# Lewis MacDougall

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British actor (born 2002)

Lewis MacDougall MacDougall at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2016 Born Lewis John Moir MacDougall (2002-06-05) 5 June 2002 (age 24) 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](/source/Pan_(2015_film))* (2015). He subsequently starred in the fantasy tragedy *[A Monster Calls](/source/A_Monster_Calls_(film))* (2016), the [road trip drama](/source/Road_movie) film *[Boundaries](/source/Boundaries_(2018_film))* (2018) and *The Belly of the Whale* (2018).

## Early life

MacDougall was brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] His father is a retired banker. His mother, Fiona, died in December 2013 from [multiple sclerosis](/source/Multiple_sclerosis), and a few weeks after her death Lewis was cast as Nibs in the film *[Pan](/source/Pan_(2015_film))*.[2][3] 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.[2][4][5]

## Career

MacDougall made his film debut in 2015 as Nibs in *[Pan](/source/Pan_(2015_film))*, directed by [Joe Wright](/source/Joe_Wright), after attending an open audition in [Morningside](/source/Morningside%2C_Edinburgh).[2] In 2016, he starred in *[A Monster Calls](/source/A_Monster_Calls_(film))*, opposite [Felicity Jones](/source/Felicity_Jones) and [Liam Neeson](/source/Liam_Neeson), and released on 23 December.[6] 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](/source/BFI_London_Film_Festival), where he was interviewed about his role.[7] On 12 December, he appeared on BBC's *[The One Show](/source/The_One_Show)*, alongside co-star [Liam Neeson](/source/Liam_Neeson), where he also talked about the film.[8]

He then co-starred in the road trip comedy-drama *[Boundaries](/source/Boundaries_(2018_film))*, opposite [Vera Farmiga](/source/Vera_Farmiga) and [Christopher Plummer](/source/Christopher_Plummer), which premiered at [South by Southwest](/source/South_by_Southwest) in March 2018.[9] In 2018 he also appeared as Lewis in the short film *Multiplex*.[10]

## Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 2015 Pan Nibs 2016 A Monster Calls Conor O'Malley 2018 Boundaries Henry The Belly of the Whale Joey Moody 2020 Multiplex Lewis Short film 2024 Mearcstapa Mark Short film 2025 Bill & Andy's Magical Porcelain Adventure Bill Short film 2026 The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford † TBA Post-production

### Television

Year Title Role Notes 2020 His Dark Materials Tullio 3 episodes 2025 Shetland Ethan Stone

## Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref 2016 Evening Standard British Film Awards Malone Souliers Award for Breakthrough of the Year A Monster Calls Nominated [11] Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth Performance Nominated [12] Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Young Performer Nominated [13] London Critics Circle Film Awards Young British/Irish Performer of the Year Won [14] Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards Breakthrough Performance / Best Performance by a Youth Nominated [15] Las Vegas Film Critics Society Youth in Film Nominated [16] 2017 Premios Feroz Best Main Actor Nominated [17] Empire Awards Best Male Newcomer Nominated [18] Saturn Awards Best Performance by a Younger Actor Nominated [19] Online Film & Television Association Best Youth Performance Nominated [20] Young Scot Awards Entertainment Award Won [21] South Bank Sky Arts Award Times Breakthrough Award Nominated [22]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Edinburgh schoolboy stars in Pan with Hugh Jackman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180612184942/https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-schoolboy-stars-in-pan-with-hugh-jackman-1-3918566). *www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-schoolboy-stars-in-pan-with-hugh-jackman-1-3918566) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Connell_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Connell_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Connell_2-2) John Connell (16 October 2015). ["Edinburgh schoolboy stars in Pan with Hugh Jackman"](http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-schoolboy-stars-in-pan-with-hugh-jackman-1-3918566). Retrieved 13 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Flintoff, John-Paul (10 December 2016). ["How do you tell a child his mother is dying?"](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/10/monster-calls-film-mum-friend-siobhan-dowd-boy-talking-tree-book). *The Guardian*. Retrieved 22 December 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["The Drama Studio Edinburgh – Kids Drama Workshops"](http://www.thedramastudio.com/). thedramastudio.com. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Synnot, Sibohan (18 October 2015). ["His Nibs: Big screen Lost Boy Lewis MacDougall reveals how he was found in Edinburgh – and is set for movie success"](http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/nibs-big-screen-lost-boy-6652758). *[Daily Rec rd](/source/Daily_Record_(Scotland))*. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Truitt, Brian (13 July 2016). ["Trailer debut: Boy meets tree in 'A Monster Calls'"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/07/12/sneak-peek-exclusive-a-monster-calls-movie/86955404/). *[USA Today](/source/USA_Today)*. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Lewis MacDougall on his character going through a number"](http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/video/lewis-macdougall-on-his-character-going-through-a-number-news-footage/613280020). gettyimages.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["The One Show, 12/12/2016"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b084j9fg). bbc.co.uk/. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Jaafar, Ali (2 May 2016). ["Sony's Stage 6 Films Acquires Worldwide Rights To Vera Farmiga-Christopher Plummer Road Trip Pic 'Boundaries'"](https://deadline.com/2016/05/vera-farmiga-christopher-plummer-bobby-cannavale-boundaries-sony-stake-six-brian-kavanaugh-jones-oddfellows-1201748001/). *[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)*. Retrieved 25 July 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Welcome"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181013133101/https://www.multiplexfilm.com/). *Multiplex*. Archived from the original on 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Moore, William (18 November 2016). ["Evening Standard British Film Awards – The Longlist"](https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/evening-standard-british-film-awards-the-longlist-a3398101.html). *[London Evening Standard](/source/London_Evening_Standard)*. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["The 2016 WAFCA AWARD NOMINEES"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170330173906/http://www.wafca.com/awards/16release.pdf) (PDF). *wafca.com*. 13 December 2016. Archived from [the original](http://www.wafca.com/awards/16release.pdf) (PDF) on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Coggan, Devan (1 December 2016). ["Critics' Choice Awards 2017: La La Land, Moonlight, Arrival lead movie nominees"](https://www.ew.com/article/2016/12/01/critics-choice-awards-movie-nominees-la-la-land-moonlight-arrival). *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["'Moonlight', 'Love & Friendship' Lead London Critics' Circle Nominations"](https://deadline.com/2016/12/london-critics-circle-film-awards-nominations-2016-full-list-1201873823/). *deadline*. 20 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["2016 Awards WINNERs"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161221232810/https://www.phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org/2016-winners-1.html). *phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org*. 28 December 2016. Archived from [the original](https://www.phoenixfilmcriticssociety.org/2016-winners-1.html) on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["The 2016 Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Nominations"](https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2016-las-vegas-film-critics-society-lvfcs-nominations/). *nextbestpicture.com*. 15 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Gimeno, Santiago (1 December 2016). ["Lista completa de los nominados a los Premios Feroz 2017"](http://www.sensacine.com/noticias/cine/noticia-18551718/). *Sensacine.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["Vote for the 2017 Three Empire Awards: Final Round"](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/vote-2017-three-empire-awards-final-round/). *Empire*. 7 February 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Saturn Awards Nominations"](http://www.saturnawards.org/The-Saturn-Awards-Annual-Nominations.php). *saturnawards.org*. 26 February 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** ["21st Online Film & Television Nominations (2016)"](http://www.cinemasight.com/precursor-21st-online-film-television-nominations-2016/). *cinemasight.com*. 22 January 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** ["WINNERS 2017"](https://youngscotawards.com/portfolio/winners/). *youngscotawards.com*. 28 April 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** ["The South Bank Sky Arts Awards: the stars of tomorrow"](https://www.thetimes.com/article/hot-young-and-ferociously-talented-our-stars-of-tomorrow-jvh0b6tpq). *thetimes.co.uk/*. 23 May 2017.

## External links

- [Lewis MacDougall](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6484968/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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