Luke Newberry
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Luke Newberry is an English actor. He is known for his leading role in the drama television series In the Flesh (2013–2014), which earned him a British Academy Television Award nomination.
Luke Newberry | |
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Newberry in May 2012 | |
| Born | Exeter, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
Early life
Newberry has two older sisters.[1] He attended Exeter College, where he studied filmmaking, fine art, and English literature, and played the lead role in a college production of Hamlet.[2] Aged 18, he attended the prestigious Bristol Old Vic Theatre School to study acting, graduating in 2011.[3]
Career
Newberry was first signed with an agent aged seven. At age 11, he played the role of Anthony in the film The Heart of Me. In 2010 Newberry was cast to play Teddy Lupin in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 but was cut from the final film.[4] He has acted on stage, playing Haemon in Sophocles' Antigone at the National Theatre.[1] In 2015, Newberry played the lead role of Gabe in Teddy Ferrara at the Donmar Warehouse.
In 2013, Newberry starred in the leading role of the BBC Three supernatural drama In the Flesh.[5] He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for Series 1 in 2014, and Series 2 began airing on BBC Three in the same year.[6] Newberry was also nominated for Best Actor at the RTS Awards 2014.
In 2013, Newberry was one of Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow. He starred in the film Dusty and Me.
Charity work
Newberry is a supporter of the HeForShe feminism campaign.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Alone | Jason | |
| 2002 | The Heart of Me | Anthony | |
| 2008 | It's Better Now | Tom | |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Teddy Lupin | Scenes cut[4] |
| 2012 | All Men's Dead | William | |
| 2012 | 8 Minutes Idle | Jonno | |
| 2012 | Eradicate | Youngest son | |
| 2012 | Anna Karenina | Vasily Lukich | |
| 2012 | Quartet | Simon | |
| 2013 | Dance for Me | Rodney | |
| 2013 | Frankenstein's Army | Sacha | |
| 2014 | Hercules: The Legend Begins | Agamemnon | |
| 2018 | Dusty and Me | Derek Springfield | |
| 2018 | Dead Birds | Saint Sebastian | |
| 2018 | Futures | Teddy | Short |
| TBA | Lead Heads | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Thin Ice | Charlie | Television film |
| 2003–2004 | My Dad's the Prime Minister | Lighthouse | |
| 2007 | Doctors | Luke Brown | Episode: "Kiss and Tell" |
| 2012 | Sherlock | Young policeman | Episode: "A Scandal in Belgravia" |
| 2013 | Lightfields | Harry Dunn | |
| 2013 | Mrs Biggs | Gordon | |
| 2013–2014 | In the Flesh | Kieren Walker | |
| 2014 | Suspects | Nate Turner | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Banana | Josh | |
| 2015 | From Darkness | Anthony Boyce | |
| 2016 | To Walk Invisible | George Smith | |
| 2017 | Death In Paradise | Steve Thomas | 2 episodes "Man Overboard" |
| 2020 | The Singapore Grip | Monty Blackett | 6 episodes |
Stage
| Year | Title | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Secret Garden | RSC |
| 2006 | God Save The Teen | National Youth Theatre |
| 2011 | The Aliens | Trafalgar Studios |
| 2012 | Finer Noble Gases | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| 2012 | Antigone | National Theatre |
| 2013 | A Little Hotel on the Side | Theatre Royal Bath |
| 2015 | Teddy Ferrara | Donmar Warehouse |
| 2016 | The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures | Hampstead Theatre |
| 2018 | Macbeth | RSC |
| 2018 | The Merry Wives of Windsor | RSC |
Radio
| Year | Title | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Greengage Summer | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2003 | Jennings and Darbyshire | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2005 | The Papers of AJ Wentworth | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2011 | Do You Like Banana Comrades? | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2015 | John Gabriel Borkman | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2017 | Breaking up with Bradford | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2017 | Roderick Hudson (title role) | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2018 | Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology | BBC Radio 4 |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Wherever I Go" | Mark Knopfler |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | British Academy Television Awards | Best Actor | In the Flesh | Nominated |
| 2019 | Ian Charleson Awards | – | Macbeth | Third |
References
External links
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