Alfred Lewis Enoch (born 2 December 1988) is an English actor, best known for playing Dean Thomas in the ''Harry Potter'' film series and Wes Gibbins in the ABC legal thriller television series ''

How to Get Away with Murder ''How to Get Away with Murder'' is an American legal thriller television series that premiered on ABC on September 25, 2014, and concluded on May 14, 2020. The series was created by Peter Nowalk, and produced by Shonda Rhimes and ABC Studios ...

''.

Early life and education

Enoch was born on 2 December 1988 in the

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district of London, to actor William Russell and his second wife, Etheline Margareth Lewis, a Barbadian Brazilian doctor. He has three half-siblings from his father's previous marriage. Enoch holds dual British and Brazilian citizenship. He lived with his parents in southern France when he was two or three. He was educated at

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, a historic public school in Westminster. Enoch is a fluent speaker of English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish, and graduated from

the Queen's College, Oxford The Queen's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Philippa of Hainault. It is distinguished by its predominantly neoclassical architecture, ...

with a

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in Modern Languages.

Career

In 2001, he was cast as Dean Thomas in ''

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' is a 1997 fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The first novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series and Rowling's debut novel, it follows Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, a youn ...

''. He appeared in seven of the eight ''Harry Potter'' films. He also voiced the character in video games. After the ''Harry Potter'' films, Enoch appeared in a number of plays throughout London including ''

Coriolanus ''Coriolanus'' ( or ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1605 and 1608. The play is based on the life of the legendary Roman leader Caius Marcius Coriolanus. Shakespeare worked on it during the same yea ...

'', ''

Timon of Athens ''Timon of Athens'' (''The Life of Tymon of Athens'') is a play written by William Shakespeare and probably also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. It was published in the '' First Folio'' in 1623. Timon lavishes his wealth on parasitic companio ...

'', '' Antigone'', '' Happy New.'' He played Bainbridge, the Bloody Guardsman, in the '' Sherlock'' episode, "

The Sign of Three "The Sign of Three" is the second episode of the third series of the BBC television series '' Sherlock''. It was written by Stephen Thompson, Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman a ...

". In 2014, Enoch began starring as Wes Gibbins in the ABC legal thriller series ''

'', produced by

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Alfred Enoch 2014 NAACP Image Awards (cropped)

In 2016, Enoch played Edgar/Poor Tom in the well-received

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and

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co-production of ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane ...

'', for which he garnered much praise for his characterisation and the physicality he brought to the roles. Enoch returned to the West End in the 2018 revival of ''

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'' at

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, starring alongside

Alfred Molina Alfred Molina (born Alfredo Molina; 24 May 1953) is a British-American actor known for his work on the stage and screen. He first rose to prominence in the West End, earning a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Pla ...

. And also in 2018, he played Aeneas, in BBC ONE & Netflix TV miniseries ' Troy: Fall of a City'. The following year, Enoch took the leading role 'Jamie McCain' in BBC drama Trust Me series 2. In 2020, Enoch returned for two episodes of ''How to Get Away with Murder''s sixth season but in the separate role of the adult version of Christopher Castillo, Wes' son. In 2021, he played

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in a production of '' Romeo and Juliet'' at the Globe Theatre in London, and he also played Raych Seldon in

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science fiction series ''

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''. Enoch returned to the special featuring '' Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts'' in 2022. He will also be embarking on a new career exploration as the Dramaturg for ''Shades of Blue'' at

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in May.

Theatre

Filmography

Film

Television

Audio

Video games

Audiobook

Audio drama

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Enoch, Alfred Living people 1988 births 21st-century English male actors 21st-century Brazilian male actors Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford Black British male actors Brazilian people of Barbadian descent Brazilian people of English descent British actors of Latin American descent English male film actors English male television actors English people of Barbadian descent English people of Brazilian descent Male actors from London People from Westminster