Lewis John Moir MacDougall (born 5 June 2002) is a Scottish film actor. He made his film debut in the fantasy film Pan (2015). He subsequently starred in the fantasy tragedy film A Monster Calls (2016), the road trip drama film Boundaries (2018) and The Belly of the Whale (2018).
Lewis MacDougall | |
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.jpg) MacDougall at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2016 | |
| Born | Lewis John Moir MacDougall 5 June 2002 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation | Film actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Early life
editMacDougall was brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] His father is a retired banker. His mother, Fiona, died in December 2013 from multiple sclerosis, and a few weeks after her death Lewis was cast as Nibs in the film Pan.[2][3] Before his first film he had acted only in small parts at his local drama group, The Drama Studio, which specialised in improvised rather than scripted performances.[2][4][5]
Career
editMacDougall made his film debut in 2015 as Nibs in Pan, directed by Joe Wright, after attending an open audition in Morningside.[2] In 2016, he starred in A Monster Calls, opposite Felicity Jones and Liam Neeson, and released on 23 December.[6] In the film, a dark fantasy drama, he plays a boy whose mother is dying of a terminal illness, and who begins communicating with a tree monster seemingly living outside his house. On 6 October 2016, MacDougall attended the gala screening for A Monster Calls, at the BFI London Film Festival, where he was interviewed about his role.[7] On 12 December, he appeared on BBC's The One Show, alongside co-star Liam Neeson, where he also talked about the film.[8]
He then co-starred in the road trip comedy-drama Boundaries, opposite Vera Farmiga and Christopher Plummer, which premiered at South by Southwest in March 2018.[9] In 2018 he also appeared as Lewis in the short film Multiplex.[10]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Pan | Nibs | |
| 2016 | A Monster Calls | Conor O'Malley | |
| 2018 | Boundaries | Henry | |
| The Belly of the Whale | Joey Moody | ||
| 2020 | Multiplex | Lewis | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | His Dark Materials | Tullio | 3 episodes |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Malone Souliers Award for Breakthrough of the Year | Nominated | [11] | |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | Best Youth Performance | Nominated | [12] | ||
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | Best Young Performer | Nominated | [13] | ||
| London Critics Circle Film Awards | Young British/Irish Performer of the Year | Won | [14] | ||
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Breakthrough Performance / Best Performance by a Youth | Nominated | [15] | ||
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Youth in Film | Nominated | [16] | ||
| 2017 | Premios Feroz | Best Main Actor | Nominated | [17] | |
| Empire Awards | Best Male Newcomer | Nominated | [18] | ||
| Saturn Awards | Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Nominated | [19] | ||
| Online Film & Television Association | Best Youth Performance | Nominated | [20] | ||
| Young Scot Awards | Entertainment Award | Won | [21] | ||
| South Bank Sky Arts Award | Times Breakthrough Award | Nominated | [22] |
References
edit- ^ "Edinburgh schoolboy stars in Pan with Hugh Jackman". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ a b c John Connell (16 October 2015). "Edinburgh schoolboy stars in Pan with Hugh Jackman". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Flintoff, John-Paul (10 December 2016). "How do you tell a child his mother is dying?". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "The Drama Studio Edinburgh – Kids Drama Workshops". thedramastudio.com. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ Synnot, Sibohan (18 October 2015). "His Nibs: Big screen Lost Boy Lewis MacDougall reveals how he was found in Edinburgh – and is set for movie success". Daily Rec rd. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ Truitt, Brian (13 July 2016). "Trailer debut: Boy meets tree in 'A Monster Calls'". USA Today. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Lewis MacDougall on his character going through a number". gettyimages.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "The One Show, 12/12/2016". bbc.co.uk/. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Jaafar, Ali (2 May 2016). "Sony's Stage 6 Films Acquires Worldwide Rights To Vera Farmiga-Christopher Plummer Road Trip Pic 'Boundaries'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Welcome". Multiplex. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ Moore, William (18 November 2016). "Evening Standard British Film Awards – The Longlist". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "The 2016 WAFCA AWARD NOMINEES" (PDF). wafca.com. 13 December 2016.
- ^ Coggan, Devan (1 December 2016). "Critics' Choice Awards 2017: La La Land, Moonlight, Arrival lead movie nominees". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "'Moonlight', 'Love & Friendship' Lead London Critics' Circle Nominations". deadline. 20 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 Awards WINNERs". phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org. 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "The 2016 Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Nominations". nextbestpicture.com. 15 December 2016.
- ^ Gimeno, Santiago (1 December 2016). "Lista completa de los nominados a los Premios Feroz 2017". Sensacine.com.
- ^ "Vote for the 2017 Three Empire Awards: Final Round". Empire. 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Saturn Awards Nominations". saturnawards.org. 26 February 2017.
- ^ "21st Online Film & Television Nominations (2016)". cinemasight.com. 22 January 2017.
- ^ "WINNERS 2017". youngscotawards.com. 28 April 2017.
- ^ "The South Bank Sky Arts Awards: the stars of tomorrow". thetimes.co.uk/. 23 May 2017.