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'''Alfred Lewis Enoch'''<ref>''Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths in England and Wales, 1984–2005.''</ref> (born 2 December 1988) is an English actor. He is best known for playing [[Dean Thomas (Harry Potter)|Dean Thomas]] in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' film series]] and [[List of How to Get Away with Murder characters|Wes Gibbins]] in the legal thriller television series ''[[How to Get Away with Murder]]''.
'''Alfred Lewis Enoch'''<ref>''Index of Births, Marriages and Deaths in England and Wales, 1984–2005.''</ref> (born 2 December 1988) is a British-Brazilian actor. He is best known for playing [[Dean Thomas (Harry Potter)|Dean Thomas]] in the [[Harry Potter (film series)|''Harry Potter'' film series]] and [[List of How to Get Away with Murder characters|Wes Gibbins]] in the legal thriller television series ''[[How to Get Away with Murder]]''.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==

Revision as of 00:35, 6 June 2024

Alfred Enoch
Enoch in 2023
Born
Alfred Lewis Enoch

(1988-12-02) 2 December 1988 (age 35)
London, England
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • Brazil
Alma materThe Queen's College, Oxford (BA)
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
Known for
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
FatherWilliam Russell
AwardsPAFF 2021 CANADA LEE AWARD
FESTin 2021 Best Actor Award

Alfred Lewis Enoch[1] (born 2 December 1988) is a British-Brazilian actor. He is best known for playing Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter film series and Wes Gibbins in the legal thriller television series How to Get Away with Murder.

Early life and education

Enoch was born on 2 December 1988 in the Westminster district of London, to actor William Russell and his second wife, Etheline Margareth Lewis,[2][3] a Barbadian Brazilian doctor.[4] He has three half-siblings from his father's previous marriage,[5] and holds dual British and Brazilian citizenship.[6] He lived with his parents in southern France when he was two or three. He was educated at Westminster School,[7] a historic public school in Westminster, London.

Enoch is a fluent speaker of English, French,[8] Portuguese,[9] and Spanish, and graduated from the Queen's College, Oxford with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages.

Career

Enoch at the 2011 London Film and Comic Con

In 2001, he was cast as Dean Thomas in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. He appeared in seven of the eight Harry Potter films. He also voiced the character in video games.

After the Harry Potter films, Enoch appeared in a number of plays throughout London including Coriolanus,[10] Timon of Athens,[11] Antigone, Happy New. He played Bainbridge, the Bloody Guardsman, in the Sherlock episode, "The Sign of Three".

In 2014, Enoch began starring as Wes Gibbins in the ABC legal thriller series How to Get Away with Murder, produced by Shonda Rhimes.[12][13]

Enoch at the 46th NAACP Image Awards in 2015

In 2016, Enoch played Edgar/Poor Tom in the well-received Talawa Theatre Company and Manchester Royal Exchange co-production of King Lear, for which he garnered much praise for his characterisation and the physicality he brought to the roles.[14][15][16][17]

Enoch returned to the West End in the 2018 revival of Red at Wyndham's Theatre, starring alongside Alfred Molina.[18] And also in 2018, he played Aeneas, in BBC ONE & Netflix TV miniseries Troy: Fall of a City.

The following year, Enoch took the leading role 'Jamie McCain' in BBC drama Trust Me, series 2.

In 2020, Enoch returned for two episodes of How to Get Away with Murder's sixth season but in the separate role of the adult version of Christopher Castillo, Wes' son.

