Luke Newton

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Luke Newton
Born
Luke Paul Anthony Atkinson

(1993-02-05) 5 February 1993 (age 32)
Shoreham-By-Sea, England
Alma mater London School of Musical Theatre
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Partners
  • Antonia Roumelioti [1] (2023–present)
  • Jade Davies (2019–2022)
  • Sophie Simnett (2016–2018)

Luke Paul Anthony Newton (né Atkinson) (born 5 February 1993) [2] [3] is an English actor. He is known for his role as Colin in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2020–present). He also had roles in the BBC Two drama The Cut (2009) and the Disney Channel series The Lodge (2016–2017).

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Early life

Newton grew up in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. He has a younger sister named Lauren. His parents divorced, and his mother Michelle remarried in 2006. [3] Newton's father was a singer on Stars in Their Eyes and his two maternal aunts were in the West End. [4]

Newton attended St Nicolas and St Mary's Primary School, followed by Steyning Grammar School and then going on to Northbrook College Sussex (now part of Greater Brighton Metropolitan College). [5] [6] He formed the boy band South 4 with Oli Reynolds (then Evans), Joel Baylis and Henry Tredinnick. [7] [8] Newton was scouted by an agent in Brighton while he was in a local production of Billy Elliot . [4] He went on to train at the London School of Musical Theatre. [9]

Career

In 2010, Newton made his television debut in the BBC Two teen series The Cut as Luke Atwood, appearing in 11 episodes. [10] Newton made his professional stage debut as an Elder Price understudy in the West End run of The Book of Mormon in 2013. The following year, he appeared in two episodes of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Sam Hern. [11] [12]

From 2016 to 2017, Newton starred in the Disney Channel series The Lodge as Ben Evans. [13] [14] While appearing on the series, he was also featured on the two accompanying soundtrack albums. [15] [16] In 2018, he starred in the Syfy television film Lake Placid: Legacy as Billy. [17]

In 2020, Newton began playing Colin, the third eldest Bridgerton son, in the Shondaland-produced Netflix period drama Bridgerton . [18] [19] [20] A supporting character in the first two series, it was announced in May 2022 that he and co-star Nicola Coughlan would lead the third series, a change from Julia Quinn's Regency romance book series in which their characters lead the fourth novel Romancing Mister Bridgerton . [21] In November 2024, Newton was featured in People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue, in a "Royally Sexy" portfolio inspired by his Bridgerton character. [22] After his starring season on Bridgerton, Newton earned a spot on IMDB's year-end list of Most Popular Stars of 2024. [23] [24] In May of 2025, Newton came in at 93 on Radio Times' TV 100 List, which served to "spotlight the truly incredible talent driving [the world of television's] transformation for the better." [25]

Newton returned to the stage as Adam in the 2023 revival of The Shape of Things at the Park Theatre. [26] WhatsOnStage, [27] Broadway World UK, [28] The Standard, [29] and The Times [30] praised Newton's performance starring opposite Amber Anderson. The revival would go on to be nominated for Best Off-West End Production at the 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. [31]

In mid-2023, Newton did voice work for the Portuguese animated film Viana: The Legend of the Golden Hearts as Thomas, a Portuguese guitar craftsman who falls in love with Princess Ana. [32] [33]

In November 2024, Deadline Hollywood announced that Newton would be starring alongside actress Lucy Hale in the sci-fi thriller White Mars. [34] In July 2025, Newton was announced to play fashion designer Alexander McQueen in the upcoming off-Broadway play House of McQueen . [35]

Personal life

Newton has dyslexia and ADHD. [36] [37] He dated actress Sophie Simnett, his The Lodge co-star, from 2016 to 2018. He later dated Welsh theatre actress Jade Davies from 2019 to 2023. Newton has been in a steady relationship with dancer Antonia Roumelioti since 2023. In the early stages of their partnership, he reportedly kept the relationship private, influenced by his experiences with previous partners and the heightened public scrutiny surrounding his on-screen chemistry and perceived association with co-star Nicola Coughlan. Newton and Roumelioti [38] began making more public appearances together since early 2025.

Newton's grandfather Ken died during the COVID-19 pandemic; the family raised over £3,000 for the Love Your Hospital charity in his name. [39]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes productions that have not yet been released

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRefs.
2014Twist and Pulse's Halloween ThrillerMichaelShort film [40]
2018Lake Placid: LegacyBilly
2019Youth in BedEthanShort film [41] [40]
2026Viana: The Legend of the Golden Hearts†ThomasVoice role [42] [43]
TBA White Mars †LeoPost-production [44]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRefs.
2010 The Cut Luke AtwoodMain role; 11 episodes [40]
2011 Sadie J Brad1 episode [40]
2013 Mr Selfridge Richard Brackenbury1 episode [40]
2014 Doctors Sam Hern2 episodes [40]
2016–2017 The Lodge Ben EvansMain role [40]
2018 Lake Placid: Legacy BillyTelevision film [40]
2020–present Bridgerton Colin Bridgerton Main role [45]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleDirectorVenueNotesRefs.
2013 The Book of Mormon Swing Casey Nicholaw & Trey Parker Prince of Wales Theatre, LondonUnderstudy for Elder Price [46]
2015 Loserville Michael DorkMichael BurgenUnion Theatre, London [47]
2015 Legally Blonde Warner Huntington IIIMitch SebastianKilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire [48]
2023 The Shape of Things AdamNicky Allpress Park Theatre, London [4] [40]
2025 House of McQueen Alexander McQueen Sam HelfrichThe Mansion at Hudson Yards, New York City [49]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2021 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series BridgertonNominated [50]
2025 TV Choice Awards Best Drama PerformanceNominated [51]
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesNominated [52]
The Astra Awards Best Cast Ensemble in a Streaming Drama SeriesNominated [53]
BAFTA TV Awards P&C Cruises Memorable MomentNominated [54]
Edinburgh TV AwardsTV Moment of the Year 2025Won [55]

References

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  3. 1 2 Eccles, Lynn (10 October 2006). "Singer and her group make finals of X Factor". The Argus. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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  12. ↑ "BBC One - Doctors, Series 16, The Moon Girl Chronicles (Part Two)". BBC . Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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