Matthew Lewis

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 gueststarring on dramas for ITV and BBC One before appearing in Harry Potter and the Philosophers 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