Posted Under: A Celebration of Harry Potter, Events, Exclusive, Harry Potter, Photos
Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 9:48 pm | Comments Off on Photos: Matt Lewis At 2016’s Celebration of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando |
Welcome to the first of our posts recapping the 2016 Celebration of Harry Potter! From January 29th – 31st Universal Orlando Resort was host to thousands of Potter fans eager to see and speak with the stars of the film, including Matthew. Throughout the weekend Matt participated in various panels with cast and crew and also signed autographs for fans who purchased premium packages to the event!
Today we’ll be sharing some photos from the weekend. If you decide to use any of these or post them else wear be sure to link back. If you have any photos you would like to share with us, please email them and we’ll post with a credit to you in the gallery! Our photos may be viewed here, and photos fans sent in are in this album (none yet!).
While we decided not to interview Matt individually at the event, we still have loads more to share, so stay tuned!
Posted Under: Happy Valley, Interviews, Photos, Roles, Television
Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 1:19 pm | Comments Off on Matt Lewis Talks Happy Valley Series 2; New Photo |
BBC has released some new photos and interviews to promote Happy Valley series 2. Matthew is new to the cast this year and will be playing Sean Balmforth. They have also shared the first photo of Matt as Sean. There is still no firm premiere date for series 2, but it will be some time in February. Their interview with Matt can be read below.
Everyone I knew had seen the first series and told me how spectacular it was. I was working when it aired so I missed it but once I’d been cast in series two I went back and was absolutely blown away. A few bits from that first series still stay with me!
How did you come to be involved in series two?
I got sent the script and the character breakdown which as you’ll see was a fascinating prospect. I knew it’d be a challenge, probably my biggest to date, but I was eager to be involved and to work with Sally Wainwright so I went in to see her and she gave me the job.
How would you describe your character?
Sean has had a bad start in life and it’s defined him in ways that are out of his control. He’s not an alcoholic, as in he doesn’t need it to function but he is well on his way to becoming one. He’s angry and lost and finds it difficult to express his emotions which when coupled with his drinking can become a tinderbox.
Was your character challenging to play?
It was tough to get into his mind. I can’t say too much without giving away parts of the story that we will discover along the way with Sean but he’s in a very dark place and it gets worse for him throughout. Getting into the mind of somebody like that with those problems and those thought processes was daunting. Luckily I had a superb cast and crew around to help out.
How did you prepare for the role?
I spoke to Sally quite a bit and was sent several character breakdowns for Sean. There wasn’t
masses of research involved with this role as Sally writes in such a way that it’s all on the page for you. I read the script a lot, to go over again and again those emotions and the frustrations that Sean was going through. And to a lesser degree I studied the effects of alcoholism and how it affects motor function and things like that.
What appealed to you about this project?
Sally Wainwright and Sarah Lancashire. I hadn’t seen the first series until after I’d been cast but I knew the sheer talent involved in the project and how successful the first series had been. I’d worked with Sarah and Siobhan Finneran about 20 years previous and the chance to do that again was amazing. The opportunity to work with Sally and the complexity of the character she had created meant I couldn’t say no even if I wanted to.
Have you ever worked with any of the cast before?
Roughly 20 years ago I had a part in Where The Heart Is which Sarah was the lead in. I was about six years old and my mother was played by Siobhan! I have really fond memories of that shoot so getting back together with those two after so many years was incredible. They are so lovely and the way they work together is spectacular. To be around and watch them both as they were playing sisters opposite each other was such a privilege.
Are there any anecdotes you can tell us about that happened during filming?
There was a wonderful moment off set when the crew were setting up and Sarah and Siobhan were talking about a big scene they had coming up in a few days. Sarah half knew it and Siobhan hadn’t really looked at it. They decided to run it together and I feel so fortunate that I was there to watch it. It was a big scene, about ten pages or something and after about 4 or 5 pages Siobhan had gotten as far as she’d prepared. Sarah kept going and so Siobhan basically guessed what her character would say in the situation and it just fit. Every single time it fit and Sarah had a cue and was able to keep going with her dialogue. It was mind-blowing, they inhabit their characters so well and they work off each other like real sisters. It was such a pleasure to watch. I wasn’t there for the actual shooting of the scene a few days later but I bet it was a corker.
What projects do you have coming up?
I shot a film for Warner Brothers called Me Before You a few months before Happy Valley so that’ll be out in 2016 and I’ve just finished a new season of Ripper Street which is also on in 2016. Filming on the next season of that starts late January so I’m growing my 19th century sideburns and moustache back as we speak.
