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Lily Newmark

Lily Inge Newmark (born 24 May 1994) is an English actress and former model. She is best known for her roles in the film Pin Cushion (2017), the Netflix series Sex Education (2019–2020) and Cursed (2020), and the Sky One series Temple (2019–2021).

Lily Newmark
Newmark at IFFR 2018
Born
Lily Inge Newmark

(1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30)
Camberwell, London, England
Nationality
  • British
Alma materEast 15 Acting School
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2012–present
FatherBrooks Newmark
FamilyRose Keegan (aunt)
John Keegan (grandfather)

Early life

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Born May 24, 1994 in Camberwell, South London.[1] Newmark is one of five children of former Conservative MP Brooks Newmark and artist Lucy Keegan.[2][3] Her maternal aunt is the actress Rose Keegan.[4]

Newmark attended school in Sydenham until the age of 12 when her family moved to Central London and she transferred to Francis Holland School in Sloane Square. She said she "much preferred" South London and found Chelsea to be too much of a bubble.[2] She went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting and Contemporary Theatre from East 15 Acting School in 2016.[2][5]

Career

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Newmark began her career by appearing in amateur independent films and in music videos for artists, including Matt Maltese, DISCIPLΞS,[6] Rejjie Snow[7] and Real Lies.[8] She was scouted by First Model Management and worked professionally as a fashion model for several years.[9][10][11] As a model her work included campaigns for Zandra Rhodes[12] and Chanel;[13] and editorials for Vice[14][15] and Wonderland magazines.[16]

In her final year at drama school, Newmark was cast in a small recurring role in the NBC television series Emerald City.[17] She was then cast in the leading role of Iona in the British independent film Pin Cushion,[1] for which she was nominated for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards.[18] She went on to play supporting roles in various film and television productions including Juliet, Naked (2018),[1] Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018),[1] Les Misérables (2019),[1] Born a King (2019), Balance, Not Symmetry (2019), Sex Education (2019–2020), Cursed (2020),[1] Misbehaviour (2020),[1] and Temple (2019–2021).[19]

Personal life

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Newmark lives in the Victoria area of London. She voted Liberal Democrat in 2017, saying she went with her "gut instinct".[2]

Filmography

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Film

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

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2017 Emerald City Ryenne 4 episodes
2018 shortFLIX Coby Episode: "Nosebleed"
2019 Les Misérables Sophie Episode #1.2
2019–2020 Sex Education Ruthie 3 episodes
2019–2021 Temple Eve Milton 13 episodes
2020 Cursed Pym 9 episodes
2021 Dalgliesh Morag Smith 2 episodes: "Shroud for a Nightingale"
2023 Lockwood & Co. Norrie White Episode: "This Will Be Us"
2023–2024 You & Me Joey 3 episodes
2024 3 Body Problem Nora Episode: "Wallfacer"
A Gentleman in Moscow Helena Rostova 5 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Lily Newmark". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Butler, Susannah (28 March 2018). "Chanel, Star Wars and Battersea Park: meet Lily Newmark actress on the rise". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Lily Newmark is a Fresh Voice". Film. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. ^ McCoy, Dipal Acharya, Nick Curtis, Hamish Macbain, Frankie (27 September 2018). "The rising stars you need to know about". standard.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "2016 graduates of East 15 Acting School | University of Essex". east15.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Disciples – They Don't Know (Official Video)". 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via youtube.com.
  7. ^ Dunn, Francesca (8 December 2015). "watch rejjie snow remix the marilyn monroe peep show in 'blakkst skn'". Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  8. ^ Staff, i-D. (3 February 2016). "world premiere: real lies, 'one club town'". Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Model Behaviour: Lily Newmark | Wonderland Magazine". Wonderland. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Meet the Model: Lily Inge Newmark | Hunger TV". hungertv.com. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  11. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. ^ O'Sullivan, Bridie (30 January 2018). "Zandra Rhodes – Field Of Lilies – Starring Lily Newmark – Score Brian Eno". Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2021 – via Vimeo.
  13. ^ "Look! Chanel Releases a Series of Mini-Films Starring Four Modern-day Women". Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  14. ^ "This 'Anti-Fashion Shoot' Explores Bodily Functions". vice.com. 8 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Bunheads". vice.com. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Editorial: Tender | Wonderland Magazine". Wonderland. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Exclusive Interview: Lily Newmark". Fabric magazine. 1 July 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Winners Nominations · BIFA · British Independent Film Awards". BIFA · British Independent Film Awards. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Meet rising star Lily Newmark". Royal Television Society. 8 June 2020. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
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