Lewis, Gary 1958–

PERSONAL

Born 1958, in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland; father, a shipyard coopersmith; mother, an office worker and shop clerk; companion's name, Kate (a civic training officer); children: Martin. Education: Earned diploma in therapeutic massage.

Addresses:

Agent—Creative Artists Management, 55-59 Shaftesbury Ave., 1st Floor, London W1D 6LD, England.

Career:

Actor. Raindog Theatre, member of company, c. 1990.

Awards, Honors:

Gijon International Film Festival Award, best actor, 1998, for Orphans; Film Award nomination, best supporting actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding cast performance in a theatrical motion picture, London Critics Circle Film Award nomination, British actor of the year, and Flaiano Film Festival Award, best actor, all 2001, for Billy Elliot.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Male visitor, Shallow Grave, Miramax, 1994.

Jockie, Good Day for the Bad Guys (short film), 1995.

Sammy, Carla's Song (also known as La cancion de Carla), Shadow Distribution, 1996.

Rudy, Fridge (short film), 1996.

Taylor, California Sunshine, 1997.

Thomas Flynn, Orphans, Shooting Gallery, 1997.

Shanks, My Name Is Joe (also known as Mein Name ist Joe and Mi nombre es Joe), Artisan Entertainment, 1998.

Gabriel Doyle, The Good Son, 1998.

Dead Eye, The Match (also known as The Beautiful Game), Gramercy, 1999.

Mr. McCance, Gregory's Two Girls, Channel Four Films, 1999.

Marcie's Dowry, 1999.

Mark, East Is East, Miramax, 1999.

Businessman, The Elevator, 2000.

Clean, 2000.

Rob Meadows, Rob of the Rovers, 2000.

McGurke, Caesar, 2000.

Long Haul, 2000.

Jackie Elliot, Billy Elliot (also known as Dancer), USA Films, 2000.

Jackie Clarke, One Life Stand, 2000.

Vic, Shiner, IAC Film, 2000.

Bom/Bim/Bem, What Where (short film), 2000.

Ron, The Escapist, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2001.

Crawford, The Fall of Shug McCracken, Posh Pictures/ Raygun Films, 2002.

Detective Inspector French, Pure, 2002, subtitled version, Artificial Eye, 2003.

McGloin, Gangs of New York, Miramax/Touchstone, 2002.

Willy, Sjagerrak (also known as Sweet Dreams), Egmont Entertainment, 2003.

John Doran, Solid Air, Momentum Pictures, 2003.

Danny, Fond Kiss …, Ae (also known as Just a Kiss, Un bacio appassionato, Un beso, and Solo un beso), Castle Hill, 2004.

Max, Niceland (Population. 1.000.002) (also known as Naesland), Nordisk Film Biografdistribution, 2004.

Detective, Yasmin, Parallax Independent, 2004.

Antique store operator, Mein Bruder ist ein Hund (also known as My Brother Is a Dog), Solo Film Verleih, 2004.

Billy, Yes, Sony Pictures Classics, 2005.

Palmer, Joyeux Noel (also known as Happy Christmas and Merry Christmas), Films Distribution, 2005.

Mal Braithwaite, Goal! (also known as Goal! The Dream Begins), Buena Vista, 2005.

Jimmy Roach, The Rocket Post, Hannover House, 2006.

Herman, Cargo, Wild Bunch, 2006.

King Hrothgar, Eragon, Fox 2000, 2006.

The skipper, True North, Ariel Films/Makar Films/ Rosebud Films/Samson Films, 2006.

Also appeared in the short film Close.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Ruffian Hearts, BBC, 1995.

George, Flowers of the Forest, BBC, 1996.

Rab, The Princess Stallion, Showtime, 1997.

Wallace, Postmortem, Cinemax, 1999.

Jeremy Sharp, The Many Trials of One Jane Doe (also known as Le long combat de Jane Doe), CBC, 2002.

Tommy, Rehab, BBC, 2003.

Jock Galvin, Supervolcano, The Discovery Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Union representative, "To Fly" segment, Coming Soon, 1999.

John Knox, Gunpowder, Treason & Plot, BBC, 2004.

Tony Sturdy, Prime Suspect: The Final Act (also known as Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act), PBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Specials:

(In archive footage) Bourne to Dance, Channel 4, 2001.

Magior the shaman, Boudica (also known as Warrior Queen), ITV, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Philip Calder, "No Time for Heroes," Doctor Finlay, PBS, 1995.

House salesman, "Isobel Pulls It Off," Hamish Macbeth, BBC, 1996.

Mike Lucas, "The Oedipus Effect," Cardiac Arrest, 1996.

Malcolm Bird, Hope & Glory, BBC, 1999.

Greg Malloy, "Trust," Life Support, BBC, 1999.

Gregor Jack, "Strip Jack," Rebus, ITV, 2006.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

"Billy Elliot:" Breaking Free, Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

(In archive footage) Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film, Ambrose Video Publishing, 2003.

WRITINGS

Film Music:

Lyricist, "I'm Dreaming of Home," Joyeux Noel (also known as Happy Christmas and Merry Christmas), Films Distribution, 2005.