Alec Newman
Alec Newman (* 27. November 1974 in Glasgow as Mark Newman ) is a British theater and film actor .
Life
Newman was born in Glasgow, Scotland, to Sandy Newman, a member of the Scottish 1970s musical group The Marmalade . His family moved to London three years later , where he became an avid soccer player . He had to give up a sought-after professional career after a serious broken leg.
At 17, Newman first appeared at the National Youth Theater , where from his countless roles, especially his portrayal of Iago in Shakespeare's Othello , stood out. This was followed by further theater appearances and guest roles in numerous British television series , which led to his first major film appearance in Greenwich Mean Time (1999), for which he received consistently very positive reviews.
First Newman returned to the theater and starred in Plenty with Cate Blanchett and in a new production of Max Frisch's Andorra . First leading roles in international film productions such as Dune - Der Wüstenplanet (2000) and Frankenstein (2004) with Donald Sutherland and Julie Delpy followed . He also played the role of Paul Atreides in the sequel Children of Dune (2003), in which he plays the father of James McAvoy's character; They play their peers in the same year British comedy drama Bright Young Things . He also has recurring guest roles in American TV series such as Angel - Hunter of Darkness and Star Trek: Enterprise .
Alec Newman now lives in north London and is developing into an increasingly sought-after stage actor, without giving up a film career.
Filmography (selection)
- 1997: Rag Nymph
- 1997: The Moth
- 1999: G: MT - Greenwich Mean Time
- 2000: Murder Rooms
- 2000: Dune - The Desert Planet ( Frank Herbert's Dune , miniseries)
- 2002: Long Time Dead
- 2002: Night Flight
- 2003: Angel ( Angel , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2003: Bright Young Things
- 2003: Children of Dune (three-part television series, all episodes)
- 2003: The Principles of Lust
- 2003: The Death of Klinghoffer
- 2004: Frankenstein
- 2005: Constellation
- 2005: Staring at the Sun
- 2005: Four Corners of Suburbia
- 2006: The Gene Generation
- 2006: Moonlight Serenade
- 2007: The Fifth Patient
- 2011: A Lonely Place to Die - Todesfalle Highlands (A Lonely Place to Die)
- 2015: The Bastard Executioner (TV series, 6 episodes)
Web links
- Alec Newman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Newman, Alec |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Newman, Mark (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish theater and film actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow |