Damian Lewis ushered sheep along the historic trade route into the City of London.
Hollywood actor Damian Lewis has taken part in an "eccentric" tradition dating back hundreds of years by herding sheep over the River Thames.
It is part of celebrations which began in 2013 to mark the medieval right to bring produce to market over the Thames without paying tolls. Lewis, who is himself a Freeman of the City, was photographed keeping the animals in check ahead of other freemen dressed in black hats and red and fur cloaks at the London Sheep Drive.
Lewis studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and "has a really close link to the City of London", Mr Cohen added.The annual sheep drive began in 2013 as a way of celebrating the 45,000 sheep farmers in the UK
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