Henry Lewis

Henry William Lewis (born 21 November 1988) is a British actor and playwright. He co-founded British comedy theatre company Mischief, and co-wrote and starred in The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, The Comedy About Spies, Groan Ups, Magic Goes Wrong, Mind Mangler, Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, and The Goes Wrong Show for the BBC1, and co-hosts Riddiculous, an ITV1 daytime quiz show. In 2026, Henry will official be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe playing DUM-E in VisionQuest.

Career

In 2008, Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and Henry Shields co-founded Mischief Theatre while they were studying a drama foundation course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

In 2012, Lewis co-wrote with Sayer and Shields The Play That Goes Wrong, which premiered later that year at The Old Red Lion, Islington. Lewis played Robert Grove in both the original London cast and the original Broadway cast. In 2013, another Lewis, Sayer and Shields production, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, premiered at The Pleasance Theatre with Lewis amongst its original cast, playing Robert.

In 2016, Lewis', Sayer's, and Shields' play The Comedy About a Bank Robbery opened at the Criterion Theatre; Lewis was amongst its original cast, playing Robin Freeboys. In August 2019, Magic Goes Wrong, a play written by Lewis, Sayer, Shields, and Penn and Teller premiered at the Quays Theatre; Lewis played Mind Mangler and subsequently took him on tour. In September 2019, the next Lewis, Sayer, and Shields play, Groan Ups, premiered at Vaudeville Theatre, as part of a projected year-long residency at the theatre (later curtailed due to COVID-19 restrictions ), with Lewis playing Spencer. In 2020, Lewis launched The Mystery Agency, an escape-room style puzzle game, on Kickstarter.

In 2016, a production of Peter Pan Goes Wrong was aired by BBC1, with Lewis playing Robert. The following year, they aired A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong, with Lewis playing Robert. BBC1 aired twelve episodes of The Goes Wrong Show between December 2019 and November 2021. In 2022, he started playing the Riddlemaster in Riddiculous, an ITV daytime game show hosted by Ranvir Singh.

Television

Theatre

Books & playtexts

Awards and nominations