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Alex Newell

Actor | * 08/20/1992 (31) | Lynn, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Alex Eugene Newell (born August 20, 1992) is an American actor and singer. They are known for their role as Unique Adams on the Fox musical series Glee and Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. Newell also starred as Asaka in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island at the Circle in the Square Theatre in 2018. For their role in Shucked, they won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Along with J. Harrison Ghee, they became the first openly nonbinary performers to win a Tony Award in an acting category. As a singer, Newell has released tracks with Clean Bandit, Blonde, and the Knocks. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Reality-TV

Known for these Movies & Shows

A coming-of-age movie that tells a story unfolding in every high school around the country -- a story of kids hiding their true identities in plain sight, even as they feverishly pursue their hearts' ...

Geography Club

PG-13

2013 | 3.2/5 | 1h 19min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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After an unusual event, Zoey Clarke, a whip-smart computer coder forging her way in San Francisco, suddenly starts to hear the innermost wants, thoughts and desires of the people around her through po ...

Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist

TV-14

2020 | 3.9/5 | 43min per episode
Comedy, Drama
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In this musical comedy, optimistic high school teacher Will Schuester tries to refuel his own passion while reinventing the high school's glee club and challenging a group of outcasts to realize their ...

Glee

TV-PG

2009 | 3.4/5 | 43min per episode
Comedy, Drama
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Movies with Alex Newell as Actor(5)

2023 Pacemaker
2021 Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
as Melira (voice)2021 Come and Learn with Pibby!
as Mo2021 Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
as Ike2013 Geography Club

TV Shows/Series with Alex Newell as Actor(7)

as Self - Special Guest / Madam That Bitch2020 Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race
as Mo2020 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
as himself2018 Dear Daaé: Backstage at 'The Phantom of the Opera' with Ali Ewoldt
as himself2017 One Small Girl: Backstage at 'Once on This Island' with Hailey Kilgore
as Self - Musical Guest2016 Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as Morgan2015 Resident Advisors
as Wade/Unique Adams2009 Glee

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Full Name: Alex Newell
Born: Thursday, 08/20 1992 (August) in Lynn, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 31 years + 250 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Bishop Fenwick High School
Record Label: Atlantic Records
Alex Newell frequently works together with these people:
Mandy Moore (6x, Crew)
Austin Winsberg (5x, Crew)
Ryan Murphy (4x, Crew)
Michael Hitchcock (4x, Actor)
Brad Falchuk (4x, Crew)
Ian Brennan (4x, Crew)
Dodge Greenley (4x, Crew)
Scarlett Johansson (3x, Actress)
Ira Ungerleider (3x, Crew)
Natalia Anderson (3x, Crew)
Ryan Casey (3x, Crew)
Hailey Kilgore (3x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:487052, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024