Lewis MacDougall
British actor

Lewis MacDougall

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British actor
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5 June 2002(Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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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), and the road trip drama film Boundaries (2018).

Early life

MacDougall was brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland. 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. 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.

Career

MacDougall made his film debut in 2015 as Nibs in Pan, directed by Joe Wright, after attending an open audition in Morningside. In 2016, he starred in A Monster Calls, opposite Felicity Jones and Liam Neeson, and released on 23 December. 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. On 12 December, he appeared on BBC's The One Show, alongside co-star Liam Neeson, where he also talked about the film.

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. In 2018 he also appeared as Lewis in the short film Multiplex.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Pan Nibs
2016 A Monster Calls Conor O'Malley
2018 Boundaries Henry
The Belly of the Whale Joey Moody
Multiplex Lewis short film

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2016 Evening Standard British Film Awards Malone Souliers Award for Breakthrough of the Year
A Monster Calls
Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth Performance Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Young Performer Nominated
London Critics Circle Film Awards Young British/Irish Performer of the Year Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Breakthrough Performance / Best Performance by a Youth Nominated
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Youth in Film Nominated
2017 Premios Feroz Best Main Actor Nominated
Empire Awards Best Male Newcomer Nominated
Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated
Online Film & Television Association Best Youth Performance Nominated
Young Scot Awards Entertainment Award Won
South Bank Sky Arts Award Times Breakthrough Award Nominated