{{Short description|British actor (born 2002)}} {{Use British English|date=February 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Lewis MacDougall | image = Lewis MacDougall (29923390292).jpg | caption = MacDougall at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2016 | birth_name = Lewis John Moir MacDougall | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|mf=yes|2002|6|5}} | birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2015–present }} '''Lewis John Moir MacDougall''' (born 5 June 2002) is a Scottish actor. He made his film debut in the fantasy film ''[[Pan (2015 film)|Pan]]'' (2015). He subsequently starred in the fantasy tragedy ''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]'' (2016), the [[Road movie|road trip drama]] film ''[[Boundaries (2018 film)|Boundaries]]'' (2018) and ''The Belly of the Whale'' (2018).
==Early life== MacDougall was brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-schoolboy-stars-in-pan-with-hugh-jackman-1-3918566|title=Edinburgh schoolboy stars in Pan with Hugh Jackman|website=www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com|access-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184942/https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-schoolboy-stars-in-pan-with-hugh-jackman-1-3918566|archive-date=12 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> His father is a retired banker. His mother, Fiona, died in December 2013 from [[multiple sclerosis]], and a few weeks after her death Lewis was cast as Nibs in the film ''[[Pan (2015 film)|Pan]]''.<ref name=Connell>{{cite news |title=Edinburgh schoolboy stars in Pan with Hugh Jackman |author=John Connell |date=16 October 2015 |access-date=13 December 2016 |url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-schoolboy-stars-in-pan-with-hugh-jackman-1-3918566}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/10/monster-calls-film-mum-friend-siobhan-dowd-boy-talking-tree-book|title=How do you tell a child his mother is dying?|first=John-Paul|last=Flintoff|newspaper=The Guardian |date=10 December 2016|publisher=|access-date=22 December 2017|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> Before his first film he had acted only in small parts at his local drama group, The Drama Studio, which specialised in improvised rather than scripted performances.<ref name=Connell/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedramastudio.com/|title=The Drama Studio Edinburgh – Kids Drama Workshops|publisher=thedramastudio.com|access-date=29 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/nibs-big-screen-lost-boy-6652758|title=His Nibs: Big screen Lost Boy Lewis MacDougall reveals how he was found in Edinburgh – and is set for movie success|website=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Rec rd]]|first=Sibohan|last=Synnot|date=18 October 2015|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref>
==Career== MacDougall made his film debut in 2015 as Nibs in ''[[Pan (2015 film)|Pan]]'', directed by [[Joe Wright]], after attending an open audition in [[Morningside, Edinburgh|Morningside]].<ref name=Connell/> In 2016, he starred in ''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]'', opposite [[Felicity Jones]] and [[Liam Neeson]], and released on 23 December.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/07/12/sneak-peek-exclusive-a-monster-calls-movie/86955404/|title=Trailer debut: Boy meets tree in 'A Monster Calls'|website=[[USA Today]]|first=Brian|last=Truitt|date=13 July 2016|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> In the film, a dark fantasy drama, he plays a boy whose mother is dying of a terminal illness, and who begins communicating with a tree monster seemingly living outside his house. On 6 October 2016, MacDougall attended the gala screening for ''A Monster Calls'', at the [[BFI London Film Festival]], where he was interviewed about his role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/lewis-macdougall-on-his-character-going-through-a-number-news-footage/613280020|title=Lewis MacDougall on his character going through a number |publisher=gettyimages.co.uk|access-date=24 December 2016}}</ref> On 12 December, he appeared on BBC's ''[[The One Show]]'', alongside co-star [[Liam Neeson]], where he also talked about the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b084j9fg|title=The One Show, 12/12/2016|publisher=bbc.co.uk/|access-date=14 December 2016}}</ref>
He then co-starred in the road trip comedy-drama ''[[Boundaries (2018 film)|Boundaries]]'', opposite [[Vera Farmiga]] and [[Christopher Plummer]], which premiered at [[South by Southwest]] in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/vera-farmiga-christopher-plummer-bobby-cannavale-boundaries-sony-stake-six-brian-kavanaugh-jones-oddfellows-1201748001/|title=Sony's Stage 6 Films Acquires Worldwide Rights To Vera Farmiga-Christopher Plummer Road Trip Pic 'Boundaries'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Ali|last=Jaafar|date=2 May 2016|access-date=25 July 2016}}</ref> In 2018 he also appeared as Lewis in the short film ''Multiplex''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.multiplexfilm.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013133101/https://www.multiplexfilm.