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{{Short description|British actor (born 1993)}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sebastian de Souza
| birth_name = Sebastian Denis de Souza
| image = Sebastian de Souza Plastic premiere (crop).jpg
| caption = De Souza in 2014
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Oxfordshire]], England
| other_names = Seb de Souza
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2007–present
| father = [[Chris de Souza]]
}}

'''Sebastian Denis de Souza''' (born 19 April 1993)<ref name=birth>''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England and Wales, 1916–2005'' B100D</ref> is an English actor. He is best known for playing [[Matty Levan]] in the [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]] teen drama series ''[[Skins (British TV series)|Skins]]''.<ref name="Channel 4 Info Press">{{Cite news |url=http://www.channel4.com/info/press/press-packs/sebastian-de-souza-plays-matty |title=Sebastian de Souza plays Matty |newspaper=[[Channel 4]] Press |access-date=19 January 2012}}</ref> He has since starred in the period television series ''[[The Borgias (2011 TV series)|The Borgias]]'' from 2012 to 2013, ''[[Medici: Masters of Florence]]'' (2018), and ''[[The Great (TV series)|The Great]]'' (2020).

==Early life==
De Souza is the second of the two sons of Elinor Kelly and [[Chris de Souza]],<ref name="Artsplay">{{Cite news |url=http://www.artsplay.co.uk/Arts_Play/Drama_Courses.html |title=Drama Courses |newspaper=Arts Play |access-date=8 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419141213/http://www.artsplay.co.uk/Arts_Play/Drama_Courses.html |archive-date=19 April 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> an opera producer of [[Goan Catholics|Goan]] descent.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.kaldorcity.com/people/edsinterview.html |title=Name derivation|last=de Souza|first=Edward|newspaper=Celestial Toyroom |access-date=14 May 2012}}</ref> He was born in [[Oxford]], [[Oxfordshire]], and has an older brother named Tristan.<ref name="Artsplay"/> He grew up in [[Boxford, Berkshire]], and was a boarder at [[Brockhurst and Marlston House School]]<ref name="Nevsmodels Agency">{{Cite news |url=http://www.nevsmodels.co.uk/special/main/Seb%20De%20Souza/bio.html |title=Portfolio de Souza |newspaper=Nevsmodels Agency |location=London |access-date=14 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130421012734/http://www.nevsmodels.co.uk/special/main/Seb%20De%20Souza/bio.html |archive-date=21 April 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> developing a fascination with theatre, music, and writing.<ref name="ScreenTerrier">{{Cite news |url=http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2010/10/skins-season-5-meet-sebastian-de-souza.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812124713/http://screenterrier.blogspot.com/2010/10/skins-season-5-meet-sebastian-de-souza.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 August 2011 |title=Meet Sebastian de Souza |newspaper=Screen Terrier |access-date=14 January 2012 |date=10 October 2010}}</ref> At the age of 11 he decided to dramatise ''[[The Willows at Christmas]]'', [[William Horwood (novelist)|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, Newbury|Corn Exchange]]. It was a story of witchcraft in the mould of ''[[Macbeth]]'', that he co-wrote with the Prep School's Film Club.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2006/old-news-article-2446|title=Glitzy film premiere hits The Corn Exchange|newspaper=Newbury Today|date=27 June 2006|access-date=13 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510122210/http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2006/old-news-article-2446|archive-date=10 May 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

He went on to [[St Edward's School, Oxford]],<ref name="Nevsmodels Agency"/> where in 2006 he won a music award as a pianist, clarinettist and singer.<ref name="de Souza">{{Cite news |url=http://www.artsplay.co.uk/Arts_Play/The_de_Souzas.html |title=The de Souzas |newspaper=Arts Play |access-date=14 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122222044/http://www.artsplay.co.uk/Arts_Play/The_de_Souzas.html |archive-date=22 January 2013 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> He later completed [[GCE Advanced Level|A-levels]] in English, History and Philosophy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2011/January/2011_January_23.html|title=Sebastian de Souza starring in the new series of Skins|newspaper=The Goan Voice|access-date=11 March 2012|date=23 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629055009/http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2011/January/2011_January_23.html|archive-date=29 June 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He also attended acting workshops at the [[Watermill Theatre]], near [[Newbury, Berkshire|Newbury]]. At the [[North Wall Arts Centre]], he performed lead roles in school productions of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' playing [[Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)|Puck]], ''[[Great Expectations]]'' as [[Pip (Great Expectations)|Pip]], [[Cecil Philip Taylor|C. P. Taylor]]'s ''[[Good (play)|Good]]'' as Maurice, and ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]'' as [[Henry V of England|Henry]],<ref name="ScreenTerrier" /> which earned him a drama prize in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/stedwardsose/docs/chronicle_2010-11|title=St Edward's Chronicle 10/11|newspaper=Annual School Magazine XXXIII|page=18|access-date=11 March 2012|date=15 December 2011|archive-date=1 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301004634/https://issuu.com/stedwardsose/docs/chronicle_2010-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the same year he became a member of the [[National Youth Theatre]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ideastap.com/ideasmag/the-knowledge/sebastian-de-souza-getting-cast-in-skins|title=Why talent is a muscle|newspaper=[[IdeasTap]]|access-date=28 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206025200/http://www.ideastap.com/ideasmag/the-knowledge/sebastian-de-souza-getting-cast-in-skins|archive-date=6 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Career==

