Ben Lewis (actor)

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Ben Lewis
Born 28 September 1979
London, England
Alma mater Newington College
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005 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

In Sydney he attended Newington College and after high school, Lewis 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

Film and television credits

Awards

Lewis received the 2012 Judith Johnson Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical for his role as The Phantom at the Sydney Theatre Awards.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Behind the Phantom Mask: Meet Ben Lewis". Stage Whispers. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  2. ↑ "LinkedIn Profile - Patricia Price". au.linkedin.com/home.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "2012 - NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS". Retrieved 2013-02-02.

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