Gavin Lewis
{{short description|American actor (born 2003)}}
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| name = Gavin Lewis
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|10|27}}
| birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2015–present
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Gavin Lewis (born October 27, 2003) is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Moody Richardson in the American drama streaming television miniseries Little Fires Everywhere{{cite web| url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/little-fires-everywhere-cast | title=Little Fires Everywhere Cast: Meet the Teen Actors | website= Teen Vogue | accessdate=1 July 2020 | date= 16 March 2020}} and Prince Maxemil “Emil” Vanderklaut III in the Netflix sitcom Prince of Peoria.{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/the-prince-of-peoria-netflix-casts-leads-sitcom-gavin-lewis-theodore-barnes-shelby-simmons-cynthia-mcwilliams-1202356197/ | title='The Prince of Peoria': Gavin Lewis, Theodore Barnes, Shelby Simmons & Cynthia McWilliams Cast In Netflix Sitcom | website=Deadline | accessdate=1 July 2020 | date=2 April 2018}}
Early life
Lewis was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to theatre professionals Kyle and Colleen Lewis.{{cite web |url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2018/12/02/year-old-utahn-is/ | title=15-year-old Utahn is starring in a Netflix series, and he hopes it helps him spread awareness of Type 1 diabetes | website=The Salt Lake Tribune | accessdate=1 July 2020 | date=2 December 2018}} He was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 6. Shortly after his diagnosis he met singer and actor Nick Jonas who also has Type 1 diabetes.{{cite web |url=https://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/managing-diabetes/getting-to-know-you/gavin-lewis-type-1-diabetes/ | title=Gavin Lewis and Type I Diabetes | website=Diabetes Self-Management | accessdate=1 July 2020 | date=24 September 2019}} This meeting inspired Lewis to pursue acting and music.{{cite web |url= https://www.abookof.us/nextchapters/gavin-lewis | title=Little Fires Everywhere's Gavin Lewis on Acting, His Character Moody, The 90's and Music | website=A Book Of | accessdate=1 July 2020}} At the age of 9 he booked his first role in a feature film which was filming in Park City, Utah. This production led to a meeting with an acting manager in Los Angeles and his full-time career in film and television.{{cite web | url=https://www.relatemag.com/2018/12/chit-chatting-with-actor-gavin-lewis/ | title=Chit Chatting With Actor Gavin Lewis | website=Relate Magazine | accessdate=1 July 2020 | date=4 December 2018}}
Career
Lewis began his career working on Utah stages. He was classically trained at a very young age, earning top honors at the Utah Shakespeare Festival's Shakespeare Competition.{{cite web | url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/bio/Gavin-Lewis/ | title=Gavin Lewis Biography | website=Broadway World | accessdate=1 July 2020}} Lewis has played various roles in several films and television series, such as Maximum Ride,{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/maximum-ride-review-934238 | title='Maximum Ride': Film Review | website= The Hollywood Reporter | accessdate=1 July 2020 | date=30 September 2016}} NCIS: Los Angeles,{{cite web | url=https://www.thetvaddict.com/2016/03/21/ncis-los-angeles-717-sneak-peek-s07e17-the-seventh-child/ | title=NCIS: Los Angeles Sneak Peeks: Face Of An Angel | website=The TV Addict | accessdate=1 July 2020 | date=21 March 2016}} The Kicks,{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5875082/?ref_=ttep_ep9 | title=The Kicks Cast | website=IMDb | accessdate=1 July 2020}} No Good Nick,{{cite web | url=https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/1640150/no-good-nick-1x07-the-charity-mugger | title=The Charity Mugger | website=TV Maze | accessdate=1 July 2020 | date=15 April 2019}} and Roswell, New Mexico.{{cite web | url=https://www.distractify.com/p/gavin-lewis-little-fires-everywhere | title=Gavin Lewis From 'Little Fires Everywhere' on Working With Reese and Kerry (EXCLUSIVE) | website=Distractify | accessdate=1 July 2020 | date=1 May 2020}}
In 2018 Lewis was cast as Prince Emil in the Netflix live-action multi-cam comedy Prince of Peoria.{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2018/04/the-prince-of-peoria-netflix-casts-leads-sitcom-gavin-lewis-theodore-barnes-shelby-simmons-cynthia-mcwilliams-1202356197/ | title='The Prince of Peoria': Gavin Lewis, Theodore Barnes, Shelby Simmons & Cynthia McWilliams Cast In Netflix Sitcom | website=Deadline | accessdate=1 July 2020 | date=2 April 2018}} In 2019 he was cast as Reese Witherspoon’s son Moody Richardson on Hulu’s adaptation of the Celeste Ng best seller Little Fires Everywhere.{{cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/little-fires-everywhere-moody-gavin-lewis-season-2-possibility/ | title='Little Fires Everywhere': Gavin Lewis on Moody's 'Really Fun' Unrequited Love | website=The Wrap | accessdate=1 July 2020 | date=31 March 2020}}, He also joined the main cast of HBO Max's reboot of Head of the Class, which premiered in October 2021.{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/video/head-of-the-class-reboot-gets-hbo-max-premiere-date-first-look-image-clip-featuring-robin-givens/|title=‘Head Of The Class’ Reboot Gets HBO Max Premiere Date, First Look Image & Clip Featuring Robin Givens
|date=October 12, 2021|work=Deadline|access-date=November 9, 2021}} Lewis guest starred in Shrinking on Apple TV+ which premiered in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Gavin Lewis |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6349873/ |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2015
| Real Boy | Thomas | Short film |
| 2016
| Gazzy | |
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| When Pigs Fly | Young Al | Short film |
| Odious
| Jeremy | |
| 2018
| In Searching | Young Jon | |
| 2021
| Wyatt | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan="4"| 2015
| Lone Boy | Episode: "Randall Park Wears Brown Dress Shoes With Blue Socks" |
| Just Jacques
| Brent | 3 episodes |
| Ominous
| Jacob Young | TV film |
| OMG!
| Brent | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| Nadir, Karim and Tomar Zahavi | Episode: "The Seventh Child" |
| The Kicks
| Max | Episode: "The Best Defense Is a Good Offense" |
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie | Eugene (voice) | TV film |
| The Bugaloos
| I.Q. | TV film |
| 2018–19
| Prince Emil | Main role; 18 episodes |
| rowspan="2"| 2019
| Young Michael Guerin | Episode: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" |
| No Good Nick
| Omar | Episode: "The Charity Mugger" |
| 2020
| Moody Richardson | Main role; 8 episodes |
| rowspan="1"| 2021
| Luke Burrows | Main role |
| 2023
|Connor |Episode "Potatoes" |
References
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