Tom Lewis (actor)

Tom Lewis is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the HBO television series Gentleman Jack, the Channel 4 crime drama Patience as well as the film Redeeming Love.

Tom Lewis
Lewis attending the Redeeming Love premiere, 2022
Born	Leeds, England
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2018–present

Early life

Lewis was born and grew up on a council estate in Leeds. On his upbringing, Lewis said: "Luckily, my family backed my ambitions as much as they could. They said if you want to do it, then do it, we just can't help you financially."^[1] He worked behind the bar at the Leeds Playhouse before Maxine Peake persuaded him to apply to RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) where he then trained for three years on a full scholarship.^[2][3]

Whilst still a teenager in training at RADA, Lewis graduated early when he was cast in a leading role in the historical drama series Gentleman Jack.^[4][5] The series was a huge success, with Lucy Mangan at The Guardian noting: "Sally Wainwright has assembled a cast with the chops to handle anything thrown at them".^[6]

He also had early television roles in A Discovery of Witches and Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators.^[7]

Career

Stage Roles

Lewis won acclaim for his stage debut at Hampstead Theatre, leading a production of The Breach directed by Sarah Frankcom, a role The Telegraph said he "perfectly captured"^[8]

In 2025, Lewis appeared in The House Party, a modern adaptation of Miss Julie for Headlong (theatre company). Writing in The Times, Holly Williams noted: "The casting is perfection. Tom plays on Jon’s class anxieties and contradictions — so tender to Christine, so scornful towards Julie, yet so drawn to her — giving shades of Paul Mescal in Normal People."^[9]

Screen Roles

After a worldwide search, Tom made his film debut in the romantic epic Redeeming Love alongside Abigail Cowen, which was released on 21 January 2022.^[10][11]

In 2025, Tom starred in the Channel 4/PBS crime drama Patience (TV series),^[12] with the series opening with positive reviews.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2022	Redeeming Love	Michael Hosea

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators	Dimitri Erasmus	1 episode
2019-2022	Gentleman Jack	Thomas Sowden	16 episodes
2021	A Discovery of Witches	Peckham	2 episodes
2025	Patience	Elliot Scott	6 episodes

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Director
2022	The Breach	Hoke	Hampstead Theatre	Sarah Frankcom
2025	The House Party	Jon	Headlong Theatre	Holly Race Roughan

Music video

Year	Title	Artist
2023	"Wish You the Best"	Lewis Capaldi

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Assassin's Creed Valhalla	Alfred the Great
2021	Discovery Tour: Viking Age	King Alfred