Acting Hewitt began working in the entertainment industry as a teenager, on television series for the
CBC and
YTV. When he was 17, he began writing plays and musicals. He then went on to study a BA in English literature. He made an appearance in
Edgar Wright's
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) as Jimmy. Jimmy was the boyfriend of Scott Pilgrim's sister before being seduced by Pilgrim's roommate Wallace at a "Crash and the Boys" (a fictional version of Toronto band
Broken Social Scene) concert and appearing in recurring gags with Wallace. Hewitt starred in a larger role in another feature film in 2010,
This Movie Is Broken, playing Blake, the best friend of a young Toronto man who tries to impress a girl by taking her to a Broken Social Scene concert with them. In 2018, he starred in the
YouTube web series
Clusterfuck, which follows the lives of millennials in downtown Toronto. Hewitt won the Best Actor award for his role at the Sicily Web Festival, where the series was given a premiere,. Hewitt has starred most prominently in works with a strong
Toronto identity:
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,
This Movie Is Broken, and
Clusterfuck. with positive reception for Hewitt's writing. The film, directed by
Jordan Canning, was released in 2016. == Filmography ==