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 === Theatre ===
-Stage productions include: ''[[Savages]]'' (1984); ''[[Liefdeskringloop]]'' (1985); ''[[Oliver!]]'' (1985); ''[[Personal Column]]'' (1985); ''[[Anatomie Titus Fall of Rome]]'' (1986); ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1986); ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' (1987); ''[[Macbeth]]'';  ''[[Rodney Gets His Gun]]''; ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''; ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''; ''[[Thina Bantu - We People]]'' (1988);  ''[[Hamlet]]''; ''[[The Seagull]]'' (1987); ''[[Silent Movie]]'' (directed by Barney Simon, 1992); ''[[Reggie’s Roaring Roadshow]]'' (1993); ''[[Victoria Almost Falls]]'' (1994); ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (1994); ''[[Khaya in the Sky]]'' (1995); ''[[Shooting Billy the Kid]]'' (director, 1996); ''[[Keely and Du]]'' (1997); ''[[Ma-Gents]]'' (1997); ''[[Endgame]]'' (1997); ''[[Closer]]'' (1998): ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (2001); ''[[Gums and Noses]]'' (2001); ''[[Hear and Now]]'' (2005); ''[[It's Just Not Fez]]'' (2007), ''[[The Tempest]]'' (2009); ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' (2010); ''[[L'Avare|The Miser]]'' (2012); ''[[Pale Natives]]'' (2014); ''[[Truth in Translation]]''; ''[[The Return of Elvis du Pisanie]]'' (2014); ''[[Eat Me!]]'';
+Stage productions include: ''[[Savages]]'' (1984); ''[[Liefdeskringloop]]'' (1985); ''[[Oliver!]]'' (1985); ''[[Personal Column]]'' (1985); ''[[Anatomie Titus Fall of Rome]]'' (1986); ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1986); ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' (1987); ''[[The Seagull]]'' (1987); ''[[Macbeth]]'';  ''[[Rodney Gets His Gun]]''; ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''; ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''; ''[[Thina Bantu - We People]]'' (1988);  ''[[Hamlet]]'';  ''[[Silent Movie]]'' (directed by Barney Simon, 1992); ''[[Reggie’s Roaring Roadshow]]'' (1993); ''[[Victoria Almost Falls]]'' (1994); ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (1994); ''[[Khaya in the Sky]]'' (1995); ''[[Shooting Billy the Kid]]'' (director, 1996); ''[[Keely and Du]]'' (1997); ''[[Ma-Gents]]'' (1997); ''[[Endgame]]'' (1997); ''[[Closer]]'' (1998): ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (2001); ''[[Gums and Noses]]'' (2001); ''[[Hear and Now]]'' (2005); ''[[It's Just Not Fez]]'' (2007), ''[[The Tempest]]'' (2009); ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' (2010); ''[[L'Avare|The Miser]]'' (2012); ''[[Pale Natives]]'' (2014); ''[[Truth in Translation]]''; ''[[The Return of Elvis du Pisanie]]'' (2014); ''[[Eat Me!]]'';
 In the 1990s he began working with [[Andrew Buckland]], and together they performed many of Buckland’s plays, under the direction of either [[Janet Buckland]] or [[Lara Foot-Newton]]. These include ''[[Bloodstream]]'' (1992 & 1994); ''[[Feedback]]'' (from 1994); ''[[The Well Being]]'' (1999).

