Alex Newell
Actor
- Born
- August 20, 1992 (age 34) · Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Alex Eugene Newell (born August 20, 1992) is an American actor and singer. They are known for their role as Unique Adams on the Fox musical series Glee and Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. Newell also starred as Asaka in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island at the Circle in the Square Theatre in 2018. For their role in Shucked, they won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Newell and J. Harrison Ghee were the first openly non-binary actors to be nominated for and win a Tony Award.
As a singer, Newell has released tracks with Clean Bandit, Blonde, and The Knocks.
Known for
Another Simple Favor
March 7, 2025
Geography Club
April 27, 2013
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
December 1, 2021
Come and Learn with Pibby!
October 30, 2021
Lulu Is a Rhinoceros
May 29, 2025
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
August 29, 2021
A Killer Party
August 5, 2020
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
April 26, 2020
This Is Me: Pride Celebration Spectacular
June 27, 2021
Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert
March 13, 2025
Pacemaker
July 17, 2023
Resident Advisors
April 9, 2015
Acting13
- 2025Lulu Is a Rhinoceros as Cory / Kitten (voice)
- 2025Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert as Leading Player
- 2025Another Simple Favor as Vicky
- 2023Pacemaker
- 2023Commitment to Life as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas as Mo
- 2021Come and Learn with Pibby! as Melira (voice)
- 2021Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score as Self
- 2021This Is Me: Pride Celebration Spectacular as Self
- 2020