James Newman (actor)

James Milo Newman (born James Myron Newman; January 22, 1992)^[1] is an American former actor. He played Tony Schneider on the US MTV television teen drama Skins. Newman's first acting experience was auditioning for Skins. He had previously planned to fight in the Golden Gloves boxing tournament (he had once boxed with Yuri Foreman).^[2]

James Milo Newman
Born	James Myron Newman (1992-01-22) January 22, 1992 (age 33) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	actor
Years active	2011
Relatives	Peter Newman (father) Romilly Newman (sister) Griffin Newman (brother) Claude Dauphin (maternal grandfather) J. D. Beresford (maternal great-grandfather)

Personal life

Newman was raised in Greenwich Village, New York.^[3] He is the son of actress Antonia Beresford Dauphin and producer Peter Ross Newman.^[1][2][4] His maternal grandmother, Ruda Dauphin (née Podemska), was the president of film production company Odeon International.^[5][6]

His maternal grandfather was English novelist Marc Brandel, the son of writer J. D. Beresford.^[5] His parents had a Jewish wedding.^[4] His brother is actor Griffin Newman.

For years he attended Camp Greylock in Massachusetts.

His character on Skins was portrayed by Jesse Eisenberg on a Saturday Night Live sketch parodying the show.

Newman has not appeared in television or film since the cancellation of Skins and subsequently worked in sports recruitment in France.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

• Skins: Reverse Party (2011) (Tony Schneider)
• Skins Webisodes (2011) (Tony Schneider) (4 episodes)
• Skins (2011) (Tony Schneider) (10 episodes)