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It’s easy to understand how Lincoln Lewis wound up in Home
and Away’s Summer Bay: as well as being truly gifted as an actor, he
is humorous, hard-working, humble, and oh-so-handsome!
Lincoln, who was born in Brisbane on October 24th, 1987, has had a
career that by far belies his age. A professional actor since the tender age of
13, Lincoln has already starred in two big-budget movies – Aquamarine,
alongside teen-sensations JoJo and Sara Paxton, and Voodoo Lagoon, which
co-starred Lord of the Rings’ John Noble, as well as working
consistently in smaller television roles, and as a presenter.
Home and Away sees Lincoln
embracing a new and edgy alter-ego, the hardworking farm boy who is yet to
discover the lighter side of life, and football fanatic, Geoff Campbell. Geoff
lost his parents at a young age and has since been reared by the firm hand of
his fire-and-brimstone grandfather. Sensible and serious, Geoff has no room for
fun in his grim life, and his smiles are only raised by rugby, or his little
sister Annie.
Like Geoff, Lincoln (whose father is NRL ‘King’ Wally Lewis) has played football
all his life. While he did consider pursuing a career in playing football
professionally, acting has always been his truest passion. However, he is
understandably thrilled to now be able to enjoy doing both through his role!
“In some ways, Geoff and I are the same,” says Lincoln. “We both love our
families and footy…I’m a little more outgoing, though!”
Lincoln is finding his newfound fame a both a bit weird, and a bit wonderful,
and says it’s easy for him to keep his feet on the ground, with partial thanks
to the attention his father has always received, and deep thanks to his
closely-knit family.
“It’s hard to understand why people get excited when they see you,” he says. “I
think to myself, ‘Why? It’s just me!’ But because I grew up with my dad’s name
always being in the lights, notoriety is a bit second nature. My family and my
mates help me stay ‘me’, as well as remembering that I’m just here to do a job,
and that everything else is a bonus for which I’m so grateful.”
Despite the early mornings, which are “a bit hard to overcome, but helped by the
kilogram of sugar I put on my Weetbix in the morning,” Lincoln is thrilled with
his new job:
“The cast and crew are all so down to earth and have been very supportive, which
has made filming so much fun and being the new guy so much easier.”
In his downtime, Lincoln enjoys relaxing in Queensland with his friends and
family, wolfing down strawberries, ‘cooking’ (he can only cook “foods from tins
and packets, in the microwave…or toast or Two Minute Noodles), a good barbeque,
and hitting the beach – all day, every day!
So, what’s in store for Lincoln’s future?
“As long as
people want me, I’ll stay in the acting game,” he says. “I love being a story
teller, and being able to tell stories in a way that a lot of people can relate
to.”
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