Thandiwe Newton

Thandiwe Newton

Known for: Acting

Born: November 6, 1972

Melanie Thandiwe Newton OBE (born 6 November 1972), formerly credited as Thandie Newton, is a British actress. Newton is known for starring roles such as the title character in Beloved (1998), Nyah Nordoff-Hall in Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), Tiffany in Shade (2003), Dame Vaako in The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Christine in Crash (2004), Linda in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), Libby in Run Fatboy Run (2007), Stella in RockNRolla (2008), Condoleezza Rice in W. (2008), Laura Wilson in 2012…

Known for

God's Country
God's Country
2022
The Truth About Charlie
The Truth About Charlie
2002
Besieged
Besieged
1998
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023
In Your Dreams
In Your Dreams
1997
The Prophet
The Prophet
2011
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon
2017
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
Nations United: Urgent Solutions for Urgent Times
2020
Flirting
Flirting
1991
Run Fatboy Run
Run Fatboy Run
2007
Norbit
Norbit
2007
Vanishing on 7th Street
Vanishing on 7th Street
2010
The Journey of August King
The Journey of August King
1995
Good Deeds
Good Deeds
2012
Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013
It Was an Accident
It Was an Accident
2000
Pirate Prince
Pirate Prince
1991
All the Old Knives
All the Old Knives
2022
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible II
2000
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004
Gridlock'd
Gridlock'd
1997
RocknRolla
RocknRolla
2008
Loaded
Loaded
1994
Retreat
Retreat
2011
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris
1995
Reminiscence
Reminiscence
2021
The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa
The Interrogation of Leo and Lisa
2006
2012
2012
2009
For Colored Girls
For Colored Girls
2010
The Leading Man
The Leading Man
1996
Beloved
Beloved
1998
Huge
Huge
2010
Anaconda
Anaconda
2025
Shade
Shade
2003
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
Father and Son: On Screen and Off
2007
Cry to Heaven
Cry to Heaven
 
W.
W.
2008
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2012: Roland Emmerich - Master of the Modern Epic
2010
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
2010
Family Feud
Family Feud
2018
The Young Americans
The Young Americans
1993
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2019
Interview with the Vampire
Interview with the Vampire
1994
Crash
Crash
2005
Gringo
Gringo
2018
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
Making Pursuit: An Italian Take on the American Dream
2007
Mufasa: The Lion King
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
American Dad!
American Dad!
2005
The Slap
The Slap
2015
Westworld
Westworld
2016
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
1996
Rogue
Rogue
2013
RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Line of Duty
Line of Duty
2012
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema
2020
Human Resources
Human Resources
2022
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
ER
ER
1994
The Big Narstie Show
The Big Narstie Show
2018
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
Big Mouth
Big Mouth
2017
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Wanted Man
 
Wednesday
Wednesday
2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Elle Style Awards
Elle Style Awards
1997
First Day on Earth
 
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022