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]
Gavin Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2003-10-27) October 27, 2003 (age 18) Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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]
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]
| 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 |
| 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 |