Iwan Lewis | |
Birth Name: | Iwan Hedd Lewis |
Birth Date: | 1988 12, df=y |
Birth Place: | Llandeilo, Wales |
Occupation: | Stage and Film Actor |
Years Active: | 2010–present |
Iwan Lewis (born 28 December 1988) is a Welsh theatre and film actor. He is known for the roles of Emmett in the UK tour of the stage version of Legally Blonde[1] and Bahorel in the film version of Les Miserables.[2] Lewis graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in 2010.[3] In 2007, during his time at the GSA, he was a recipient of an award from the Elizabeth Evans Trust.[4] In addition to his roles in Les Misérables and Legally Blonde, Lewis also appeared in the 2010 London Revival of Stephen Sondheim's Passion.[5]
Lewis appeared as Oarsman in the Park Theatre transfer of Therese Raquin, which ran from the end of July through to August in 2014.[6] He is represented by Stuart Piper and Oliver Thomson at Cole-Kitchenn.
In March 2017, he became Artistic Director of the Barn Theatre.[7] The theatre's first production, a folk rework of The Secret Garden musical in March 2018, received 4 stars from The Stage, calling it "A delight for all ages".[8] Lewis received a 2018 The Stage Debut Awards nomination for his direction on the theatre's 2018 Built By Barn production of Simon Stephens' One Minute.[9]
In 2023, Lewis became engaged to Faye Brookes after three months into their relationship and in August that year, is now married to her.[10]