Dan Stevens to monster Emma Watson in live-action Beauty and the Beast

But having made the move from period drama to Hollywood, the actor looked quite at home filming an argument in the New York street with Richard Gere on Wednesday. While it's not the sort of behaviour Mr Crawley would engage in, Dan looked at home on 

Dan just got upgraded from Matthew Crawley to Prince! Your Beast! Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens Gets Cast As The Beast In The Live-Action Beauty & The Beast! 3/04/2015 8:31 PM ET | Filed under: TV News • Disney • Emma Watson 

Nachdem mit "Harry Potter"-Star Emma Watson die Hauptrolle in "Beauty and the Beast" bereits hochkarätig besetzt werden konnte, ist die Kernbesetzung mit Dan Stevens als Biest und Luke Evans als Gaston in Disneys Realfilm-Adaption nun komplett.

Dan Stevens is perhaps best known for playing Downton Abbey's lovable (but not exactly sexy) leading man Matthew Crawley but has changed quite a bit ever since he left the show in 2012. Since then, Dan has been 

Dan Stevens, mostly known for his role in "Downton Abbey," has been cast as the Beast in Disney's live-action version of "Beauty and the Beast." Emma Watson, who will star as Belle in the new film, was thrilled with the news.