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Matthew Lewis has been profiled by The New York Times to mark the airing of the reboot of “All Creatures Great And Small” which began airing on PBS in the US on January 10th. Previously the show aired on Channel 5 in the UK last year. We will share a few snippets below but head over to The New York Times for the full feature.

Of his role as Hugh in All Creatures Great and Small:

But Lewis is still coming to terms with being a leading man — God forbid, a sexy one. Which is why, when the opportunity came to audition for “All Creatures Great and Small,” Lewis hesitated.

“The original series is a bit of an institution in Yorkshire, and my dad really wanted me to do it,” he said. “But this guy is supposed to be very dark and handsome, and it has to be believable that Helen’s in love with him. I was like, ‘I don’t know about this. When I shave, everyone will see I look like I’m about 12.’”

Even after he got the part, he still didn’t think he was in the clear. “I was dreading turning up the first day on set,” he said. “I was sure they’d be like, ‘This is what he actually looks like? Jesus, we need to recast this guy.’”

When discussing how he chooses roles:

Lewis said he struggles with roles that are too similar to his own life. “I find it quite difficult when too much of me starts to come through in a character,” he said. “It’s easier when I can play someone completely different, like a police officer in London or someone who’s wealthy.”

David Yates, director of the final four Harry Potter films discussed how Matthew grew as an actor and his importance in those films:

Yates kept thinking of ways to expand Lewis’s role in scenes, ultimately building a sequence around him in “Deathly Hallows: Part 2” in which Neville blows up a bridge to Hogwarts to thwart the dark wizard Voldemort’s army — a scene that didn’t exist in either the book or in early drafts of Steve Kloves’s screenplay. “But it captured the charms of Neville and Matthew’s everyman quality,” Yates said. “He had a modesty and an honesty that was hard to ignore.”

Read the full interview at The New York Times.

Tune into All Creatures Great and Small on Sundays at 9pm on PBS.

Last month, Tom Felton hosted a “Home Party” through online site Veeps and a bunch of Harry Potter actors recorded videos sharing what 19 Years of Harry Potter has meant to them. We were a bit sad to see Matthew wasn’t included, but now Tom has posted a 5 minute video of Matt!

Tom will be doing another livestream on Boxing Day, December 26th! Tickets may be purchased on the Veeps website and we’re giving away a handful of tickets at our sister site – Magical-Menagerie!

Vertigo Releasing has announced that Matthew’s newest film, Baby Done, will be getting it’s UK and Ireland release in January! The film will hit cinemas and Digital streaming on January 22nd. You can pre-order the film via Apple.

When Zoe (Rose Matafeo) and Tim (Matthew Lewis) find out they are having a baby, they resolve to not let parenthood change them. Tim runs towards being a dad, while Zoe runs away from being a mum. Terrified that her life won’t be her own anymore, Zoe is still determined to tick off a list of their wildest dreams before the baby arrives. Zoe’s increasing denial about her impending birth pushes her, and her relationship, to the limit.

Still no word on a release for the United States.

UPDATE: Baby Done social media accounts have confirmed Baby Done will be in the United States on January 22nd as well!

Tom Felton is co-hosting a Harry Potter quiz with David Holmes (Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double) for uWin Charity on November 29th and SIX fans can win access to take part in the quiz! Matthew will be one of the team captains you can play with.

To enter you will purchase raffle tickets on uWin’s site. The money raised will be split between The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Charity (EHAAT) and Marie Curie.

The Quiz is a private Zoom event and will be hosted by Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) and David Holmes (Harry Potter Stunt Double) and our amazing team captains are:

James Phelps (Fred Weasley), Oliver Phelps (George Weasley), Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley), Alfred Enoch (Dean Thomas), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Matt Lewis (Neville Longbottom).

Six lucky winners will join us at 7pm (GMT) on 29th November for this exciting, unique event all themed around your favourite wizardry and featuring lots of magical clips and tricky challenges! You can enter from anywhere in the world and compete with your family, friends or solo, your team just has to be in one location. You will be allocated one of our fabulous captains to help you fight it out on the night!

Please make sure you will be available on the 29th November before entering.

Thanks to FeltBeats for the news!

Paul Seven Lewis of One Minute Theatre Reviews recently chatted with Matthew Lewis about his acting career. You may notice they have the same last name. Funnily enough, they’re cousins! Matt talks about Harry Potter, All Creatures Great and Small and everything in between. Be sure to check it out below!