Matthew Lewis

At 34 years old, Matthew Lewis has this physical status:

Matthew David Lewis (born 27 June 1989) is an English film, television and stage actor, best known for playing Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films, Jamie Bradley in The Syndicate and Corporal Gordon "Towerblock" House in the BBC Three comedy drama Bluestone 42.

Early life

Matthew David Lewis was born on 27 June 1989 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, to Adrian Lewis and Lynda Needham. He was raised in the nearby town of Horsforth. He is the youngest of three boys, has two older brothers, Chris, a film editor, and Anthony, an actor. He attended St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy.

Personal life

Lewis married Angela Jones in Italy on 28 May 2018, after the two had become engaged in November 2016. The couple had met in January 2016, when Lewis participated in the annual Celebration of Harry Potter event at Universal Orlando, where Jones was a VIP event manager for the resort and the event.

Lewis is a vice-president of the Leeds Rugby Foundation charity. Lewis hosts the Leeds United podcast "Doing a Leeds" with former professional footballer Jermaine Beckford. In February 2021, it was announced that Lewis became the first Patron of the Bambisanani Partnership.

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Career

Lewis has been acting since the age of five. In 1995, Kay Mellor's first film appearance appeared in Any Kind of Life (1995). He appeared in the BBC One crime drama Dalziel and Pascoe before appearing in the ITV series' Heartbeat and Where the Heart Is in 1999 and 2000, respectively.

Castings were held around the country for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the British author J. K. Rowling's book adaptation. Lewis, a fan of the series, appeared at the Queens Hotel, Leeds, first being asked two months later to do a screen test for director Chris Columbus, eventually landing the role of Neville Longbottom. In 2001, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone were released, and they became a critical and commercial success. Lewis wore a set of false teeth, shoes two sizes too large, a fat suit, and ear prosthetics. Lewis performed in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets a year later; Lewis has said that his favorite lines came from the film.

Both Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) premiered to critical acclaim. In 2007, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix were announced. Helena Bonham Carter mistakenly ruptured Lewis' eardrum when she stuck her wand in his ear during a scene. Lewis enjoyed the "diverse nature" of his role in the film, which had more "emotion and drama than its predecessors. The Half-Blood Prince was the second-highest grossing film of 2009. Lewis discussed his time with director David Yates in a 2009 interview, "about what Neville would be doing and feeling, even [..] in the background." Lewis made his stage debut in Agatha Christie's Verdict touring production in April 2011.

Lewis returned once more for the final Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). Critics lauded Lewis' "scene stealing potential"; CTV News referred to him as a "breakout stud" and "man of action." J. K. Rowling, a Harry Potter author, gave a speech in London at the premiere of Deathly Hallows, where she said that there were seven main cast members in the series, which she referred to as "The Big Seven" (Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, Lewis, Evanna Lynch, and Bonnie Wright).

Lewis portrayed Jamie Bradley in Kay Mellor's five-part BBC One television drama The Syndicate, a cable television drama in 2012. He appeared in Our Boys from September to December 2012 on his West End debut, playing Mick in Our Boys. Lewis co-starred in The Rise, a 2012 crime film that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. "Lewis give [s] as much joy as the mechanics of the twisted revenge plot," the Express said. He appeared in two episodes of the South African black comedy Bluestone 42, which premiered on BBC Three in 2013. Lewis appeared on Death in Paradise, a television crime drama starring Lewis in 2015.

In Me Before You (2016), Lewis played Patrick, Emilia Clarke's boyfriend, which was a commercial hit. Bustle said that "Lewis" is primarily comedic relief" but that the actor "plays the character's outrage brilliantly"; Lewis said he was careful not to make the role a "laughed-off villain" rather than a fully formed one. Lewis reoccured in two BBC dramas, crime thrillers Ripper Street and Happy Valley in the same year. From August to October 2016, he appeared alongside Niamh Cusack in the London premiere of Unfaithful, written by playwright Owen McCafferty. Lewis, a colleague of comedian Sal Vulcano, appeared on Impractical Jokers as himself filling in for Vulcano, which was shot at Universal Orlando.

He appeared in the 2018 neo-noir Terminal, which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival to negative reviews, in 2018. In Baby Done (2020), directed by Taika Waititi, Lewis appeared opposite Rose Matafeo. "He's likable" performance," the Guardian said, as well as the "laid-back" chemistry with Matafeo. Lewis appeared in All Creatures Great and Small, a Yorkshire-set television series, which aired on Channel 5 in 2020 to high ratings and critical acclaim. Lewis' portrayal as a "dashing suitor" who gave the character's "natural vigour [.] remarkably well," according to the New York Times. In December 2020, the program was revived for a second series.

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