 |
Matthew Newton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 January 1977 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) |
| Occupations |
|
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Notable work | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities |
| Spouse | Catherine Schneiderman [1] |
| Parents |
|
| Relatives | Eric Schneiderman (father-in-law) [1] |
Matthew Joseph Newton (born 22 January 1977) [2] [3] is an Australian actor, writer, and director, and son of TV personalities Bert and Patti Newton.
Newton has performed in Australia and abroad on stage, television and movies. In 1988, he starred in Sugar and Spice , a children's television series. In 1992, he starred in Late For School , a drama series that aired briefly on Channel Ten. In 1993 he made his motion picture debut, appearing in the Australian independent satirical science fiction body horror movie Body Melt . In 2000, he starred alongside Pia Miranda in the film adaptation of the teen novel Looking for Alibrandi . In 2001 he appeared in the Australian/American science fiction show Farscape as the character Jothee, and as the vampire Armand in Queen of the Damned (in 2002). His acting career was interrupted by treatment in a psychiatric unit for bipolar disorder after several incidents of domestic violence and assault, which were widely reported in the Australian media.
In 2005, Newton starred in The Surgeon , which aired on Channel Ten.
In 2006, he appeared in the first and second seasons of improvisation comedy show Thank God You're Here . Newton also starred in a TV series for TV1 called Stupid, Stupid Man set in the office of a fictional men's magazine called COQ where he plays Nick Driscoll, the features writer.
In 2008, he was reportedly close to being cast for a role as a gangster in the first season of Underbelly , but did not get the role. [4] He went on to appear in Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities as protagonist Terry Clark.
Newton wrote, directed and starred in the feature Three Blind Mice , which made its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and won the Critics Prize at the 2008 London Film Festival.
In 2010, Newton was announced as the host of the Australian version of The X Factor on the Seven Network. However, in August 2010 following two domestic violence incidents involving girlfriend Rachael Taylor at a hotel in Rome, Newton had to quit The X Factor due to 'medical advice'. [5]
In 2011, Newton appeared in Face to Face , an independent Australian film directed by Michael Rymer. Newton also appeared in The Lie (directed by Joshua Leonard) in 2011.
In November 2013, Newton directed and starred in an off-Broadway production of Hamlet in New York City. [6]
Newton performed "The Christmas Song" at the Carols by Candlelight Christmas Eve family event at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in 2009. [7]
On 15 January 2007, Newton was fired from his new role at Nova. He had recently been signed to co-host The Matt and Boothy Show with comedian Akmal Saleh in the prime time drive shift on Fridays. [8] The Daily Telegraph confirmed that Newton announced the radio station had released him from his contract, reportedly worth up to $200,000 a year. [9]
The station suspended his involvement in the broadcasts, which were due to begin on 15 January, after allegations were made public that he had assaulted actress Brooke Satchwell, his then-girlfriend. Television actress Kate Ritchie replaced him at Nova. [10]
In 2006, Newton appeared on the New Year's Eve 2006 episode of The Big Night In with John Foreman on Network Ten in which he engaged in simulated sex acts and other suggestive activity. The Daily Telegraph reported his antics and the station received criticism from outraged viewers who complained the show was "sub-standard coverage" and "the worst ever". [11]
In 2006, Newton split with Brooke Satchwell. Newton was arrested on 16 October and charged with intimidation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm over incidents alleged to have occurred on 13 September and 6 October. He denied the charges. [12] [13] [14]
Newton was originally charged with four offences, but on 21 May 2007 a court heard he would plead guilty to one count of common assault – with police agreeing to drop counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and stalking and intimidating Satchwell, intending to cause her to fear physical or mental harm. [15] [16] On 12 June, Newton appeared in court and pleaded guilty to the one count of common assault and was put on a 12-month good behaviour bond. [17] Magistrate Paul Cloran, who recorded the conviction against Newton, acknowledged that although the actor received some character references from friends and family he felt compelled to record a conviction. [18]
In July 2007, Newton had his conviction overturned based on medical grounds. Solicitor Chris Murphy tendered a letter from Dr Robert Hampshire, Newton's psychiatrist, which outlined his depressive illness and stated he was unlikely to reoffend. Judge Joseph Moore said, "It does not in any way lead the court to give special consideration to his case because he is a person of high profile", referring to Newton's celebrity status; and, "The way in which he has been given particular media attention has acted as a considerable measure of punishment." [19]
