Dan Stevens achieved TV stardom via his role as English gentleman Matthew Crawley on the popular British period drama "Downton Abbey," and he has now set his sights on the big screen. Will it happen?
"Chances are always iffy," replies the 6-foot, 32-year-old blond, "but timing is important, and this is the time to go for it."
Stevens has a shot. Following the popular 1980s British period drama "Brideshead Revisited," Jeremy Irons made the jump to film and landed firmly on his feet, eventually winning an Oscar for his role in 1990's "Reversal of Fortune." But where Irons' character in that film was cold and aloof, Stevens is warm, likeable and boyish, much like the man he plays on "Downton Abbey."