# Luke Newton

Luke Paul Anthony Newton (né Atkinson) (born 5 February 1993) is an English actor. He is known for his role as Colin in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2020–present). He also had roles in the BBC Two drama The Cut (2009) and the Disney Channel series The Lodge (2016–2017).

## Early life

Newton grew up in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. He has a younger sister named Lauren. His parents divorced, and his mother Michelle remarried in 2006. Newton's father was a singer on Stars in Their Eyes and his two maternal aunts were in the West End.
Newton attended St Nicolas and St Mary's Primary School, going on to Northbrook College Sussex (now part of Greater Brighton Metropolitan College). He formed the boy band South 4 with Oli Reynolds (then Evans), Joel Baylis and Henry Tredinnick. Newton was scouted by an agent in Brighton while he was in a local production of Billy Elliot. He went on to train at the London School of Musical Theatre.

## Career

In 2010, Newton made his television debut in the BBC Two teen series The Cut as Luke Atwood, appearing in 11 episodes. Newton made his professional stage debut as an Elder Price understudy in the West End run of The Book of Mormon in 2013. The following year, he appeared in two episodes of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Sam Hern.
From 2016 to 2017, Newton starred in the Disney Channel series The Lodge as Ben Evans. While appearing on the series, he was also featured on the two accompanying soundtrack albums. In 2018, he starred in the Syfy television film Lake Placid: Legacy as Billy.
In 2020, Newton began playing Colin, the third eldest Bridgerton son, in the Shondaland-produced Netflix period drama Bridgerton. A supporting character in the first two series, it was announced in May 2022 that he and co-star Nicola Coughlan would lead the third series, a change from Julia Quinn's Regency romance book series in which their characters lead the fourth novel Romancing Mister Bridgerton. In November 2024, Newton was featured in People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue, in a "Royally Sexy" portfolio inspired by his Bridgerton character.
Newton returned to the stage opposite Amber Anderson in the 2023 revival of The Shape of Things at the Park Theatre. In mid-2023, Newton did voice work for the Portuguese animated film Viana: The Legend of the Golden Hearts as Thomas, a Portuguese guitar craftsman who falls in love with Princess Ana.
In November 2024, Deadline Hollywood announced that Newton would be starring alongside actress Lucy Hale in the sci-fi thriller White Mars.

## Personal life

Newton has dyslexia and ADHD. He dated actress Sophie Simnett, his The Lodge co-star, from 2016 to 2018. He later dated Welsh theatre actress Jade Davies from 2019 to 2023. Newton's grandfather Ken died during the COVID-19 pandemic; the family raised over £3,000 for the Love Your Hospital charity in his name.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | Twist and Pulse's Halloween Thriller | Michael | Short film |
| 2018 | Lake Placid: Legacy | Billy | |
| 2019 | Youth in Bed | Ethan | Short film |
| 2026 | Viana: The Legend of the Golden Hearts † | Thomas | Voice role |
| TBA | White Mars † | Leo | In production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2010 | The Cut | Luke Atwood | Main role; 11 episodes |
| 2011 | Sadie J | Brad | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Mr Selfridge | Richard Brackenbury | 1 episode |
| 2014 | Doctors | Sam Hern | 2 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | The Lodge | Ben Evans | Main role |
| 2018 | Lake Placid: Legacy | Billy | Television film |
| 2020–present | Bridgerton | Colin Bridgerton | Main role |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Venue | Notes |
| 2013 | The Book of Mormon | Swing | Casey Nicholaw & Trey Parker | Prince of Wales Theatre, London | Understudy for Elder Price |
| 2015 | Loserville | Michael Dork | Michael Burgen | Union Theatre, London | |
| 2015 | Legally Blonde | Warner Huntington III | Mitch Sebastian | Kilworth House Theatre, Leicestershire | |
| 2023 | The Shape of Things | Adam | Nicky Allpress | Park Theatre, London | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Bridgerton | Nominated |
| 2025 | TV Choice Awards | Best Drama Performance | Bridgerton | Nominated |
| 2025 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Bridgerton | Nominated |