George Newbern
George Newbern | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1982–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
George Newbern is an American actor, best known for his roles as Charlie in the
He is also known for his long-running role as the voice of Superman in various DC media starting with the animated series Justice League, as well as the voice of Sephiroth in the Final Fantasy series and the Kingdom Hearts series.
Early life
Having grown up in North 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).[1]
Career
Film and television
He began his acting career at the
From 1986 to 1992, Newbern had a recurring role as Payne McIlroy, the son of designer
He starred as Neal Morris, father of Melissa Morris (
Voice acting
As a
Newbern also lent his voice in the cartoon series The 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 infamous Theodore Rex as the character of the same name. In 2003, Newbern provided the voice of Mevyn Nooj in Final Fantasy X-2. He also voiced Sephiroth in the Final Fantasy series and the Kingdom Hearts series.
His performance as Nooj reportedly impressed the developers at Square Enix enough for them to cast him as
Personal life
Newbern met actress Marietta DePrima in the mid-1980s. They graduated together at Northwestern University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta.[2] The couple married in 1990, and have three children.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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[3] | |
1996 | Far Harbor | Jordan | |
The Evening Star | Tommy Horton | ||
1998 | Twice Upon a Time
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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[3] |
2005 | Buffalo Dreams | Dr. Nick Townsend | Television film |
2006 | Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | Sephiroth | Voice[3] |
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[3] |
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[3] | |
Superman vs. The Elite | Clark Kent/Superman | Voice, direct-to-video[3] | |
2014 | Justice League: War | Steve Trevor | Voice, direct-to-video[3] |
2015 | Justice League: Throne of Atlantis | Steve Trevor | Voice, direct-to-video[3] |
2016 | Pup Star | Bark | Voice, direct-to-video[3] |
2017 | Pup Star: Better 2Gether | Bark | Voice, direct-to-video[3] |
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[3][4] |
2020 | Father of the Bride, Part 3(ish) | Bryan MacKenzie | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
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"[3] |
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"[3] | |
2005 | Las Vegas | Matt Monroe | Episode: "For Sail by Owner" |
2004–2006 | Justice League Unlimited | Clark Kent / Superman, Bizarro | Voice, main role[3] |
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[3] |
2008 | CSI: Miami | Kevin Weaver | Episode: "To Kill a Predator" |
Ben 10: Alien Force | Frank Tennyson | Voice, episode: "What Are Little Girls Made Of"[3] | |
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
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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[3] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Final Fantasy X-2 | Nooj | [3] |
2005 | Kingdom Hearts II | Sephiroth | [3] |
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 | [3] | |
2018 | Dissidia Final Fantasy NT | Sephiroth | [3] |
Mobius Final Fantasy | |||
2022 | MultiVersus | Clark Kent / Kal-El / Superman | [5] |
References
- ^ a b Lipton, Michael A. (January 8, 1996). "Adventure in Babysitting". People. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "Notable Thetas". Kappa Alpha Theta. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "George Newbern (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 9, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Couch, Aaron (January 7, 2019). "'Justice League vs. The Fatal Five' Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Villei, Matt (November 18, 2021). "'MultiVersus' Trailer Shows Warner Bros. Characters Getting Their Own 'Smash Bros.'". Collider. Retrieved November 19, 2021.