Henry Lewis is a British actor and playwright. He co-founded

Mischief Theatre Mischief Theatre is a British theatre company founded in 2008 by a group of students from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in West London, and directed by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields. The group originally began ...

, responsible for ''

The Play That Goes Wrong ''The Play That Goes Wrong'' is a 2012 play by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre Company. It won Best New Comedy at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards. As of September 2021, the show has been running since 201 ...

'', ''

Peter Pan Goes Wrong ''Peter Pan Goes Wrong'' is a play by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields of the Mischief Theatre Company, creators of '' The Play That Goes Wrong'' (2012). The premise, as in ''The Play That Goes Wrong'', is that the actors and cre ...

'', '' The Comedy About a Bank Robbery'', ''

Groan Ups ''Groan Ups'' is a comedy Play (theatre), play by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields of Mischief Theatre. Plot summary The play revolves around the relationships between five school-friends are explored at three stages of their lives: in ...

'', ''

Magic Goes Wrong ''Magic Goes Wrong'' is a comedy play by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Shields (of Mischief Theatre Company) and Penn & Teller. It follows the series of Mischief's ''Goes Wrong'' series of plays following ''The Play That Goes Wrong'' and '' ...

'' and ''

The Goes Wrong Show ''The Goes Wrong Show'' is a British comedy series created by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, and produced by Mischief Screen and Big Talk Productions, in association with Lionsgate UK, for the BBC. The programme stars the ense ...

'', and co-hosts ''

Riddiculous ''Riddiculous'' is a British game show that has aired on ITV since 24 October 2022 and is hosted by Ranvir Singh with Henry Lewis starring as 'The Riddlemaster'. The show features contestants answering general knowledge questions before facing ...

'', an ITV daytime game show.

Career

Apollo Theatre, February 2022, Magic Goes Wrong

In 2008, Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields co-founded

while they were studying a drama foundation course at the

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. LAMDA's Principal is ...

. In 2012, Lewis co-wrote with Sayer and Shields ''

'', which premiered later that year at The Old Red Lion, Islington. Lewis played Robert Grove in both the original London cast and the original Broadway cast. In 2013, another Lewis, Sayer and Shields production, ''

'', premiered at The Pleasance Theatre. with Lewis amongst its original cast, playing Robert. In 2016, Lewis', Sayer's and Shields' play '' The Comedy About a Bank Robbery'' opened at the

Criterion Theatre The Criterion Theatre is a West End theatre at Piccadilly Circus in the City of Westminster, and is a Grade II* listed building. It has a seating capacity of 588. Building the theatre In 1870, the caterers Spiers and Pond began development ...

; Lewis was amongst its original cast, and played Robin Freeboys. In August 2019, ''

'', a play written by Lewis, Sayer, Shields,

Penn and Teller Penn may refer to: Places England * Penn, Buckinghamshire * Penn, West Midlands United States * Penn, North Dakota * Penn, Oregon * Pennsylvania ** Penn, Pennsylvania * Penn Lake Park, Pennsylvania * Penn Township (disambiguation), several muni ...

, premiered at the Quays Theatre; Lewis played Mind Mangler, and subsequently took him on tour. In September 2019, the next Lewis, Sayer and Shields play, ''

'', premiered at

Vaudeville Theatre The Vaudeville Theatre is a West End theatre on the Strand in the City of Westminster. As the name suggests, the theatre held mostly vaudeville shows and musical revues in its early days. It opened in 1870 and was rebuilt twice, although each ...

, as part of a projected year-long residency at the theatre (later curtailed due to COVID-19 restrictions), with Lewis playing Spencer. In 2020, Lewis launched The Mystery Agency, an escape-room style puzzle game, on

Kickstarter Kickstarter is an American public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". As of July 2021, ...

. In 2016, a production of ''Peter Pan Goes Wrong'' was aired by BBC1, with Lewis playing Robert. The following year, they aired ''

A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong Mischief Theatre is a British theatre company founded in 2008 by a group of students from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in West London, and directed by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields. The group originally began ...

'', with Lewis playing Robert. BBC1 aired twelve episodes of ''

'' between December 2019 and November 2021. In 2022, he played the Riddlemaster in ''

'', an ITV daytime game show hosted by

Ranvir Singh Ranvir Singh (born 11 August 1977) is a British journalist and television presenter. She is the political editor and newsreader/deputy presenter for '' Good Morning Britain''. Early life Singh was born in 1977 in Preston, Lancashire, into a Si ...

Credits

Awards and nominations

References

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