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 === Theatre ===
-Stage productions include: ''[[Savages]]'' (1984); ''[[Liefdeskringloop]]'' (1985); ''[[Oliver!]]'' (1985); ''[[Personal Column]]'' (1985); ''[[Anatomie Titus Fall of Rome]]'' (1986); ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1986); ''[[Macbeth]]'';  ''[[Rodney Gets His Gun]]''; ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''; ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''; ''[[Thina Bantu - We People]]'' (1988); ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' (1987); ''[[Hamlet]]''; ''[[The Seagull]]'' (1987); ''[[Silent Movie]]'' (directed by Barney Simon, 1992); ''[[Reggie’s Roaring Roadshow]]'' (1993); ''[[Victoria Almost Falls]]'' (1994); ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (1994); ''[[Khaya in the Sky]]'' (1995); ''[[Shooting Billy the Kid]]'' (director, 1996); ''[[Keely and Du]]'' (1997); ''[[Ma-Gents]]'' (1997); ''[[Endgame]]'' (1997); ''[[Closer]]'' (1998): ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (2001); ''[[Gums and Noses]]'' (2001); ''[[Hear and Now]]'' (2005); ''[[It's Just Not Fez]]'' (2007), ''[[The Tempest]]'' (2009); ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' (2010); ''[[L'Avare|The Miser]]'' (2012); ''[[Pale Natives]]'' (2014); ''[[Truth in Translation]]''; ''[[The Return of Elvis du Pisanie]]'' (2014); ''[[Eat Me!]]'';
+Stage productions include: ''[[Savages]]'' (1984); ''[[Liefdeskringloop]]'' (1985); ''[[Oliver!]]'' (1985); ''[[Personal Column]]'' (1985); ''[[Anatomie Titus Fall of Rome]]'' (1986); ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1986); ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' (1987); ''[[Macbeth]]'';  ''[[Rodney Gets His Gun]]''; ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''; ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''; ''[[Thina Bantu - We People]]'' (1988);  ''[[Hamlet]]''; ''[[The Seagull]]'' (1987); ''[[Silent Movie]]'' (directed by Barney Simon, 1992); ''[[Reggie’s Roaring Roadshow]]'' (1993); ''[[Victoria Almost Falls]]'' (1994); ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (1994); ''[[Khaya in the Sky]]'' (1995); ''[[Shooting Billy the Kid]]'' (director, 1996); ''[[Keely and Du]]'' (1997); ''[[Ma-Gents]]'' (1997); ''[[Endgame]]'' (1997); ''[[Closer]]'' (1998): ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (2001); ''[[Gums and Noses]]'' (2001); ''[[Hear and Now]]'' (2005); ''[[It's Just Not Fez]]'' (2007), ''[[The Tempest]]'' (2009); ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' (2010); ''[[L'Avare|The Miser]]'' (2012); ''[[Pale Natives]]'' (2014); ''[[Truth in Translation]]''; ''[[The Return of Elvis du Pisanie]]'' (2014); ''[[Eat Me!]]'';
 In the 1990s he began working with [[Andrew Buckland]], and together they performed many of Buckland’s plays, under the direction of either [[Janet Buckland]] or [[Lara Foot-Newton]]. These include ''[[Bloodstream]]'' (1992 & 1994); ''[[Feedback]]'' (from 1994); ''[[The Well Being]]'' (1999).

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 === Theatre ===
-Stage productions include: ''[[Savages]]'' (1984); ''[[Liefdeskringloop]]'' (1985); ''[[Oliver!]]'' (1985); ''[[Personal Column]]'' (1985); ''[[Anatomie Titus Fall of Rome]]'' (1986); ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1986); ''[[Macbeth]]''; ''[[Reggie’s Roaring Roadshow]]'' (1993); ''[[Rodney Gets His Gun]]''; ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''; ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''; ''[[Thina Bantu - We People]]'' (1988); ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' (1987); ''[[Hamlet]]''; ''[[The Seagull]]'' (1987); ''[[Silent Movie]]'' (directed by Barney Simon, 1992); ''[[Victoria Almost Falls]]'' (1994); ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (1994); ''[[Khaya in the Sky]]'' (1995); ''[[Shooting Billy the Kid]]'' (director, 1996); ''[[Keely and Du]]'' (1997); ''[[Ma-Gents]]'' (1997); ''[[Endgame]]'' (1997); ''[[Closer]]'' (1998): ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (2001); ''[[Gums and Noses]]'' (2001); ''[[Hear and Now]]'' (2005); ''[[It's Just Not Fez]]'' (2007), ''[[The Tempest]]'' (2009); ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' (2010); ''[[L'Avare|The Miser]]'' (2012); ''[[Pale Natives]]'' (2014); ''[[Truth in Translation]]''; ''[[The Return of Elvis du Pisanie]]'' (2014); ''[[Eat Me!]]'';
+Stage productions include: ''[[Savages]]'' (1984); ''[[Liefdeskringloop]]'' (1985); ''[[Oliver!]]'' (1985); ''[[Personal Column]]'' (1985); ''[[Anatomie Titus Fall of Rome]]'' (1986); ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1986); ''[[Macbeth]]'';  ''[[Rodney Gets His Gun]]''; ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''; ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''; ''[[Thina Bantu - We People]]'' (1988); ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' (1987); ''[[Hamlet]]''; ''[[The Seagull]]'' (1987); ''[[Silent Movie]]'' (directed by Barney Simon, 1992); ''[[Reggie’s Roaring Roadshow]]'' (1993); ''[[Victoria Almost Falls]]'' (1994); ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (1994); ''[[Khaya in the Sky]]'' (1995); ''[[Shooting Billy the Kid]]'' (director, 1996); ''[[Keely and Du]]'' (1997); ''[[Ma-Gents]]'' (1997); ''[[Endgame]]'' (1997); ''[[Closer]]'' (1998): ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (2001); ''[[Gums and Noses]]'' (2001); ''[[Hear and Now]]'' (2005); ''[[It's Just Not Fez]]'' (2007), ''[[The Tempest]]'' (2009); ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' (2010); ''[[L'Avare|The Miser]]'' (2012); ''[[Pale Natives]]'' (2014); ''[[Truth in Translation]]''; ''[[The Return of Elvis du Pisanie]]'' (2014); ''[[Eat Me!]]'';
 In the 1990s he began working with [[Andrew Buckland]], and together they performed many of Buckland’s plays, under the direction of either [[Janet Buckland]] or [[Lara Foot-Newton]]. These include ''[[Bloodstream]]'' (1992 & 1994); ''[[Feedback]]'' (from 1994); ''[[The Well Being]]'' (1999).

