Chris Newman (born 16 December 1987) is an Irish actor with roles in
films Song for a Raggy Boy and Perrier's Bounty and TV series The
Clinic, Love is the Drug, Stardust, Love/Hate and Red Rock.Newman
began attending the Billie Barry Stage School at age five. Although
the school focused mainly on dance, it introduced him to being on
stage. When he was thirteen, he auditioned six times for Aisling
Walsh's feature film, Song for a Raggy Boy, before eventually being
cast in the role of Patrick Delaney.In 2003, Newman landed a role in
the TV series, The Clinic, alongside a young Saoirse Ronan, who played
his sister. For the next few years, he juggled school work with roles
in Love is the Drug, Stardust and Aisling's Diary. In 2009, he
undertook a role in the crime-drama Love/Hate. In 2010, Newman had a
small part in the comedy gangster film, Perrier's Bounty, starring
Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson and Jim Broadbent before working with
Joe Flanigan and John Rhys-Davies on the sci-fi TV movie, Ferocious
Planet. In 2012 he played William Kelly, an assistant electrician in
Saving the Titanic alongside Andrew Simpson, his co-star in Song for a
Raggy Boy. Chris Newman made his debut in the Abbey Theatre in
February with two twenty-minute plays about love, life and
relationships called Love in a Glass Jar and Ribbons. In 2013 he
appeared in Quirke. Since 2015, Newman has played the corrupt
Detective Rory Walsh in Red Rock.Newman appeared in a documentary for
Irish television, Hollywood Trials, in 2008 and appeared in a video
for Irish band No Roller's debut single "Ocean". His first taste of
theatre was when he took the lead role in Chatroom.[citation needed]
films Song for a Raggy Boy and Perrier's Bounty and TV series The
Clinic, Love is the Drug, Stardust, Love/Hate and Red Rock.Newman
began attending the Billie Barry Stage School at age five. Although
the school focused mainly on dance, it introduced him to being on
stage. When he was thirteen, he auditioned six times for Aisling
Walsh's feature film, Song for a Raggy Boy, before eventually being
cast in the role of Patrick Delaney.In 2003, Newman landed a role in
the TV series, The Clinic, alongside a young Saoirse Ronan, who played
his sister. For the next few years, he juggled school work with roles
in Love is the Drug, Stardust and Aisling's Diary. In 2009, he
undertook a role in the crime-drama Love/Hate. In 2010, Newman had a
small part in the comedy gangster film, Perrier's Bounty, starring
Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson and Jim Broadbent before working with
Joe Flanigan and John Rhys-Davies on the sci-fi TV movie, Ferocious
Planet. In 2012 he played William Kelly, an assistant electrician in
Saving the Titanic alongside Andrew Simpson, his co-star in Song for a
Raggy Boy. Chris Newman made his debut in the Abbey Theatre in
February with two twenty-minute plays about love, life and
relationships called Love in a Glass Jar and Ribbons. In 2013 he
appeared in Quirke. Since 2015, Newman has played the corrupt
Detective Rory Walsh in Red Rock.Newman appeared in a documentary for
Irish television, Hollywood Trials, in 2008 and appeared in a video
for Irish band No Roller's debut single "Ocean". His first taste of
theatre was when he took the lead role in Chatroom.[citation needed]
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