Ben Lewis (born 28 September 1979) is an Australian actor and singer. His credits include The Phantom in the original Australian production of

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's '' Love Never Dies'' as well as in ''

The Phantom of the Opera ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierr ...

'' in the West End production.

Childhood

Lewis was born in London to a theatrical family. His father, Michael Lewis, is an opera singer and his mother, Patricia Price, was also an opera singer and has retired as Head of Vocal Studies and Opera at the

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. His brother,

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, is an opera singer and actor who completed three years as a young artist at New York’s

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. During his childhood, his family went back and forth between England and the North Shore of

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, Australia.

Education

After starting at a British secondary school, the family moved back to Australia and Lewis graduated from

Newington College , motto_translation = To Faith Add Knowledge , location = Inner West and Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinates = , pushpin_map = A ...

in Sydney and then undertook an Arts Degree at Sydney University. He performed with the

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and was awarded a

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scholarship to further his studies overseas, where he studied voice at the Royal College of Music. Upon returning to Australia, Lewis applied to study at the

(WAAPA) with his brother and both were successful. It was during his time at WAAPA that Lewis met his wife, actress Melle Stewart. The leading Australian performer Tony Sheldon was a visiting Director during Lewis’s time at WAAPA and Lewis credits Sheldon for helping him through his student years.

Personal life

Lewis is married to Australian actress Melle Stewart.

Career

Theatre credits

Film and television credits

Awards and nominations

In 2012, Ben Lewis received a nomination for Helpmann Award and won a Judith Johnson Award for Best Actor in Leading Role in a Musical at the 2012 Sydney Theatre Awards for his role of the Phantom in Love Never Dies.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Ben 1979 births Male actors from London English male stage actors Living people People educated at Newington College