George Young Newbern (born December 30, 1964) is an American actor best known for his roles in Friends, Designing Women, Father of the Bride, Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited.
He played Harold Abbott in Saw VI.
Career[]
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Spanish teacher Betty and radiologist David Newbern, George Newbern began his acting career at the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock in the role of the younger brother in Life With Father, based on Clarence S. Day Jr.'s autobiographical novels. Newbern's first lead role was in 1987's Double Switch, a retelling of The Prince and the Pauper, which aired as a part of the Wonderful World of Disney television series.
From 1986 to 1992, Newbern had a recurring role as Payne McElroy, the son of designer Julia Sugarbaker, on the series Designing Women. He has since guest-starred on television in Providence, Chicago Hope, Friends, Bull, CSI, Medium, Ghost Whisperer, Touched by an Angel, Criminal Minds, and Private Practice. He also had a recurring role as a former CIA operative in Scandal.
He starred as Neal Morris, father of Melissa Morris, in the 2009 Disney Channel movie Dadnapped and portrayed Apollo 14 astronaut Stu Roosa in the HBO mini-series From The Earth To The Moon. His film credits include Adventures in Babysitting with Elisabeth Shue, Switching Channels with Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, and Christopher Reeve, and Father of the Bride and its sequel, Father of the Bride Part II. In 2009, he appeared in Locker 13.
Newbern's voice acting career began in 1991 with the cartoon series The Pirates of Dark Water. He has also done voice-overs on several video games and game-related productions. In 2003, Newbern provided the voice of Mevyn Nooj in Final Fantasy X-2. His performance as Nooj reportedly impressed the developers at Square Enix enough for them to cast him as Sephiroth in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II as a replacement for Lance Bass. He later reprised the role in the English-language releases of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.
Newbern later appeared in the second season of Jericho as the President of the Allied States of America. In 2009, he sent a DNA sample into space to preserve the Newbern genome. Newbern also narrated Toyota's commercials for the 2010 model year of the Prius, one of the car company's younger automotive models.
Another one of his most notable voice acting performances was his role as Clark Kent/Superman on the Cartoon Network series Justice League, Static Shock, and Justice League Unlimited as a replacement for Tim Daly. He also reprised his role as Superman in The Batman fifth season two-part opener, The Batman/Superman Story, and the series finale episode Lost Heroes, even though that series was described as existing in a different continuity. He also reprised his role as Superman in the DC Showcase short Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam as well as Superman vs. The Elite. On February 26, 2016, the DC Universe Online Facebook page reported that Newbern would be taking over the role of Superman from Adam Baldwin. He also provided the voice of Superman in the game Injustice: Gods Among Us and its sequel.
Personal Life[]
Newbern met actress Marietta DePrima in the mid-1980s. They graduated together from Northwestern University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta. They married in 1990 and have three children: Emma, Ben, and Mae Newbern.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | My Little Girl | Woody |
| 1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Dan |
| 1988 | Switching Channels | Siegenthaler |
| Paramedics | Uptown | |
| It Takes Two | Travis Rogers | |
| 1991 | Father of the Bride | Bryan MacKenzie |
| 1992 | Little Sister | Mike |
| 1993 | Doppelganger | Patrick Highsmith |
| 1995 | Father of the Bride Part II | Bryan MacKenzie |
| Theodore Rex | Theodore Rex | |
| 1996 | Far Harbor | Jordan |
| The Evening Star | Tommy Horton | |
| 1999 | Friends & Lovers | Ian Wickham |
| 2003 | Kids' Ten Commandments: Stolen Jewels, Stolen Hearts | Matthew |
| 2005 | Fainaru fantajî sebun adobento chirudoren | Sephiroth |
| 2006 | Crazy Eights | Father Lyle Dey |
| 2007 | Sublime | Frank / PVS Host |
| A Dennis the Menace Christmas | Henry Mitchell | |
| 2008 | Fireflies in the Garden | Jimmy |
| Batman: Gotham Knight | Man in Black / Guido / Man / Youth 3 | |
| Next of Kin | Robert | |
| 2009 | Saw VI | Harold Abbott |
| The Patient | George | |
| 2010 | DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Superman / Clark Kent |
| Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | Superman / Clark Kent | |
| The Assignment | John Baird | |
| 2012 | Unstable | Jason March |
| Superman vs. The Elite | Superman / Clark Kent / Robot | |
| Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups | Thomas Reynolds | |
| 3 Day Test | Martin Taylor | |
| Buried Treasure | Geocacher | |
| 2013 | Brahmin Bulls | Patrick |
| 2014 | Justice League: War | Steve Trevor |
| 2015 | Justice League: Throne of Atlantis | Steve Trevor |
| 2016 | Pup Star | Bark |
| Supertruck | Narrator | |
