Matthew Lewis
Acting • Born 1989-06-27
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
39 credits
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Movie • 2004
Neville Longbottom
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Movie • 2005
Neville Longbottom
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Movie • 2001
Neville Longbottom
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Movie • 2002
Neville Longbottom
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Movie • 2007
Neville Longbottom
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Movie • 2009
Neville Longbottom
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Movie • 2010
Neville Longbottom
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Movie • 2011
Neville Longbottom
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Movie • 2022
Self
The Children's Party at the Palace
Movie • 2006
Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter)
The Sweet Shop
Movie • 2013
The Reporter
Some Kind of Life
Movie • 1995
Johathan Taylor
The Rise
Movie • 2012
Dodd
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
Movie • 2012
Self
Me Before You
Movie • 2016
Patrick
Terminal
Movie • 2018
Lenny
Baby Done
Movie • 2020
Tim
Trailing Tonks
Movie • 2007
Self
Touché
Movie
Tom
Harry Potter: The Making of Diagon Alley
Movie • 2014
Self
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
Movie • 2000
Christopher Oldfield, aged 9
City Central
TV • 1998
Ben Morton
The Syndicate
TV • 2012
Bluestone 42
TV • 2013
Tower Block
Death in Paradise
TV • 2011
Dominic Claydon
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
TV • 2021
Self
Girlfriends
TV • 2018
Tom
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
TV • 2000
Christopher Oldfield - Age 9
Heartbeat
TV • 1992
Alan Quigley
Where the Heart Is
TV • 1997
Billy Bevan
Dalziel & Pascoe
TV • 1996
Davy Plessey
Drunk History
TV • 2015
Edmond Halley
Ripper Street
TV • 2012
Samuel Drummond
Impractical Jokers
TV • 2011
Self
Avoidance
TV • 2022
Brett
Happy Valley
TV • 2014
Sean Balmforth
All Creatures Great & Small
TV • 2020
Hugh Hulton
Murder Before Evensong
TV • 2025
Canon Daniel Clement
Fantastic Friends
TV • 2022
Self