Jason Lewis resurfaces after three-year break to reveal major writing obsession

Hollywood has been left stunned after Jason Lewis revealed he quietly stepped away from fame for three years to build an entirely new life far from red carpets and celebrity parties.

The Sex and the City favourite, best known for playing Smith Jerrod, has admitted he effectively “disappeared” from Hollywood after relocating from California to Costa Rica.

He swapped the scripts and premieres for surfboards, early mornings, and a demanding writing schedule.

Far from taking a break, Lewis has been working on an enormous creative project - a nine-book fantasy saga split into three interconnected trilogies, all set within the same universe but across different eras. 

The 54-year-old actor describes the world he is building as epic in scale, with a carefully constructed magic system inspired more by scientific principles than traditional wand-waving fantasy.

The Seeds of Yesterday actor says his new lifestyle has been as disciplined as it is peaceful. 

He starts his days before sunrise, often around 4am, and writes in focused bursts, aiming to produce up to a couple of thousand words daily before heading out to surf and stay physically active. 

The coastal setting, he says, has helped him reset completely, giving him both structure and inspiration.

Lewis admits the journey is unfamiliar territory, as he had never written novels before, but says that is exactly what drove him to commit fully. 

The series itself is said to trace a dramatic emotional arc, beginning with hope and idealism, sliding into moral collapse, and eventually ending in redemption.

Now deep into his seventh book draft, he has hinted he is preparing to re-emerge after quietly teasing his absence on social media.

Palm Swings star insisted that he didn’t vanish without reason as he simply had work that demanded total focus.

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