In November 2009, Newton's hotel room in Kings Cross, Sydney, was trashed after the GQ Men's Award Night. According to media reports, the damage to the room was over $9,000. The room was booked in the name of his then girlfriend Rachael Taylor and he departed the next day without checking out. New South Wales Police investigated the matter but no charges were laid. [20]
In August 2010, following two domestic violence incidents involving girlfriend Rachael Taylor at a hotel in Rome, where Newton allegedly "punched Taylor in the face before being sedated by ambulance officers," it was reported that Taylor suffered concussion after she hit her head on the hotel's marble floor, and a sprained jaw after the alleged attack. Taylor took out an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) against Newton. [5] The media also reported his heavy use of alcohol, cocaine, marijuana, and methamphetamine at this time. [21]
In February 2011, Newton was charged with breaching the terms of his AVO. [5] He was released on bail and ordered to appear in court in March 2011. [22]
It is alleged that Newton assaulted a 66-year-old taxi driver twice in the Sydney suburb of Crows Nest on 4 December 2011. He was charged with common assault and appeared in court in January 2012. [23] The matter was originally stood over to April 2012. [24] The matter was then stood over for a further three months as Newton was facing separate charges in the United States (see below). [25]
In April 2012, Newton was arrested twice in Miami, Florida. In the first incident, on 7 April, he was charged with trespassing and resisting officers. [26] In a second incident on 17 April, Newton was charged with battery and resisting arrest after he attacked a hotel receptionist. His lawyer tweeted that people with bipolar disorder need patience and support, and said that Newton is continuing treatment. [27]
On 14 November 2012, both matters were dismissed, conditional upon Newton completing 50 hours of community service, writing a letter of apology to the hotel clerk, Ariel Bory Vargas, paying $US11,500 restitution to Vargas and staying away from both him and Mr. Moe's, the bar where he was accused of trespass. [28]
In August 2018, Jessica Chastain was criticised for choosing to work with Newton on the film, Ava . Chastain is a co-producer and Newton was selected as writer and director. Critics noted that appointing Newton for the role contrasted with Chastain's participation in the Time's Up campaign. [29] Newton later stepped down as director. [30]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Body Melt | Bronto | |
| 2000 | My Mother Frank | David Kennedy | |
| Looking for Alibrandi | John Barton | ||
| 2002 | Blurred | Mason the Chauffeur | |
| Queen of the Damned | Armand | ||
| 2005 | The Great Raid | 2nd American POW | |
| 2006 | The Bet | Will | |
| 2007 | La même nuit | Louie | Short film; Producer |
| 2008 | Three Blind Mice | Harry McCabe | Director and Writer |
| Bitter & Twisted | Matt Salt | ||
| Ascension | Luke | Short film | |
| 2011 | Face to Face | Jack Manning | |
| The Lie | Steve | ||
| 2014 | The Sideways Light | Aidan | |
| 2016 | Wasn't Afraid to Die | Russian arms dealer | |
| From Nowhere | Director, Producer and Writer | ||
| 2017 | Who We Are Now | Director, writer | |
| 2020 | Ava | Writer | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-1991 | The Flying Doctors | Wombat / Simon Maguire | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Sugar and Spice | Freddo | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Late for School | Dennis Price | 13 episodes |
| 1995 | Snowy River: The McGregor Saga | Private Horsefall | Season 3, Episode 13 |
| 1998 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Casper Moody | Season 2, Episode 7 |
| 1999 | Chuck Finn | Dr. Finlay / Steven Stevens | Season 1, Episode 24 |
| 2000 | Grass Roots | Derek Garner | 8 episodes |
| Water Rats | Josh Rogers | Season 5, Episode 2 | |
| The Lost World | Gawain | Season 1, Episode 14 | |
| 2001 | Changi | David Collins | 6 episodes |
| Farscape | Ka Jothee | 6 episodes | |
| 2005 | The Surgeon | Dr. Nick Steele | 8 episodes |
| 2005-2008 | All Saints | Isaac Talbot / Derek Cook | 2 episodes |
| 2006-2008 | Stupid Stupid Man | Nick Driscoll | 16 episodes |
| 2008 | The Strip | Gregor Foxx | Season 1, Episode 10 |
| 2009 | Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities | Terry 'Mr Asia' Clark | 13 episodes |
Matthew James Johns is an Australian rugby league media personality, commentator and former professional player. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative five-eighth, Johns played his club football primarily with the Newcastle Knights, alongside his younger brother, Andrew. Since March 2011, Johns has been a co-host on the Triple M Sydney breakfast show called The Grill Team with Mark Geyer. Since 2012, Johns has been a part of the Fox Sports NRL coverage. He had his own show on Channel 7 for one season in 2010, The Matty Johns Show and since 2013 has hosted a rugby league analysis and light entertainment show on Foxtel airing two nights each week.
Michael Jonathon Slater is an Australian former professional cricketer and former television presenter. He played in 74 Test matches and 42 One Day Internationals for the Australia national cricket team.
