Neil Newbon
Newbon in 2023
Born
Neil Newbon
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Spouses
  • China Moo-Young
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    ​
    (m. 2012; div. 2015)​
  • Saleta Losada
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    (m. 2023)​
Children1

Neil Newbon is an English actor known for playing Elijah Kamski and Gavin Reed in Detroit: Become Human, Karl Heisenberg in Resident Evil Village, and Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3.

Biography

Newbon is the son of ITV sportscaster Gary Newbon. His twin brother Laurence works as a cameraman.[1]

Professional career

In 1998, Newbon appeared in series one of the BBC Two comedy series "Goodness Gracious Me" as James the waiter in the programme's notable "Going for an English" sketch. He has appeared in numerous films. He voiced a tank driver in Jackboots on Whitehall, which starred Ewan McGregor. He starred in music videos for the Now Voyager Mix of "You Got the Love" by The Source and Candi Staton in 2006 and "Kingdom of Rust" by Doves in 2009.[2] In 2012, he joined the cast of Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, in the role of Simon Walker.[3]

Since 2012, Newbon performed as the voice actor and motion capture actor for a number of prominent video game characters, including Elijah Kamski in Detroit: Become Human, Nicholai Ginovaef in Resident Evil 3, Karl Heisenberg in Resident Evil Village, and Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3. For his performance as Astarion, Newbon won Best Performance at the 2023 Game Awards, as well as the Golden Joystick award for Best Supporting Performer.[4][5]

Personal life

Newbon is a co-founder of the training facility Performance Captured Academy, which offers courses on motion capture for aspiring actors.[6][7] In 2012, he was previously married to English film director China Moo-Young and together they had one daughter. In 2018, he confirmed his relationship with Performance Captured Academy co-founder Saleta Losada and they married in June 2023.[8][9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Discovery of Heaven Quinten
2006 The Last Drop Cpl. Rhys Powell
2006 Are You Ready for Love? Rob
2008 Beyond the Rave Nikolai Direct-to-video
2010 Jackboots on Whitehall Tank Driver Voice
2014 Extinction Rob
2016 Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Petra Fortis Voice; English dub
Also performed motion capture for Nyx Ulric

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Chris Cross Garrett Episode: "Saturday Night"
1997 Wycliffe Rob Tyzack Episode: "Close to Home"
1998 Goodness Gracious Me James 1 episode, uncredited
1998–2007 The Bill Ian Robbins, Dominic Mileham, Gavin Sullivan, Billy Peters 7 episodes
1999 Dalziel and Pascoe ET Episode: "Time to Go"
2000 Rhona Art Model Episode: "The Happy Jeans"
2000 Queen of Swords Anton Episode: "The Witness"
2002 Stranded Ernst Robinson Television film
2002 As If Seb 2 episodes
2003 The Afternoon Play Malcolm Haye Episode: "Turkish Delight"
2003–04 Dream Team Luke Davenport 19 episodes
2009 Holby City Gavin Sheldon Episode: "Take Her Breath Away"
2009 Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant Lord Mounjoy, Culpepper's Inquisitor 2 episodes
2009 New Tricks Justin Milburn Episode: "Blood Is Thicker Than Water"
2009, 2014 Doctors Kenny Foulton, Michael Faulks 2 episodes
2010 I Shouldn't Be Alive Steve Callahan Episode: "76 Days Adrift"
2012–13 Hollyoaks Simon Walker 63 episodes
2012 Hollyoaks Later 4 episodes
2015 Residue Osbourne, Keller's Aide 3 episodes
2016 Locked Up Abroad Matthew VanDyke Episode: "Gaddafi's American Prisoner"
2017 Casualty Father Anthony Bridge 1 episode

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Secret World John Galahad, Thutmose, Father Lucian, Adrian Zorlescu
2014 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 — Motion capture
2015 Until Dawn —
2017 Spacelords Additional voices
2017 Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier Bryn, Mikey, Additional voices
2018 Detroit: Become Human Elijah Kamski, Gavin Reed[10] Also motion capture
2018 Strange Brigade — Motion capture
2018 Forza Horizon 4 —
2019 We Happy Few Nick Lightbearer Lightbearer DLC
2020 Resident Evil 3 Nicholai Ginovaef[11] Also motion capture for Brad Vickers, Nemesis, and Robert Kendo
2020 Resident Evil: Resistance Also motion capture
2020 Beyond a Steel Sky Alonso
2021 Resident Evil Village Karl Heisenberg[11] Also motion capture
Also Shadows of Rose DLC
2022 Star Wars: The Old Republic Cyborg, Additional voices Legacy of the Sith and Disorder DLC
2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Zeon[11]
2023 Deliver Us Mars Isaac[12]
2023 Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion Also motion capture
2023 Warframe Fibonacci[13]

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2023 Golden Joystick Awards Best Supporting Performer Baldur's Gate 3 Won [5]
The Game Awards Best Performance Won [14]
2024 D.I.C.E. Awards Outstanding Achievement in Character Pending [15]
British Academy Games Awards Performer in a Leading Role Longlisted [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Neil Newbon : Actor". UK screen. Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Neil Newbon Videos". NME.
  3. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (8 May 2012). "'Hollyoaks' newcomer Neil Newbon talks Walker role - interview". Digital Spy. (Hearst Magazines UK). Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "All The Game Awards 2023 Winners Revealed". GameSpot. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 Gardner, Matt (11 November 2023). "2023 Golden Joystick Awards: 'Baldur's Gate 3' Wins GOTY, 6 More". Forbes. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Performance Captured Academy @ Quantic Dream, retrieved 15 October 2023
  7. ↑ "Performance Captured Academy I UK". Performance Captured. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Instagram Post".
  9. ↑ "Wedding Post".
  10. ↑ "Neil Newbon on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  11. 1 2 3 "Neil Newbon (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  12. ↑ 16 Quickfire Questions With Neil Newbon | Deliver Us Mars, retrieved 26 September 2023
  13. ↑ Neil Newbon - gathering party for BG3. (2023, December 7). Something fishy is going on...I had the extreme privilege of working with @digitalextremes @playwarframe in their new update #WhispersInTheWallsTune in to #thegameawards tomorrow for more#Fibonacci pic.twitter.com/wg40anicrn. Twitter. https://twitter.com/NeilNewbon/status/1732621847089606869
  14. ↑ "Best Performance". The Game Awards. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "27th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards Finalist". interactive.org. Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "The 60 Best Video Games of 2023". BAFTA. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

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