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A Cambridge graduate, Newell began directing at age 22, working on numerous plays for TV, both for the BBC and for most of the ITV companies. His television feature ‘The Man in the Iron Mask’ (1977), which was ultimately released as a feature film, served as the springboard to international success.
He subsequently directed ‘Dance with a Stranger’ (1984) that won Cannes’ Prix de la Jeunesse, ‘The Good Father’ (1985) that won the Prix Italia, ‘Enchanted April’ (1991) that won 2 Golden Globes and ‘Into the West’. In 1994, he made ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’, the record-breaking romantic comedy.
Returning to America, Newell made the Mafia thriller ‘Donnie Brasco’ (1997) starring Johnny Depp and Al Pacino, followed by such films as ‘Pushing Tin’ (1999), starring Cate Blanchett, John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie, and ‘Mona Lisa Smile’ (2003), with Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Newell served as executive producer on several projects, including ‘Traffic’ (2000) and ‘High Fidelity’ (2000).
As the director of ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ (2005), Newell became the first British director to helm an instalment of the hugely popular franchise.
Newell’s recent feature credits include ‘Prince of Persia’ and ‘Great Expectations’.
His lat feature was ‘Guernsey’ for Studio Canal starring Lily James and Michiel Huisman.
US Representation: George Freeman, WME
Credits
Credits
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2018Production (role): THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY (Director)Company: Amazon Prime Video, Blueprint Pictures, Canal+Project details: Screenplay by Don Roos, Kevin Hood and Thomas Bezucha.
Starring Lily James, Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Courtenay and Michiel Huisman. -
Date: 2012Production (role): GREAT EXPECTATIONS (Director / Executive Producer)Company: BBC Films, Unison Films, Lipsync ProductionsProject details: Starring Toby Irvine, Ralph Fiennes and Jason Flemyng.
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Date: 2010Production (role): PRICE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME (Director)Company: Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer FilmsProject details: Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton and Ben Kingsley.
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Date: 2007Production (role): LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA (Director)Company: New Line Cinema, Stone Village Pictures, Cholera Love ProductionsProject details: Starring Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Benjamin Bratt.
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Date: 2005Production (role): HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (Director)Company: Warner Bros., Heyday Films, Patalex IV Productions LimitedProject details: Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.
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Date: 2003Production (role): MONA LISA SMILE (Director)Company: Revolution Studios, Red Om FilmsProject details: Starring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles.
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Date: 2000Production (role): TRAFFIC (Executive Producer)Company: Compulsion Inc., Initial Entertainment Group (IEG), Splendid Medien AGProject details: Directed by Steven Soderbergh.
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Date: 2000Production (role): HIGH FIDELITY (Executive Producer)Company: Touchstone Pictures, Working Title Films, Dogstar FilmsProject details: Directed by Stephen Frears.
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Date: 1999Production (role): BEST LAID PLANS (Executive Producer)Company: Dogstar Films, Fox 2000 PicturesProject details: Directed by Mike Barker.
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Date: 1999Production (role): PUSHING TIN (Director)Company: 3 Miles Apart Productions Ltd., Art Linson Productions, Dogstar FilmsProject details: Starring John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett.
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Date: 1999Production (role): 200 CIGARETTES (Executive Producer)Company: Dogstar Films, Lakeshore Entertainment, MTV FilmsProject details: Directed by Risa Bramon Garcia.
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Date: 1997Production (role): DONNIE BRASCO (Director)Company: Mandalay Entertainment, Baltimore Pictures, Mark Johnson ProductionsProject details: Starring Al Pacino, Johnny Depp and Michael Madsen.
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Date: 1997Production (role): PHOTOGRAPHING FAIRIES (Executive Producer)Company: Arts Council of England, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), British Screen ProductionsProject details: Directed by Nick Willing.
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Date: 1995Production (role): AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE (Director)Company: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), British Screen Productions, Portman ProductionsProject details: Starring Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman and Georgina Cates.
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Date: 1994Production (role): FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL (Director)Company: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Channel Four Films, Working Title FilmsProject details: Written by Richard Curtis.
Starring Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell and James Fleet. -
Date: 1992Production (role): INTO THE WEST (Director)Company: Channel Four Films, Little Bird, Majestic Films InternationalProject details: Written by Jim Sheridan and David Keating.
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Date: 1991Production (role): ENCHANTED APRIL (Director)Company: BBC Films, Miramax, Greenpoint FilmsProject details: Screenplay by Peter Barnes.
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Date: 1988Production (role): SOURSWEET (Director)Company: British Screen Productions, Film Four International, First Film CompanyProject details: Starring Sylvia Chang, Danny Dun and Jodi Long.
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Date: 1987Production (role): AMAZING GRACE AND CHUCK (Director)Company: Delphi IV Productions, Delphi V Productions, ML Delphi Premier ProductionsProject details: Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Gregory Peck and Dean Alexander.
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Date: 1985Production (role): THE GOOD FATHER (Director)Company: Channel Four Films, Greenpoint FilmsProject details: Starring Anthony Hopkins, Jim Broadbent and Harriet Walter.
