Luke Newberry
Birth placeExeter, England
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

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.

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

YearTitleRoleclass="unsortable|Notes
1997AloneJason
2002The Heart of MeAnthony
2008It's Better NowTom
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2Teddy LupinScenes cut[4]
2012All Men's DeadWilliam
20128 Minutes IdleJonno
2012EradicateYoungest son
2012Anna KareninaVasily Lukich
2012QuartetSimon
2013Dance for MeRodney
2013Frankenstein's ArmySacha
2014Hercules: The Legend BeginsAgamemnon
2018Dusty and MeDerek Springfield
2018Dead BirdsSaint Sebastian
2018FuturesTeddyShort
TBALead HeadsFilming

Television

YearTitleRoleclass="unsortable|Notes
2000Thin IceCharlieTelevision film
2003–2004My Dad's the Prime MinisterLighthouse
2007DoctorsLuke BrownEpisode: "Kiss and Tell"
2012SherlockYoung policemanEpisode: "A Scandal in Belgravia"
2013LightfieldsHarry Dunn
2013Mrs BiggsGordon
2013–2014In the FleshKieren Walker
2014SuspectsNate Turner2 episodes
2015BananaJosh
2015From DarknessAnthony Boyce
2016To Walk InvisibleGeorge Smith
2017Death In ParadiseSteve Thomas2 episodes "Man Overboard"
2020The Singapore GripMonty Blackett6 episodes
2022Gentleman JackJohn Harper2 episodes (season 2)

Stage

YearTitleVenue
2001The Secret GardenRSC
2006God Save The TeenNational Youth Theatre
2011The AliensTrafalgar Studios
2012Finer Noble GasesTheatre Royal Haymarket
2012AntigoneNational Theatre
2013A Little Hotel on the SideTheatre Royal Bath
2015Teddy FerraraDonmar Warehouse
2016The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the ScripturesHampstead Theatre
2018MacbethRSC
2018The Merry Wives of WindsorRSC

Radio

YearTitleChannel
1998The Greengage SummerBBC Radio 4
2003Jennings and DarbyshireBBC Radio 4
2005The Papers of AJ WentworthBBC Radio 4
2011Do You Like Banana Comrades?BBC Radio 4
2015John Gabriel BorkmanBBC Radio 4
2017Breaking up with BradfordBBC Radio 4
2017Roderick Hudson (title role)BBC Radio 4
2018Neil Gaiman’s Norse MythologyBBC Radio 4

Music videos

YearTitleArtist
2015"Wherever I Go"Mark Knopfler

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2014British Academy Television AwardsBest ActorIn the Flesh
2019Ian Charleson Awards–Macbeth

References

  1. ^ Lougher, Sharon (22 March 2013). "Meet In The Flesh star Luke Newberry | Metro News". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  2. ^ Jimmy Donnellan (30 May 2014). "Ones to Watch: Luke Newberry". Cultured Vultures. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Bristol Old Vic Theatre School - Past Students". Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  4. ^ Krystal Sim (7 March 2013). "In The Flesh star "gutted" to be cut from Harry Potter"
  5. ^ Zai Bennett, Controller, BBC Three. "Media Centre - Filming begins on BBC Three drama In The Flesh". BBC. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  6. ^ Richard Vine (13 May 2014). "Bafta TV awards 2014: who should win best actor?". The Guardian
  7. ^ "Russell Crowe and Douglas Booth among male celebs tweeting support for". 24 September 2014.