Watch ‘Downton Abbey’s’ Dan Stevens Play Dickens in ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas” 9/16/2017 Comments in Movies by Lacy Baugher Since leaving Downton Abbey behind, Dan Stevens has been making quite a name for himself, popping up in every kind of role from Beauty and the Beast to Night at the Museum to Legion. Next up: He'll take on iconic author Charles Dickens in a fun-looking bit of holiday fluff entiteld The Man Who Invented Christmas.