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miniseries '' Little Fires Everywhere'' and Prince Maxemil “Emil” Vanderklaut III in the

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sitcom '' Prince of Peoria''.

Early life

Lewis was born in

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to theatre professionals Kyle and Colleen Lewis. He was diagnosed with

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at age 6. Shortly after his diagnosis he met singer and actor

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who also has Type 1 diabetes. This meeting inspired Lewis to pursue acting and music. At the age of 9 he booked his first role in a feature film which was filming in

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. This production led to a meeting with an acting manager in

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and his full-time career in film and television.

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. Lewis has played various roles in several films and television series, such as ''Maximum Ride'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', '' The Kicks'', ''

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'', and ''Roswell, New Mexico''. In 2018 Lewis was cast as Prince Emil in the

live-action multi-cam comedy '' Prince of Peoria''. In 2019 he was cast as

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’s son Moody Richardson on

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’s adaptation of the

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best seller '' Little Fires Everywhere''., He also joined the main cast of

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's reboot of ''

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'', which premiered in October 2021. Lewis guest starred in Shrinking on Apple TV+ which premiered in 2023.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Gavin 2003 births 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Male actors from Salt Lake City Living people People with type 1 diabetes