Matthew Joseph Newton (born 22 January 1977) is an Australian actor, writer, and director. His acting career was interrupted by treatment in a psychiatric unit for bipolar disorder after several serious incidents of domestic violence and assault which were widely reported in the Australian media. Newton has since relocated to New York City, where he has resumed his directing and acting career.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 22, 1977 (49)
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Actor, director and writer, also producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
What are Matthew Newton's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 4
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 6
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Mentoras Dr. Nick Steele in The Surgeon (2005)
- Tricksteras Aidan in The Sideways Light (2014)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Matthew Newton's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).
- Farscape (1999) · actor · free
- Underbelly (2008) · actor · free
- From Nowhere (2016) · director, writer, producer · free
- Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1994) · actor · free
- Who We Are Now (2017) · director, writer, producer · free
- The Surgeon (2005) · actor · free
- Water Rats (1996) · actor · free
- Queen of the Damned (2002) · actor · free
- Ava (2020) · writer · free
- Howdy, show their title on Howdy
- IndieFlix, show their title on IndieFlix
- Magnolia Selects, show their title on Magnolia Selects
- Shout! TV, show their title on Shout! TV
- UP Faith & Family, show their title on UP Faith & Family
- ViX, show their title on ViX
- Warriors & Gangsters, show their title on Warriors & Gangsters
Subscription and free streaming for Matthew Newton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
31 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Among the Beasts(2023)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Ava(2020)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Who We Are Now(2017)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
From Nowhere(2016)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Sideways Light(2014)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Face to Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
The Lie(2011)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Three Blind Mice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Bitter & Twisted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Underbelly(2008)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
The Bet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Stupid, Stupid Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Thank God You're Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Surgeon(2005)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
The X Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Right Here Right Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Blurred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Queen of the Damned(2002)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Changi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Farscape Undressed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
My Mother Frank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Grass Roots (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Looking for Alibrandi(2000)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Lost World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Farscape(1999)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Good Guys, Bad Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Water Rats(1996)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Body Melt(1993)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all showsLate For School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
The Flying Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Career shape
Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles from 1986 to 2023; peak year 2001.
Biggest box office
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Highest rated
Looking for Alibrandi (2000)
Most popular right now
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Film career
Peak 2001 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1994Screen debut· Body Melt
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Matthew Newton's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed8
Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Matthew Newton's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Matthew Newton work with?
People who share at least 2 of Matthew Newton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jess Weixler shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Jess WeixlerShared titles: Ava (2020), Who We Are Now (2017), The Lie (2011)See all 3 shared titles with Jess Weixler
- Jim NortonShared titles: Among the Beasts (2023), From Nowhere (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Jim Norton
- Julianne NicholsonShared titles: Who We Are Now (2017), From Nowhere (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Julianne Nicholson
Cinematographers and editors
- Betsy KagenShared titles: Among the Beasts (2023), Who We Are Now (2017), From Nowhere (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Betsy Kagen
- Jay KeitelShared titles: From Nowhere (2016), The Sideways Light (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Jay Keitel
Producers
- Kate BallenShared titles: Who We Are Now (2017), From Nowhere (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Kate Ballen