Ben Lewis (actor)
| Ben Lewis | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
28 September 1979 London, England |
| Alma mater |
Newington College Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001 to present |
| Spouse(s) | Melle Stewart |
Ben Lewis (born 28 September 1979) is an actor and singer and recent credits include The Phantom in the Original Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies.
Childhood
Lewis was born in London[1] to a theatrical family. His father, Michael Lewis, is an opera singer and his mother, Patricia Price, was also an opera singer and is now Head of Vocal Studies and Opera at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts.[2] his brother, Alexander Lewis, is an opera singer and actor who completed three years as a young artist at New York’s Metropolitan Opera.[3] During his childhood, his family went back and forth between England and North Shore, Australia.[1]
Education
After high school he attended Newington College in Sydney and then he undertook an Arts Degree at Sydney University. He performed with the Australian Theatre for Young People and was awarded a Lend Lease scholarship to further his studies overseas. Upon returning to Australia, Lewis applied to study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with his brother and both were successful.[1] It was during his time at WAAPA that Lewis met his wife, actress Melle Stewart. The leading Australian performer Tony Sheldon was a visiting Director during Lewis’s time at WAAPA and Lewis credits Sheldon for helping him through his student years.[1]
Career
Theatre credits
| Year | Title | Character | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Windows Project | - | Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney |
| 2005 | The Odyssey | - | The Malthouse/Black Swan Theatre Company [4] |
| 2006 | Urinetown | - | Sydney Theatre Company |
| 2006-2007 | Priscilla Queen of the Dessert | Frank | Lyric Theatre, Star City Casino, Sydney |
| 2007 | Spamalot | Sir Dennis Galahad | Hey Majesty's Theatre Melbourne [5] |
| 2009 | A Little Night Music | Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm | Opera House, Sydney [6] |
| 2009 | Metro Street | - | The Production Company |
| 2010 | Midsummer's Night Dream | Lysander/Snug/Cobweb | WildRumpus [7] |
| 2012 | Love Never Dies | The Phantom | Really Useful Group [8] |
| 2013 | Candide | Govenor/Vanderdendur | Meiner Chocolate Factory [9] |
| 2014 | Thérèse Raquin | Laurent | Finborough Theatre [10] |
| 2014 | Forbidden Broadway | various characters | Meiner Chocolate Factory and Vaudeville Theatre |
| 2015 | Devilish! | Nick Brimstone | Tristan Bates Theatre [11] |
| 2015 | Love Me Tender | Chad | UK Tour [12] |
| 2016 | Annie Get Your Gun | Frank Butler | Crubicle, Sheffield [13] |
Film and television credits
| Year | Series/Film/Event | Character | Episode | Company | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | McLeod's Daughters | Troy O'Rouke | Who's a Big Girl Now? | Channel Nine Australia | |
| 2011 | Carols By Candlelight | Himself | - | Nine Network | |
| 2012 | Love Never Dies | The Phantom | - | Universal Pictures | |
| 2012 | Side By Side by Sondheim | Himself | - | Theatre Royal | |
| 2013 | Doctors | Ned Bick | Bleeding Hearts | BBC |
Awards and nominations
In 2012 Ben Lewis received a nomination for Helpmann Award and won a Judith Johnson Award for Best Actor in Leading Role in a Musical at the 2012 Sydney Theatre Awards for his role of the Phantom in Love Never Dies.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Behind the Phantom Mask: Meet Ben Lewis". Stage Whispers. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ↑ "LinkedIn Profile - Patricia Price". au.linkedin.com/home.
- ↑ "Love Never Dies - BARITONE Ben Lewis is on a fast-track to stardom with the sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, writes Simon Plant". Phantomloveneverdies.tumblr.com. 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ↑ "Spamalot announces Australian cast". http://www.boneaubryanbrown.com. Retrieved 4 October 2005. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "The Odyssey". http://www.boneaubryanbrown.com. Retrieved 31 July 2007. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Vito Mattarelli"A Little Night Music, Opera Australia". https://www.ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 17 May 2009. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Emma Brown"A Midsummer's Night Dream at Cenntenial Park". http://www.weekendnotes.com. Retrieved 8 November 2010. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Adam Hetrick"Cast Complete for Revamped Love Never Dies in Australia; Performances Begin May 21". http://www.playbill.com. Retrieved 4 May 2011. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Michael Coveney"Candide". http://www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 3 December 2013. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "Thérése Raquin". http://www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2014. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ "A new musical comedy by BB Cooper and Chris Burgess". http://www.twitter.com. Retrieved 20 February 2015. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ West End Wilma"Love Me Tender UK Tour Cast announced". http://www.westendwilma.com. Retrieved 6 May 2015. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Stagefaves"Ben Lewis & Nicolas Colicos join Anna-Jane Casey in Annie Get Your Gun". http://www.stagefaves.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17. External link in
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