Nationality British Years active 2015–present | Occupation Actor | |
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Full Name Lewis John Moir MacDougall Movies A Monster Calls, Pan, Boundaries Parents William MacDougall, Fiona MacDougall Nominations Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer, Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer Similar J A Bayona, Patrick Ness, Joe Wright, Shana Feste, Óscar Faura | ||
Lewis John Moir MacDougall (born 5 June 2002) is a Scottish film actor. He made his debut in Pan (2015), subsequently starred in A Monster Calls (2016), and will co-star in the forthcoming road trip drama film Boundaries (2017).
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Early life
MacDougall was brought up in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father is a retired banker. His mother died in 2013, shortly before filming of A Monster Calls, from multiple sclerosis. 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.
He attended an open audition for the film Pan, in Morningside, and although he was not cast as Peter, he was offered the role of Nibs.
Career
MacDougall made his film debut in Pan, directed by Joe Wright. The film was released on 9 October 2015. In 2016, MacDougall starred in A Monster Calls, opposite Felicity Jones and Liam Neeson, and released on 23 December. 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. On 12 December, he appeared on BBC's The One Show, alongside co-star Liam Neeson, where he also talked about the film.
He will co-star in the road trip drama Boundaries, opposite Vera Farmiga and Christopher Plummer, set for release in 2017.