Russell Lewis was born on 11 September 1963 and is an English television writer and former actor.
13 Facts About Russell Lewis
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Russell Lewis created and wrote the Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour, and the first two series of Grace.
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Russell Lewis played the 7-year-old Winston Churchill in Young Winston, and featured in the 1973 horror films Tales That Witness Madness and Voices.
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Russell Lewis starred as George Gathercole in The Kids from 47A.
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Russell Lewis appeared as the young Lucius in I, Claudius and in an episode of London's Burning in 1989.
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Russell Lewis has co-written three of the Sharpe films, Sharpe's Battle, Sharpe's Challenge and 2008's Sharpe's Peril.
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Russell Lewis penned several episodes of Cadfael and an episode of Hornblower.
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In 2009, Russell Lewis adapted Agatha Christie's novel The Pale Horse for the fifth series of ITV's Agatha Christie's Marple, starring Julia McKenzie, which first aired in 2010.
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Russell Lewis devised and wrote the Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour which was first broadcast on 2 January 2012.
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Russell Lewis wrote the pilot film and all 35 of the subsequent one-hour-thirty instalments in total, ranging from Series 1 in 2013 to Series 9 in 2023.
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In 2021, Russell Lewis recorded an Audio Commentary for the first episode of The Bill that he wrote, entitled "Forget-Me-Not", alongside actress Lynne Miller, released on The Bill Podcast Patreon Channel.
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Russell Lewis wrote Grace, which is based on the bestselling books by author Peter James.
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In 1993, Russell Lewis won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain TV - Original Drama Series Award for Between the Lines.