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Chris Newman (actor)

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Chris Newman
Born (1987-12-16) 16 December 1987 (age 36)
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Chris Newman (born 16 December 1987) is an Irish actor with roles in films Song for a Raggy Boy[1] and Perrier's Bounty and TV series The Clinic, Love is the Drug,[2] Stardust, Love/Hate and Red Rock.

Early life

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Newman began attending the Billie Barry Stage School at age five. Although the school focused mainly on dance, it introduced him to being on stage. When he was thirteen, he auditioned six times for Aisling Walsh's feature film, Song for a Raggy Boy, before eventually being cast in the role of Patrick Delaney.

Career

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In 2003, Newman landed a role in the TV series, The Clinic, alongside a young Saoirse Ronan, who played his sister. For the next few years, he juggled school work with roles in Love is the Drug, Stardust and Aisling's Diary. In 2009, he undertook a role in the crime-drama Love/Hate. In 2010, Newman had a small part in the comedy gangster film, Perrier's Bounty, starring Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson and Jim Broadbent before working with Joe Flanigan and John Rhys-Davies on the sci-fi TV movie, Ferocious Planet. In 2012 he played William Kelly, an assistant electrician in Saving the Titanic alongside Andrew Simpson, his co-star in Song for a Raggy Boy. Chris Newman made his debut in the Abbey Theatre in February with two twenty-minute plays about love, life and relationships called Love in a Glass Jar and Ribbons.[3][4] In 2013 he appeared in Quirke. Since 2015, Newman has played the corrupt Detective Rory Walsh in Red Rock.

Newman appeared in a documentary for Irish television, Hollywood Trials, in 2008 and appeared in a video for Irish band No Roller's debut single "Ocean". His first taste of theatre was when he took the lead role in Chatroom.[citation needed]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Hennessy, Caroline (16 October 2003). "Song for a Raggy Boy". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Love Is The Drug Begins on RTÉ Two". The Irish Film & Television Network. 15 November 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Abbey Theatre - Amharclann na Mainistreach". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Love in a Glass Jar and Ribbons | Abbey Theatre - Amharclann na Mainistreach". Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Chris Newman". IMDb. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Incredible Story Studio" True Colours (TV Episode 2002) - IMDb, 17 December 2002, retrieved 13 August 2021
  7. ^ "Trivia" Episode #2.5 (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb, 4 October 2012, retrieved 13 August 2021
  8. ^ The Rapture (Short 2012) - IMDb, retrieved 13 August 2021
  9. ^ The Food Guide to Love (2013) - IMDb, 18 December 2013, retrieved 13 August 2021
  10. ^ "Quirke" Elegy for April (TV Episode 2014) - IMDb, 2 March 2014, retrieved 13 August 2021
  11. ^ Jack and Ralph Plan a Murder (2014) - IMDb, retrieved 13 August 2021
  12. ^ Shooting for Socrates (2014) - IMDb, 30 July 2015, retrieved 13 August 2021
  13. ^ "Roy" And the Winner Is (TV Episode 2015) - IMDb, 17 March 2015, retrieved 13 August 2021
  14. ^ https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0535792[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ Eden (2016) - IMDb, retrieved 13 August 2021
  16. ^ A Dangerous Fortune (TV Movie 2016) - IMDb, 20 May 2017, retrieved 13 August 2021
  17. ^ A Date for Mad Mary (2016) - IMDb, 7 November 2017, retrieved 13 August 2021
  18. ^ The Legend of Harry and Ambrose (2017) - IMDb, retrieved 13 August 2021
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