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Henry Lewis
Lewis in 2022
Born	Henry William Lewis (1988-11-21) 21 November 1988 (age 36) Slough, Berkshire, England
Education	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008–present

Henry William Lewis (born 21 November 1988) is a British actor and playwright. He co-founded Mischief Theatre, responsible for The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, Groan Ups, Magic Goes Wrong and The Goes Wrong Show, and co-hosts Riddiculous, an ITV daytime game show.

Career

In 2008, Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields co-founded Mischief Theatre while they were studying a drama foundation course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

In 2012, Lewis co-wrote with Sayer and Shields The Play That Goes Wrong, which premiered later that year at The Old Red Lion, Islington. Lewis played Robert Grove in both the original London cast and the original Broadway cast. In 2013, another Lewis, Sayer and Shields production, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, premiered at The Pleasance Theatre. with Lewis amongst its original cast, playing Robert.

In 2016, Lewis', Sayer's and Shields' play The Comedy About a Bank Robbery opened at the Criterion Theatre; Lewis was amongst its original cast, and played Robin Freeboys. In August 2019, Magic Goes Wrong, a play written by Lewis, Sayer, Shields, Penn and Teller, premiered at the Quays Theatre; Lewis played Mind Mangler, and subsequently took him on tour. In September 2019, the next Lewis, Sayer and Shields play, Groan Ups, premiered at Vaudeville Theatre, as part of a projected year-long residency at the theatre (later curtailed due to COVID-19 restrictions), with Lewis playing Spencer. In 2020, Lewis launched The Mystery Agency, an escape-room style puzzle game, on Kickstarter.

In 2016, a production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong was aired by BBC1, with Lewis playing Robert. The following year, they aired A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, with Lewis playing Robert. BBC1 aired twelve episodes of The Goes Wrong Show between December 2019 and November 2021. In 2022, he started playing the Riddlemaster in Riddiculous, an ITV daytime game show hosted by Ranvir Singh.

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

1. "About Us". Mischief Theatre. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
2. Walker, Tim (18 September 2014). "The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre, review: 'delightful'". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
3. "The Play That Goes Wrong proves right for West End". The Guardian. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
4. "The Play That Goes Wrong". Theatre Record: 916. 10–23 September 2014.
5. "The Play That Goes Wrong Original Broadway Play Cast 2017". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
6. "REVIEW: Peter Pan Goes Wrong at The Alexandra". Black Country Radio. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
7. "Henry Lewis". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
8. "Theatre review: The Comedy About a Bank Robbery at Criterion Theatre". British Theatre Guide. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
9. "Magic Goes Wrong on stage in London from 21 October 2021". Thisistheatre.com. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
10. "Mind Mangler review – Magic Goes Wrong spin-off is all fun and mind games". The Guardian. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
11. "Mind Mangler: Member of the Tragic Circle review". The Stage. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
12. "Mischief's Magic Goes Wrong, The Play That Goes Wrong, and Groan Ups Will Tour U.K." Playbill.
13. "A Look at Mischief Theatre's Groan Ups in the West End". Playbill.
14. "'Groan Ups' review". Time Out. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
15. "Feature: Henry Lewis's THE MYSTERY AGENCY Launches On Kickstarter". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
16. "Peter Pan Goes Wrong". BBC1. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
17. "A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
18. "The Goes Wrong Show". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
19. "The Spirit of Christmas". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
20. "The Cornley Drama Festival Part 2". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
21. "First glimpse at Ranvir Singh and Henry Lewis in new ITV game show Riddiculous". Lancashire Live. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
22. The Interview That Goes Wrong with J.J. Abrams, retrieved 11 April 2023
23. "The Goes Wrong Show (TV Series 2019– ) – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
24. "Riddiculous (TV Series 2022– ) – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
25. Smith, Patrick (4 June 2012). "Mercury Fur, Trafalgar Studios, review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
26. Paulson, Michael (23 March 2017). "In 'The Play That Goes Wrong,' It's Murder, Strictly for Laughs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
27. "Mischief Movie Night In". Riverside Studios. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
28. "Good Luck, Studio". Wiltshire Creative. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
29. Paulson, Michael (5 January 2023). "British Comedy 'Peter Pan Goes Wrong' Plans Spring Broadway Bow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
30. "Full List: Winners of the 2014 WhatsOnStage Awards". WhatsOnStage.com. 23 February 2014.
31. "Olivier Winners 2015". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
32. "Olivier Winners 2016". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
33. "Olivier Winners 2017". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
34. "Dear Evan Hansen's Ben Platt, Hello, Dolly! and More Are Winners of Drama League Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
35. "Olivier Awards 2018". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
36. "Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard – Theatre's Biggest Night". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
37. "Into the Woods Tops Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Winners". Broadway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
38. Considine, Allison (31 May 2023). "2023 Drama Desk Award winners announced". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
39. "2023 Awards - The Drama League". dramaleague.org. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

External links

• Henry Lewis at IMDb

• 1988 births
• Living people
• English male stage actors
• English male television actors
• English male dramatists and playwrights
• 21st-century English male writers
• 21st-century English dramatists and playwrights
• 21st-century English male actors
• Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
• Male actors from Berkshire
• Actors from Slough
• Writers from Berkshire