Matthew Lewis

Matthew Lewis is one of those actors who pulled off something genuinely rare: growing up entirely on screen and coming out the other side as a real, credible performer. I watched him fumble through Hogwarts as Neville Longbottom — clumsy, anxious, easy to overlook — and then slowly, film by film, turn into someone you'd actually want leading a charge against Voldemort. That arc wasn't just scripted character development; you could feel Lewis himself maturing into the role. What I respect most is what he did after the series wrapped — stage work, TV, keeping the craft alive rather than coasting on nostalgia. A Leeds lad with zero pretension and genuine staying power. Not bad for the kid who used to lose his toad.

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Name (English)

Matthew Lewis

Name (Japanese)

マシュー・ルイス

Reading

ましゅー・るいす

Born

June 27, 1989 (age 37)

Origin

Leeds, United Kingdom

Occupation

actor / film actor / stage actor / television actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

• Official sitehttps://matthew-lewis.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mattdavelewis/
• Xhttps://x.com/Mattdavelewis
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew%20Lewis%20(actor)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111230

Tags

• actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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