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2003-10-27 · Salt Lake City, Utah, USA · Male

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Gavin Lewis (born October 27, 2003) is an American actor. He is best known for the role of Moody Richardson in the American drama streaming television miniseries Little Fires Everywhere and Prince Maxemil “Emil” Vanderklaut III in the Netflix sitcom Prince of Peoria.

Early life

Lewis was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to theatre professionals Kyle and Colleen Lewis. He was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 6. Shortly after his diagnosis, he met singer and actor Nick Jonas who also has Type 1 diabetes. This meeting inspired Lewis to pursue acting and music. At the age of 9, he booked his first role in a feature film which was filming in Park City, Utah. This production led to a meeting with an acting manager in Los Angeles and his full-time career in film and television.

Career

Lewis began his career working on Utah stages. He was classically trained at a very young age, earning top honors at the Utah Shakespeare Festival's Shakespeare Competition. Lewis has played various roles in several films and television series, such as Maximum Ride, NCIS: Los Angeles, The Kicks, No Good Nick, and Roswell, New Mexico.

In 2018, Lewis was cast as Prince Emil in the Netflix live-action multi-cam comedy Prince of Peoria. In 2019, he was cast as Elena Richardson's (played by Reese Witherspoon) son Moody Richardson on Hulu’s adaptation of the Celeste Ng best seller Little Fires Everywhere. He also joined the main cast of HBO Max's reboot of Head of the Class, which premiered in October 2021. Lewis has a recurring role in Shrinking on Apple TV+ which premiered in 2023.