Gavin Lewis
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Gavin Lewis | |
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| Born | October 27, 2003 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–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]
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 Elena Richardson's (played by Reese Witherspoon) 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 has a recurring role in Shrinking on Apple TV+ which premiered in 2023.[15]