 In 2000, Lewis starred in May Miles Thomas' drama "One Life Stand", which premiered at the Edinburgh Film Festival, and featured Michael Caine as a boxing coach who was possibly involved in a murder in "Shiner," which screened at the San Sebastian Film Festival.Lewis finished the year with several short films including "What Where", a 12-minute short with Sean McGinley based upon Samuel Beckett's play of the same name, director David Mackenzie's "Marcie's Dowry", "The Elevator" alongside Ashley Walters, "Long Haul" alongside Simone Lahbib"," "Clean" with actor Stephen McCole, and director David McKay's "Caesar".He appeared in an additional short film in 2001, "Rob of the Rovers", which followed a day in the life of gym teacher Rob Meadows.