Biography

Jacob Newton is a native of Louisville, Kentucky, where he enrolled as a theatre major at the University of Louisville and was immediately cast in the first Mainstage Production of the season, Alan Ayckbourn’s “Woman in Mind.” During this time Jacob was also hired for numerous stage play productions outside the University including “Dial M for Murder,” “The Sound of Music,” and “Dangerous Liaisons,” as well as “The Great American Sex Play” with the Actors Theatre of Louisville. Jacob made his way to Los Angeles, where he was soon cast in his first Taft-Hartley role in 2009’s Star Trek. He has appeared in numerous short films and plays including Everything Is Real which he also wrote and produced along with Jeff Fukuhara, Mr. Glitter, T.V., Thrifting, and Longhorns.