On graduating with a 1st Class Honours degree in Video Production from the University of Gloucestershire, Lewis was awarded two consecutive digital short commissions through the UKFC and Screen WM. His film 'Stained' was selected for numerous film festivals and was picked up for online distribution by the BBC Film Network, leading to nominations at the Midland Royal Television Society Awards for Best New Talent, Best Short Film and Best Director.
From 2009 Lewis worked continuously as a 1st Assistant Director alongside numerous directors. He worked on over 80 promos and commercials for artists such as Tiesto, The Vaccines, Two Door Cinema Club and Friendly Fires. In this time he also directed music videos for Scouting For Girls and The Futureheads and in 2013 he won Best Director at the NAHEMI Kodak Student Commercial Competition for his Kodak Commercial for Kopparberg.
In 2010, Lewis was awarded a place on the MA in Directing Fiction at the National Film and Television School. Made during his time at the NFTS, Lewis' short film 'Echo' screened at a host of international film festivals, picking up awards including a National Film Award for Best Short. His graduation film 'Charlie Says' had its international premiere at Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2013.
On graduating from the NFTS in March 2013, Lewis embarked on his first TV project, directing two episodes of the final series of BAFTA-winning C4 show, 'Misfits'. He followed this up by directing the first four episodes of Russell T Davies's new E4 show, 'Banana', and was named a Broadcast Magazine Hot shot 2014 for his work on both shows. Earlier this year, Lewis directed two episodes of C4/AMC show 'Humans', which has become Channel 4's most successful original drama in over 20 years.