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 === Theatre ===
-Stage productions include: ''[[Savages]]'' (1984); ''[[Liefdeskringloop]]'' (1985); ''[[Oliver!]]'' (1985); ''[[Personal Column]]'' (1985); ''[[Anatomie Titus Fall of Rome]]'' (1986); ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1986); ''[[Macbeth]]''; ''[[Reggie’s Roaring Roadshow]]'' (1993); ''[[Rodney Gets His Gun]]''; ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''; ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''; ''[[Thina Bantu - We People]]'' (1988); ''[[Measure for Measure]]''; ''[[Hamlet]]''; ''[[The Seagull]]'' (1987); ''[[Silent Movie]]'' (directed by Barney Simon, 1992); ''[[Victoria Almost Falls]]'' (1994); ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (1994); ''[[Khaya in the Sky]]'' (1995); ''[[Shooting Billy the Kid]]'' (director, 1996); ''[[Keely and Du]]'' (1997); ''[[Ma-Gents]]'' (1997); ''[[Endgame]]'' (1997); ''[[Closer]]'' (1998): ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (2001); ''[[Gums and Noses]]'' (2001); ''[[Hear and Now]]'' (2005); ''[[It's Just Not Fez]]'' (2007), ''[[The Tempest]]'' (2009); ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' (2010); ''[[L'Avare|The Miser]]'' (2012); ''[[Pale Natives]]'' (2014); ''[[Truth in Translation]]''; ''[[The Return of Elvis du Pisanie]]'' (2014); ''[[Eat Me!]]'';
+Stage productions include: ''[[Savages]]'' (1984); ''[[Liefdeskringloop]]'' (1985); ''[[Oliver!]]'' (1985); ''[[Personal Column]]'' (1985); ''[[Anatomie Titus Fall of Rome]]'' (1986); ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' (1986); ''[[Macbeth]]''; ''[[Reggie’s Roaring Roadshow]]'' (1993); ''[[Rodney Gets His Gun]]''; ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''; ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]''; ''[[Thina Bantu - We People]]'' (1988); ''[[Measure for Measure]]'' (1987); ''[[Hamlet]]''; ''[[The Seagull]]'' (1987); ''[[Silent Movie]]'' (directed by Barney Simon, 1992); ''[[Victoria Almost Falls]]'' (1994); ''[[Hello and Goodbye]]'' (1994); ''[[Khaya in the Sky]]'' (1995); ''[[Shooting Billy the Kid]]'' (director, 1996); ''[[Keely and Du]]'' (1997); ''[[Ma-Gents]]'' (1997); ''[[Endgame]]'' (1997); ''[[Closer]]'' (1998): ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' (2001); ''[[Gums and Noses]]'' (2001); ''[[Hear and Now]]'' (2005); ''[[It's Just Not Fez]]'' (2007), ''[[The Tempest]]'' (2009); ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]'' (2010); ''[[L'Avare|The Miser]]'' (2012); ''[[Pale Natives]]'' (2014); ''[[Truth in Translation]]''; ''[[The Return of Elvis du Pisanie]]'' (2014); ''[[Eat Me!]]'';
 In the 1990s he began working with [[Andrew Buckland]], and together they performed many of Buckland’s plays, under the direction of either [[Janet Buckland]] or [[Lara Foot-Newton]]. These include ''[[Bloodstream]]'' (1992 & 1994); ''[[Feedback]]'' (from 1994); ''[[The Well Being]]'' (1999).

