Judah Lewis

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Judah Lewis
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Lewis in 2016
Born2000or2001(age 22–23) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present

Judah Lewis (born 2000or2001) [1] is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the films Demolition (2015), The Babysitter (2017), its sequel The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020), The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and its sequel The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020).

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Life and career

Lewis is the son of Hara and Mark Lewis, who are acting teachers. [2] He is Jewish. [3]

In 2014, Lewis played in the Lifetime television film Deliverance Creek .

In May 2015, Lewis was among the six actors who screen tested for the lead role (which went to Tom Holland) in the 2017 reboot film Spider-Man: Homecoming . [4]

In 2015, Lewis played a supporting role in the comedy-drama film Demolition . He also played in the action thriller remake Point Break , appearing briefly as the young version of the lead character Johnny Utah.

In 2015, Lewis filmed the role of a boy hunted by his babysitter in the comedy horror film The Babysitter . The finished film was acquired by Netflix in December 2016 and was released on October 13, 2017. [5]

In 2018, Lewis co-starred in the Canadian horror mystery film Summer of 84 . [6] Lewis played a supporting role in the Netflix family film The Christmas Chronicles . [7] In 2019, he co-starred in the thriller film I See You . [8]

In 2020, he reprised his main role in the comedy horror sequel film The Babysitter: Killer Queen on Netflix. [9] He also reprised his role as Teddy in the sequel film The Christmas Chronicles 2 . [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2015 Demolition Chris Moreno
Point Break Young Johnny Utah
2017 The Babysitter Cole Johnson
2018 Summer of 84 Tommy "Eats" Eaton
The Christmas Chronicles Teddy Pierce
2019 I See You Connor Harper
2020 The Babysitter: Killer Queen Cole Johnson
The Christmas Chronicles 2 Teddy Pierce
2023 Suitable Flesh [11] Asa Waite

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Deliverance Creek Caleb BarlowTelevision film
2015 CSI: Cyber Denny Metz1 episode
2016 Game of Silence Young Gil Harris5 episodes

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