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*[http://twitter.com/Mattdavelewis Matthew Lewis's Official Twitter account]
 
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'''Matthew David "Matt" Lewis''' is a [[Great Britain|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.
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'''Matthew David "Matt" Lewis''' is a [[Great Britain|British]] actor who portrays [[Neville Longbottom]] in the [[Harry Potter films|''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.
[[File:Matthew_Lewis_DREAM_BOAT.jpg|thumb|196px|Matthew Lewis at a premire]]
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[[File:Matthew_Lewis_DREAM_BOAT.jpg|thumb|left|196px|Matthew Lewis at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - World Premiere in London July 2011]]
 
==Career==
 
==Career==
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.
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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. He has portrayed Neville Longbottom in all eight of the [[Harry Potter films|''Harry Potter'' films]].
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[[File:Neville poa.jpg|thumb|236px|Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom]]
[[File:Neville_poa.jpg|thumb|236px|Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom]]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 (film)|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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For his role as Neville, Lewis wore yellow and crooked false teeth (though only in ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]''), a fat suit, two-sizes-too-big shoes and had plastic bits placed behind his ears in order to make them stick out more. He was also under contract not to fix his naturally crooked teeth until filming was completed. This was done to give the character a more awkward and "geeky" appearance. Lewis has spoken out against this treatment in interviews, claiming that while it no longer bothers him, having to take on a purposefully unattractive appearance on a film set full of attractive girls his age whilst going through puberty was "rubbish".<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/life-after-harry-potter-look-whats-happened-to-neville-longbottom--its-magic-8816927.html "Life after Harry Potter: Look what’s happened to Neville Longbottom – it’s magic!" - The Independent]</ref>
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During the filming of ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|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.
   
 
==Filmography==
 
==Filmography==
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*Bluestone 42 (2013 Christmas Special- Series 2 2014)... Corporal Gordan "Towerblock" House
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*The Night of the Loving Dead ([[2012]])... Nigel - (Short-Film,Voice Character)
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*Wasteland ([[2012]])... Dodd - (Post-Production)
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*The Syndicate ([[2012]])... Jamie Bradley - (TV Series,Series 1)
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' ([[Between 2010 and 2017|2011]])... [[Neville Longbottom]]
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2]]'' ([[Between 2010 and 2017|2011]])... [[Neville Longbottom]]
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*Agatha Christie's Verdict ([[2011]])...Lester Cole - (Stage Production)
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' ([[Between 2010 and 2017|2010]])... [[Neville Longbottom]]
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1]]'' ([[Between 2010 and 2017|2010]])... [[Neville Longbottom]]
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*[[Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey]] ([[2010]])...[[Neville Longbottom]]
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' ([[2009]])... [[Neville Longbottom]]
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' ([[2009]])... [[Neville Longbottom]]
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' ([[2007]])... [[Neville Longbottom]]
 
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' ([[2007]])... [[Neville Longbottom]]
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
Matthew Lewis' favourite quote from [[Neville Longbottom]] is: "Why is it always me?
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Matthew Lewis' favourite quote from [[Neville Longbottom]] is: "Why is it always me?"{{Fact}}
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Matthew Lewis' favourite prop from the Harry Potter series is the Sword of Godric Gryffindor.{{Fact}}
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Matthew has played Neville on two other occasions apart from the movies and the games. This involves a skit for the Queen's 80th birthday, as well as a small cameo for the theme park ride ''[[Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey]]''.
   
 
==External links==
 
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[[File:Matthew_Lewis.jpg|thumb|Matthew Lewis]]
 
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*[http://www.matthewlewis.tv/ Matthew Lewis Official Website]
*[http://twitter.com/Mattdavelewis Matthew's Twitter account][[File:Matthew_Lewis.jpg|thumb|Matthew Lewis]]
 
*[http://imdb.com/name/nm0507535/ Matthew Lewis] at [http://imdb.com Internet Movie Database]
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*[http://twitter.com/Mattdavelewis Matthew Lewis's Official Twitter account]
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*[http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/matthew-lewis//works/ Matthew Lewis Official Agency Profile Page at Curtis Brown]
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*[http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/1/M120708.html Matthew Lewis Official Spotlight CV Profile Page]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Matthew Lewis (actor)|Matthew Lewis]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Wikipedia.org]
 
*[[Wikipedia:Matthew Lewis (actor)|Matthew Lewis]] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Wikipedia.org]
*[http://coolspotters.com/actors/matthew-lewis Matthew Lewis at Coolspotter]
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*[http://imdb.com/name/nm0507535/ Matthew Lewis] at [http://imdb.com Internet Movie Database]
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*[http://matthew-lewis.com/ Matthew-Lewis.com] {{C|Fan-Site}}
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*[http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-GB&family=editorial&assetType=image&mt=photography&p=Matthew+Lewis+-+Actor Matthew Lewis at Getty Images] {{C|Pictures of Matthew Lewis at various public appearances and events}}
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*[http://forums.thefashionspot.com/f50/matthew-lewis-142333.html Matthew Lewis on Fashion Spot]
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*[http://coolspotters.com/actors/matthew-lewis Matthew Lewis on Coolspotters]
   
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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 DREAM BOAT

Matthew Lewis at Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - World Premiere in London July 2011

Career

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. He has portrayed Neville Longbottom in all eight of the Harry Potter films.

Neville poa

Matthew Lewis as Neville Longbottom

For his role as Neville, Lewis wore yellow and crooked false teeth (though only in Prisoner of Azkaban), a fat suit, two-sizes-too-big shoes and had plastic bits placed behind his ears in order to make them stick out more. He was also under contract not to fix his naturally crooked teeth until filming was completed. This was done to give the character a more awkward and "geeky" appearance. Lewis has spoken out against this treatment in interviews, claiming that while it no longer bothers him, having to take on a purposefully unattractive appearance on a film set full of attractive girls his age whilst going through puberty was "rubbish".[1]

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.

Filmography

Trivia

Matthew Lewis' favourite quote from Neville Longbottom is: "Why is it always me?"[citation needed]

Matthew Lewis' favourite prop from the Harry Potter series is the Sword of Godric Gryffindor.[citation needed]

Matthew has played Neville on two other occasions apart from the movies and the games. This involves a skit for the Queen's 80th birthday, as well as a small cameo for the theme park ride Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey.

External links

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