Chris Newman (actor)

Chris Newman (actor)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–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, Aisling's Diary, and Love/Hate. Chris has reportedly dated both male and female fellow celebrities and is currently reported to be dating the bubbly and charismatic outgoing irish supermodel Dana Arkiane.^{[citation needed]}

Early life

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

Career

After a summer of filming with Aidan Quinn, Iain Glen and Marc Warren, Chris 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 leading roles in Love is the Drug, Stardust, and Aisling's Diary. In 2009, he teamed up with Robert Sheehan for the second time in the crime-drama Love/Hate (TV series). He worked previously with Sheehan on Song for a Raggy Boy. In 2010, he had a small part in the comedy gangster film, Perrier's Bounty, also 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.

Other Work

He appeared in a documentary for Irish television Hollywood Trials in 2008 and starred 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.

Source of filmography information

Chris Newman's IMDB page

References

1. ^ Hennessy, Caroline (16 October 2003). "Song for a Raggy Boy". RTÉ.ie. http://www.rte.ie/ten/2003/1016/songforaraggyboy.html. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 
2. ^ "‘Love Is The Drug’ Begins On RTÉ Two". The Irish Film & Television Network. 15 November 2004. http://www.iftn.ie/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=867&tpl=archnews&force=1. Retrieved 3 July 2011. 

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Date of birth	16 December 1987
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