Lincoln Lewis

Lincoln Clay Lewis (born 24 October 1987) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series Home and Away (2007–2010) and in the 2010 film Tomorrow, When the War Began.

Early life Lewis was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He is the son of Wally Lewis, an Australian former rugby league football captain and former sports presenter on Nine News Queensland, and Jacqueline Lewis. Lewis has two siblings, an older brother Mitchell and a younger sister Jamie-Lee. He also revealed that Wally and his brother (Lincoln's uncle) were butchers by trade.

Career

Lewis speaking to fans at the Supanova Expo in Sydney in June 2026. Lewis began acting at the age of thirteen. Lewis has since continued to appear in television shows such as H2O: Just Add Water, The Sleepover Club,

In 2007, Lewis was cast in the Seven Network soap opera Home and Away as Geoff Campbell. Lewis made his debut on the series in June 2007 and it is considered his breakout role. In 2008, Lewis won the Most Popular New Male Talent award at the 2008 Logie Awards. On June 5, 2009, it was announced Lewis would be one of the eleven celebrity contestants in the ninth series of Dancing with the Stars. On the same day of the aforementioned announcement, it was revealed that the 21-year-old Lewis had recorded a sex tape with an 18-year-old actress on his phone; the video was shown to some Home and Away colleagues but was not publicly disseminated. Lewis was eliminated from Dancing with the Stars on 23 August 2009, finishing in seventh place in the competition.

In September of that year, Lewis announced he was leaving Home and Away to pursue other opportunities. Lewis made his final appearance on 12 February 2010. To date he has appeared in 567 episodes of the show.

In mid-September 2009, Lewis was cast in the Paramount Pictures Action Adventure film Tomorrow, When the War Began. The film, which is an adaptation of the novel series of the same name, began production a week after Lewis' departure from Home and Away. Lewis portrayed the character Kevin Holmes and the film centres on a group of teenagers waging a guerrilla war against an invading foreign power in their fictional hometown of Wirrawee. The film was released in September 2010 to a mixed response from critics, but had large success with public audiences and went on to gross over $13 million in Australia alone. A sequel has been rumoured to be in the development stages and Lewis has expressed interest in returning.

In early 2010, Lewis starred in the Nine Network drama Rescue: Special Ops playing Sam Marchello, son of Vince Marchello, played by veteran Australian actor Peter Phelps. Lewis also starred in the independent drama film 33 Postcards alongside Guy Pearce and Claudia Karvan. The film went on to be the biggest release of an Australian film in China to date, receiving critical acclaim. Lewis also received the inaugural "Male Star of Tomorrow" Award at the 2011 Australian International Movie Convention on the Gold Coast. In July 2010, Lewis once again joined the Nine Network to star in Crime Drama television series Underbelly: Razor as Bruce Higgs. Colin Vickery of the Herald Sun praised his performance, saying he "brings a wonderful lightness of touch to his Neighbours role." Lewis was an ambassador for the 2020 MEN-tality project and Beyond Blue, raising awareness for mental health concerns amongst men alongside Rodger Corser, Human Nature, Alex Cubis and Lincoln Younes.

In 2021, during the 18th season of Dancing with the Stars, Lewis competed for a second season, finishing equal 3rd overall (out of 14 pairs).

In 2022, Lewis appeared as a celebrity contestant on the Christmas special for Lego Masters Australia. The following year, Lewis began filming romantic comedy feature He Loves Me Not opposite Rhiannon Fish on K'gari and Hervey Bay, Queensland.

In March 2026, Lewis was named in the cast for the film Love, Wine & Valentine.

Identity Theft

In 2013, Lewis warned fans that he was being impersonated online. He later revealed his identity had been stolen and used to catfish women. Lydia Abdelmalek obtained Lewis's personal information, including his address, phone number and a copy of his driver's licence; and used these to impersonate him and stalk women online. One of the women she targeted was a childhood friend of Lewis who subsequently committed suicide as a result of years of harassment and manipulation. and was sentenced to 2 years and 8 months jail in 2019, which was increased to 4 years after her appeal failed in 2022.

Filmography Film

Television

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2007 Dolly Teen Choice Awards King of Teen 2008 Logie Awards Most Popular New Male Talent 2009 Dolly Teen Choice Awards Favourite Aussie