Lewis MacDougall

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), the road trip drama film Boundaries (2018) and The Belly of the Whale (2018).

Lewis MacDougall
MacDougall at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2016
Born
Lewis John Moir MacDougall

(2002-06-05) 5 June 2002
Edinburgh, Scotland
OccupationFilm actor
Years active2015–present

Early life

MacDougall was brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[2][4][5]

Career

MacDougall made his film debut in 2015 as Nibs in Pan, directed by Joe Wright, after attending an open audition in Morningside.[2] In 2016, he starred in A Monster Calls, opposite Felicity Jones and Liam Neeson, and released on 23 December.[6] 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.[7] On 12 December, he appeared on BBC's The One Show, alongside co-star Liam Neeson, where he also talked about the film.[8]

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.[9] In 2018 he also appeared as Lewis in the short film Multiplex.[10]

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
2020 Multiplex Lewis Short film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2020 His Dark Materials Tullio 3 episodes

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 [11]
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth Performance Nominated [12]
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Young Performer Nominated [13]
London Critics Circle Film Awards Young British/Irish Performer of the Year Won [14]
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Breakthrough Performance / Best Performance by a Youth Nominated [15]
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Youth in Film Nominated [16]
2017 Premios Feroz Best Main Actor Nominated [17]
Empire Awards Best Male Newcomer Nominated [18]
Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated [19]
Online Film & Television Association Best Youth Performance Nominated [20]
Young Scot Awards Entertainment Award Won [21]
South Bank Sky Arts Award Times Breakthrough Award Nominated [22]

References
  1. "Edinburgh schoolboy stars in Pan with Hugh Jackman". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. John Connell (16 October 2015). "Edinburgh schoolboy stars in Pan with Hugh Jackman". Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. Flintoff, John-Paul (10 December 2016). "How do you tell a child his mother is dying?". Retrieved 22 December 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. "The Drama Studio Edinburgh – Kids Drama Workshops". thedramastudio.com. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  5. Synnot, Sibohan (18 October 2015). "His Nibs: Big screen Lost Boy Lewis MacDougall reveals how he was found in Edinburgh – and is set for movie success". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  6. Truitt, Brian (13 July 2016). "Trailer debut: Boy meets tree in 'A Monster Calls'". USA Today. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  7. "Lewis MacDougall on his character going through a number". gettyimages.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  8. "The One Show, 12/12/2016". bbc.co.uk/. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  9. Jaafar, Ali (2 May 2016). "Sony's Stage 6 Films Acquires Worldwide Rights To Vera Farmiga-Christopher Plummer Road Trip Pic 'Boundaries'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  10. "Welcome". Multiplex. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  11. Moore, William (18 November 2016). "Evening Standard British Film Awards – The Longlist". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  12. "The 2016 WAFCA AWARD NOMINEES" (PDF). wafca.com. 13 December 2016.
  13. Coggan, Devan (1 December 2016). "Critics' Choice Awards 2017: La La Land, Moonlight, Arrival lead movie nominees". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  14. "'Moonlight', 'Love & Friendship' Lead London Critics' Circle Nominations". deadline. 20 December 2016.
  15. "2016 Awards WINNERs". phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org. 28 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  16. "The 2016 Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Nominations". nextbestpicture.com. 15 December 2016.
  17. Gimeno, Santiago (1 December 2016). "Lista completa de los nominados a los Premios Feroz 2017". Sensacine.com.
  18. "Vote for the 2017 Three Empire Awards: Final Round". Empire. 7 February 2017.
  19. "Saturn Awards Nominations". saturnawards.org. 26 February 2017.
  20. "21st Online Film & Television Nominations (2016)". cinemasight.com. 22 January 2017.
  21. "WINNERS 2017". youngscotawards.com. 28 April 2017.
  22. "The South Bank Sky Arts Awards: the stars of tomorrow". thetimes.co.uk/. 23 May 2017.
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