Acting
Newton has performed in Australia and abroad on stage, television and movies. In 1992, he starred in Late For School, a drama series that aired briefly on Channel Ten. Over the next few years, Newton had guest roles in various shows. In 2000, he starred alongside with Pia Miranda in the film adaptation of the popular teen novel Looking for Alibrandi. Probably his most recognisable international role was in the American science fiction show Farscape (2001) as the character Jothee, or as the vampire Armand in Queen of the Damned (in 2002).
In 2002, Newton was nominated for a Logie Award for his role in the television series Changi.
In 2004, Newton directed, wrote and starred in his first feature film, Right Here, Right Now. The film was produced with private funding and was selected to screen in a few festivals. 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 gangland figure in the first season of Underbelly but did not get the role. He went on to appear in Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities as protagonist Terry Clark, portraying the New Zealand crime syndicate boss.
Also in 2009, 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'.
In 2011, Newton appeared in Face to Face, an independent Australian film directed by Michael Rymer.
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