Neil Christie Newbon (born 14 August 1977) is an English actor known for voicing Elijah Kamski and Gavin Reed in Detroit: Become Human, Nicholai Ginovaef in Resident Evil 3, Karl Heisenberg in Resident Evil Village, Zeon in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3, for which he won the Game Award for Best Performance.
Early life Neil Christie Newbon was born in Birmingham on 14 August 1977, the son of sports presenter Gary Newbon. He is of Scottish descent on his mother's side and Belarusian descent on his father's side. His sister Claire is a journalist, while his twin brother Laurence is a cameraman. He played football as a teenager, usually as a goalkeeper.
Career In 1998, Newbon appeared in the BBC Two comedy series Goodness Gracious Me as James ('Jamms'), a waiter in the show's notable "Going for an English" sketch. He has appeared in numerous films. He voiced a tank driver in Jackboots on Whitehall. He starred in the music videos for the Now Voyager Mix of "You Got the Love" by The Source and Candi Staton in 2006 and "Kingdom of Rust" by Doves in 2009. In 2012, he joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks as Simon Walker.
Since 2012, Newbon has provided the voice and motion capture for numerous video game characters, including Elijah Kamski and Gavin Reed in Detroit: Become Human, Nicholai Ginovaef in Resident Evil 3, Karl Heisenberg in Resident Evil Village and Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3. For his performance as Astarion, he won Best Performance at the 2023 Game Awards as well as the Golden Joystick for Best Supporting Performer.
Newbon is a co-founder of the training facility Performance Captured Academy, which offers courses on motion capture for aspiring actors.
Personal life Newbon married film director China Moo-Young in October 2012, and they had one daughter together before divorcing in 2015. He confirmed that he was in a relationship with his Performance Captured Academy co-founder Saleta Losada in 2018, and they were married in June 2023.
Newbon has trained in various martial arts for over 16 years, including kung fu (in the styles Crane, Shaolin, Snake, and Tiger), kickboxing, judo, and Wadō-ryū karate.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2001 The Discovery of Heaven Quinten 2006 Cpl. Rhys Powell Are You Ready for Love? Rob 2008 Beyond the Rave Nikolai Direct-to-video 2010 Jackboots on Whitehall Tank DriverVoice 2014 Extinction Rob 2016 Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Petra Fortis VoiceEnglish dubAlso motion capture for Nyx Ulric
Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Chris Cross Garrett Episode: "Saturday Night" 1997 Wycliffe Rob Tyzack Episode: "Close to Home" 1998 Goodness Gracious Me James Uncredited1 episode 1998–2007 Ian Robbins, Dominic Mileham, Gavin Sullivan, Billy Peters 7 episodes 1999 Dalziel and Pascoe ET Episode: "Time to Go" 2000 Rhona Art Model Episode: "The Happy Jeans" Queen of Swords Anton Episode: "The Witness" 2002 Stranded Ernst Robinson Television film As If Seb 2 episodes 2003 Malcolm Haye Episode: "Turkish Delight" 2003–04 Dream Team Luke Davenport 19 episodes 2009 Holby City Gavin Sheldon Episode: "Take Her Breath Away" Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant Lord Mounjoy, Culpepper's Inquisitor 2 episodes New Tricks Justin Milburn Episode: "Blood Is Thicker Than Water" 2009, 2014 Doctors Kenny Foulton, Michael Faulks 2 episodes 2010 I Shouldn't Be Alive Steve Callahan Episode: "76 Days Adrift" 2012–13 Hollyoaks Simon Walker 63 episodes 2012 Hollyoaks Later 4 episodes 2015 Residue Osbourne, Keller's Aide 3 episodes 2016 Locked Up Abroad Matthew VanDyke Episode: "Gaddafi's American Prisoner" 2017 Casualty Father Anthony Bridge 1 episode
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2012 John Galahad, Thutmose, Father Lucian, Adrian Zorlescu 2014 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 Motion capture 2015 Until Dawn 2017 Spacelords Additional Voices Elite Dangerous Commander John Jameson Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier Bryn, Mikey, Additional Voices 2018 Detroit: Become Human Elijah Kamski, Gavin Reed Also motion capture Strange Brigade Motion capture Forza Horizon 4 2019 We Happy Few Nick Lightbearer Lightbearer DLC 2020 Resident Evil 3 Nicholai Ginovaef Also motion capture for Brad Vickers, Nemesis and Robert Kendo Resident Evil: Resistance Also motion capture Beyond a Steel Sky Alonso 2021 Resident Evil Village Karl Heisenberg Also motion captureAlso Shadows of Rose DLC 2022 Star Wars: The Old Republic Major Dosk, Additional Voices Legacy of the Sith and Disorder DLC Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Zeon 2023 Deliver Us Mars Isaac Johanson Final Fantasy XVI Additional Voices Baldur's Gate 3 Astarion Also motion capture Warframe FibonacciNeil Newbon - gathering party for BG3. (2023, December 7). Something fishy is going on...I had the extreme privilege of working with @digitalextremes @playwarframe in their new update #WhispersInTheWallsTune in to #thegameawards tomorrow for more#Fibonacci pic.twitter.com/wg40anicrn. Twitter. https://twitter.com/NeilNewbon/status/1732621847089606869Whispers in the Walls expansion 2024 Fallout: London Barry the Boat Vampire Survivors Dracula Ode to Castlevania DLC Warframe Viktor VodyanoiIntroducing Viktor Vodyanoi, the latest villain placed before The Hex, voiced by Neil Newbon. Twitter. https://x.com/PlayWarframe/status/1862580894818529446Warframe: 1999 expansion 2025 Lies of P Lumacchio Overture DLC Date Everything! Drysdale Dead Take Chase Lowry2026MarathonDarius2027Until Dawn 2 SebastianCormo
Stage Year Title Role Venue 2025 Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern Mage Stage 42
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2026Dungeon Masters Professor Crem de la Crem (campaign one)Actual play cast memberSailor (campaign two)
Audio books Year Title Role Notes 2026Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion Narrator, Astarion
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2023 Golden Joystick Awards Best Supporting Performer Baldur's Gate 3 The Game Awards Best Performance 2024 New York Game Awards Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game D.I.C.E. Awards Outstanding Achievement in Character British Academy Games Awards Performer in a Leading Role
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