Lincoln Lewis
| Lincoln Lewis | |
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 Lewis in September 2011 |
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| Born | Lincoln Clay Lewis 24 October 1987 Brisbane, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Relatives | Wally Lewis |
Lincoln Clay Lewis (born 24 October 1987)[1] is an Australian actor. He is best known for playing the role of Geoff Campbell in the Australian television series, Home and Away from 2007 to 2010, and Kevin Holmes in the film Tomorrow, When the War Began.
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[edit] Early life
Lewis was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He is the son of Wally Lewis, a former Australian rugby league football captain and sports presenter on Nine News in Brisbane.[2] Lewis has two siblings, an older brother called Mitchell and a younger sister called Jamie-Lee.[2] He attended St Anthony's Catholic Primary School in Alexandra Hills and Carmel Catholic College in Thornlands.[citation needed]
[edit] Career
Lewis started acting at the age of 13[3] and had guest appearances on the television shows H2O: Just Add Water, The Sleepover Club and Mortified. He also appeared in the films Voodoo Lagoon and Aquamarine. In 2007 he joined the cast of Home and Away, playing the character Geoff Campbell. He won the "Most Popular New Male Talent Logie" at the 2008 Logie Awards.[4] He left the show in late 2009.
Lewis appeared in the ninth series of Dancing with the Stars, until his elimination on 23 August 2009.
He plays a principal character, Kevin Holmes, in the film Tomorrow, When the War Began, which was released world-wide on 2 September 2010.[5]
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On 24 September 2011, it was announced Lewis had joined the cast of Neighbours for a four week guest stint as Dominic Emmerson.[6]
[edit] Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sleepover Club | 2003 | Extra | Various episodes |
| H2O: Just Add Water | 2007 | School friend | Various episodes |
| Mortified | 2007 | Andre and Talking Shoe Face | Two episodes |
| Home and Away | 2007–2010 | Geoff Campbell | 567 episodes |
| Saturday Disney | 2008 | Himself | One episode |
| Dancing with the Stars | 2009 | Himself, constestant | Season 9 |
| Rescue: Special Ops | 2010 | Sam Marcello | Season 2 |
| Event TV | 2010 | Himself, presenter | |
| Talkin' 'bout Your Generation | 2010 | Himself, guest panelist | |
| SLiDE | 2011 | Dylan Gallagher | |
| Underbelly: Razor | 2011 | Bruce Higgs | Season 4 |
| Australia's Next Top Model | 2011 | Himself, guest model | Season 7, Episode 8 |
| Neighbours | 2012 | Dominic Emmerson | Guest role |
| Tricky Business | 2012 | Chad Henderson |
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquamarine | 2006 | Theo | |
| Voodoo Lagoon | 2006 | Aaron | |
| Tomorrow, When the War Began | 2010 | Kevin Holmes | |
| 33 Postcards | 2011 | Karl | Post-production |
| Bait | 2012 | Kyle | Post-production |
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Won: Most Popular New Male Talent (2008)
- Won: King of Teen (2007)
- Nominated: Favourite Aussie (2009)
- Won: 2011 Male Australian Star of tomorrow award (2011 Australian international Movie Convention)
[edit] References
- ^ "Lincoln Lewis – The Official Site". Lincoln-Lewis.com.au. http://lincoln-lewis.com.au/. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
- ^ a b Edwards, Amy; Beaumont, Anita (22 June 2007). "Home or away he's marooned". Newcastle Herald (Fairfax Media): p. 14. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=Lincoln+Lewis&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=NCH070622AE79427CT1N. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^ "His website biography". Lincoln-Lewis.com.au. http://lincoln-lewis.com.au/biography.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-18.[dead link]
- ^ "2008 TV Week Logie Awards". au.tv.yahoo.com. http://au.tv.yahoo.com/b/logieawards/category/au-tv-special4. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
- ^ "Exclusive trailer: Tomorrow: When The War Began". MovieFix. 31 March 2010. http://www.yourmovies.com.au/news/?action=news&i=183173. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ Daniels, Colin (24 September 2011). "'Home and Away' star Lincoln Lewis joins 'Neighbours'". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s14/neighbours/news/a342133/home-and-away-star-lincoln-lewis-joins-neighbours.html. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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