Sebastian de Souza

Sebastian de Souza
de Souza in 2014
Born	(1993-04-19) 19 April 1993 (age 23) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Other names	Seb de Souza
Occupation	Actor, screenwriter, producer
Years active	2007–present

Sebastian Denis de Souza (born 19 April 1993) is an English actor, screenwriter, and producer. He first gained popularity by portraying Matty Levan in the E4 teen drama series Skins.

De Souza was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire. He attended Brockhurst Preparatory School. He grew up in Boxford, Berkshire, developing a fascination with theatre, music, and writing since early childhood. At the age of 11 he decided to dramatise The Willows at Christmas, William Horwood's adaptation of The Wind in the Willows, and performed it in the barn with his classmates. In 2006, when he was 13, he starred in the short film Hangman, premiered at the Corn Exchange. It's a story of witchcraft in the mould of Macbeth, that he co-wrote with the Prep School's Film Club. In the same here, he won a music award at St Edward's School as a pianist, clarinetist and singer.

At the North Wall Arts Centre, de Souza performed lead roles in school productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream playing Puck, Great Expectations as Pip, C. P. Taylor's Good as Maurice, and Henry V as Henry, which earned him a drama prize in 2010. He was educated at boarding Brockhurst Preparatory School in Berkshire and at St Edward's School, Oxford, where he completed A-levels in English, History and Philosophy. During school age he also followed the acting workshops at the Watermill Theatre, near Newbury. Since 2010 he's a member of the National Youth Theatre.