Matthew Lewis

Matthew Lewis

Known for
Acting
Born
June 27, 1989 (age 37)
Birthplace
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

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Filmography

2026
Touché poster

Touché

Movie · as Tom

2026
The Fortune poster

The Fortune

TV · as Jimmy Blakefield · 4 eps

2025
Murder Before Evensong poster

Murder Before Evensong

TV · as Canon Daniel Clement · 6 eps

2022
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts poster

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Movie · as Self

2022
Avoidance poster

Avoidance

TV · as Brett · 2 eps

2022
Fantastic Friends poster

Fantastic Friends

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2021
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses poster

Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Baby Done poster

Baby Done

Movie · as Tim

2020
All Creatures Great & Small poster

All Creatures Great & Small

TV · as Hugh Hulton · 7 eps

2018
Terminal poster

Terminal

Movie · as Lenny

2018
Girlfriends poster

Girlfriends

TV · as Tom · 5 eps

2016
Me Before You poster

Me Before You

Movie · as Patrick

2015
Drunk History poster

Drunk History

TV · as Edmond Halley · 1 ep

2014
Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley poster

Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley

Movie · as Self

2014
Happy Valley poster

Happy Valley

TV · as Sean Balmforth · 6 eps

2013
The Sweet Shop poster

The Sweet Shop

Movie · as The Reporter

2013
Bluestone 42 poster

Bluestone 42

TV · as Tower Block · 12 eps

2012
The Rise poster

The Rise

Movie · as Dodd

2012
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter poster

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

Movie · as Self

2012
The Syndicate poster

The Syndicate

TV · 5 eps

2012
Ripper Street poster

Ripper Street

TV · as Samuel Drummond · 12 eps

2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Movie · as Neville Longbottom

2011
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments poster

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

Movie · as Self - Neville Longbottom

2011
Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise

TV · as Dominic Claydon · 1 ep

2011
Impractical Jokers poster

Impractical Jokers

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 poster

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Movie · as Neville Longbottom

2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince poster

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Movie · as Neville Longbottom

2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix poster

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Movie · as Neville Longbottom

2007
Trailing Tonks

Trailing Tonks

Movie · as Self

2006
The Children's Party at the Palace poster

The Children's Party at the Palace

Movie · as Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter)

2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire poster

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Movie · as Neville Longbottom

2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban poster

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Movie · as Neville Longbottom

2004
Collectormania 6 poster

Collectormania 6

Movie · as Self

2003
Celebrity Mastermind poster

Celebrity Mastermind

TV · 1 ep

2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets poster

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Movie · as Neville Longbottom

2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone poster

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Movie · as Neville Longbottom

2001
Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged poster

Harry Potter: Witchcraft Repackaged

Movie · as Self

2000
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper poster

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

Movie · as Christopher Oldfield, aged 9

2000
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper poster

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper

TV · as Christopher Oldfield - Age 9 · 3 eps

1998
City Central poster

City Central

TV · as Ben Morton · 32 eps

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as Davy Plessey · 1 ep

1995
Some Kind of Life

Some Kind of Life

Movie · as Johathan Taylor

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Alan Quigley · 1 ep