Lily Newmark

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Lily Newmark
Born
Lily Inge Newmark

London, England
NationalityBritish, American[citation needed]
EducationFrancis Holland School, East 15 Acting School
OccupationActress, Model
Years active2012–present
Parents

Lily Newmark (born 24 May 1994[citation needed]) is a British-American actress and former model. She is best known for playing Iona in the film Pin Cushion (2017), Ruthie in the Netflix series Sex Education (2019–2020), Pym in the Netflix series Cursed (2020) and Eve Milton in the Sky One series Temple (2019).

Early life[]

Newmark was born and raised in London. She is the daughter of Conservative politician Brooks Newmark and artist Lucy Keegan.[1] Her maternal aunt is actress Rose Keegan.[2] She attended the private Francis Holland School in Sloane Square before studying at East 15 Acting School where she graduated with a BA in Acting and Contemporary Theatre in 2016.[1][3]

Career[]

Newmark began her career by appearing in amateur independent films; and in music videos for artists including DISCIPLΞS,[4] Rejjie Snow[5] and Real Lies.[6] She was scouted by First Model Management and proceeded to work professionally as a fashion model for several years.[7][8][9] As a model her work included campaigns for Zandra Rhodes[10] and Chanel;[11] and editorials for Vice Magazine[12][13] and Wonderland Magazine[14]

In her final year at drama school she was cast in a small recurring role in the NBC television series Emerald City.[15] She was then cast in the leading role of Iona in the British independent film Pin Cushion, for which she was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards.[16] She went on to play supporting roles in various film and television productions including Juliet, Naked (2018), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Les Misérables (2019), Born a King (2019), Balance, Not Symmetry (2019), Sex Education (2019–2020), Cursed (2020), Misbehaviour (2020), and Temple (2019).[17]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Return of the Ghost Skye
2017 Pin Cushion Iona
2018 Juliet, Naked Carly
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story Lexi
2018 Dagenham Robyn
2018 Welcome to Mercy August
2019 Born a King Sarah
2019 How to Fake a War Peggy
2019 Balance, Not Symmetry Stacey
2020 Misbehaviour Jane
2021 A Brixton Tale Leah

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Emerald City Ryenne Recurring role; 4 episodes
2018 Shortflix Coby Short film: Nosebleed
2019 Les Misérables Sophie 1 episode
2019 Temple Eve Milton Series regular; 6 episodes
2019–2020 Sex Education Ruthie Recurring role; 3 episodes
2020 Cursed Pym Series regular; 9 episodes

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/lily-newmark-interview-2018-a3801266.html%3famp
  2. ^ McCoy, Dipal Acharya, Nick Curtis, Hamish Macbain, Frankie (27 September 2018). "The rising stars you need to know about". www.standard.co.uk.
  3. ^ "2016 graduates of East 15 Acting School | University of Essex". www.east15.ac.uk.
  4. ^ "Disciples – They Don't Know (Official Video)" – via www.youtube.com.
  5. ^ Dunn, Francesca (8 December 2015). "watch rejjie snow remix the marilyn monroe peep show in 'blakkst skn'".
  6. ^ Staff, i-D. (3 February 2016). "world premiere: real lies, 'one club town'".
  7. ^ "Model Behaviour: Lily Newmark | Wonderland Magazine". Wonderland. 10 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Meet the Model: Lily Inge Newmark | HUNGER TV". www.hungertv.com.
  9. ^ Omar, Yasmin (9 July 2018). "Chanel muse Lily Newmark: "I'm not a model-turned-actor. I'm a full-on actor"". Harper's BAZAAR.
  10. ^ O'Sullivan, Bridie (30 January 2018). "Zandra Rhodes – Field Of Lilies – Starring Lily Newmark – Score Brian Eno" – via Vimeo.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "Look! Chanel Releases a Series of Mini-Films Starring Four Modern-day Women".
  12. ^ "This 'Anti-Fashion Shoot' Explores Bodily Functions". www.vice.com.
  13. ^ "Bunheads". www.vice.com.
  14. ^ "Editorial: Tender | Wonderland Magazine". Wonderland. 28 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Lily Newmark". Fabric magazine. 1 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Winners Nominations · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 25 October 2017.
  17. ^ "Meet rising star Lily Newmark". Royal Television Society. 8 June 2020.

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