In 2021, he played Romeo in a production of Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theatre in London,[19] and he also played Raych Seldon in Apple TV+ science fiction series Foundation.[20]

Enoch returned to the special featuring Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts in 2022.[21] He will also be embarking on a new career exploration as the Dramaturg for Shades of Blue at Sadler's Wells in May 2022.[22]

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1999 The Ballad of Salomon Pavey Kit Webster National Youth Music Theatre at Shakespeare's Globe & Tour[23]
2008 The Tempest Ferdinand Tomahawk Theatre[24]
2011 The Seagull Trigorin Oxford Playhouse[25]
2011 Dinner Mike Edinburgh Fringe Festival[26]
2012 Happy New Brothers Danny Made professional London stage debut at the Old Red Lion.[27]
2012 Timon of Athens Philotus National Theatre[28]
2012 Antigone Chorus National Theatre[29]
2014 Coriolanus Titus Lartius Donmar Warehouse[30]
2016 King Lear Edgar/Poor Tom Royal Exchange[31]
2018 Red Ken Wyndham's Theatre/MGC[32]
2019 Tree Kaleo Young Vic theatre[33]
2020 CRAVE B Chichester Festival Theatre[34]
2020 What A Carve Up![35] Raymond Owen The Barn Theatre, Lawrence Batley Theatre and New Wolsey Theatre[36] (Online)
2021 The Picture of Dorian Gray[37] Lord Henry Wotton Theatr Clwyd, Barn Theatre, Oxford Playhouse, the New Wolsey Theatre, Lawrence Batley Theatre[38] (Online)
2021 Watch on the Rhine[39] David Broadway's Best Shows (U.S)[39] (Online)
2021 Romeo and Juliet Romeo Shakespeare's Globe[40]
2022 Shades of Blue None Dramaturg only. Sadler's Wells Theatre[41]
2022 As You Like It Orlando Soho Place[42]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Dean Thomas
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
2020 Executive Order[43] Antônio Rodrigues
2020 Tigers[44] Ryan
2022 This Is Christmas[45] Adam
2023 The Critic Tom Tunner

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Broadchurch Sam Taylor Episode: "1.1"
2013 Mount Pleasant Alex Episode: "3.7"
2014 Sherlock Stephen Bainbridge Episode: "The Sign of Three"
2014–2017,

2019-2020

How to Get Away with Murder Wesley "Wes" Gibbins

Christopher Castillo

Main role (Season 1–3); 47 episodes
Recurring role (Season 4); 4 episodes

Guest role (Season 6); 2 episodes

2018 Troy: Fall of a City Aeneas Main role; 8 episodes
2019 Trust Me Jamie McCain Main role (Season 2)

4 episodes

2021–2023 Foundation Raych Seldon Recurring role; 6 episodes (Season 1), 2 episodes (Season 2)
2022 Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts Himself HBO Max Special
2023 The Couple Next Door Pete Lead role
TBA Miss Austen TBA In-production[46]

Audio

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Dean Thomas Credited as Alfie Enoch
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II

Audiobook

Year Title Author Notes
2020 The Secret Explorers Series[47] SJ King DK Audio
2020 How the Beetle Got Its Colours Brazilian folktale Wonderful Beast: Lockdown Tales[48]
2021 Car Crash[49] Eddie Robson Bafflegab Productions[50]
2022 120th anniversary of The Tale of Peter Rabbit Beatrix Potter Yoto & Penguin Audio[51]
2022 My Sweet Orange Tree José Mauro de Vasconcelos Audible Studios
2022 Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman Alan Rickman Henry Holt and Co.[52]
2023 Pyramids：(Discworld Novel 7) Terry Pratchett Penguin Audio

Audio drama

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Electric Decade: Cane BBC Radio 4[53]
2021 The Hand of Ethelberta Christopher Julian BBC Radio 4[54]
2021 Lights Up: Dedication William Shakespeare (Main) BBC Radio 4[55]
2021 Running With Lions Joshua BBC Radio 4 & Talawa[56]
2022 Darkness Lord Byron (Main) BBC Radio 4[57]
2022 Strings Rez BBC Radio 3[58]
2023 People Who Knew Me Gabe BBC Radio 5[59]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2015 NAACP Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series How to Get Away with Murder Nominated
2016 Nominated
2017 Nominated
2018 IARA AWARDS Best Young Actor Nominated
2021 Pan African Film Festival Canada Lee Award Executive Order（Medida Provisória） Won
2021 FESTin Best Actor Award Won
2023 BBC Audio Drama Awards Best Actor Darkness[60] Nominated

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