Anthony Lewis (born 31 March 1983) is an English actor.

Career

Lewis began acting at 9 years old, with roles in television series including '' Heartbeat'', '' A Touch of Frost'' and '' Cracker'', as well as in the film ''

Girls' Night ''Girls' Night'' is a 1998 British comedy-drama directed by Nick Hurran. Loosely based upon the real experiences of writer Kay Mellor, the film stars Julie Walters and Brenda Blethyn as two sisters-in-law and best friends, one dying of cancer, ...

''. Regular roles in ''

Children's Ward ''Children's Ward'' (retitled ''The Ward'' from 1995 to 1998) is a British children's television drama series produced by Granada Television and broadcast on the ITV network as part of its '' Children's ITV'' strand on weekday afternoons. It ai ...

'' (as Scott Morris for three series) and '' Adam's Family Tree'' (as Adam for two series) followed, as well as the lead in the show ''My Dad's a Boring Nerd''. He went on to appear in the ITV soap opera ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...

'', where he portrayed the role of Marc Reynolds for three years, making a three episode guest return five years after his initial departure. After leaving ''Emmerdale'', Lewis performed in ''Broken Voices'' at the Tristan Bates Theatre in London. Other work includes appearances in the television series ''Dalziel and Pascoe'' and ''Respectable'', and the film ''Boy A'', and a starring role in the

science-fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, sp ...

series show ''

Torchwood ''Torchwood'' is a British-American science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of ''Doctor Who'', it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect i ...

'' as the young World War I soldier Tommy Brockless. He also performed across the UK as Lomper in the 2016/2017 UK Tour of The Full Monty. Outside of acting, Lewis also provides continuity announcements for

BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television b ...

and

BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's second flagship channel, and it covers a wide range of subject matte ...

Personal life

He has two brothers, Chris Lewis and actor Matthew Lewis. Anthony attended St. Mary's Menston. In 2019, Lewis married his wife Samantha with whom he has a son River Lewis (born 2018).

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Anthony Lewis Official Spotlight CV Profile Page
* * http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/l/lewis_anthony.shtml {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Anthony English male television actors English male child actors Male actors from Leeds 1983 births Living people People educated at St. Mary's Catholic High School, Menston 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors English male film actors Radio and television announcers