Alfred Enoch


Alfred Lewis Enoch is an English-Brazilian actor, best known for playing Dean Thomas in the Harry Potter film series and Wes Gibbins in the ABC legal drama television series How to Get Away with Murder.

Early life and education

Alfred Lewis Enoch was born in Westminster, London, to English actor William Russell and his second wife, Etheline Margareth Lewis, a Brazilian-born doctor of Bajan descent. Enoch holds both UK and Brazilian citizenship. He attended Westminster School, a public school in London.
He is fluent in Portuguese, and graduated with a degree in Portuguese and Spanish from The Queen's College, Oxford. While at university, Alfred starred in the College football 1st XI. Playing in the role of striker, he recorded 1 goal in 29 appearances, before moving to centre-back.

Career

In 2001, he was cast as Dean Thomas in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. He appeared in seven of the eight Harry Potter films. He also voiced the character in video games.
After the Harry Potter films, Enoch appeared in a number of plays throughout London including Coriolanus, Timon of Athens, Antigone, Happy New Year, and The Ballard of Salomon Pavey. He played Bainbridge, the Bloody Guardsman, in the Sherlock episode, "The Sign of Three". In July 2011, Enoch appeared at the London Film and Comic Con.
In 2014, Enoch was cast in the series regular role of Wes Gibbins in the ABC legal drama series, How to Get Away with Murder produced by Shonda Rhimes.
In 2016, Enoch was cast as Edgar/Poor Tom in the well received Talawa Theatre Company and Manchester Royal Exchange co-production of King Lear, for which he won much praise for his characterisation and the physicality he brought to the roles.
Enoch returned to the West End in the 2018 revival of Red at Wyndham's Theatre, starring alongside Alfred Molina.
In 2020, Enoch returned for two episodes of How to Get Away With Murder's sixth season but in the separate role of the adult version of Christopher Castillo, Wes' son.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012National Theatre LivePhilotusEpisode: Timon of Athens
2013BroadchurchSam TaylorEpisode: "1.1"
2013Mount PleasantAlexEpisode: "3.7"
2014SherlockBainbridgeEpisode: "The Sign of Three"
2014National Theatre LiveTitus LartiusEpisode: Coriolanus
2014−17How to Get Away with MurderWes Gibbins47 episodes
Main, Guest
Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
2019–20How to Get Away with MurderChristopher Castillo2 episodes
Guest
2018AeneasTV miniseries
2019Trust MeJamie McCain4 episodes, Main