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I love making people laugh, and to be able to be that humorous character was great. And I actually was very similar to Neville Longbottom. I was very shy and chubby-cheeked. I wasn't bullied at school, but I wasn't particularly outgoing. We were similar. And so I loved playing him.

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Matthew Lewis
Age: 35
Born: 1989
Born: June 27
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the United States of America
Matthew David Lewis
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