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=13 October 2018|title=Welcome|website=Multiplex|access-date=13 October 2018}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |- | 2015 | ''[[Pan (2015 film)|Pan]]'' | Nibs | |- | 2016 | ''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]'' | Conor O'Malley | |- | rowspan="2" | 2018 | ''[[Boundaries (2018 film)|Boundaries]]'' | Henry | |- | ''The Belly of the Whale'' | Joey Moody | |- | rowspan="1" | 2020 |''Multiplex'' |Lewis |Short film |- |2024 |''Mearcstapa'' |Mark |Short film |- |2025 |''Bill & Andy's Magical Porcelain Adventure'' |Bill |Short film |- |2026 | {{Pending film|[[The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford]]}} | {{TableTBA}} | Post-production |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2020 |[[His Dark Materials (TV series)|''His Dark Materials'']] |Tullio |3 episodes |- |2025 |''[[Shetland (TV series)|Shetland]]'' |Ethan Stone | |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref|References}} |- | rowspan="6"| 2016 | [[Evening Standard British Film Awards]] | Malone Souliers Award for Breakthrough of the Year | rowspan="12"| {{center|''[[A Monster Calls (film)|A Monster Calls]]''}} | {{nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/evening-standard-british-film-awards-the-longlist-a3398101.html|title=Evening Standard British Film Awards – The Longlist|website=[[London Evening Standard]]|first=William|last=Moore|date=18 November 2016|access-date=25 November 2016}}</ref> |- | [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association]] | [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance|Best Youth Performance]] | {{nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wafca.com/awards/16release.pdf|title=The 2016 WAFCA AWARD NOMINEES|website=wafca.com|date=13 December 2016|access-date=13 December 2016|archive-date=30 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330173906/http://www.wafca.com/awards/16release.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | [[22nd Critics' Choice Awards|Critics' Choice Movie Awards]] | [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer|Best Young Performer]] | {{nominated}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/01/critics-choice-awards-movie-nominees-la-la-land-moonlight-arrival|title=Critics' Choice Awards 2017: La La Land, Moonlight, Arrival lead movie nominees|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Devan|last=Coggan|date=1 December 2016|access-date=2 December 2016}}</ref> |- | [[London Film Critics Circle Awards 2016|London Critics Circle Film Awards]] | Young British/Irish Performer of the Year | {{win}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/london-critics-circle-film-awards-nominations-2016-full-list-1201873823/|title='Moonlight', 'Love & Friendship' Lead London Critics' Circle Nominations|website=deadline|date=20 December 2016}}</ref> |- | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Breakthrough Performance / Best Performance by a Youth | {{nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org/2016-winners-1.html|title=2016 Awards WINNERs|website=phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org|date=28 December 2016|access-date=28 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221232810/https://www.phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org/2016-winners-1.html|archive-date=21 December 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- | Las Vegas Film Critics Society | Youth in Film | {{nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2016-las-vegas-film-critics-society-lvfcs-nominations/|title=The 2016 Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Nominations |website=nextbestpicture.com|date=15 December 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="6"| 2017 | [[Premios Feroz]] | Best Main Actor | {{nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sensacine.com/noticias/cine/noticia-18551718/|title=Lista completa de los nominados a los Premios Feroz 2017|website=Sensacine.com|first=Santiago|last=Gimeno|date=1 December 2016}}</ref> |- | [[Empire Awards]] | [[Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer|Best Male Newcomer]] | {{nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/vote-2017-three-empire-awards-final-round/|title=Vote for the 2017 Three Empire Awards: Final Round |website=Empire|date=7 February 2017}}</ref> |- | [[43rd Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]] | [[Saturn Award for Best Performance by a Younger Actor|Best Performance by a Younger Actor]] | {{nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saturnawards.org/The-Saturn-Awards-Annual-Nominations.php|title=Saturn Awards Nominations |website=saturnawards.org|date=26 February 2017}}</ref> |- | Online Film & Television Association | Best Youth Performance | {{nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemasight.com/precursor-21st-online-film-television-nominations-2016/|title=21st Online Film & Television Nominations (2016) |website=cinemasight.com|date=22 January 2017}}</ref> |- | [[Young Scot Awards]] | Entertainment Award | {{win}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youngscotawards.com/portfolio/winners/|title= WINNERS 2017 |website=youngscotawards.com|date=28 April 2017}}</ref> |- | [[South Bank Sky Arts Award]] | Times Breakthrough Award | {{nominated}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/hot-young-and-ferociously-talented-our-stars-of-tomorrow-jvh0b6tpq|title= The South Bank Sky Arts Awards: the stars of tomorrow |website=thetimes.co.uk/|date=23 May 2017}}</ref> |}
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