Posted Under: Interviews, Photos, Ripper Street, Videos
Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 10:43 pm | Comments Off on Matt Lewis in New Ripper Street Photo & Video Interview |
The Ripper Street Twitter account shared a photo of Matthew in series 4 of the show. Ripper Street will be available to Amazon UK Prime members beginning January 15th.
‘It was very humbling, very flattering. I kind of forget the global nature of the internet, once something’s out there it goes everywhere. So that was a bit shocking, but then again, people could be saying awful things but people were saying very, very nice things. I cannot complain at all.
Monday, October 19, 2015 at 10:31 am | Comments Off on Video & Photos: Matt Lewis Sends Off ‘Dreamflight’ |
Yesterday Matt Lewis visited Heathrow Airport to send off 200 children on their Dreamflight vacation. The young passengers had been hand-picked to go on the ten-day holiday by doctors and medical experts, having battled with serious illness, disability and trauma. They will visit a host of attractions, including SeaWorld, Disney World and Universal Studios.
Matthew had this to say about the day: “I read about what Dreamflight was and how amazing it was going to be for these kids that I jumped at the chance to be here. It’s been the most amazing day, it’s been a pleasure. All these kids have been looking forward to this for a really long time. It just takes me back to when I was a kid and went over to Orlando and saw some amazing things.”
The Press Association also released a video from the day. You can also view some photos in the gallery.
If you wish to donate to Dreamflight visit their website!
Posted Under: Film, Interviews, Me Before You, Photos, Roles
Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 11:28 am | Comments Off on Matt Lewis Playing Patrick in Me Before You + More From Attitude Interview |
Thanks to various sources we’ve pieced together bits of Matt’s interview in Attitude Magazine. All the photos from the shoot may be seen in the gallery! Make sure to buy your own copy to support the magazine and read the full interview! There is also a behind the scenes video in the ‘custom’ digital edition of the magazine. It will work on the iPad and other large devices, but not on mobile phones. We will post the video if its made available else-wear.
UPDATE: Unfortunately we’ve had to remove the photos of the spread from the gallery. But you can still see them right now buy purchasing the digital edition.
“My character, Patrick, is a triathlete and personal trainer, so he’s totally focused on the race that he’s going to be running. I spoke to the director and I said it’d be nice to get into the mindset of someone like that, because he’s not drinking alcohol, he’s just eating salads all the time, and I was very interested to know where you go to in your mind to have that level of commitment. So I sort of gave up alcohol – I say sort of, I have given up alcohol [Laughs].” He adds that he’s also off sugar and has given up carbs, but he misses it all. “I can’t wait for a pint of lager, I tell you that! The pizza and beer will definitely be making a comeback over the summer.”
Any lapses? “Not yet! It’s tough. I do the pub quiz every week, and sitting there every Wednesday with a Diet Coke…I’m off sugar and I can’t really eat carbs. I really wanted to see if I could stick to such a strict regimen, and to really understand what it’s like to have a goal like that and really 110% go for it. I mean, I’ve always been a bit of a sports enthusiast anyway, I love the gym and all that stuff, but I can’t wait for a pint of lager, I tell you that! The pizza and beer will definitely be making a comeback over the summer.”
“Apparently triathletes shave their legs for added aerodynamics, to buy you that extra couple of milliseconds. And my character, that is what he would do, so I think I’ll be losing the leg hair! I haven’t waxed before. I was quite keen just to shave every day but it was Emilia’s idea. She was like ‘No just wax it! Then you’ll only have to do it once!’ I was like, ‘Argh!’ I haven’t done it yet but we’ll see!”
He also talks about his looks and how he still considers himself ‘average’ looking.
Your teeth are great I must say. They’re making me want to sort out mine.
“[Laughs] Thanks man! Whenever I go back to Leeds or see people I went to school with they always talk about my veneers. I’m like, ‘I haven’t got veneers, these are my actual teeth!’ If I can’t […] convince people I went to school with how am I going to convince anyone else! I had these braces – which were […] painful by the way – for six months, and then it was kind of a weird thing, I was excited I guess to go on the red carpet on the release of the last film and be me, and not to have to have the fat suit under my t-shirt. It was quite an exciting buzz. I was 21, I was like ‘yeah, this’ll be cool!’ It was never meant to be a ‘hey everyone, look at me!’ but it was nice to be able to go and be myself. And then obviously a lot of attention focused on it, which I didn’t expect at all. I’ve never considered myself to be good-looking at all. Just average.”