Matthew Lewis (actor)
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Matthew David Lewis (born 27 June 1989) is an English actor, best known for playing Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films.
Lewis was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, to Adrian and Lynda Lewis. He has two older brothers, Chris Lewis, a television editor, and Anthony Lewis, an actor and musician, and he also has a young nephew named Aiden. Matthew has been acting since he was five years old. He started off with minor parts in television programs and then tried out for the part of Neville Longbottom. He has portrayed Neville Longbottom in the first four Harry Potter films and will return to fifth due out in 2007. For his role as Neville, Matthew wears yellow and crooked false teeth, two-sizes-too-big shoes and has plastic bits placed behind his ears in order make them stick out more. This is done to give the character a more clownish look.
He attends St. Mary's Comprehensive School in Menston. He received two Bs and two Cs on his A Level exams in English language, theology, psychology, and general studies. He enjoys reading, sports, and playing video games and is also into music, especially guitar rock. He's a big fan of the Harry Potter books and has been reading them since the age of nine.[citation needed] He enjoys watching football, his favourite team is Leeds United. He likes playing his Play Station 2 and playing computer games on his father's computer. His current favourites are Counter Strike and Battlefield 1942. He also enjoys playing tennis, badminton and Croquet.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Neville Longbottom | Post-production |
| 2006 | The Queen's Handbag | Neville Longbottom | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Neville Longbottom | |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Neville Longbottom | |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Neville Longbottom | |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Neville Longbottom | U.S. title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
| 2000 | This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper | Christopher Oldfield, aged nine | TV |
| 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 |
