George Newbern | |
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 Newbern at the 2019WonderCon | |
| Born | (1964-12-30)December 30, 1964 (age 61) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
George Newbern (born December 30, 1964)[1] is an American actor, best known for his roles as Charlie in theABC showScandal (2012–2018) and Bryan MacKenzie inFather of the Bride (1991) and its sequelsFather of the Bride Part II (1995) andFather of the Bride Part 3 (ish) (2020). He guest starred as Danny (The Yeti) inFriends and had a recurring role as Julia's son Payne inDesigning Women.
Newbern is also known for his long-running role as the voice ofSuperman in variousDC media starting with the animated seriesJustice League, as well as the voice ofSephiroth in theFinal Fantasy series and theKingdom Hearts series.
Having grown up inNorth Little Rock, Arkansas, Newbern is the son of Betty, a Spanish teacher, and David Newbern, a radiologist. George has two brothers (Gordon and John) and one sister (Murry).[2]
He began his acting career at theArkansas Arts Center in Little Rock, in the role of the younger brother inLife with Father, based onClarence S. Day Jr.'s autobiographical novels, at age 12 in 1976.[3] This first acting role spurred him on to other acting roles and eventually on to film roles. Newbern's first lead role was in 1987'sDouble Switch, a retelling ofThe Prince and the Pauper that aired as a part of theWonderful World of Disney television series.
From 1986 to 1992, Newbern had a recurring role as Payne McIlroy, the son of designerJulia Sugarbaker (played byDixie Carter), on the seriesDesigning Women. He has since guest-starred on television in such series asProvidence,Chicago Hope,Friends,Bull,CSI,Medium,Ghost Whisperer,Touched by an Angel,Criminal Minds, andPrivate Practice. He had a recurring role for several seasons as a former CIA operative inScandal.
He starred as Neal Morris, father of Melissa Morris (Emily Osment), in the 2009 Disney Channel filmDadnapped, and portrayedApollo 14 astronautStu Roosa in theHBO mini-seriesFrom The Earth To The Moon. Film credits includeAdventures in Babysitting (1987) withElisabeth Shue;Double Switch (1987);Switching Channels (1988) withKathleen Turner,Burt Reynolds andChristopher Reeve; andFather of the Bride (1991) and its sequelFather of the Bride Part II. In 2009 he appeared inLocker 13.
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As avoice actor, Newbern is notable for his role asClark Kent/Superman on theCartoon Network seriesJustice League,Static Shock andJustice League Unlimited (replacingTim Daly due to his obligations elsewhere). He also reprised his role as Superman inThe Batman, theDC Showcase shortSuperman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam,Superman vs. The Elite, andJustice League vs. the Fatal Five. On February 26, 2016, theDC Universe Online Facebook page reported that Newbern would be taking over the role of Superman fromAdam Baldwin. He also provides the voice of Superman in the gameInjustice: Gods Among Us and itssequel. Newbern has portrayed the character longer than any other actor in live-action and animation.
Newbern also lent his voice in the cartoon seriesThe Pirates of Dark Water, and he has also done voiceovers on a number of video games and game-related productions. He has also voiced in the infamousTheodore Rex as the character of the same name. In 2003, Newbern provided the voice ofMevyn Nooj inFinal Fantasy X-2. He also voicedSephiroth in theFinal Fantasy series and theKingdom Hearts series.
Newbern's performance as Nooj reportedly impressed the developers at Square Enix enough for them to cast him asSephiroth in the English version ofKingdom Hearts II, replacingLance Bass. Newbern later reprised the role of Sephiroth in the English-language releases ofFinal Fantasy VII Advent Children,Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII,Dissidia: Final Fantasy,Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, andDissidia Final Fantasy NT. He later appeared in the second season ofJericho as the President of the Allied States of America. Newbern also narratedToyota's commercials for the 2010 model year of theToyota Prius car, and portrayed Harold inSaw VI.
