Dan Stevens has starred in several varying genres on both television and in film and has been able to build a successful career full of diversified characters. He's starred as villains and shifted toward more comedic and action-adventure roles and portrayed real-life people as well as literary figures.
Stevens continues to challenge himself by taking on different types of characters and starring in different genres whether on film or on television. From horror to Marvel to Disney, Dan Stevens has proved again and again that he can portray a wide array of characters with steady success.
A Walk Among The Tombstones (2014) - 6.5
This action-adventure thriller follows an unlicensed private detective (Liam Neeson) who frequently crosses the line into criminal activity to get a job done. He's hired by a drug trafficker (Dan Stevens) to find and take down the group that brutally murdered his wife. Neeson's detective gets pulled into the story and has to race to stop the killers before they can strike again.
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story Of Fire Saga (2020) - 6.6
The recent Netflix film portrayed the real-life Eurovision competition that consists of musical performances from around the world. The film follows two small-town singers, Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams, who try to join the competition and achieve their dreams of performing at Eurovision.
Dan Stevens portrays a Russian singer who is a favorite to win the competition and ends up befriending the two main characters.
Hilde (2009) - 6.7
This biopic film follows the real-life events of German actress Hildegard Knef. The film goes back and forth as she remembers her past life as she prepares to perform once again in Germany in the 1960s. The flashbacks reveal how she became an actress and how she started her career as a singer. Dan Stevens portrays David Cameron, Hilde's partner.
The Guest (2014) - 6.7
This eccentric and unique film follows David (Dan Stevens) as he returns home from war and seeks out the family of a man he served with. David becomes increasingly odd and the family begins to worry that he is not just there to check in on his fallen friend's family and has more ulterior motives for showing up at their door. The film balances between Indie, horror, and thriller as mysterious and dangerous circumstances surround the family once David arrives.
The Call Of The Wild (2020) - 6.8
Loosely based on the novel of the same name, this film follows a dog called Buck who is suddenly placed into a harsh job as a part of the mail-delivery dog sled team in Alaska in the late 1800s. Buck becomes close with his fellow dogs and John Thornton (Harrison Ford) who leads them through the treacherous conditions. Dan Stevens portrays the villainous Hal who is an unskilled dog musher and puts the dogs and himself in danger because of it.
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) - 7.0
Dan Stevens portrays the iconic author Charles Dickens in this film that imagines Dickens' writing process as he writes A Christmas Carol. The fantastical film shows Dickens meeting various characters that later show up in the story he pens about the holiday. It's a fun and intriguing new look at the well-known story.
Beauty And The Beast (2017) - 7.1
Dan Stevens stars alongside Emma Watson in this Disney live-action remake of the iconic animated film of the same name. Stevens portrays the Beast in full CGI makeup and motion capture action.
He acting shines through the CGI and he gives a fantastic performance as the tortured Prince who finally softens when he meets Belle, the film also highlights his singing talents.
Marshall (2017) - 7.2
This film focuses on a case from real-life NAACP attorney Thurgood Marshall (Chadwick Boseman) who defends an African American man when a wealthy white socialite accuses him of sexual assault and murder. He acquires co-council in a local Jewish lawyer (Josh Gad) and the two fight anti-Semitism and racial prejudice in order to best defend their client. Dan Stevens portrays one of the attorneys for the state of Connecticut.
Legion (2017-2019) - 8.3
This Marvel series Legion follows David Haller (Dan Stevens) as he realizes that the voices in his head that have haunted him his entire life might not be due to his previous diagnosis of Schizophrenia. The series delves into David's life as he leaves the psychiatric institution and starts to meet other mutants with special abilities. David goes through a journey during the series run as he has to seriously reckon with his past and future and how it affects the entire world.
Downton Abbey (2010-2015) - 8.7
This iconic British period piece series follows the affluent Crawley family and the servants who serve them in their substantial estate in the early 1900s. The show mainly deals with seemingly mundane issues at the estate, but it also takes care to bring in more serious issues and world events like the sinking of the Titanic and the beginning of World War I. Dan Stevens portrays a member of the Crawley who arrives at the estate as a possible heir and changes things for the entire family.