WASHINGTON — It’s one of the perks of being president: You can get the star of one of your favorite TV shows to come by for dinner.

British actor Damian Lewis says he’s on the guest list for Wednesday’s state dinner at the White House honoring British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Lewis stars in “Homeland,” a psychological thriller on cable TV’s Showtime. President Barack Obama has said it’s one of his favorite shows.

Lewis told the BBC that he and his wife, actress Helen McCrory, were planning to “fly to Washington, have dinner, fly back.”

On Tuesday, Michelle Obama and Samantha Cameron are having a little dinner before the dinner.

The two first ladies will share a private dinner while their husbands catch an NCAA men’s basketball tournament game in Ohio.

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《国土安全》（Homeland）男主角戴米恩·路易斯（Damien Lewis）受邀参加本周三举行的白宫宴会，同受邀的还有在电影《艺术家》中表演亮眼的小狗乌吉（Uggie）。

此次宴会的主要目的是迎接英国首相大卫·卡梅隆（David Cameron），刘易斯之所以受邀是因为他也是英国人，而且他出演的剧集《国土安全》是美国总统奥巴马最爱的剧集之一，此前有报道称奥巴马还收藏了该剧的DVD。