Newbern is also a prolific narrator ofaudiobooks, with narration credits on nearly 500 titles.[4]
Newbern met actressMarietta DePrima in the mid-1980s. They graduated together atNorthwestern University, where she was a member ofKappa Alpha Theta.[5] The couple married in 1990, and have three children.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | My Little Girl | Woody | |
| 1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Dan Lynch | |
| Double Switch | Bart / Matt | Television film | |
| 1988 | Paramedics | Uptown | |
| Switching Channels | Siegenthaler | ||
| It Takes Two | Travis Rogers | ||
| 1991 | Father of the Bride | Bryan MacKenzie | |
| 1992 | Little Sister | Mike | |
| 1993 | Doorways | Dr. Thomas Mason | Television film |
| Doppelganger | Patrick Highsmith | Television film | |
| Torch Song | Wedge | Television film | |
| 1994 | Power Play | Justin Avery | |
| I Spy Returns | Bennett Robinson | Television film | |
| Witness to the Execution | Phillip Tyler | Television film | |
| 1995 | Father of the Bride Part II | Bryan MacKenzie | |
| Theodore Rex | Theodore Rex | Voice[6] | |
| 1996 | Far Harbor | Jordan | |
| The Evening Star | Tommy Horton | ||
| 1998 | Twice Upon a Time | Joe | Television film |
| The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn | Christian Nelson | Television film | |
| 1999 | Friends and Lovers | Ian Wickam | |
| 2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Tom | Television film |
| 2001 | The Sons of Mistletoe | Jimmy Adams | Television film |
| 2003 | Kids' Ten Commandments: Stolen Gearts | Matthew | Voice, direct-to-video[6] |
| 2005 | Buffalo Dreams | Dr. Nick Townsend | Television film |
| 2006 | Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | Sephiroth | Voice[6] |
| 2007 | A Dennis the Menace Christmas | Henry Mitchell | |
| 2008 | Fireflies in the Garden | Jimmy | |
| Batman: Gotham Knight | Clark Kent, Man in Black, Guido, Man, Youth 3 | Voice | |
| 2009 | The Patient | George | |
| Dadnapped | Neal Morris | Television film | |
| Locker 13 | Robert Diener | Segment: "Midnight Blues" | |
| Saw VI | Harold Abbott | ||
| 2010 | Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | Clark Kent/Superman | Voice, direct-to-video[6] |
| 2011 | The Heart of Christmas | Dr. Sandler | Television film |
| 2012 | 3 Day Test | Martin Taylor | Direct-to-video |
| Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores | Andy Beast | Voice, television film[6] | |
| Superman vs. The Elite | Clark Kent/Superman | Voice, direct-to-video[6] | |
| 2014 | Justice League: War | Steve Trevor | Voice, direct-to-video[6] |
| 2015 | Justice League: Throne of Atlantis | Steve Trevor | Voice, direct-to-video[6] |
| 2016 | Pup Star | Bark | Voice, direct-to-video[6] |
| 2017 | Pup Star: Better 2Gether | Bark | Voice, direct-to-video[6] |
| I Am Elizabeth Smart | Ed Smart | Television film | |
| 2018 | Brimming With Love | Addison Rickford | Television film |
| 2019 | Justice League vs. the Fatal Five | Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman | Voice, direct-to-video[6][7] |
| 2020 | Father of the Bride, Part 3(ish) | Bryan MacKenzie | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Blue and the Gray | Pvt Lawrence Jones (Union deserter at Bull Run) | Miniseries |
| 1986 | Family Ties | Eric | Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" |
| 1986–1992 | Designing Women | Payne McIlroy | 4 episodes |
| 1990 | Poochinski | Det. Robert McKay | TV pilot |
| Working Girl | Everett Rutledge | 12 episodes | |
| 1991–1993 | The Pirates of Dark Water | Ren | Voice |
| 1994-1995 | The Boys Are Back | Mike Hanson | 18 episodes |
| 1995 | Courthouse | Sean | 5 episodes |
| 1997 | Gold Fever | Will Patterson | Documentary |
| Touched by an Angel | Michael Burns | Episode: "Amazing Grace: Part 1" | |
