Luke Newton

Luke Paul Anthony Newton (né Atkinson; born 5 February 1993) is an English actor. He is known for playing Colin, the third Bridgerton child, in the Netflix series 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 is from Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. He has a younger sister, Lauren. Their parents divorced, and their mother Michelle remarried in 2006.

Newton attended St Nicolas and St Mary's Primary School, and then Northbrook College Sussex (now part of Greater Brighton Metropolitan College). He then formed the boy band South 4 with Oli Reynolds (then Evans), Joel Baylis, and Henry Tredinnick. 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 Attwood, 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 seasons, it was announced in May 2022 that he and Nicola Coughlan would lead the third season, a change from Julia Quinn's Regency romance book series in which their characters lead the fourth novel Romancing Mr. Bridgerton.

Newton will return to the stage opposite Amber Anderson in the 2023 revival of The Shape of Things at the Park Theatre.

Personal life

Newton has dyslexia.

Newton's grandfather Ken passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic; the family raised over £3,000 for the Love Your Hospital charity in his name.

Filmography

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

External links

• Luke Newton at IMDb