| 2018 | Pup Star: World Tour | Bark |
| Puppy Star Christmas | Bark | |
| 2019 | Justice League vs. The Fatal Five | Superman |
| 2020 | Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) | Bryan MacKenzie |
| 2023 | Llama Rocks the Cradle of Chaos | Narrator |
Television Series[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Blue and the Grey | Private Lawrence 'Coward' Jones |
| 1986 | Family Ties | Eric |
| 1987 | Disneyland | Bart / Matt |
| 1990 | Working Girl | Everett Rutledge |
| 1991 | Timeless Tales from Hallmark | The Tin Soldier |
| 1986-1992 | Designing Women | Payne McIlroy |
| 1993 | Bob | Brett |
| 1991-1993 | The Pirates of Dark Water | Ren |
| 1995 | Courthouse | Sean |
| 1994-1995 | The Boys Are Back | Mike Hansen |
| 1997 | The Outer Limits | Ryan Unger |
| Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Damon | |
| Touched by an Angel | Michael Burns | |
| Promised Land | Michael Burns | |
| American Experience | Will Patterson | |
| Perversions of Science | Walter | |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Stu Roosa |
| Cupid | Dave | |
| Friends | Danny | |
| 1997-1998 | Chicago Hope | Dr. Scott Frank |
| 2000-2001 | Bull | Robert 'Ditto' Roberts III |
| 2002 | Providence | Owen Frank |
| 2003 | Static Shock | Clark Kent / Superman |
| The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | Boyle | |
| 2003-2004 | The Lyon's Den | Zachary Easton |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Dr. Todd Coombs |
| Johnny Bravo | Man / Waiter / Moustache Man | |
| Boston Legal | Dr. Allen Konigsberg | |
| 2001-2004 | Justice League | Superman / Clark Kent |
| 2005 | Las Vegas | Matt Monroe |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Ross Garner |
| Cold Case | Bill Huxley | |
| Numb3rs | Brendan McCrary | |
| 2004-2006 | Justice League Unlimited | Superman / Clark Kent / Bizarro |
| 2005-2006 | Reunion | Paul Phillips |
| 2007 | Medium | Dr. Thomas O'Bannon |
| Big Love | Polygamist Group Member | |
| Journeyman | Lane | |
| 2008 | Jericho | President Glen Tomarchio |
| CSI: Miami | Kevin Weaver | |
| Ben 10: Alien Force | Frank Tennyson | |
| Grey's Anatomy | Stan Mercer | |
| Ghost Whisperer | Roger Gardner | |
| 2007-2008 | The Batman | Superman / Clark Kent |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | Stephen Baleman |
| CSI: NY | Alex Sheridan | |
| Castle | Howard Peterson | |
| The Cleaner | Perry | |
| Private Practice | Dr. Brian Reynolds | |
| 2010 | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Curtis Ryerson |
| The Mentalist | Dr. Cliff Edmunds | |
| Miami Medical | Frank | |
| NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service | Arthur Haskell | |
| 2011 | Suite 7 | Gil |
| 2010-2011 | Hot in Cleveland | Bill |
| 2015 | Granite Flats | Scottie Andrews |
| 2017 | Grimm | Julian |
| Scandal: Gladiator Wanted | Charlie | |
| Web of Spies | Scottie Andrews | |
| 2012-2018 | Scandal | Charlie |
| 2018-2019 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Al Pollack |
| 2020 | Dirty John | Walter Mills |
| 2022 | Close Enough | Sam Snood |
| Reboot | Anders | |
| Big Sky | Greg Cutter | |
| 2023 | Shûmatsu no Valkyrie | Hercules |
| 2024 | Going Home | Dr. Jack |
Television Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Poochinski | Detective Robert McKay |
| 1993 | Doorways | Dr. Thomas Mason |
| Torch Song | Wedge | |
| 1994 | I Spy Returns | Bennett Robinson |
| Witness to the Execution | Phillip Tyler | |
| A Part of the Family | Marc | |
| 1998 | Twice Upon a Time | Joe |
| 1999 | The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn | Christian Nelson |
| 2000 | If These Walls Could Talk 2 | Tom |
| 2001 | The Sons of Mistletoe | Jimmy Adams |
| 2005 | Buffalo Dream | Dr. Nick Townsend |
| 2006 | Veiled Truth | Andy |
| 2008 | Dadnapped | Neal Morris |
| 2011 | The Heart of Christmas | Dr. Don Sandler |
| 2012 | Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores | Andy Beast |
| 2018 | Brimming with Love | Addison Rickford |
| 2019 | Same Time, Next Christmas | Woody Anderson |
Video Games[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Fainaru fantajî X-2 | Meyvn Nooj |
| 2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Sephiroth |
| 2006 | Bleach Wii: Hakujin kirameku rondo | Ulquiorra Cifer |
| 2007 | Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ | Sephiroth |
| Kuraishisu koa: Fainaru fantajî VII | Sephiroth | |
| 2008 | Dishidia: Fainaru fantajî | Sephiroth |
| 2011 | Dishidia duodeshimu Fainaru fantajî | Sephiroth |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic | Master Volryder / Additional Voices | |
| 2013 | Injustice: Gods Among Us | Superman / Clark Kent |
| 2015 | Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. | Various |
| Mebiusu Fainaru fantajî | Sephiroth | |
| 2017 | Injustice 2 | Superman / Clark Kent |
| 2018 | Dishidia fainaru fantajî NT | Sephiroth |
| 2024 | Multiversus | Superman / Clark Kent / Black Lantern Superman |
Trivia[]
- Initially, George Newbern was planned to play the role of William Easton in Saw VI.
Gallery[]
External Links[]
George Newbern on Wikipedia
George Newbern at the Internet Movie Database
George Newbern on Twitter
George Newbern on Instagram