| Promised Land | Michael Burns | Episode: "Amazing Grace: Part 2" | |
| The Outer Limits | Ryan Unger | Episode: "Stream of Consciousness" | |
| Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Damon | Voice, episode: "Friendship" | |
| Perversions of Science | Walter | Episode: "Planely Possible" | |
| 1997–1998 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Scott Frank | 6 episodes |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Stuart Roosa | Miniseries |
| Friends | Danny | 3 episodes | |
| 2000 | Bull | Robert "Ditto" Roberts III | 20 episodes |
| 2001–2004 | Justice League | Clark Kent / Superman | Voice, main role |
| 2002 | Providence | Owen Frank | 21 episodes |
| 2003 | Static Shock | Clark Kent / Superman | Voice, episode: "Toys in the Hood"[6] |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Dr. Allen Konigsberg | Episode: "Loose Lips" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Todd Coombs | Episode: "Bloodlines" | |
| Johnny Bravo | Man, Waiter, Moustache Man | Voice, episode: "Get Shovelized/T Is for Trouble"[6] | |
| 2005 | Las Vegas | Matt Monroe | Episode: "For Sail by Owner" |
| 2004–2006 | Justice League Unlimited | Clark Kent / Superman,Bizarro | Voice, main role[6] |
| 2005-2006 | Reunion | Paul Phillips | Recurring role, five episodes |
| 2006 | Cold Case | Bill Huxley (1979) | Episode: "The Key" |
| 2006–2008 | The Batman | Clark Kent / Superman | Voice, 4 episodes[6] |
| 2008 | CSI: Miami | Kevin Weaver | Episode: "To Kill a Predator" |
| Ben 10: Alien Force | Frank Tennyson | Voice, episode: "What Are Little Girls Made Of"[6] | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Stan Mercer | Episode: "There's No 'I' in Team" | |
| Ghost Whisperer | Roger Gardner | Episode: "Ball & Chain" | |
| Jericho | President John Tomarchio | Episode: "Condor" | |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | Steven Baleman | Episode: "Soul Mates" |
| CSI: NY | Alex Sheridan | Episode: "Rush to Judgement" | |
| Castle | Howard Peterson | Episode: "Nanny McDead" | |
| The Cleaner | Perry | Episode: "Path of Least Resistance" | |
| Private Practice | Brian Reynolds | Episode: "Slip Slidin' Away" | |
| 2010 | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Curtis Ryerson | 4 episodes |
| The Mentalist | Dr. Cliff Edmunds | Episode: "Code Red" | |
| Miami Medical | Frank | Episode: "All Fall Down" | |
| NCIS | Arthur Haskell | Episode: "Dead Air" | |
| Suite 7 | Gil | Episode: “Supermen” | |
| 2010–2011 | Hot in Cleveland | Jordan | 2 episodes |
| 2012–2018 | Scandal | Charlie | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Granite Flats | Scottie Andrews | 8 episodes |
| 2017 | Grimm | Julian Levy | Episode: "The Son Also Rises" |
| 2018–present | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Al Pollack | Recurring role |
| 2022 | Reboot | Anders | Episode: "Step Right Up" |
| 2022 | Close Enough | Sam Snood the Science Dude | Voice, episode: "Bridgette the Brain" |
| 2023 | Record of Ragnarok | Hercules | Voice[6] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Final Fantasy X-2 | Nooj | [6] |
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Sephiroth | [6] |
| 2007 | Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII | ||
| 2008 | Dissidia Final Fantasy | ||
| 2011 | Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy | ||
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Commander Naughlen, Master Volryder, Captain Perovius, Kon Yel, Lieutenant Tasser, Scientist | Uncredited |
| 2013 | Injustice: Gods Among Us | Clark Kent / Kal-El / Superman | |
| 2016 | DC Universe Online | ||
| 2017 | Injustice 2 | [6] | |
| 2018 | Dissidia Final Fantasy NT | Sephiroth | [6] |
| Mobius Final Fantasy | |||
| 2022 | MultiVersus | Clark Kent / Kal-El / Superman | [8] |
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