Matthew Lewis Biography

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

Lewis was born in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and raised in its town of Horsforth, the son of Lynda (ne Needham) and Adrian Lewis. He has two brothers: Chris Lewis and actor Anthony Lewis. He attended St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy.

Career

Early work

He has been acting since he was five years old. He started off with minor roles in television programmes, debuting in Some Kind of Life.

Harry Potter

He then went on to try out for the role of Neville Longbottom, and after succeeding has portrayed Neville in the eight Harry Potter films. During the filming of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Helena Bonham Carter, who portrays Bellatrix Lestrange, accidentally ruptured Lewis's eardrum when she stuck her wand in his ear. The author of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling, gave a speech during the final world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 on 7 July 2011 in London, England. She stated that there were seven major cast members in the series, whom she referred to as The Big Seven, and she named Lewis as one of the seven members, along with Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, Evanna Lynch, and Bonnie Wright.

Further career

Shot prior to the release of Deathly Hallows, Lewis played the reporter in the independent film The Sweet Shop. Lewis played the character Jamie Bradley in a five-part TV series called The Syndicate written by Kay Mellor, which was broadcast on BBC One in spring 2012.

In July 2012, Lewis appeared in a music video called Filth by A Band of Buriers; Matthew co-starred with actress Lily Loveless, who together portrayed boyfriend and girlfriend in the video. Lewis played the role of Dodd in the 2012 film Wasteland (known in the UK as The Rise), written and directed by Rowan Athale. The film was screened at the Newport Beach Film Festival on Sunday, 28 April 2013 and Monday, 29 April 2013.

Stage career

In 2011, Lewis played Lester Cole in his stage debut in Agatha Christie's Verdict touring stage production.

In June 2012, Lewis was confirmed to play Mick in the West End stage new production of Our Boys by Jonathan Lewis. The role marked Lewis's West End debut. He starred in the play alongside Cian Barry, Arthur Darvill and Laurence Fox. The play started its previews on 26 September 2012, and played regularly from 3 October 2012 until 15 December 2012 at the Duchess Theatre, London.

Personal life

Lewis is a vice-president of the Leeds Rugby Foundation charity.

Lewis has described his association with the number 11 and how it has appeared multiple times throughout his life, such as being 11 years old when obtaining the role for Harry Potter. He has a tattoo of the number 11 on his right arm and clothing with the number 11 on it.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Neville Longbottom
2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2010	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2
2012	The Night of the Loving Dead	Nigel
2013	Wasteland	Dodd	The film is also known as The Rise.
	The Sweet Shop	The Reporter	Post-Production
2016	Me Before You	Patrick	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Some Kind of Life	Johnathan Taylor	Made-for-TV Movie
1996	Dalziel and Pascoe	Davy Plessey	Episode: "An Advancement of Learning"
1999	Heartbeat	Alan Quigley	Episode: "Hollywood or Bust"
2000	Where the Heart Is	Billy Bevan	Episode: "Things Fall Apart" (S 1:Ep 2)
2012	The Syndicate	Jamie Bradley	Series 1, 5 Episodes
2014-2015	Bluestone 42	Corporal Gordon "Towerblock" House	Series 2-3
2015	Death in Paradise	Dominic Claydon	Episode 4.7
2016	Ripper Street	D S Samuel Drummond	Series 4, 8 Episodes
2016	Happy Valley	Sean	Series 2

Music video

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Filth by A Band of Buriers	Boyfriend

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	The Queen's Handbag	Neville Longbottom	Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
2011	Agatha Christie's Verdict	Lester Cole	Stage, Tour Production
2012	Our Boys	Mick	West End, Stage Production

Video game

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Neville Longbottom	Voice Character
2011	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

Theme Park

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey	Neville Longbottom	Theme park attraction

Awards and honours

On 24 July 2012 Lewis received an honorary Master of Arts degree from Leeds Metropolitan University for his contribution to the arts and charity work.