---
name: "Matthew Newman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matthew-newman"
fi1m_id: "matthew-newman"
imdb_id: "nm2482864"
tmdb_id: 966286
wikidata_id: "Q15436991"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-12T20:04:08.277834+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."
---

# Matthew Newman

## Identity

Matthew Newman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matthew-newman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matthew-newman
- **IMDb ID:** nm2482864
- **TMDB ID:** 966286
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15436991
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15436991, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2482864/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/966286

Editor. Born 1 January 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 1 January 2000
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Also known as:** Mat Newman
- **Frequently works with:** [Nicolas Winding Refn](https://film.one/person/nicolas-winding-refn.md), [Ryan Gosling](https://film.one/person/ryan-gosling.md), [Sidonie Dumas](https://film.one/person/sidonie-dumas.md), [Vincent Maraval](https://film.one/person/vincent-maraval.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 73 (1), 2010s 64 (3), 2020s 54 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 62 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Thriller 5, Crime 4, Drama 4, Horror 2, Action 1, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $96m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15436991, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2482864/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/966286

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Bronson*](https://film.one/film/bronson.md) (73), [*The Neon Demon*](https://film.one/film/the-neon-demon.md) (61), [*Only God Forgives*](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md) (48)

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

## Biography

Matthew Newman is a British film editor, also credited as Mat Newman. He began his career as a production assistant on Martin Scorsese’s *Gangs of New York* (2002) before moving into editing, initially on commercials and television series including episodes of *Miss Marple* and *Doctor Who*.

Newman has collaborated extensively with director Nicolas Winding Refn. Their joint credits include *Bronson* (2009), *Valhalla Rising* (2009), *Drive* (2011), *Only God Forgives* (2013) and *The Neon Demon* (2016). His editing on *Drive* received a BAFTA nomination for Best Editing.

Other feature credits include *Sicario: Day of the Soldado* (2018), *Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse* (2021), *Her Private Hell* (2026) and *Shelter* (2026).

*Sources: imdb.com, burnleyexpress.net, de.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Her Private Hell* (2026), Fi1m 41, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/her-private-hell.md)
- *Islands* (2025), Fi1m 68, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/islands.md)
- *The Neon Demon* (2016), Fi1m 61, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-neon-demon.md)
- *Only God Forgives* (2013), Fi1m 48, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md)
- *Drive* (2011), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/drive.md)
- *Bronson* (2009), Fi1m 73, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/bronson.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

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

- *Her Private Hell* (2026), Editor — Fi1m 41, [page](https://film.one/film/her-private-hell.md)
- *Shelter* (2026), Editor
- *Islands* (2025), Editor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/islands.md)
- *Beauty Is Not a Sin* (2024), Editor
- *Adagio* (2023), Editor
- *Touch of Crude* (2022), Editor
- *Tom Clancy's Without Remorse* (2021), Editor
- *Too Old to Die Young* (2019), series, Editor
- *Sicario: Day of the Soldado* (2018), Editor
- *The Neon Demon* (2016), Editor — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/the-neon-demon.md)
- *Line of Separation* (2015), series, Editor
- *Serena* (2014), Editor
- *Only God Forgives* (2013), Editor — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md)
- *Drive* (2011), Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/drive.md)
- *Valhalla Rising* (2010), Editor
- *Bronson* (2009), Editor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/bronson.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/matthew-newman