David Newsom

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David Newsom
Born (1962-03-10) March 10, 1962 (age 62)
North Caldwell, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater Ithaca College
Occupation(s)Actor, film producer, photographer
Years active1989–present
Spouse Sian Heder
Children2

David Newsom (born March 10, 1962) is an American actor, producer and fine-art photographer. He is best known for his various critically acclaimed appearances in American television and for his work in 2005 and 2006 with Viggo Mortensen and Perceval Press.

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Career

Photography

Along with film and TV work, Newsom is a long-time photographer with and emphasis on fine art photography. In 2005, he collaborated with Viggo Mortensen to create a photo journal called Skip [1] (Newsom's eldest brother's nickname) which was then published by Mortensen's Perceval Press. [2] In June 2006, with Viggo Mortensen, Lindsay Brice and Stanley Milstein, Newsom anchored a successful group photographic show entitled "Four Tales from Perceval". [3]

In June–July 2007, Newsom held his first comprehensive one man show titled, "Three Miles of Idaho" at DCA Fine Art in Santa Monica, CA.

Film and television

In 2005, Newsom began producing movies, starting with his first short film Mother, written and directed by Sian Heder. [4]

In April 2006, "Mother" won the Grand Jury Award for Best Narrative Short at the Florida Film Festival, a victory which automatically qualified the film for a potential Academy Award nomination. Mother was also selected for the May 2006 Cinefondation Competition of the Cannes Film Festival, where it won third place in a field of 18 films from around the globe. The film was then selected for many other festivals, including the prestigious Seattle International Film Festival, where it received the "2006 Short Film: Narrative Special Jury Prize". "Mother" continues to play globally and recently took the Grand Jury Award-Narrative Shorts at the Oxford Film Festival.

In early 2007, Newsom and Heder partnered with The Mark Gordon Company and are in pre-production on the feature film, "Tallulah".

Newsom also produced Open Your Eyes for director Susan Cohen in the summer of 2007. Cohen, a recipient of a 2007 AFI Directing Workshop for Women grant, wrote "OYE" as a tribute to the women she had known who battled and lived with cancer. In May, 2008, "Open Your Eyes" was awarded the AFI "Jean Picker Firstenburg Award of Excellence".

In recent years, Newsom has been busy producing adventure/reality television for such networks as: Discovery Channel, Nat Geo and History.

From 2010 to 2011, he was a field producer, cameraman and story producer for Discovery's "DEADLIEST CATCH", Season 7.

In fall of 2011, he was a field producer/cameraman for Nat Geo's "Wild Justice", seasons 2 and 3. [5]

In January 2012, he teamed up with Undertow Films and began as senior producer on a new series for History Channel, about the largest study of sharks ever conducted off the coast of South Africa.

Habitat garden consultation

In 2014, when his daughter was born, Newsom transformed his lifeless yard into a garden providing habitat for wildlife. He started a non-profit called the Wild Yards Project to inspire people across the country to create habitat where they live and help them get the tools they need to get it done. [6] His goal is for the planet to remain habitable for children. He does habitat consultation in northeast LA and helps design and install gardens.

Personal life

Newsom was born in North Caldwell, New Jersey to a mother who managed an employment agency and an investor father. [7] He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, writer/director Sian Heder, with whom he has two children. [8] Newsom has a degree in film production from Ithaca College. He has worked in the past as a band singer, alternative newspaper editor, writer, waiter, delivery man, blasting worker, beer bottler, fence installer, dish washer, and in film production as well as set construction.

