Matthew Newton

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Role

Director | Actor | Writer

Date of birth

01/22/1977

Place of birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Matthew Newton

Biography

Since graduating from the National Institute Of Dramatic Art in 1998 he has played lead roles in film, television and on stage. His feature films include 'Looking For Alibrandi', 'My Mother Frank', 'The Bet', 'Bitter and Twisted', 'Blurred', 'The Great Raid' and 'Queen Of The Damned'. He has worked extensively on television including the critically acclaimed mini-series 'Changi' (for which he was nominated for the Silver Logie Award). His theatre roles include Tony in 'Boy Gets Girl' (opposite Miranda Otto), Marcello in 'The White Devil' (opposite Hugo Weaving and Philip Quast), Mosca in 'Volpone' (opposite Barry Otto), Irwin in 'The History Boys' (for which he was nominated for a Helpmann Award) and Jan in the Australian premiere of Tom Stoppard's 'Rock N Roll'. Matthew was one of the most popular guests on the ground breaking improvisational television show 'Thank God You're Here' and reprized his role as Nick Driscoll in the second season of the cult comedy series 'Stupid, Stupid Man'. As a singer he has performed on many national broadcasts including 'Carols By Candlelight', 'Studio A' and 'The Big Night In', and put himself through drama school working in the Sydney jazz scene. Matthew's directorial debut, the underground feature 'right here right now', won Best Film at the Rebelfest International Film Festival in 2006 and his second feature 'three blind mice' (which he also wrote) won the prestigious FIPRESCI Critic's Award at the London Film Festival in 2008.

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Ava
Ava
5.8
5.8
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Role: Armand
The Great Raid
The Great Raid
6.6
6.6
Acting
Role: 2nd American POW
Body Melt
Body Melt
5.3
5.3
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Role: Bronto
Acting
Role: John Barton
Who We Are Now
Who We Are Now
6.5
6.5
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The Lie
The Lie
5.1
5.1
Acting
Role: Steve
My Mother Frank
My Mother Frank
6.4
6.4
Acting
Role: David Kennedy
Blurred
Blurred
4.8
4.8
Acting
Role: Mason the Chauffeur
From Nowhere
From Nowhere
6.7
6.7
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Writing / Acting / Directing
Role: Harry McCabe
Face to Face
Face to Face
6.7
6.7
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Role: Jack Manning
Acting
Role: Matt Salt
Directing / Writing
The Bet
The Bet
5.5
5.5
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Role: Will
Acting
Role: Aidan
Directing / Writing / Acting
Role: Jefferson
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Role: Russian Arms Dealer
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