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Tom Lewis (actor)
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Tom Lewis is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the HBO television series Gentleman Jack, the Channel 4 crime drama Patience as well as the film Redeeming Love.
Early life
Lewis was born and grew up on a council estate in Leeds. On his upbringing, Lewis said: "Luckily, my family backed my ambitions as much as they could. They said if you want to do it, then do it, we just can't help you financially."[1] He worked behind the bar at the Leeds Playhouse before Maxine Peake persuaded him to apply to RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) where he then trained for three years on a full scholarship.[2][3]
Whilst still a teenager in training at RADA, Lewis graduated early when he was cast in a leading role in the historical drama series Gentleman Jack.[4][5] The series was a huge success, with Lucy Mangan at The Guardian noting: "Sally Wainwright has assembled a cast with the chops to handle anything thrown at them".[6]
He also had early television roles in A Discovery of Witches and Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators.[7]
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Career
Stage Roles
Lewis won acclaim for his stage debut at Hampstead Theatre, leading a production of The Breach directed by Sarah Frankcom, a role The Telegraph said he "perfectly captured"[8]
In 2025, Lewis appeared in The House Party, a modern adaptation of Miss Julie for Headlong (theatre company). Writing in The Times, Holly Williams noted: "The casting is perfection. Tom plays on Jon’s class anxieties and contradictions — so tender to Christine, so scornful towards Julie, yet so drawn to her — giving shades of Paul Mescal in Normal People."[9]
Screen Roles
After a worldwide search, Tom made his film debut in the romantic epic Redeeming Love alongside Abigail Cowen, which was released on 21 January 2022.[10][11]
In 2025, Tom starred in the Channel 4/PBS crime drama Patience (TV series),[12] with the series opening with positive reviews.[13]
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