=== As actor ===
After a brief appearance in [[Nick Ross]]'s documentary series ''[[The Truth About Crime]]'',<ref name="Nevsmodels Agency" /> de Souza got his break on television at the age of 17, when he was cast as [[Matty Levan]] in the [[Skins (series 5)|fifth]] and [[Skins (series 6)|sixth]] instalment of cult drama ''[[Skins (British TV series)|Skins]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Oxford teenager lands part in controversial TV series Skins |url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/archive/2011/01/17/Oxford+news/8794065.Oxford_teenager_lands_part_in_controversial_TV_series_Skins |newspaper=[[Oxford Mail]] |first=Rihanne |last=Pope |date=17 January 2011 |access-date=14 January 2012}}</ref> In 2012 he joined the cast of historical drama ''[[The Borgias (2011 TV series)|The Borgias]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.avclub.com/articles/the-confession,81177/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620233202/http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-confession%2C81177/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 June 2012 |title=The Borgias: The Confession |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]|last=Les Chappell|access-date=19 July 2013|date=17 June 2012}}</ref> created by [[Neil Jordan]] for the American TV network [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] and filmed at [[Korda Studios]], near [[Budapest]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Borgias set visit in Hungary |url=http://www.kordastudio.hu/?scr=news,ch&action=shownews&id=80 |newspaper=Korda Studios |first=Calgary |last=Herald |date=8 November 2011 |access-date=29 June 2012}}</ref> His character, [[Alfonso of Aragon (1481–1500)|Alfonso d'Aragona]], first appeared in [[The Confession (The Borgias)|The Confession]] and closed his run at the end of the third and final season.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a390499/skins-sebastian-de-souza-confirms-the-borgias-season-three-role.html |title =Sebastian de Souza confirms the Borgias season three role |newspaper=[[Digital Spy]] |first=Beth |last=Curtis |date=28 June 2012 |access-date=29 June 2012}}</ref> While in Hungary, he was filmmaker with photographer Benjamin Lebus for ''Evelyne's World'', a concept short film about the [[allegory of the Cave]] starring [[Evelyne Brochu]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/film/4172/evelyne-s-world|title=Evelyne's World|work=[[Virgin Media]] shorts|first=Benjamin|last=Lebus|date=16 June 2013|access-date=19 July 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130719135735/http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/film/4172/evelyne-s-world|archive-date=19 July 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

De Souza's first big screen role is in [[Julian Gilbey]]'s thriller ''[[Plastic (2014 film)|Plastic]]''. Production took place in early 2013 on location in Miami and London.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/hot-projects-on-screenbase/5049783.article |title=Hot projects on Screenbase |first=Maria|last=Sell|location=London|newspaper =[[Screen International|Screen Daily]]|access-date=7 December 2012|date=7 December 2012}}</ref> As a screenplay writer, he made his cinematic debut in ''[[Kids in Love (film)|Kids in Love]]'', a film produced by [[Ealing Studios]] with de Souza also taking a title role. In 2014 he was cast as the male lead in a new [[Freeform (TV channel)|Freeform]] show called ''[[Recovery Road (TV series)|Recovery Road]]'', which was broadcast for a single season in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/sebastian-de-souza-alexis-carra-cast-in-abc-family-pilot-recovery-road-739921/ |title=Sebastian De Souza & Alexis Carra Cast In ABC Family Pilot 'Recovery Road' |newspaper =[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|access-date=20 Jun 2014|date=3 Jun 2014}}</ref>

=== As singer and musician ===
In addition to his acting career, de Souza is a singer and musician. In 2011 he featured as a guest vocalist for ''Cubiq'' in their ''Say'' [[Extended play|EP]] released by Hidden Label. The tune, related to current [[Electro house|electro club music]], has been remixed by [[Matanza (band)|Matanza]] and Timmy P<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibiza-voice.com/music/artist/Cubiq|title=Cubiq from UK|newspaper=Ibiza Voice|access-date=30 January 2012|archive-date=27 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827155935/http://www.ibiza-voice.com/music/artist/Cubiq|url-status=dead}}</ref> in an alternative version that fits the traditional [[house music|house]] template.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://soundcloud.com/hidden-label/cubiq-say-ft-de-souza-original|title=Cubiq Say feat Seb de Souza|date=Jan 2012|newspaper =Hidden Label|access-date=30 January 2012}}</ref> In 2016 the ''[[Recovery Road (TV series)|Recovery Road]]'' cast including de Souza performed for the spring finale a [[musical ensemble]] version of ''Lean On Me'' by [[Bill Withers]].

