Lewis was born in Balby, Doncaster. growing up with his mother and two brothers. Originally setting out to be a dancer but a change of heart saw him enroll at the Royal Welsh School of Music and Drama, graduating with a BA in acting. He made his West End theatrical debut in ‘Our Boys’ in 2012 which lead to other successful West end performances such as Kevin Elyot’s ‘My Night with Reg’, first at the Donmar Warehouse then at its transfer to the Apollo Theatre in 2015. Lewis is probably be best know for his portrayal of villain ‘Gareth Walker’ in FIFA17, FIFA 18 ‘The Journey’ as well as Jake in Howard Overmans ‘CrazyHead’ and DC Jake Collier in ITV’S ‘Unforgotten’.