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miniseries '' Little Fires Everywhere'' and Prince Maxemil “Emil” Vanderklaut III in the

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sitcom ''

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''.

Early life

Lewis was born in

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to theatre professionals Kyle and Colleen Lewis. He was diagnosed with

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at age 6. Shortly after his diagnosis he met singer and actor

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who also has Type 1 diabetes. This meeting inspired Lewis to pursue acting and music. At the age of 9 he booked his first role in a feature film which was filming in

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. This production led to a meeting with an acting manager in

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and his full-time career in film and television.

Career

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. Lewis has played various roles in several films and television series, such as ''Maximum Ride'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', '' The Kicks'', '' No Good Nick'', and ''Roswell, New Mexico''. In 2018 Lewis was cast as Prince Emil in the

live-action multi-cam comedy ''

''. In 2019 he was cast as

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’s son Moody Richardson on Hulu’s adaptation of the

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best seller '' Little Fires Everywhere''., He also joined the main cast of

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's reboot of ''

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'', which premiered in October 2021. Lewis guest starred in Shrinking on Apple TV+ which premiered in 2023.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Gavin 2003 births 21st-century American male actors American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Male actors from Utah Living people People with type 1 diabetes