Alexander Lewis spent the early years of his life in Hampstead, London,[1] initially observing his opera-singer parents before eventually joining the St Albans Cathedral Choir at the age of seven.
[citation needed] Lewis's parents used their industry contacts to fund-raise for South Warrawee Primary School in Sydney, which both Alexander and Ben attended.
[4] After the family moved back to Australia, Lewis attended Newington College in Sydney, where he studied music and drama as well as played sport.
[7] In the 2008 Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera saw Lewis cast as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny opposite Ana Marina and Anthony Warlow.
[9] Lewis has played numerous stage roles such as Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd, Nemorino in L'elisir d'amore, Frederick Barrett in the musical Titanic and Vašek in The Bartered Bride in a joint production of the Metropolitan Opera and the Juilliard School conducted by James Levine.
[11][12] He sang Count Danilo in Opera Australia's production of The Merry Widow opposite Danielle de Niese in 2017/2018 in Melbourne and Sydney.