| Intro | Stage actor |
| Is | Actor |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 28 September 1979, London, England |
| Age: | 40 years |
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 as well as in The Phantom of the Opera in the West End production.
Childhood
Lewis was born in London 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. his brother, Alexander Lewis, is an opera singer and actor who completed three years as a young artist at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. During his childhood, his family went back and forth between England and North Shore, Australia.
Education
After high school he attended Newington College in Sydney and then he 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. 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.
Career
Theatre credits
| Year | Title | Character | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Windows Project | – | Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney |
| 2005 | The Odyssey | – | The Malthouse/Black Swan Theatre Company |
| 2006 | Urinetown | – | Sydney Theatre Company |
| 2006-2007 | Priscilla Queen of the Desert | Frank | Lyric Theatre, Star City Casino, Sydney |
| 2007 | Spamalot | Sir Dennis Galahad | Hey Majesty’s Theatre Melbourne |
| 2009 | A Little Night Music | Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm | Opera House, Sydney |
| 2009 | Metro Street | – | The Production Company |
| 2010 | Midsummer Night’s Dream | Lysander/Snug/Cobweb | WildRumpus |
| 2012 | Love Never Dies | The Phantom / Mr. Y | Really Useful Group |
| 2013 | Candide | Governor/Vanderdendur | Menier Chocolate Factory |
| 2014 | Thérèse Raquin | Laurent | Finborough Theatre |
| 2014 | Forbidden Broadway | various characters | Menier Chocolate Factory and Vaudeville Theatre |
| 2015 | Devilish! | Nick Brimstone | Tristan Bates Theatre |
| 2015 | Love Me Tender | Chad | UK Tour |
| 2016 | Annie Get Your Gun | Frank Butler | Crubicle, Sheffield |
| 2017 | The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom | Her Majesty’s Theatre, London |
| 2018 | Company | Larry | Gielgud Theatre |
Film and television credits
| Year | Series/Film/Event | Character | Episode | Company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | McLeod’s Daughters | Troy O’Rouke | Who’s a Big Girl Now? | Channel Nine Australia |
| 2011 | Carols By Candlelight | Himself | – | Nine Network |
| 2012 | Love Never Dies | The Phantom | – | Universal Pictures |
| 2012 | Side By Side by Sondheim | Himself | – | Theatre Royal |
| 2013 | Doctors | Ned Bick | Bleeding Hearts | BBC 1 |
Awards and nominations
In 2012 Ben Lewis received a nomination for Helpmann Award and won a Judith Johnson Award for Best Actor in Leading Role in a Musical at the 2012 Sydney Theatre Awards for his role of the Phantom in Love Never Dies.