Gavin Lewis

Gavin Lewis
Born (2003-10-27) October 27, 2003 (age 21)
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

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[1] and Prince Maxemil “Emil” Vanderklaut III in the Netflix sitcom Prince of Peoria.[2]

Early life

Lewis was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to theatre professionals Kyle and Colleen Lewis.[3] 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.[4] This meeting inspired Lewis to pursue acting and music.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] Lewis has played various roles in several films and television series, such as Maximum Ride,[8] NCIS: Los Angeles,[9] The Kicks,[10] No Good Nick,[11] and Roswell, New Mexico.[12]

In 2018 Lewis was cast as Prince Emil in the Netflix live-action multi-cam comedy Prince of Peoria.[2] 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.[13] He also joined the main cast of HBO Max's reboot of Head of the Class, which premiered in October 2021.[14] Lewis guest starred in Shrinking on Apple TV+ which premiered in 2023.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Real Boy Thomas Short film
2016 Maximum Ride Gazzy
2017 When Pigs Fly Young Al Short film
Odious Jeremy
2018 In Searching Young Jon
2021 Old Henry Wyatt

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! 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
2016 NCIS: Los Angeles Nadir, Karim and Tomar Zahavi Episode: "The Seventh Child"
The Kicks Max Episode: "The Best Defense Is a Good Offense"
2017 Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie Eugene (voice) TV film
The Bugaloos I.Q. TV film
2018–19 Prince of Peoria Prince Emil Main role; 18 episodes
2019 Roswell, New Mexico Young Michael Guerin Episode: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
No Good Nick Omar Episode: "The Charity Mugger"
2020 Little Fires Everywhere Moody Richardson Main role; 8 episodes
2021 Head of the Class Luke Burrows Main role
2023 Shrinking Connor Episode "Potatoes"

References

  1. ^ "Little Fires Everywhere Cast: Meet the Teen Actors". Teen Vogue. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "'The Prince of Peoria': Gavin Lewis, Theodore Barnes, Shelby Simmons & Cynthia McWilliams Cast In Netflix Sitcom". Deadline. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ^ "15-year-old Utahn is starring in a Netflix series, and he hopes it helps him spread awareness of Type 1 diabetes". The Salt Lake Tribune. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Gavin Lewis and Type I Diabetes". Diabetes Self-Management. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Little Fires Everywhere's Gavin Lewis on Acting, His Character Moody, The 90's and Music". A Book Of. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Chit Chatting With Actor Gavin Lewis". Relate Magazine. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Gavin Lewis Biography". Broadway World. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  8. ^ "'Maximum Ride': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  9. ^ "NCIS: Los Angeles Sneak Peeks: Face Of An Angel". The TV Addict. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. ^ "The Kicks Cast". IMDb. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. ^ "The Charity Mugger". TV Maze. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Gavin Lewis From 'Little Fires Everywhere' on Working With Reese and Kerry (EXCLUSIVE)". Distractify. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  13. ^ "'Little Fires Everywhere': Gavin Lewis on Moody's 'Really Fun' Unrequited Love". The Wrap. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.,
  14. ^ "'Head Of The Class' Reboot Gets HBO Max Premiere Date, First Look Image & Clip Featuring Robin Givens". Deadline. October 12, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  15. ^ "Gavin Lewis". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-02-17.

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