albino Italian migrant.
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The Prince of Winterfell "The Prince of Winterfell" is the eighth episode of the second season of HBO's medieval fantasy television series "Game of Thrones". The episode is written by series co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and directed, for the third time in this season, by Alan Taylor. It premiered on May 20, 2012.
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Colditz (2005 TV series) Colditz is a two-part 2005 television drama miniseries, based on the book "Colditz: The Definitive History" by Henry Chancellor, and the Channel 4 television series "Escape from Colditz". It is not claimed to be historically accurate. It features an ensemble cast headlined by Damian Lewis and Sophia Myles and was directed by Stuart Orme. The screenplay was written by Peter Morgan and Richard Cottan.
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Bob Rebadow Robert 'Bob' Rebadow is a fictional character from the television series "Oz", a drama series on HBO that portrays a maximum security prison and follows the lives of the inmates in the prison. He is portrayed by George Morfogen (and Elyas Khan in flashback scenes of his first murder and failed execution).
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Sean Drummond Lt. Col. Sean Drummond is the protagonist of a series of novels written by Brian Haig. He was born in 1965. Son of a US Army colonel (who was injured in the Vietnam War), he joined the US Army as an infantry officer and was later recruited by a special forces unit nicknamed "The Outfit", until he was injured in combat and was forced to change his career path. He became a member of a special group of JAG lawyers (Judge Advocate General Corps), which handles cases involving members of the US special forces or the military intelligence community. In the beginning of his career as a JAG lawyer, he worked primarily in what is known as "Black Court," (officially called SPECAT Court) where special forces members are tried without risk of exposing their missions. He went to Georgetown Law and graduated with the second highest grade in his class.
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Call of Duty (book) Call Of Duty: My Life Before, During, and After the Band of Brothers is the title of Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton's memoirs. Buck was made famous by the popular HBO World War II miniseries, "Band of Brothers", by the book of the same title by historian Stephen Ambrose, and his involvement in Sirhan Sirhan's trial for the murder of Robert F. Kennedy.
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List of Band of Brothers episodes HBO's "Band of Brothers", a ten-part television World War II miniseries based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Stephen E. Ambrose, was executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks after their collaboration on the World War II film "Saving Private Ryan" (1998). The episodes first aired in 2001 on HBO and are still run frequently on various TV networks around the world.
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Ronald Speirs Lieutenant Colonel Ronald C. Speirs (20 April 1920 – 11 April 2007) was a United States Army officer who served in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II. He was initially assigned as a platoon leader in B Company of the 1st Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Speirs was reassigned to Dog Company of the 2nd Battalion prior to the invasion of Normandy in June 1944 and later assigned as commander of Easy Company during an assault on Foy, Belgium after the siege of Bastogne was broken during the Battle of the Bulge. Speirs also served in Korea, where he was assigned both as a rifle company commander and as a staff officer. He later became the American governor for Spandau Prison in Berlin. He reached the rank of captain while serving in the European Theater during World War II, major during the Korean War and retired as a lieutenant colonel. Speirs was portrayed in the television miniseries "Band of Brothers" by Matthew Settle.
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1st Canadian Parachute Battalion The 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion was an airborne infantry battalion of the Canadian Army formed in July 1942 during the Second World War; it served in , Landing in Normandy during Operation Tonga, in conjunction with the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 and in the airborne assault crossing of the River Rhine, Operation Varsity, in March 1945. After the end of hostilities in Europe, the battalion was returned to Canada where it was disbanded on 30 September 1945.
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Edwin Pepping Private First Class Edwin Pepping (born July 4, 1922) is a former soldier with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army during World War II. Pepping's life story was featured in the 2009 book "We Who Are Alive and Remain: Untold Stories from Band of Brothers"