Luke Newton
Luke Paul Anthony Newton is an English actor. He is known for his role as Colin in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton. He also had roles in the BBC Two drama The Cut and the Disney Channel series The Lodge.
Early life
Newton grew up in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. He has a younger sister named Lauren. His parents divorced, and his mother Michelle remarried in 2006. Newton's father was a singer on Stars in Their Eyes and his two maternal aunts were in the West End.Newton attended St Nicolas and St Mary's Primary School, followed by Steyning Grammar School and then going on to Northbrook College Sussex. He formed the boy band South 4 with Oli Reynolds, Joel Baylis and Henry Tredinnick. Newton was scouted by an agent in Brighton while he was in a local production of Billy Elliot. He went on to train at the London School of Musical Theatre.
Career
In 2010, Newton made his television debut in the BBC Two teen series The Cut as Luke Atwood, appearing in 11 episodes. Newton made his professional stage debut as an Elder Price understudy in the West End run of The Book of Mormon in 2013. The following year, he appeared in two episodes of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Sam Hern.From 2016 to 2017, Newton starred in the Disney Channel series The Lodge as Ben Evans. While appearing on the series, he was also featured on the two accompanying soundtrack albums. In 2018, he starred in the Syfy television film Lake Placid: Legacy as Billy.
In 2020, Newton began playing Colin, the third eldest Bridgerton son, in the Shondaland-produced Netflix period drama Bridgerton. A supporting character in the first two series, it was announced in May 2022 that he and co-star Nicola Coughlan would lead the third series, a change from Julia Quinn's Regency romance book series in which their characters lead the fourth novel Romancing Mister Bridgerton. In November 2024, Newton was featured in People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue, in a "Royally Sexy" portfolio inspired by his Bridgerton character. After his starring season on Bridgerton, Newton earned a spot on IMDB's year-end list of Most Popular Stars of 2024. In May of 2025, Newton came in at 93 on Radio Times' TV 100 List, which served to "spotlight the truly incredible talent driving transformation for the better."
Newton returned to the stage as Adam in the 2023 revival of The Shape of Things at the Park Theatre. WhatsOnStage, Broadway World UK, The Standard, and The Times praised Newton's performance starring opposite Amber Anderson. The revival would go on to be nominated for Best Off-West End Production at the 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards.
In mid-2023, Newton did voice work for the Portuguese animated film Viana: The Legend of the Golden Hearts as Thomas, a Portuguese guitar craftsman who falls in love with Princess Ana.
In November 2024, Deadline Hollywood announced that Newton would be starring alongside actress Lucy Hale in the sci-fi thriller White Mars. In July 2025, Newton was announced to play fashion designer Alexander McQueen in the upcoming off-Broadway play House of McQueen.. He appeared in the show from August 19 to September 28, 2025 and was succeeded by Liam Tamne.