Portrait of Thandiwe Newton

Acting

Thandiwe Newton

Career

Active from 1991 to 2027, busiest in 2010 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Line of Duty
Line of Duty
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Thandiwe Newton Catalog average

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 6
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Atmospheric Cinematography 2
  • Dialogue-Driven 2
  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Non-Linear Narrative 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Thought-Provoking 2
  • Visual Spectacle 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
First Day on Earth
First Day on Earth

TV show · as Anya

2020s

11 titles · average score 65
The Wanted Man
The Wanted Man (2027)

TV show · as Francesca Carmichael

Anaconda
Anaconda (2025)
GoodWatch score 50

as Claire Simons

Mufasa: The Lion King
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
GoodWatch score 61

as Eshe (voice)

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
GoodWatch score 69

as Ginger (voice)

President
President (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

Executive Producer

All the Old Knives
All the Old Knives (2022)
GoodWatch score 60

as Celia Harrison

God's Country
God's Country (2022)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sandra Guidry

Wednesday
Wednesday (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Dr. Rachael Fairburn

Human Resources
Human Resources (2022)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Mona (voice)

Reminiscence
Reminiscence (2021)
GoodWatch score 47

as Emily 'Watts' Sanders

Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2020)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Narrator (voice)

2010s

17 titles · average score 59
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019)
GoodWatch score 42

as Journalist

Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
GoodWatch score 64

as Val

Westworld
Westworld (2016)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Maeve Millay

The Slap
The Slap (2015)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Aisha

Rogue
Rogue (2013)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show · as Grace Travis

Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
GoodWatch score 51

as Olanna

Line of Duty
Line of Duty (2012)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as DCI Roz Huntley

Good Deeds
Good Deeds (2012)
GoodWatch score 50

as Lindsey

Retreat
Retreat (2011)
GoodWatch score 58

as Kate

The Prophet
The Prophet (2011)

as Narrator

Vanishing on 7th Street
Vanishing on 7th Street (2010)
GoodWatch score 46

as Rosemary

For Colored Girls
For Colored Girls (2010)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tangie / Orange

2000s

14 titles · average score 54
2012
2012 (2009)
GoodWatch score 49

as Laura Wilson

RocknRolla
RocknRolla (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

as Stella

W.
W. (2008)
GoodWatch score 56

as Condoleezza Rice

Norbit
Norbit (2007)
GoodWatch score 34

as Kate Thomas

Run Fatboy Run
Run Fatboy Run (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

as Libby

The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
GoodWatch score 71

as Linda

American Dad!
American Dad! (2005)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show · as Makeva (voice)

The Chronicles of Riddick
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
GoodWatch score 49

as Dame Vaako

Shade
Shade (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

as Tiffany

The Truth About Charlie
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
GoodWatch score 45

as Regina Lambert

Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
GoodWatch score 56

as Nyah Hall

It Was an Accident
It Was an Accident (2000)
GoodWatch score 41

as Noreen Hurlock

1990s

13 titles · average score 61
Besieged
Besieged (1998)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shandurai

Beloved
Beloved (1998)
GoodWatch score 57

as Beloved

Gridlock'd
Gridlock'd (1997)
GoodWatch score 79

as Cookie

In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams (1997)

as Clare

The Leading Man
The Leading Man (1996)
GoodWatch score 53

as Hilary Rule

Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris (1995)
GoodWatch score 44

as Sally Hemings

The Journey of August King
The Journey of August King (1995)
GoodWatch score 62

as Annalees

Loaded
Loaded (1994)
GoodWatch score 26

as Zita

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Kem Likasu

Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
GoodWatch score 70

as Yvette

The Young Americans
The Young Americans (1993)
GoodWatch score 42

as Rachael Stevens

Flirting
Flirting (1991)
GoodWatch score 83

as Thandiwe Adjewa