Filmography

Actor

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Wes Craven's New Nightmare Chase Porter Film debut
1996 Boys Curt
1997Black Circle BoysCoach Earhorn
1998 Where's Marlowe? Jake Pierson
2004A One Time ThingDillon
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Agent TypeCredited as David Newsome

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 China Beach KidEpisode 3.05: "Independence Day"
1990 Quantum Leap Lt. Tom BeckettEpisode 3.01: "The Leap Home (Part 1)"
Episode 3.02: "The Leap Home (Part 2) – Vietnam"
1991 China Beach Leslie MaltbieEpisode 4.12: "The Always Goodbye"
1991–92 Homefront Lt. Hank Metcalf Main cast; 24 episodes
1992 Murder, She Wrote Neal LatimerEpisode 9.02: "Family Secrets"
1993Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the EarthCody MatherMade-for-television film
1994 Sweet Justice TomEpisode 1.01: "Pilot"
1994 Chicago Hope Doctor in AsylumEpisode 1.02: "Over the Rainbow"
1994 Murder, She Wrote Henry WilsonEpisode 11.08: "Crimson Harvest"
1994–95 Melrose Place WilliamsEpisode 3.10: "And Justice for None"
Episode 3.12: "The Doctor who Rocks the Cradle"
Episode 3.17: "They Shoot Mothers, Don't They? (1)"
1995 Sisters Charles "Charlie" HollandEpisode 5.17: "Angel of Death"
1996 Touched by an Angel Mark MonfortEpisode 2.12: "The One That Got Away"
1996 Sweet Dreams Dr. Jack RenaultMade-for-television film
1997 The Big Easy Frank RomeoEpisode 1.17: "Don't Shoot the Piano Player"
1997 Rose Hill John StringerMade-for-television film
1998 Suddenly Susan Kenny "The Hammer" FlemingEpisode 2.21: "Pucker Up"
Episode 2.22: "5,947 Miles"
1998 House Rules William McCuskeyMain cast; 7 episodes
1998 Fantasy Island Unknown roleEpisode 1.08: "Handymen"
1998–99 Godzilla: The Series Cameron Winter Voice actor; 3 episodes
1999 Will & Grace PeterEpisode 1.16: "Yours, Mine, or Ours"
1999 Judging Amy Jack OverbyEpisode 1.01: "Pilot"
Episode 1.02: "Short Calendar"
2000 Talk to Me RobMain cast; 3 episodes
2003 Spider-Man: The New Animated Series GaryVoice actor; 1 episode
2004 Like Family JimEpisode 1.13: "Ladies' Night"
2004 The Days Jack DayMain cast; 6 episodes
2005 Inconceivable Dave Cohen5 episodes (4 unaired)
2005 24 Scott BormanEpisode 4.08: "Day 4: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m."
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Hayden MichaelsEpisode 5.17: "Compulsion"
2006 Without a Trace Brian SullivanEpisode 4.19: "Expectations"
2006 Windfall Frankie's father / Pa Townsend4 episodes
2006 Runaway Randy O'Connor2 unaired episodes
2007 Dirt Jimmy Ray BanheartEpisode 1.10: "The Sexxx Issue"
2007 CSI: Miami Will BedfordEpisode 6.03: "Inside Out"
2007 Private Practice John BurtonEpisode 1.05: "In Which Addison Finds a Showerhead"
2007 Ghost Whisperer Tony CahillEpisode 3.09: "All Ghosts Lead to Grandview"
2008 The Mentalist Michael BennettEpisode 1.04: "Ladies in Red"
2009 Supernatural Brian CarterEpisode 4.11: "Family Remains"
2011 Men of a Certain Age Mark ElliottEpisode 2.05: "And Then the Bill Comes"
2015 Orange Is the New Black Guru MackEpisode 3.07: "Tongue-Tied"

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References

  1. ↑ "Perceval Press – Skip". Archived from the original on 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2006-02-24.
  2. ↑ Perceval Press
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2006-07-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ Official Site of Mother the Movie
  5. ↑ Wild Justice (TV Series 2010– ) , retrieved 2017-02-18
  6. ↑ The Wild Yards Project
  7. ↑ David Newsom Biography ((?)-)
  8. ↑ Harman, Justine (25 January 2016). "7 unexpected, unruly, utterly incovenient women coming to a screen near you". Elle.
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