Russell Lewis
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Russell Lewis (born 1963) is a British television writer and former actor.
Lewis began his career as a child actor, first appearing in the 1969 film adaptation of The Looking Glass War. By the mid-1980s Lewis had begun to write for television series; some of his episodic writing credits include shows for Kavanagh QC and The Bill. Lewis has co-written three of the Sharpe films, Sharpe's Battle, Sharpe's Challenge[1] and the upcoming Sharpe's Peril.
[edit] Awards
In 1993 Lewis won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain TV - Original Drama Series Award for Between the Lines. The award was shared with the other writers of the show at the time, J.C. Wilsher, Rob Heyland, Steve Trafford and Michael Russell.
[edit] References
- ^ Sharpe’s Challenge writer: Russell Lewis. Sharpe Film. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.