Matthew Dennis Lewis

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).

Matthew Dennis Lewis
Born
OccupationActor
Years active2012 – present

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 which 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] Having a martial arts background helped Lewis secure many earlier parts in his acting career.[1] Lewis lived in New York City for six years before moving to Los Angeles[2] where he currently resides and works.[3] He has stated that he would have considered studying marine biology or kinesiology had his acting career not taken off.[2]

Career

Although achieving much success as an individual actor, Matthew Dennis Lewis has forged an accomplished working partnership as twins on many productions alongside his twin brother Russell,[3] in the CBS series Blue Bloods, and the supernatural thriller Burning Shadow,[4] as well as playing the Devlin brothers in the Netflix Western series Godless (2017) and in the chess prodigy series The Queen’s Gambit in 2020.[1][5]

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
2020 Sins Unveiled (Short) Henry
2020 There's No Such Thing as Vampires Cameron

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

References

  1. "Meet Matthew Dennis Lewis". voyagela.com. April 13, 2020.
  2. "Matthew Dennis Lewis wants you to help him Unveil some Sins". teeco71.com. May 15, 2019.
  3. "Young star on the rise in Hollywood, Matthew Dennis Lewis". popwrapped.com. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  4. "Bleiburg Entertainment - Burning Shadow". bleibergent.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
  5. "New shows to stream this weekend on Netflix: Oct. 23-25, The Queen's Gambit". hiddenremote.com. October 23, 2020.
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