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Lewis in December 2012
Born
Lincoln Clay Lewis

(1987-10-24) 24 October 1987 (age 37)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation Actor
Years active 2003–present
Known for Home and Away
Parent(s)

Lincoln Clay Lewis (born 24 October 1987) is an Australian actor. He is famous for his roles in the TV show Home and Away and the movie Tomorrow, When the War Began. He has been acting since he was a teenager.

Early Life and Family

Lincoln Lewis was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. His birthday is October 24, 1987. His dad is Wally Lewis, a famous Australian rugby league player and sports presenter. Lincoln has an older brother named Mitchell and a younger sister named Jamie-Lee. He went to primary school in Alexandra Hills and high school in Thornlands.

Starting His Acting Career

Lincoln Lewis started acting when he was just 13 years old. He appeared in several TV shows early in his career. These included H2O: Just Add Water, The Sleepover Club, and Mortified.

In 2005, he made his first movie appearance in Aquamarine. That same year, he also starred in an Australian horror film called Voodoo Lagoon.

Becoming Famous on TV

In 2007, Lincoln got a big role in the popular TV show Home and Away. He played the character Geoff Campbell. This role made him very well-known. In 2008, he won an award for Most Popular New Male Talent at the Logie Awards. These awards celebrate Australian television.

Lincoln also joined the TV show Dancing with the Stars in 2009. He competed as a celebrity dancer. He left Home and Away in 2010 to try new acting projects. He had appeared in 567 episodes of the show.

Movies and Other TV Roles

After Home and Away, Lincoln Lewis starred in the action-adventure movie Tomorrow, When the War Began in 2010. He played Kevin Holmes. The movie was based on a popular book series. It was very successful in Australia.

He also appeared in the TV drama Rescue: Special Ops. In this show, he played Sam Marchello. Lincoln also acted in the movie 33 Postcards with well-known actors Guy Pearce and Claudia Karvan. This film did very well in China.

In 2010, Lincoln joined the TV crime drama Underbelly: Razor. He played Bruce Higgs. He also starred in the horror film Bait 3D, which was filmed in his home state of Queensland. In this movie, people are trapped in a supermarket with sharks after a tsunami!

Lincoln also had a role in the teen drama SLiDE. He played Dylan Gallagher, an older brother.

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Lewis in June 2011

In 2011, Lincoln had a four-week role on another famous Australian soap opera, Neighbours. He played Dominic Emmerson, a marine biologist. People really liked his performance.

In 2012, he joined the TV drama Tricky Business. He played Chad Henderson, who often got into funny situations while working for a debt collection business.

International and Recent Work

Lincoln Lewis started working on international projects. In 2013, he appeared in the Hollywood movie After Earth. This film starred Will Smith and Jaden Smith.

He also filmed a TV pilot called Westside in the US. In 2014, he joined the cast of the family drama House Husbands. He also filmed the historical mini-series Gallipoli, which was about World War I.

In 2017, Lincoln was a contestant on Hell's Kitchen Australia. He also became an ambassador for projects that raise awareness about mental health for men.

In 2021, Lincoln returned to Dancing with the Stars for a second time. He finished in third place. In 2022, he was a celebrity contestant on the Christmas special of Lego Masters Australia.

Recently, in 2023, Lincoln started filming a romantic comedy movie called He Loves Me Not.

Film and Television Roles

Lincoln Lewis has been in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of them:

Film Roles

Title Year Role Notes
2006 Aquamarine Theo
Voodoo Lagoon Aaron
2010 Tomorrow, When the War Began Kevin Holmes
33 Postcards Carl
2012 Bait 3D Kyle
2013 After Earth Running Cadet
2016 Spin Out Nic
2019 Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan Private Kevin Graham
2021 The Possessed Liam Chandler
2022 Black Site Landon Briggs
2024 Land of Bad Young Airman
He Loves Me Not Adam

Television Roles

Title Year Role Notes
2003 The Sleepover Club Extra (uncredited) 2 episodes
2006, 2007 Mortified Andre / Talking Shoe Face 2 episodes
2007–2010 Home and Away Geoff Campbell Main role
2008 Saturday Disney Himself 1 episode
H2O: Just Add Water School Friend Episode: "Three's Company"
2009, 2021 Dancing with the Stars Himself, contestant Season 9
Season 18 All Star
2010 Rescue: Special Ops Sam Marcello Episode: "Street Legal"
Event TV Himself, presenter
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Himself, guest panelist
2011 SLiDE Dylan Gallagher 4 episodes
Underbelly: Razor Bruce Higgs 3 episodes
Australia's Next Top Model Himself, Celebrity guest model Season 7, episode 8
2012 Neighbours Dominic Emmerson 8 episodes
Tricky Business Chad Henderson 13 episodes
2013 Westside Shealy Carver Pilot
2014 House Husbands Ned 9 episodes
2015 Gallipoli Chook Dutton Miniseries
2017 Hell's Kitchen Australia Himself, contestant
2022 Lego Masters Australia Himself, contestant Christmas special
Darby and Joan Brad Episode #1.4

Awards and Recognition

Lincoln Lewis has won awards for his acting.

Year Award Category Result Ref(s)
2007 Dolly Teen Choice Awards King of Teen Won
2008 Logie Awards Most Popular New Male Talent Won
2009 Dolly Teen Choice Awards Favourite Aussie Nominated

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See also

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