Lewis
Portrayed by: Eddie Webber
First appearance: Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story (2017)
Role in the Films
Lewis is a recurring figure in the Rise of the Footsoldier franchise, portrayed throughout by Eddie Webber. The character makes his first appearance in Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story (2017), the third instalment in the long-running British crime series, before returning in Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021).
The Rise of the Footsoldier films are rooted in the criminal underworld of Essex, drawing heavily on real events and real figures from that world. Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story focuses on the life of Pat Tate, one of the central figures whose story runs through the broader franchise. Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins revisits the earlier period of that world, tracing the roots of the milieu established across the series.
Webber’s continued presence as Lewis across both films gives the character a degree of continuity within the franchise. His appearances in two separate instalments, spanning films set in different periods of the story, suggest Lewis is a figure embedded in the wider criminal landscape the series depicts.
The Actor
Eddie Webber takes on the role of Lewis in both of his Rise of the Footsoldier appearances. His casting across Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story and Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins marks him as one of the returning faces that helps give the franchise its sense of a consistent, populated world.
Whether Lewis is based on a real-life individual connected to the Essex crime scene depicted in the films is not confirmed within available sources.