---
name: "Alec Newman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/alec-newman"
fi1m_id: "alec-newman"
imdb_id: "nm0627995"
tmdb_id: 13362
wikidata_id: "Q2640625"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "27 November 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-20T23:46:57.672288+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Alec Newman

## Identity

Alec Newman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/alec-newman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** alec-newman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0627995
- **TMDB ID:** 13362
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2640625
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Newman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2640625, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0627995/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13362

Actor. Born 27 November 1974 in Glasgow, Scotland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 27 November 1974, Glasgow, Scotland
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 77 (1), 2020s 66 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Newman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2640625, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0627995/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13362

## Biography

Alec Newman is a Scottish actor. Born in Glasgow on 27 November 1974, he trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

He is known for playing Paul Atreides in the 2000 miniseries *Dune*. Other television credits include Joseph Wemyss in *Outlander* (2014), King Aethelred in *The Last Kingdom* (2015) and Nick in *Hijack* (2023). He appeared as Taggert in the 2026 film *The Weight*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Weight* (2026), Fi1m 66, as Taggert — [page](https://film.one/film/the-weight.md)
- *Spooks* (2002), Fi1m 77, as Richard Dempsey — [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)

## Complete filmography (69)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Weight* (2026), as Taggert — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-weight.md)
- *260 days* (2025), as Miloš
- *The Hack* (2025), series, as John Mullin
- *A Death in the Family* (2025), as The Washer
- *Dept. Q* (2025), series, as Paul Evans — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dept-q.md)
- *Words of War* (2025), as Major Popov
- *Protection* (2024), series, as Edward Crowther
- *Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2* (2024), as Alan Robin
- *The Hunted* (2024), as Vlad
- *The Boys in the Boat* (2023), as Harry Rantz
- *Hijack* (2023), series, as Nick — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/hijack.md)
- *Chevalier* (2023), as Poncet
- *Karen Pirie* (2022), series, as Ziggy Malkiewicz Snr
- *Code of Silence* (2021), as Wright
- *Showtrial* (2021), series, as Dr. Stephen Vendler
- *All That Glitters* (2021), as David
- *Grace* (2021), series, as Joe Baker
- *Mary Anning* (2018), as Mr. Cromwell
- *The Marine 6: Close Quarters* (2018), as Patrick Dillon
- *Suzanne & Martin* (2018), Actor
- *Where Hands Touch* (2018), as Juttner
- *Eullenia* (2018), series, as Marcus Hammond
- *The Snowman* (2017), as Mould Man
- *HIM* (2016), series, as Ross Brodie
- *The Last Kingdom* (2015), series, as King Aethelred — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-last-kingdom.md)
- *The Bastard Executioner* (2015), series, as Leon Tell
- *Outlander* (2014), series, as Joseph Wemyss — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/outlander.md)
- *Greyhawk* (2014), as Mal
- *Dracula* (2013), series, as Josef Cervenka
- *Rogue* (2013), series, as Ray Williams
- *Shetland* (2013), series, as Niven Guthrie — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/shetland.md)
- *High School* (2012), series, as Narrator
- *Call the Midwife* (2012), series, as Father Duncombe — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/call-the-midwife.md)
- *A Lonely Place to Die* (2011), as Rob
- *National Theatre Live: King Lear* (2011), as Edmund
- *Moonlight Serenade* (2009), as Nate Holden
- *Hope Springs* (2009), series, as Euan Harries
- *The Fifth Patient* (2007), as Dr. Stevenson
- *The Gene Generation* (2007), as Christian
- *Reichenbach Falls* (2007), as Jim Buchan
- *Lewis* (2007), series, as Graham Lawrie
- *Constellation* (2007), as Kent
- *Waterloo Road* (2006), series, as Michael Byrne
- *Four Corners of Suburbia* (2005), as Benjamin Winters
- *Dark Shadows* (2005), as Barnabas Collins
- *Staring at the Sun* (2005), as Clay Roberts
- *Frankenstein* (2004), series, as Victor Frankenstein
- *Tru Calling* (2003), series, as Michael Mancuso
- *Bright Young Things* (2003), as Tiger
- *Frank Herbert's Children of Dune* (2003), series, as Paul Atreides / Muad'Dib / Usul / The Prophet
- *The Principles of Lust* (2003), as Paul
- *Spooks* (2002), series, as Richard Dempsey — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/spooks.md)
- *Night Flight* (2002), as Young 'Flash' Harry Peters
- *Long Time Dead* (2002), as Liam
- *Judge John Deed* (2001), series, Actor
- *24* (2001), series, as Kevin Cordero — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *Star Trek: Enterprise* (2001), series, as Malik
- *Frank Herbert's Dune* (2000), series, as Paul Atreides / Muad'Dib / Usul
- *Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes* (2000), as Thomas Neill
- *Angel* (1999), series, as Drogyn
- *G:MT Greenwich Mean Time* (1999), as Charlie
- *The Blonde Bombshell* (1999), series, as Jimmy Stanford
- *The Rag Nymph* (1997), series, as Ben
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, Actor
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Sean Hollings
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Johnny Wyler
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Craig, Robert Ludlow — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Natural World* (1983), series, as Narrator
- *Taggart* (1983), series, Actor

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