Matthew Dennis Lewis
Born
Harpursville, New York, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2012–present

Matthew Dennis Lewis is an American actor notable for appearing in the Netflix Western series Godless (2017) and chess prodigy series The Queen’s Gambit (2020).

He appears with his twin brother Russell Dennis Lewis in several shows.

Early life

Matthew Dennis Lewis was born and raised in the town of Binghamton in the Southern Tier of New York[1][2] and has three brothers, one of whom is fellow actor twin Russell.[3] He worked at a tanning salon,[1] as a fitness and swimwear model,[3] before deciding to pursue acting. His brother Russ was already a student at an acting conservatory in New York City.[1] Lewis moved to New York City and trained and competed in the martial art of Muay Thai.[1] He has said having a martial arts background helped him secure parts.[1] Lewis lived in New York City for six years before moving to Los Angeles[2] where he currently (April 2020)[3] resides and works.[3] He has stated that he would have considered studying marine biology or kinesiology if he had not become an actor.[2]

Career

Lewis and his brother have played twins Seth and Steve Rhodes in the CBS series Blue Bloods (2019),[3] and again as Charlie and Big Joe in the supernatural thriller Burning Shadow (2018),[4] In 2017, Lewis and Russell had recurring roles as twin brothers Donnie and Daryl Devlin, in the Netflix Western series Godless (2017).[1][5]

In 2020, they once again had recurring roles as Matt and Mike in the chess prodigy series The Queen’s Gambit (2020).[1][5]

In 2022, Lewis and his brother Russell modelled for HUF magazine for a project named 'The King's Gambit'.[6] They appeared together as the McPhail twins in an episode of Interview with the Vampire,[7] Agin in 2022, they played twins Colby and Carrington Reed, in an episode of So Help Me Todd,[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2014 Off the Grid Matt
2016 Scripted (Short) Chaz
2016 The Tale of a Pusher Policeman
2016 Happy Hour (Short) Sam
2017 For God and Country (Short) Noah Adams
2018 Burning Shadow [4] Charlie
2019 D-Day: Battle of Omaha Beach Robbins
2019 Midway Frank O'Flaherty
2020 There's No Such Thing as Vampires Cameron
2020 Sins Unveiled (Short) Henry

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 On the Case with Paula Zahn Kevin Green Season 7 - Episode 2 - "Painful Memories"
2013 Couples Who Kill Casey Ledbetter Season 6 - Episode 8 - "A Mother's Worst Nightmare"
2013 My Boring Life Man 1 Episode - Tuesday
2013 Scorned: Love Kills Peter Giffin / J.R. Taylor Season 2 - Episode 2 - "Blood on the Boardwalk" & 12 - "Addicted to Sex"
2014 Murder Book (TV Series documentary) Carson Shack Episode - "Snake in the Grass"
2015 Unusual Suspects (TV Series documentary) Jesse Coolridge 1 Episode - "Nightmare Field"
2016 Married with Secrets (TV Series documentary) DJ Gliniewicz Episode - "A Darker Shade of Blue"
2016 Chasing Foxes (TV Series) Wynn Bishop (2016)
2017 Godless Donnie Devlin 7 episodes
2019 Blue Bloods Seth Rhodes Season 9 - Episode 21 – "Identity"
2019 I Am the Night Officer Jennings Episode 3 - "Dark Flower"
2020 The Queen’s Gambit Mike 4 episodes - "End Game", "Middle Game", "Doubled Pawns", "Exchanges"
2022 Interview with the Vampire Matthew McPhail S1 episode 7 - "The Thing Lay Still"
2022 So Help Me Todd Colby Reed S1 episode 8 - "Big Bang Theories"

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Meet Matthew Dennis Lewis". voyagela.com. April 13, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Matthew Dennis Lewis wants you to help him Unveil some Sins". teeco71.com. May 15, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Young star on the rise in Hollywood, Matthew Dennis Lewis". popwrapped.com. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Bleiburg Entertainment - Burning Shadow". bleibergent.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "New shows to stream this weekend on Netflix: Oct. 23-25, The Queen's Gambit". hiddenremote.com. October 23, 2020.
  6. ↑ "The King's Gambit". hufmagazine.com. 2022.
  7. ↑ Sokol, Tony (November 13, 2022). "Interview with the Vampire Season 1 Finale Successfully Rips the Canon". denofgeek.com.
  8. ↑ "So Help Me Todd – Big Bang Theories Guest Stars & Additional Cast". televisioncasts.com. December 8, 2022.
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