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Date: 1985Production (role): DANCE WITH A STRANGER (Director)Company: Goldcrest Films International, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC), Film Four InternationalProject details: Starring Miranda Richardson, Rupert Everett and Ian Holm.
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Date: 1981Production (role): BAD BLOOD (Director)Company: Southern Pictures, New Zealand Film CommissionProject details: Starring Jack Thompson, Carol Burns and Denis Lill.
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Date: 1980Production (role): THE AWAKENING (Director)Company: EMI Films, Orion PicturesProject details: Screenplay by Allan Scott and Chris Bryant.
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Date: 1964Production (role): COMEDY WORKSHOP: LOVE AND MAUDE CARVER (Director)Company: -Project details: Starring Patsy Rowlands, Norman Chappell and Julian Orchard.
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2019Production (role): ONE RED NOSE AND A WEDDING (Director)Company: BBC TVProject details: Written by Richard Curtis for Comic Relief.
Starring Rowan Atkinson, Lily James and Hugh Grant. -
Date: 2016Production (role): THE INTERESTINGS (Director)Company: TriStar Television, Amazon Studios, Sony Pictures TelevisionProject details: TV movie written by Lynnie Greene and Richard Levine.
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Date: 2004-2006Production (role): HUFF (Executive Producer)Company: Sony Pictures Television, 50 Cannon Entertainment, Bob Lowry Television ShowProject details: Created by Bob Lowry.
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Date: 2003Production (role): THE BRANCH (Executive Producer)Company: Touchstone Television, Warren Miller Films, Warren Miller TelevisionProject details:
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Date: 2003Production (role): I CAPTURE THE CASTLE (Executive Producer)Company: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Isle of Man Film Commission, Isle of Man FilmProject details: Directed by Tim Fywell.
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Date: 2002Production (role): JO (Director / Producer)Company: CBS, Spelling TelevisionProject details: TV movie starring Manny Perez, Kathleen Chalfant and Erin Dilly.
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Date: 1999-2000Production (role): THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG INDIANA JONES (Director)Company: Lucasfilm, Amblin EntertainmentProject details: Directed Episodes titled "Masks of Evil" and "The Perils of Cupid".
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Date: 1993Production (role): THE YOUNG INDIANA JONES CHRONICLES (Director)Company: Amblin Entertainment, Lucasfilm, Paramount TelevisionProject details: Directed Episodes titled "Istanbul, September 1918" and "Florence, May 1908".
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Date: 1990Production (role): COMMON GROUND (Director)Company: Lorimar ProductionsProject details: Directed "Part I" and "Part II".
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Date: 1989Production (role): SMITH AND JONES IN SMALL DOSES (Director)Company: TalkBack ProductionsProject details: Directed Episode titled "The Whole Hog".
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Date: 1983Production (role): BIRTH OF A NATION (Director)Company: Central Independent TelevisionProject details: TV movie written by David Leland.
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Date: 1983Production (role): BLOOD FEUD (Director)Company: 20th Century Fox TelevisionProject details: TV movie written by Robert Boris.
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Date: 1967-1981Production (role): ITV PLAYHOUSE (Director)Company: Associated-Rediffusion Television, ITV - Independent TelevisionProject details: Director of five plays between 1967 and 1981.
"Little Girls Don't" (1981)
"The Gift of Friendship" (1974)
"Arthur Wants You for a Sunbeam" (1970)
"The Stories of D.H. Lawrence: None of That" (1967)
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Date: 1980Production (role): LITTLE GIRLS DON'T (Director)Company: Thames TelevisionProject details: TV movie starring Toyah Willcox, Rosalyn Landor and Anna Massey.
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Date: 1972-1978Production (role): PLAY FOR TODAY (Director)Company: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)Project details: Director of six plays between 1972 and 1978.
"Destiny" (1978)
"The Mayor's Charity" (1977)
"Buffet" (1976)
"Brassneck" (1975)
"The Childhood Friend" (1974)
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Date: 1978Production (role): BBC2 PLAY OF THE WEEK (Director)Company: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)Project details: Directed "Mr. & Mrs. Bureaucrat".
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Date: 1977Production (role): THE FOSDYKE SAGA (Director)Company: BBC BirminghamProject details: Starring Miriam Margolyes.
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Date: 1977Production (role): THE SUNDAY DRAMA (Director)Company: ATVProject details: Directed "Charm".
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Date: 1977Production (role): THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK (Director)Company: Norman Rosemont Productions, ITC EntertainmentProject details: TV movie starring Richard Chamberlain, Patrick McGoohan and Louis Jourdan.
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Date: 1976Production (role): SECOND CITY FIRSTS (Director)Company: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)Project details: Directed "Jack Flea's Birthday Celebration".
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Date: 1976Production (role): RED LETTER DAY (Director)Company: Granada TelevisionProject details: Directed "Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill".
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Date: 1975Production (role): LOST YER TONGUE? (Director)Company: -Project details: TV movie starring Deirdre Costello, Paul Curran and Ronald Herdman.
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Date: 1975Production (role): OF THE FIELDS LATELY (Director)Company: -Project details: TV movie based on the play by David French.
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Date: 1975Production (role): COMEDY PREMIERE (Director)Company: Associated Television (ATV)Project details: Directed "Honey".
