Lionel Newton

Lionel Newton
Gums & Noses
Biographical Information

HEIGHT: 6’
HAIR: Dark Blond
EYES: Green

FILMS
Triomf - Lead - dir. Michael Raeburne
Mama Jack - Lead - dir. Gray Hofmeyr
To the ends of the Earth - Support - dir. David Attwood
Forgiveness - Support - dir Ian Gabriel
Stander - Support - The Imaginarium Stander SA Prod.
Jump the Gun - Lead - dir. Les Blair
An African Dream - Support
Rage to Kill - Support - Jungle Film Productions
The Good Fascist - Support

TELEVISION
Sorted - Lead - dir. Craig Freimont
To the Ends of the Earth - Support - BBC TV
Coup - Support - dir. Simon Cellan-Jones for BBC
Crossing the Line – mini series - Lead - dir. Brian Tilley
Gums & Noses – made for TV film - Lead - dir Craig Freimond
Isidingo - series - Support - SABC
Soul Buddies - series - Support - SABC
Life Begins at Forty - Support - SABC
Zabor the Second - Support - dir. Janice Honeyman
A Familiar Stranger - Support - SABC
Barney Barnato - series - Lead - dir. David Lister
You be the Judge – series - Support - SABC

THEATRE
Gums and Noses - Theatre on the Square
The Wellbeing - World Tour
The Seagull - Trepilov - CAPAB
Hamlet - Little Theatre - Cape Town
Stillborn - Jazz Art Theatre Cape Town
Anatomie Titus - The Fall of Rome - Martinus Basson Nico Malan Theatre CT
Oliver - Baxter Theatre Cape Town
Measure for Measure - CAPAB
Wizard of Oz - CAPAB
Have you seen the Countryside around Jhb Lately? - Market Theatre
Thina Bantu - Market Theatre
Sunrise City - Market Theatre
A Midsummernight’s Dream - Grahamstown Festival
Tell Tale Heart - Black Sun Theatre
Heiner Muller Macbeth - CAPAB
Score Me the Ages - Market Theatre
Good Soldier Svejk - Market Theatre
Romeo and Juliet - Mercurio - NAPAC
Bloodstream - Market Theatre
Reggie’s Roaring Roadshow - Market Theatre
Rodney gets his Gun - Market Theatre
Kabuki Medea
Horn of Sorrows - (Theatre for Africa)
Feedback - Market Theatre
Endgame - Market Theatre
Magents - Grahamstown Festival
Closer - Market Theatre
Macbeth - State Theatre
He has performed in numerous audio visuals, launches etc as a mime and actor.

WRITING
Joey goes superman
Radio Active - Industrial Theatre
Proscar Launch - Industrial Theatre
Affirmative Action - Industrial Theatre
Affirmative Reaction - Industrial Theatre
Agreed - Industrial Theatre
B.P. - Industrial Theatre
Reggie’s Roaring Roadshow - Co-writer
Rodney Get’s His Gun - Co-writer

DIRECTOR
Shooting Billy the Kid - Market Theatre Johannesburg
Lionel also directs for corporate and industrial projects.

AWARDS
Scotsman / Edinburgh for Bloodstream
2003 Nomination Fleur de Cap Best Lead Actor Award
2002 Best Lead Actor for “Waiting for Godot”
1997 Best Supporting Actor Vita Award
1996 All Africa Film Award for Best Actor
1995 Best Supporting Actor Vita Award

Official Website: none

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