Harry Potter Star Matthew Lewis sometimes finds it difficult to see himself as Neville Longbottom in the film series.
Lewis, 31, played the awkward and clumsy young wizard in all eight films, but he now finds it difficult to rewatch the scenes because there are some similarities between himself and the character.
“I find it quite difficult when too much of myself comes through in a character,” Lewis told the New York Times. “It’s easier when I can play someone completely different, like a cop in London or someone who’s rich.”
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“Sometimes it’s painful how much of me is in Neville,” he continued. “When I watch, I think to myself, ‘That’s not Neville, that’s you.'”
The final Harry Potter The film was released in 2011 and Lewis continued his acting career in television, film and theater.
His latest role is Hugh Hulton in the remake of The doctor and the dear animalswhich aired on Channel 5 last year and is currently running on PBS in the US.
The series has been renewed for a second season; filming is scheduled to begin later this year.
Lewis’ other notable projects after Potter include television roles in The Syndicate, Ripper Street And Happy Valley.
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Lewis’ films include A whole half year, terminal And Baby ready.
He has also taken big steps personally: in 2018 he married his girlfriend Angela Jones, an event planner, in Italy.
The couple had become engaged two years earlier, in 2016.
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