Date of Birth

27 December 1989, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Birth Name

Matthew David Lewis

Nickname

Matt

Height

6' (1.83 m)

Trivia

• Brother of Anthony Lewis and Chris Lewis.
• April 2004: In the break between filming the third and fourth installments of Harry Potter (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) & Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)), he appeared as the special Harry Potter guest at the Armageddon Sci-Fi and Comics Convention in Auckland, New Zealand.
• After he read the first book of Harry Potter, he would dress up as Harry and run around his room. This was before he got the part of Neville.
• Attended St Mary's School at Menston, a Catholic secondary school.
• Filming Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). [August 2004]
• He is filming Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (2008). [January 2008]
• Is a huge fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).

Quotes

• The fame stuff, the kind words from websites and things, are very flattering and lovely, but I just wanna act.
• The great thing as an actor is that I don't know what my agent is going to call me with next.
• I get too excited about football and rugby.
• I don't feel hunky at all.
• A lot of people struggle in their younger years, and I think people can relate to that.
• I wasn't attractive when I was growing up, and I don't think I am now.
• I think as an actor you're always learning, you're always trying to experience more things.
• I never went to drama school.
• I mean, I must confess I don't own Harry Potter DVDs. My parents do. They have them all. And they like watching them.
• I get recognized now and again, but the paparazzi aren't following me around.
• It's always been my dream to be in a war film.
• Leeds is quite laid-back.
• Twitter is the limit of me putting myself out there.
• You know, girls in general are scarier than Voldemort.
• I'm very comfortable being at home and keeping my head down, really. It's nice being invited to night clubs and stuff, which is nice once in a while, but I prefer to kind of keep to myself.
• I wasn't bullied or anything at school, but I was quite shy and didn't speak up too much in class.
• I'm not a big fan of people knowing too much about me.
• I'm very self-conscious as an actor, with performances and things, and I don't like watching my own stuff.
• If someone wants to employ me, whoever wants to employ me, I'll go and do that. I just want to work.
• I'm very professional.
• The great thing about filming a film is that you all have your final day's shooting, but you always know that you're all going to be coming back for the premiere.
• I'm 24 in June so why the f*ck can't I butter bread?
• [on being left-handed] It's a bloody nightmare.