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Matthew Lewis

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Matthew Lewis
Biographical information
Birth name

Matthew David Lewis

Born

27 June, 1989

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Height

6'

Career
Years active

1995-present

In Harry Potter

Neville Longbottom

Matthew David "Matt" Lewis is a British actor who portrays Neville Longbottom in the Harry Potter films. He was born 27 June, 1989, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, the son of Adrian and Lynda Lewis. He has two older brothers named Chris and Anthony - whom he began acting at the age of 5 to follow in the footsteps of. He attended St Mary's RC High School in Menston, Leeds and supports the local football team. He enjoys playing video games, including Counter Strike and Battlefield 1942, as well as playing tennis and badmindton. He had intentions to join the Royal Airforce.

Matthew Lewis at a premire

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Before being cast as Neville Longbottom, Lewis appeared in many television shows, including Heartbeat, Dalziel and Pascoe, and This is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper. His favourite football team is Leeds United. He attended St Mary's High School in Menston, West Yorkshire. Lewis has been acting since he was five years old. He started off with minor parts in television programmes like his debut 'Some Kind of Life' and then went on to try out for the part of Neville Longbottom.

Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom
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He has portrayed Neville Longbottom in all eight of the Harry Potter films. For his role as Neville, Lewis wears yellow and crooked false teeth, two-sizes-too-big shoes and has plastic bits placed behind his ears in order to make them stick out more. This is done to give the character a more awkward appearance. During the filming of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Helena Bonham Carter, who portrays Bellatrix Lestrange, accidentally ruptured Lewis's eardrum when she stuck her wand in his ear. Lewis is also known to be a fan of the books and has read them and modeled his acting on Neville. This is highly admired in the Potter fandom and has earned him praise. Matthew also likes to play a bit of cricket.

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TriviaEdit

Matthew Lewis' favorite quote from Neville Longbottom is: "Why is it always me?

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