De Souza also works in the field of producing. In 2013 he co-founded with actor [[Will Poulter]] the TV and film [[production company]] ''Good Soil''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/oct/06/will-poulter-interview-maze-runner|title=Will Poulter: 'Hanging out in Soho House LA, that's my worst nightmare'|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|first=Tom|last=Lamont|date=5 October 2014|access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref> The following year he created his own [[brand management]] called ''de Souza'' aimed at helping young storytellers, producers or filmmakers develop their scripts.<ref name="dsbranding.com">{{Cite news |url=http://www.dsbranding.com/ |title=We are the You+h|newspaper=dsbranding.com|access-date=24 October 2014}}</ref>

=== As author ===
In March 2021 de Souza's first novel, ''Kid: A History of The Future'', was published by Offliner Press, a publisher established and owned by de Souza himself.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sebastian de Souza on Instagram|website=instagram.com|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CMCb8A3FrZY/?igshid=1070t64zbc4vt |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CMCb8A3FrZY |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=registration|access-date=6 March 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Offliner LLP - Overview (free company information from Companies House)|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC431459|access-date=2021-04-30|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
With his family, de Souza annually runs drama courses for 9 to 16 year olds at a home-based Centre for Music Drama and Art.<ref name="Artsplay" /> In 2013 he has been made a patron of The Globe Theatre Education Fund, which runs drama projects for schools around the country, mostly [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]an.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.artsplay.co.uk/Arts_Play/Biographies.html|title=Biographies|newspaper=Arts Play|access-date=10 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130909225721/http://www.artsplay.co.uk/Arts_Play/Biographies.html|archive-date=9 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Through a practical experience provided by orchestras he can sing in the [[tenor]] range and play different instruments.<ref name="Nevsmodels Agency" />

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
!Ref.
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Plastic (2014 film)|Plastic]]''
| Rafa
|
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Kids in Love (film)|Kids in Love]]''
| Milo
| Also writer
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Ophelia (2018 film)|Ophelia]]''
| Edmund
|
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Pixie (film)|Pixie]]''
| Gareth
|
|
|-
| 2021
| ''Lapwing''
| Rumi
|
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Fair Play (2023 film)|Fair Play]]''
| Rory
|
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[The Life List]]''
| Garrett
|
|
|-
| TBA
| {{Pending film|[[The Queen of Fashion]]}}
| Stefan Bartlett
| Post-production
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
!Ref.
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Truth About Crime]]''
| Himself
| Documentary
|
|-
| 2011–2012
| ''[[Skins (British TV series)|Skins]]''
| [[Matty Levan]]
| 14 episodes
|
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[The Borgias (2011 TV series)|The Borgias]]''
| [[Alfonso of Aragon (1481–1500)|Alfonso d'Aragona]]
| 11 episodes
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Crossing Lines]]''
| Matteo de Sabato
| Episode "In Loco Parentis"
|
|-
| 2016
|''[[Recovery Road (TV series)|Recovery Road]]''
| Wes Stewart
| 10 episodes
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Maigret (2016 TV series)#Series 2 (2017)|Maigret in Montmartre]]''
| Philippe Martinot
| Episode: "Maigret in Montemarte"
|
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Medici (TV series)|Medici: The Magnificent]]''
| [[Sandro Botticelli]]
| 16 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020
|''[[Normal People (TV series)|Normal People]]''
| Gareth
| 2 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[The Great (TV series)|The Great]]''
| Leo Voronsky
| 8 episodes
|
|}

===Stage===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2"|2007
| ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''
| [[Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)|Puck]]
| [[North Wall Arts Centre]]
|
|-
| ''[[Great Expectations]]''
| [[Pip (Great Expectations)|Pip]]
| North Wall Arts Centre
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Good (play)|Good]]''
| Maurice
| North Wall Arts Centre
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Henry V (play)|Henry V]]''
| [[Henry V of England|Henry]]
| North Wall Arts Centre<br>David Howorth Drama Prize 2010
|
|-
| 2015
| ''The Read Through''
|
| [[Criterion Theatre]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theproductionexchange.com/joy-beresford-frye.html|title=Joy Beresford Frye - Writer|newspaper=The Production Exchange|access-date=2 January 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064139/http://www.theproductionexchange.com/joy-beresford-frye.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.criterion-theatre.co.uk/site/crit/templates/general.aspx?pageid=132&cc=gb |title=Criterion New Writing Showcases 2015|newspaper=Criterion Theatre|access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref>
|
|-
|}

===Music video appearances===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Song
! Artist
!Ref.
|-
|2017
|''Ondulation''
|Burning Peacocks<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.vogue.fr/video/culture/videos/nouveau-clip-ondulation-burning-peacocks-alma-jodorowsky-frenchy/30634 |title=Le clip du jour : "Ondulation" de Burning Peacocks|newspaper=[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue France]]|date=29 May 2017|access-date=9 June 2017}}</ref>
|
|}

==References==
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