Matthew Lewis has been acting since he was just five years-old, after joining an amateur dramatics club. He won the role of Neville in the Harry Potter franchis after an open casting call was held in his hometown of Leeds.

Matthew has starred in a number of television series including Heartbeat, City Central, Where the Heart Is, Sharpe, Emmerdale, Dalziel and Pascoe and Some Kind Of Life..

When Matthew is not busy filming he enjoys spending time with his friends, reading and writing short stories, listening to Rock music, playing computer games & sports – particularly golf. Matthew also used to belong to the Air Cadets and recently developed a rather keen interest in filmmaking. He is also an avid supporter of Leeds football club.