Alec Newman: Blurbs
TRIVIA
- In 1995, Alec won the Jubilee Trophy, an award for stage combat. edit »
- Alec's favourite tv show is a Scottish show called Chewin' the Fat. edit »
- In February and March 2007, Alec performed on stage at "The Young Vic". He played the role of Courtine in Soldier's Fortune, a Restoration comedy directed by David Lan. edit »
- Alec had not read any of the Dune books before playing the main character, Paul Atreides, in the Dune miniseries. edit »
- Alec's father, Sandy Newman, was a member of Marmalade, a seventies rock group from Scotland. edit »
- His favourite novel is Cervantes' Don Quixote. edit »
- Alec played Paul Atreides aka Muad'Dib in the TV Mini Series Dune and Children of Dune. edit »
QUOTES
- (about playing Detective Inspector Jim Buchan in "Reichenbach Falls")
Alec: My only problem making this film is that Buchan is a heavy smoker, but I kicked the habit two years ago. edit » - Alec: The biggest influence on my career was a footballer called Kenny Dalglish. Because of him, I thought I wanted to become a footballer. edit »
- (on being Scottish and living in Los Angeles)
Alec: At the end of the day if Scotland are playing football there's only one team I will be shouting for! edit » - Alec: I have a really bad desire to play Macbeth. edit »
- (on having to fight Matt Keeslar in "Dune")
Alec: I went to the gym every day, I was terrified I'd look fat. edit »
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