Age, Biography and Wiki
Who is it? | Writer, Actor, Producer |
Birth Day | September 11, 1963 |
Age | 60 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Pisces |
Occupation | Screenwriter and former child actor |
Years active | 1967–present |
Net worth
Russell Lewis, a multi-talented individual known for his work as a writer, actor, and producer, is expected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million by the year 2024. Born in 1963, Lewis has made significant contributions to the entertainment industry throughout his career. With his diverse skill set and involvement in various creative roles, his net worth is projected to reflect his success and the impact he has made in his professional endeavors.
Biography/Timeline
Lewis began his career as a child actor, first appearing in the films The Looking Glass War (1969) and Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971). He played the 7-year-old Winston Churchill in Young Winston (1972), and featured in the 1973 horror films Tales That Witness Madness (as a boy who befriends an invisible tiger) and Voices. He also starred as George Gathercole in The Kids from 47A. He appeared as the young Lucius in I, Claudius (1976) and in an episode of London's Burning in 1989.
By the mid-1980s, Lewis had begun to write for television series; his writing credits include episodes of Perfect Scoundrels, Taggart, The Bill, Wycliffe, Inspector Morse, Kavanagh QC, The Ambassador, Monsignor Renard, Playing the Field, Without Motive, The Last Detective, Murphy's Law, Spooks and Lewis. Lewis has co-written three of the Sharpe films, Sharpe's Battle, Sharpe's Challenge and 2008's Sharpe's Peril. He also penned several episodes of Cadfael and an episode of Hornblower.
In 1993, Lewis won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain TV - Original Drama Series Award for Between the Lines. The award was shared with the other Writers of the show at the time, J.C. Wilsher, Rob Heyland, Steve Trafford and Michael Russell.
In 2009, Russell adapted Agatha Christie's novel The Pale Horse for the fifth series of ITV's Agatha Christie's Marple, starring Julia McKenzie, which first aired in 2010.
He devised and wrote the Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour which was first broadcast on 2 January 2012. He wrote the pilot film and all 22 of the subsequent two-hour instalments so far.