Matthew Lewis (actor)
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| Born | June 27, 1989 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
Matthew David Lewis (born 27 June 1989) is an English actor, best known for playing Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films.
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[edit] Biography
Lewis was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, the son of Adrian and Lynda Lewis. He has two older brothers, Chris Lewis, a television editor, and Anthony Lewis, an actor and musician.
Lewis has been acting since he was five years old. He started off with minor parts in television programmes and then tried out for the part of Neville Longbottom. He has portrayed Neville Longbottom in the first five Harry Potter films and is also going to be in the future Harry Potter films. For his role as Neville, Lewis wears yellow and crooked false teeth, two-sizes-too-big shoes and has plastic bits placed behind his ears in order to make them stick out more. This is done to give the character a more clownish look.[1] 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.[2]
Lewis is left handed.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Neville Longbottom | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | ||
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) | Voiceover | ||
| 2006 | The Queen's Handbag | ||
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | ||
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | ||
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | ||
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | ||
| 1999 | Heartbeat | Alan Quigley | TV episode "Hollywood or Bust" |
| 1997 | Where the Heart Is | Billy Bevan | TV episode "Things Fall Apart" |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Davy Plessey | TV episode "An Advancement of Learning" |
| 1995 | Some Kind of Life | Johnathan Taylor |
[edit] References
- ^ Interview with the Gryffindors Veritaserum
- ^ Helena Bonham Carter Gets Wicked Entertainment Weekly
