Band of Brothers - Bastogne - 10:10 pm Thursday, March 12 on Sky Mix

Damian Lewis (Actor) .. Maj Richard D Winters

Born: February 11, 1971 in St John's Wood, London

Best Known For: Homeland and Band of Brothers.

Early-life: Born Damian Watcyn Lewis on February 11, 1971, in St John's Wood, London. His father's family were Welsh, while his mother's grandfather was the Lord Mayor of London. During his youth, his family would summer in the US while visiting relatives who lived there. After studying at Eton he decided to become an actor, and eventually enrolled at the Guidhall School of Music and Drama. To make ends meet he sold car alarms over the telephone, a job he claims he hated.

Career: Lewis joined the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his TV debut in 1993's Micky Love; his first film was a 1997 take on Robinson Crusoe. He gained more fame playing Mark in Hearts and Bones, but it was the wartime series Band of Brothers that made his name - he also got a chance to prove he could do an American accent, which has come in handy ever since. The Forsyte Saga was another success. Hollywood work has dominated his CV since 2003, with the likes of Dreamcatcher and TV series Life and Homeland. He returned to Blighty to film the big-screen revamp of The Sweeney.

Quote: 'I think I have an ear for outright vulgarity as far as scripts are concerned and I try to avoid that.'

Trivia: He married actress Helen McCrory in 2007.

Donnie Wahlberg (Actor) .. 2nd Lt C Carwood Lipton

Born: August 17, 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts

Best Known For: Being a New Kid on the Block.

Early-life: Donald Edmond Wahlberg Jr was born on August 17, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up with his eight siblings in the city's tough Dorchester area. His youngest brother is Mark Wahlberg, once known as rapper Marky Mark who, with his Funky Bunch, had hit records before he turned to modelling and acting. Donnie was friends with various local boys, including Danny Wood and Jordan Knight, who later became members of his band New Kids on the Block.

Career: Wahlberg's interest in black music and his ability to rap became an integral part of the group's success. Their second album, 1988's Hanging Tough, established them as a major act. Wahlberg also began writing and producing for other artists, including his brother. The band's split in 1994 prompted him to turn to acting. His first role came in Mel Gibson blockbuster Ransom. He then appeared in a TV remake of The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, and Southie, which he also executive produced. His breakthrough came in a small, yet moving, role in The Sixth Sense. Since then he's turned to TV, starring in Band of Brothers and Boomtown. He has played a lead role in American drama Blue Bloods since 2010.

Quote: 'I just always wanted to be the centre of attention and somehow be famous.'

Trivia: Away from acting, he likes to play online poker and he is a fan of the Boston Celtics basketball team.

Ron Livingston (Actor) .. Capt Lewis Nixon

Born: June 05, 1967 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Best Known For: Band of Brothers.

Early-life: Ronald Joseph Livingston was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on June 5, 1967 to Linda and Kurt. He is the older brother of John, Jennifer and Nick. Ron went on to study Theatre Studies and English Literature at Yale University. After graduating, he moved to Chicago, where he performed in a number of stage productions. He made his film debut in Straight Talk (1992).

Career: Livingston relocated to Los Angeles in 1993 and landed his first major role in Swingers (1996). His other film credits include Office Space (1999), Adaptation (2002), Pretty Persuasion (2005), Dinner for Schmucks (2010), The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012), Drinking Buddies (2013) and The Conjuring (2013). On the small screen, he starred alongside Damian Lewis and Donnie Wahlberg in Steven Spielberg and Tom Hank's miniseries Band of Brothers. His other TV credits include recurring roles on The Practice, Sex and the City, Standoff, Defying Gravity and Boardwalk Empire.

Quote: 'If you play your cards right, things are going to happen in the long run. In the short run, it is anybody's guess.'

Trivia: Livingston was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in Band of Brothers.

Frank John Hughes (Actor) .. SSgt William `Wild Bill" Guarnere

Kirk Acevedo (Actor) .. SSgt Joseph Toye

Born: November 27, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York

Robin Laing (Actor) .. Pte Edward `Babe" Heffron

Dexter Fletcher (Actor) .. SSgt John Martin

Scott Grimes (Actor) .. TSgt Donald Malarkey

Peter O'Meara (Actor) .. 1st Lt Norman Dike

Neal McDonough (Actor) .. 1st Lt Lynn `Buck" Compton

Born: February 13, 1966 in Dorchester, Massachusetts

Best Known For: Minority Report.

Early-life: Neal McDonough was born on February 13, 1966, in Dorchester, Massachusetts. One of six children of an Irish father, Neal has four brothers and one sister. After attending Barnstable High School, he completed a fine arts degree at Syracuse University in 1988, and then trained as an actor at the London Academy of Dramatic Arts and Sciences. After TV appearances on shows including NYPD Blue and Quantum Leap and fulfilling a boyhood dream by starring in the film Star Trek: First Contact, Neal decided to give up on acting until his agent got him an audition for Band of Brothers.

Career: After McDonough's role as 1st Lt Lynn 'Buck' Compton in the wartime drama, Steven Spielberg hired him for Minority Report. He has since cropped up in several films, including Walking Tall and Timeline, and played Dr Stephen Connor in popular US drama Medical Investigation. His recent films include Flags of Our Fathers, 88 Minutes, Traitor and Forever Strong. He will be back on the big screen in the summer of 2011 in Captain America: The First Avenger.

Quote: 'When Spielberg approached me about Minority Report at the Golden Globes I was trying to act really cool, meanwhile inside I was going crazy.'

Trivia: He has English and Irish ancestry.

James Madio (Actor) .. Sgt Frank Perconte

Ben Caplan (Actor) .. Cpl Walter `Smokey" Gordon

Rocky Marshall (Actor) .. Cpl Earl `One Lung" McLung

Marc Jordan (Actor) .. Pte John T Julian

Rick Gomez (Actor) .. Sgt George Luz

Richard Speight Jnr (Actor) .. Sgt Warren `Skip" Muck

Ross McCall (Actor) .. Cpl Joseph Liebgott

Michael Cudlitz (Actor) .. Sgt Denver `Bull" Randleman

Tim Matthews (Actor)

Philip Barrantini (Actor)

Bill Armstrong (Actor)

Shane Taylor (Actor)

Lucie Jeanne (Actor)

David Leland (Director)

Band of Brothers: Bastogne

10:10 pm - 11:30 pm, Thursday, March 12 on Sky Mix (11)

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