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−	[[Lionel Newton]] (1965- ) ~~is a South African actor~~ and mime artist.	+	[[Lionel Newton]] (1965-2026 ). Actor and mime artist.

	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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 ===Film ===
-Roles in feature films and made-for-TV movies include: Billy in ''[[An African Dream]]'' (1987); Dave in ''[[Gums & Noses (film)]]'' (2004) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481106/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1]; Sgt. Smit in ''[[Stander]]'' (2003); Luke in ''[[Forgiveness]]'' (2004); John D. Daragon in ''[[Mama Jack]]'' (2005); Treppie Benade in ''[[Triomf]]'' (2008); Martin in ''[[Jozi]]'' (2010); John Wraith in ''[[Sleeper's Wake]]'' (2012); Jack Hodgeson in ''[[Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom]]'' (2013); Donald in ''[[Nothing for Mahala]]'' (2013);
+Roles in feature films and made-for-TV movies include: ''[[Rage to Kill]]'' (1987); Billy in ''[[An African Dream]]'' (1987); ''[[The Good Fascist]]'' (1992); ''[[Yankee Zulu]]'' (1993); ''[[Jump the Gun]]'' (1997); Sgt. Smit in ''[[Stander]]'' (2003); Luke in ''[[Forgiveness]]'' (2004); ''[[Country of my Skull]]'' (2004); Dave in ''[[Gums & Noses (film)]]'' (2004) ; ''[[Crossing the Line]]'' (2005); John D. Daragon in ''[[Mama Jack]]'' (2005); ''[[Coup!]]'' (2006); Treppie Benade in ''[[Triomf]]'' (2008); Martin in ''[[Jozi]]'' (2010); ''[[Rhythm City]]'' (2010);  ''[[Paradise Stop]]'' (2011); John Wraith in ''[[Sleeper's Wake]]'' (2012); Jack Hodgeson in ''[[Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom]]'' (2013); Donald in ''[[Nothing for Mahala]]'' (2013); ''[[Kite]]'' (2014); ''[[While You Weren't Looking]]'' (2015); ''[[Schuks! Pay Back the Money!]]'' (2015); ''[[The Chemo Club]]'' (2016); ''[[Heart AKA Four Minutes]]'' (2017); ''[[Die Rebellie van Lafras Verwey]]'' (2017); ''[[Pop, Lock 'n Roll]]'' (2017); ''[[Hole in the Wall]]'' (2017); ''[[Farewell Ella Bella]]'' (2018); ''[[Mia and the White Lion]]'' (2018); ''[[The Banana Spilts Movie]]'' (2019); ''[[Somerkersfees]]'' (2019); ''[[The Last Days of American Crime]]'' (2020); ''[[Boy Kills World]]'' (2023); ''[[Breathing In]]'' (2023).
 === Television ===
-South African television credits include: ''[[Sorted]]'' (2005-2006); ''[[You be the Judge]]''; ''[[Barney Barnato]]''; ''[[Life Begins at Forty]]''; ''[[Soul Buddyz]]''; ''[[Isidingo]]''; ''[[Crossing the Line]]''; ''[[Rhythm City]]''; ''[[End Game]]'';
+Television credits include: ''[[Barney Barnato]]'' (1989); ''[[To the Ends of the Earth]]'' (2005); ''[[Sorted]]'' (2005-2006); ''[[You be the Judge]]''; ''[[Life Begins at Forty]]''; ''[[Soul Buddyz]]''; ''[[Isidingo]]''; ''[[Crossing the Line]]''; ''[[Rhythm City]]''; ''[[End Game]]''; ''[[Bulletproof]]'' (2021); ''[[Abraham Lincoln]]'' (2022).
 == Awards, etc ==

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 Lionel Newton has won many acting awards in South Africa, including:
-Evening Post Showtime Awards, 1994, for ''[[Bloodstream]]'' (best supporting actor - professional).
+Evening Post [[Showtime Awards]], 1994, for ''[[Bloodstream]]'' (best supporting actor - professional).
 [[Vita Award]] (Cape Town region) 1998 Best Support Actor, ''[[Feedback]]''.

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 == Biography ==
-Trained at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]].
+Born and raised in Alberton on the Witwatersrand, but was sent to a Catholic School in Kimberley for his schooling. Trained at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]].
 Married to South African stage director and playwright [[Lara Foot-Newton|Lara Foot]]. The couple separated and Lionel moved to Johannesburg  in 2010, after seven years in Cape Town.