Katherine Leigh Ritchie is an Australian actress, radio presenter, and children's author. She is best known for her long-running role as original character Sally Fletcher on the television soap opera Home and Away, for which she won two Gold Logie awards. She played the character for 20 years, appearing from the pilot episode in 1988 until 2008. She currently co-hosts Nova 96.9's breakfast show Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie alongside Ryan Fitzgerald and Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli. Ritchie was part of Nova FM's national drive show, Kate, Tim & Joel with Tim Blackwell and Joel Creasey from 2014 until 2023.
Warren Redman Ryan is an Australian former professional rugby league football coach and player. He is considered one of the most influential rugby league coaches of the 20th century. Ryan also played in the NSWRFL Premiership for the St George Dragons and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
Albert Watson Newton was an Australian media personality. He was a Logie Hall of Fame inductee, quadruple Gold Logie award-winning entertainer, and radio, theatre, and television personality and compere.
Robert Lindsay Hughes also billed variously as Bob Hughes and Robert Hughs, is an Australian-born British former actor who appeared in ABBA: The Movie and the television sitcom Hey Dad..!.
Brooke Kerith Satchwell is an Australian actress, model, and environmental spokesperson.
John Jarratt is an Australian television film actor, producer and director and TV presenter who rose to fame through his work in the Australian New Wave. He has appeared in a number of film roles including Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), Summer City (1977), The Odd Angry Shot (1979), We of the Never Never (1982), Next of Kin (1982), and Dark Age (1987). He portrayed the antagonist Mick Taylor in the Wolf Creek franchise. He voiced the protagonist's father, Jack Hunter, in an audio drama adaptation of The Phoenix Files. He is also known for his recurring role in the drama series McLeod's Daughters.
Greg Bird is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played as a stand-off, second-row or lock for Australia at international level.
Andrew Patrick O'Keefe AM is an Australian former television presenter and lawyer. He co-hosted the weekend edition of breakfast program Weekend Sunrise from 2005 until 2017 as well as the localised versions of game shows Deal or No Deal and The Chase Australia. Since 2021, he has been arrested several times for drug and domestic violence offences.
Luke O'Donnell is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he previously played his club football in Australia with National Rugby League teams the Balmain Tigers, Wests Tigers, North Queensland Cowboys and the Sydney Roosters, with whom he featured in the club's 13th premiership. O'Donnell also played for two seasons with the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.
Charles John "Chas" Licciardello is an Australian comedian and member of satirical team The Chaser. He's currently the co-host, with John Barron, of Planet America on ABC TV. Licciardello has appeared as a regular of CNNNN, The Chaser's War on Everything and The Hamster Wheel.
Kurtley James Beale is an Australian professional rugby union representative player who has made over 90 national representative appearances in a ten-year playing career at the world-class level. He is of Aboriginal descent, has had a long Super Rugby career with the New South Wales Waratahs and has played for the Melbourne Rebels and the Wasps club in England. Beale usually plays at full-back or centre but can play fly-half or winger. In 2011 Beale received the John Eales Medal, awarded to Australian rugby's Player of the Year.
Craig Robert Thomson is an Australian former trade union official and a former politician implicated in the Health Services Union expenses affair.
John Houssam Ibrahim, is a former Kings Cross nightclub owner in Australia. Police allege Ibrahim is a "major organised-crime figure" and was labelled as the "lifeblood of the drugs industry of Kings Cross" during the 1995 Wood royal commission. However, Ibrahim strongly denies this, and has not been convicted of any related crime.
George Dimitrios Calombaris is a Greek Australian chef and restaurateur and television personality. Calombaris was one of the judges of the Network 10 series MasterChef Australia from 2009 to 2019. Prior to his role on MasterChef Australia, Calombaris appeared regularly on the daytime Network Ten cooking show Ready Steady Cook.
Dennis Raymond Ferguson was an Australian sex offender convicted of child sexual abuse. In 1988, he kidnapped and sexually abused three children, and was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment. Ferguson was forced by public hostility and news media attention to relocate his residence on numerous occasions, from various locations in New South Wales and Queensland.
Paul Carter is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. He primarily plays at lock and second-row, but can also fill in at hooker. He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans, South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Sydney Roosters.
Salim Mehajer is an Australian convicted criminal, property developer and former deputy mayor of Auburn City Council. In March 2018, Mehajer was declared bankrupt and in April 2018 was found guilty of electoral fraud, and sentenced to 21 months in prison with a non-parole period of 11 months. In April 2021, he was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months for lying to court.
Ava is a 2020 American action thriller film directed by Tate Taylor written by Matthew Newton and produced by Chastain's production company, Freckle Films. The film stars Jessica Chastain, John Malkovich, Common, Geena Davis, Colin Farrell, Ioan Gruffudd and Joan Chen.
| International | |
|---|---|
| Artists | |
