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Mitchell Scott Hewer (born 1 July 1989) is an English actor, best known for the role of
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in the E4
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'' Skins''. He has also starred in''
Britannia High ''Britannia High'' is a British musical drama television series co-produced by Granada Television and Globe Productions for the ITV network. The series focused on the lives of a group of teenagers and their mentors at a fictional London theat ...
'' as the all-round talent Danny Miller.


Career

In 2007, Hewer was cast as
Maxxie Oliver Maxwell "Maxxie" Oliver is a fictional character in the British television series '' Skins.'' He is portrayed by actor Mitch Hewer. Characterisation Maxxie is portrayed as proficient at several styles of dance, including tap dance. He is also sh ...
in the teen drama, '' Skins''. He appeared on the cover of the March and October 2007 issues of gay magazine ''
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'', as part of a "Gays on TV" feature which included stars from ''Skins'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and '' Shameless''. He also appeared nude in the June 2008 issue of ''
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'' in aid of
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research. Hewer starred in the music drama ''
Britannia High ''Britannia High'' is a British musical drama television series co-produced by Granada Television and Globe Productions for the ITV network. The series focused on the lives of a group of teenagers and their mentors at a fictional London theat ...
'', in the role of Danny Miller. He also appears on the ''
Britannia High ''Britannia High'' is a British musical drama television series co-produced by Granada Television and Globe Productions for the ITV network. The series focused on the lives of a group of teenagers and their mentors at a fictional London theat ...
'' soundtrack. He also appeared on the popular
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and ITV2 shows '' Xtra Factor'', '' This Morning'', '' Richard and Judy's New Position'' and on the
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comedy show ''
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'' alongside team captain
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and singer
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. In December 2009, Hewer appeared in the musical '' Never Forget'', based on the songs of boyband
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. He played stripper Dirty Harry alongside
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. The show took place at
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in
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, London. In 2014, he appeared as Ben in ''
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'' and as Steven Stevens in '' Behaving Badly'', the film adaptation of
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's novel ''
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''. Hewer joined the cast of ''
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'' as Mickey Ellisson in 2017.


Personal life

Born in
Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...
, Hewer trained at South West Academy of Dramatic Arts. He appeared in the music video "The Club" by Lisa Morgan. He has a sister named Samantha and he has a daughter named Arya Isabella.


Filmography


Television


Film


References


External links

* * * 1989 births Living people Male actors from Bristol English male television actors English male film actors 21st-century English male actors {{UK-actor-stub