---
name: "George Newton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/george-newton"
fi1m_id: "george-newton"
imdb_id: "nm1675336"
tmdb_id: 122999
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 April 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T17:20:05.174209+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."
---

# George Newton

## Identity

George Newton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/george-newton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** george-newton
- **IMDb ID:** nm1675336
- **TMDB ID:** 122999
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1675336/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/122999

Actor. Born 5 April 1957 in Sedgefield, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 April 1957, Sedgefield, England, UK
- **Active:** 2004–2015
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 6 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Mark Herbert](https://film.one/person/mark-herbert.md), [Shane Meadows](https://film.one/person/shane-meadows.md), [Stephen Graham](https://film.one/person/stephen-graham.md), [Thomas Turgoose](https://film.one/person/thomas-turgoose.md), [Vicky McClure](https://film.one/person/vicky-mcclure.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 81 (3), 2010s 83 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 72 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 2, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $16m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1675336/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/122999

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*This Is England '86*](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-86.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

George Newton is a British actor born on 5 April 1957 in Sedgefield, England. He made his screen debut as Gypsy John in Shane Meadows' *Dead Man's Shoes* (2004).

Meadows cast him again as Banjo in the film *This Is England* (2006) and its television sequels *This Is England '86* (2010), *This Is England '88* (2011) and *This Is England '90* (2015). Newton has also appeared in *Control* (2007) as a studio owner, *Inbred* (2011) as Wilf, and *Paddington* (2014) in an uncredited role. He has directed two short films.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (7)

### Performed in (6) — the average rests on these

- *This Is England '90* (2015), Fi1m 81, as Banjo — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-90.md)
- *This Is England '88* (2011), Fi1m 86, as Banjo — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-88.md)
- *This Is England '86* (2010), Fi1m 80, as Banjo — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-86.md)
- *Control* (2007), Fi1m 80, as Studio Owner — [page](https://film.one/film/control.md)
- *This Is England* (2007), Fi1m 85, as Banjo — [page](https://film.one/film/this-is-england.md)
- *Dead Man's Shoes* (2004), Fi1m 77, as Gypsy John — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-mans-shoes.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Paddington* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Angel (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

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

- *0187 UFO* (2026), as Lupo Grigio
- *Fall to the Top* (2025), as The Honey Badger
- *Among the Living* (2022), Actor
- *Surprise* (2018), as Boxing Manager (segment "Sweethearts")
- *On the Edge* (2018), series, as Kem's Dad
- *Soldier Bee* (2017), as Lars
- *Five Pillars* (2016), as Robert
- *This Is England '90* (2015), series, as Banjo — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-90.md)
- *Paddington* (2014), as Angel (uncredited) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/paddington.md)
- *This Is England '88* (2011), series, as Banjo — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-88.md)
- *Inbred* (2011), as Wilf
- *This Is England '86* (2010), series, as Banjo — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-england-86.md)
- *Pelican Blood* (2010), as Eddie - Poacher
- *Control* (2007), as Studio Owner — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/control.md)
- *This Is England* (2007), as Banjo — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/this-is-england.md)
- *Dead Man's Shoes* (2004), as Gypsy John — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-mans-shoes.md)
- *The King Without a Name*, as Sarasten

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