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Date: 1975Production (role): THE MIDAS CONNECTION (Director)Company: BBCProject details:
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Date: 1975Production (role): THE BOUNDARY (Director)Company: BBCProject details: TV movie written by Clive Exton and Tom Stoppard.
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Date: 1975Production (role): BBC2 PLAYHOUSE (Director)Company: BBCProject details: Directed "Mrs. Acland's Ghosts".
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Date: 1974Production (role): LATE NIGHT DRAMA (Director)Company: Granada TelevisionProject details: Directed two episodes in 1974.
"Silver Wedding" (1974)
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Date: 1974Production (role): BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP (Director)Company: Granada TelevisionProject details: Teleplay written by Arthur Hopcraft.
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Date: 1973Production (role): WESSEX TALES (Director)Company: BBCProject details: Directed Episode titled "The Melancholy Hussar".
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Date: 1973Production (role): LATE NIGHT THEATRE (Director)Company: Granada Television, Scottish Television (STV), Southern TelevisionProject details: Directed three episodes in 1973.
"Barbara's Wedding" (1973)
"The New Word" (1973)
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Date: 1973Production (role): HADLEIGH (Director)Company: Yorkshire Television (YTV)Project details: Directed Episodes titled "First Impression" and "Second Thoughts".
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Date: 1973Production (role): LOVE STORY (Director)Company: Associated Television (ATV)Project details: Directed Episodes titled "Two Tame Oats" and "A Face of Your Own".
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Date: 1971-1972Production (role): THIRTY-MINUTE THEATRE (Director)Company: BBCProject details: Directed three episodes between 1971 and 1972.
"The Chauffeur and the lady" (1972)
"Not Counting the Savages" (1972)
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Date: 1972Production (role): THE MAN FROM HAVEN (Director)Company: Associated Television (ATV)Project details: Created by Wilfred Greatorex.
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Date: 1971-1972Production (role): BUDGIE (Director)Company: London Weekend Television (LWT)Project details: Directed six epsides between 1971 and 1972.
"Run Rabbit, Run Rabbit, Run, Run, Run" (1972)
"Our Story So Far..." (1972)
"The Jump Up Boys" (1972)
"Sunset Mansions or Whatever Happened to Janey-Baib?" (1971)
"A Pair of Charlies" (1971)
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Date: 1971Production (role): THE GUARDIANS (Director)Company: London Weekend Television (LWT)Project details: Directed Episodes titled "The Nature of the Beast" and "Appearances".
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Date: 1970Production (role): THE ADVENTURES OF DON QUICK (Director)Company: London Weekend Television (LWT)Project details: Directed "The Benefits of Earth".
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Date: 1970Production (role): DIAMOND CRACK DIAMOND (Director)Company:Project details: Directed Episodes titled "Allergy" and "Death of a Dog".
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Date: 1969-1970Production (role): ITV SUNDAY NIGHT THEATRE (Director)Company: ITV - Independent Television, Kestrel Productions, London Weekend Television (LWT)Project details: Directed two episodes.
"Mrs. Mouse, Are You Within?" (1970)
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Date: 1969Production (role): BLOOD RELATIONS (Director)Company: -Project details:
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Date: 1969Production (role): PARKIN'S PATCH (Director)Company: Yorkshire Television (YTV)Project details: Directed Episodes titled "Fame of a Kind" and "Dead or Alive".
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Date: 1969Production (role): BIG BREADWINNER HOG (Director)Company: Granada TelevisionProject details: Starring Peter Egan, Alan Browning and Donald Burton.
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Date: 1968Production (role): 69 MURDER - THE BLOOD RELATION (Director)Company: -Project details:
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Date: 1968Production (role): THE GAMEKEEPER (Director)Company: -Project details:
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Date: 1968Production (role): THE VISITORS (Director)Company: -Project details:
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Date: 1968Production (role): HER MAJESTY'S PLEASURE (Director)Company: Granada TelevisionProject details: Credited as Cormac Newell.
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Date: 1968Production (role): CITY '68 (Director)Company: Granada TelevisionProject details: Credited as Cormac Newell for episode titled "The Visitors".
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Date: 1968Production (role): THEM DOWN THERE (Director)Company: -Project details:
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Date: 1968Production (role): SPINDOE (Director)Company: Granada TelevisionProject details: Credited as Cormac Newell.
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Date: 1967Production (role): THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS (Director)Company: Granada TelevisionProject details: Part of the "Escape" TV series.
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Date: 1967Production (role): THE FELLOWS (Director)Company: Granada TelevisionProject details: Credited as Cormac Newell.
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Date: 1966Production (role): CORONATION STREET (Director)Company: Granada TelevisionProject details: Credited as Cormac Newell for all eight episodes.
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Date: 1964Production (role): SHARON (Director)Company: -Project details: TV movie documentary.
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DateProduction (role)CompanyProject details
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Date: 2014Production (role): ENCHANTED KINGDOM (Executive Producer)Company: BBC Earth, BBC Worldwide, Evergreen Recording StudiosProject details: Directed by Patrick Morris and Neil Nightingale.