Matthew Lewis
Born: 1989-06-27 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Matthew David Lewis (born 27 June 1989) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter film series. Born in Leeds, Lewis made his acting debut in Some Kind of Life (1995), guest-starring on dramas for ITV and BBC One before appearing in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). Lewis played the role for ten years, concluding with the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011), for which he received critical praise. Following the series, Lewis reoccured in The Syndicate and performed his first theatre role in Our Boys at the Duchess Theatre in 2012. Lewis starred in The Rise (2012) which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to positive reviews and made appearances on BBC dramas Bluestone 42 and Death in Paradise in 2013 and 2015, respectively. Lewis had a supporting role in Me Before You (2016), which became a box office success. He was cast in the crime dramas Ripper Street and Happy Valley before starring on the ITV drama Girlfriends in 2018. Lewis appeared in Terminal (2018), which premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival as well as Baby Done (2020). Since 2020, Lewis has starred in Channel 5 television series All Creatures Great and Small to critical praise.
Filmography
2025
- Murder Before Evensong as Canon Daniel Clement
2022
- Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts as Self
- Avoidance as Brett
2021
2020
- All Creatures Great & Small as Hugh Hulton
- Baby Done as Tim
2018
- Terminal as Lenny
- Girlfriends as Tom
2016
- Me Before You as Patrick
2015
- Drunk History as Edmond Halley
2014
- Happy Valley as Sean Balmforth
- Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley as Self
2013
- The Sweet Shop as The Reporter
- Bluestone 42 as Tower Block
2012
- Ripper Street as Samuel Drummond
- Wasteland as Dodd
- The Syndicate
- Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter as Self
2011
- Death in Paradise as Dominic Claydon
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 as Neville Longbottom
- Impractical Jokers as Self
2010
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as Neville Longbottom
2009
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince as Neville Longbottom
2007
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as Neville Longbottom
- Trailing Tonks as Self
2006
- The Children's Party at the Palace as Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter)
2005
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Neville Longbottom
2004
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as Neville Longbottom
2002
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as Neville Longbottom
2001
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as Neville Longbottom
2000
- This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper as Christopher Oldfield, aged 9
- This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper as Christopher Oldfield - Age 9
1998
- City Central as Ben Morton
1997
- Where the Heart Is as Billy Bevan
1996
- Dalziel & Pascoe as Davy Plessey
1995
- Some Kind of Life as Johathan Taylor
1992
- Heartbeat as Alan Quigley