Gus Lewis

Gus Lewis (born January 19, 1993) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the young Bruce Wayne in the 2005 film Batman Begins, co-starring with Christian Bale and Michael Caine. That year, he also co-starred in the film Asylum alongside Hugh Bonneville and Natasha Richardson.

Gus Lewis
Born (1993-01-19) January 19, 1993[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2005–2012
Known forBatman Begins

Career

In 2005, Lewis played a young Bruce Wayne in the film Batman Begins, whose adult counterpart was Christian Bale.[2][3] The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry observed that Lewis played "an intense and appealing" child,[4] while Orlando Weekly opined that the actor "makes a strong impression as the 8-year-old Bruce, leaving a firm foundation for Bale's haunted-scion act."[5]

Lewis played Charlie Raphael in the 2005 drama film Asylum, the son of characters played by Hugh Bonneville and Natasha Richardson.[6][7] The Washington Times' Gary Arnold observed that Lewis portrayed the only sympathetic person in the film.[8] For the film, Lewis had to perform a stunt involving the near drowning of his character. While they used a nine-year-old stunt child for the wider shots, the close-ups used Lewis and his co-star Rhydian Jones. Lewis' mother was constantly nearby during its filming.[9]

Lewis appeared as Matthew Couillard, a real-life person who survived a deadly snowstorm while skiing in Turkey with his father, in a 2006 episode of the documentary television series I Shouldn't Be Alive.[10] In 2008, Lewis worked on the dramatised documentary The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall, which depicted the real-life story of a young peace activist who is killed in Israel.[11] In 2012, Lewis appeared in the short film The End, which won Best Film at HollyShorts Film Festival, and the Award of Merit at the Lucerne International Film Festival.[12][13]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Asylum Charlie Raphael
2005 Batman Begins Bruce Wayne - age 8
2009 One for Sorrow Student 3 Short film
2012 The End Jamie
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Bruce Wayne - age 8 Archive footage; uncredited

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 I Shouldn't Be Alive Matthew Couillard Episode: "Ice Cave Survivor"
2008 The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall Freddy Television film

References
  1. "Gus Lewis: Biography". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  2. Ansen, David (20 June 2005). "The Bruce Is Loose; Well, at last. This rage-driven prequel to the Batman saga breathes some life and soul into a silly series". Newsweek. Retrieved 22 June 2013. (subscription required)
  3. Horwitz, Jane (17 June 2005). "The Family Filmgoer". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2013. (subscription required)
  4. Brody, Michael (2010). "Batman Begins: Psychic Trauma and Toxic Drugs". American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. Schneider, Steve (16 June 2005). "Wings Over America". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 22 June 2013. (subscription required)
  6. Cockrell, Eddie (14 February 2005). "Asylum". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2013. (subscription required)
  7. Ebert, Roger (19 August 2005). "Implausible story sinks absurd 'Asylum'". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2013. (subscription required)
  8. Arnold, Gary (19 August 2005). "A tawdry madhouse in 'Asylum'; Melodrama leaves much to be desired". The Washington Times. Retrieved 22 June 2013. (subscription required)
  9. Driscoll, Rob (24 August 2005). "The madness of it all". Western Mail. Retrieved 22 June 2013. (subscription required)
  10. John Smithson (executive producer) (17 March 2006). "Ice Cave Survivor". I Shouldn't Be Alive. Season 1. Episode 8. Darlow Smithson Productions.
  11. "The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  12. Woerner, Meredith (3 July 2011). "Finally, the Monster Thunderdome we've been waiting for — Monster Brawl!". io9. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  13. "See "The End" In Award Winning Short Film Premiere". Bloody Disgusting. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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