Jonathan Newman is a British filmmaker and writer. Newman made his first feature film at the age of 25. ''Being Considered'' starred

James Dreyfus James Dreyfus (born 9 October 1968) is an English actor most notable for roles on television sitcoms '' The Thin Blue Line'' as Constable Kevin Goody, and '' Gimme Gimme Gimme'' as Tom Farrell. Dreyfus is most recently known for a role as Rever ...

and

David Tennant David John Tennant ('' né'' McDonald; born 18 April 1971) is a Scottish actor. He rose to fame for his role as the tenth incarnation of the Doctor (2005–2010 and 2013) in the BBC science-fiction TV show '' Doctor Who'', reprising the ...

. His recent movies include the action adventure film ''

Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box ''The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box'' is a 2014 fantasy adventure film directed by Jonathan Newman and starring Aneurin Barnard as the protagonist, Mariah Mundi. It also stars Michael Sheen, Sam Neill, Lena Headey, Ioan Gruffudd, Keeley ...

'', starring

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and

Keeley Hawes Claire Julia Hawes (born 10 February 1976), known professionally as Keeley Hawes, is an English actress. After beginning her career in a number of literary adaptations, including '' Our Mutual Friend'' (1998) and '' Tipping the Velvet'' (2002), H ...

, with the lead of Mariah Mundi played by Welsh actor

Aneurin Barnard Aneurin Barnard (; ; born 8 May 1987) is a Welsh actor and musician. He is known for playing Davey in '' Hunky Dory'', Claude in ''The Truth About Emanuel'', Bobby Willis in '' Cilla'', Tim in '' Thirteen'', King Richard III in '' The White Que ...

. Retitled ''The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box'', the film was released theatrically in USA on 10 January 2014. In 2012 Newman wrote and directed the critically acclaimed film ''Foster'', starring

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and

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, as well as ''Swinging with the Finkels'', which stars

Martin Freeman Martin John Christopher Freeman (born 8 September 1971) is an English actor. Among other accolades, he has won an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Freeman's most not ...

, singer/actress

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and

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. Foster, aka "Angel in the House' (US Title) won Best Feature film at the Rhode Island Film Festival 2013 as voted for by the youth jury. In 2008 and 2013, Newman was longlisted for The Hospital Club 100 media hotlist. Newman is credited as an assistant author of ''The Guerilla Film Makers Movie Blueprint''.

Early years

Newman was born in London, England. He moved to Los Angeles when he was 5, where he quickly got a passion for films and filmmaking. In 1990, he attended

Brandeis University Brandeis University is a Private university, private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian, non-sectarian, coeducational institution sponsored by the Jews, Jewish community, Brandeis was established on t ...

. In 1994, he completed a master's degree at the

Northern Film School The Northern Film School is part of the Leeds Beckett University Leeds School of Arts. It is one of the largest full-time film schools in the UK, with both bachelor's and master's degrees, and is situated in the city centre of Leeds. School was ...

Leeds Leeds () is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the thi ...

Filmography

Feature films

* ''Being Considered'' , Writer/Director * ''Teeth'' , Writer/Director (Lost Media) * ''

Swinging with the Finkels ''Swinging with the Finkels'' is a 2011 British comedy film directed by Jonathan Newman and starring Mandy Moore, Martin Freeman and Melissa George. The screenplay concerns a wealthy London couple who decide to take up "swinging" (as in "partne ...

'' , Writer/Director * '' Foster'' , Writer/Director * '' The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box'' , Director

Television

* ''Mustang Drift'

, Director/Producer * ''

Father's Day Father's Day is a holiday of honoring fatherhood and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society. In Catholic countries of Europe, it has been celebrated on 19 March as Saint Joseph's Day since the Middle Ages. In the United ...

'' , Writer/Director * ''Perspectives: Reality Bites'' , 'Director/Executive Producer * ''

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'' , Director

Short films

* ''Models Required'' , Director * '' Foster'' , Writer/Director/Producer * ''Sex with the Finkels'' , Writer/Director

External links

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The 2010 Ford Mustang: Mustang DriftDeadline Hollywood

References

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