Neil Newbon Biography: Movies, Age, Wife, Video Games, Ethnicity, Religion, Net Worth, Instagram

Neil Newbon is an English actor and performance-capture specialist who became widely known to modern audiences through video game roles that rely on full-body acting as much as voice work.

His profile rose sharply with Baldur’s Gate 3, where he played the vampire spawn Astarion, a performance that helped turn him into a frequent guest at game awards, interviews, and fan conventions.

Alongside on-camera acting in British television and film, Newbon has built a second career in high-end performance capture, voicing and physically performing characters in major franchises such as Resident Evil and Detroit: Become Human.

Profile

• Full name: Neil Christie Newbon
• Date of birth: 14 August 1977
• Age: 48 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Birmingham, England
• State of origin: West Midlands, England
• Nationality: British
• Profession: Actor; voice actor; performance capture artist; performance consultant
• Height: 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
• Parents: Gary Newbon (father)
• Siblings: Laurence Newbon (twin brother); Claire Newbon (sister)
• Spouse: China Moo-Young (m. 2012; div. 2015); Saleta Losada (m. 2023)
• Children: One daughter
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Christian
• Ethnicity: English; Scottish descent (maternal) and Belarusian descent (paternal)
• Net worth: $1.5 million

Early Life and Education

Neil Christie Newbon is now 48 years old. He was born on 14 August 1977 in Birmingham, England, into a family already connected to broadcasting through his father, sports presenter Gary Newbon. He has said his background includes Scottish roots on his mother’s side and Belarusian roots on his father’s side.

He grew up alongside two siblings: his twin brother, Laurence, who later worked as a cameraman, and his sister Claire, who became a journalist. As a teenager, he played football and was often positioned as a goalkeeper.

For training, Newbon’s route was built around specialist performance programs rather than a single university degree. He began training through the National Youth Theatre and later studied Method Acting and additional character techniques, including work associated with Yat Malmgren, while continuing long-term development at the Giles Foreman Centre for Acting.

Personal Life

Neil Newbon married film director China Moo-Young in October 2012. During their marriage they had one daughter together, and the relationship later ended in divorce in 2015. He later confirmed a relationship with Saleta Losada, who is also connected to his professional life through performance-capture training and production work. By June 2023, the two were married.

Career

Neil Newbon’s screen career began early, with work in British television through the 1990s and 2000s, followed by film roles that kept him active alongside stage work.

A notable early television moment came in 1998 when he appeared in the BBC Two comedy series Goodness Gracious Me, taking part in a sketch that remained well-remembered by viewers of that era.

He later expanded his television footprint with appearances across long-running British series, and in 2012 he joined the Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks as Simon Walker, a role that placed him in front of a broad UK audience on a regular basis.

From 2012 onward, performance capture and game acting became a major pillar of his career. While traditional voice acting can be recorded in isolation, Newbon’s rise coincided with the industry’s shift to full performance capture, where actors supply voice, facial work, and physical choices in tandem.

That skill set positioned him for prominent parts, including Elijah Kamski and Gavin Reed in Detroit: Become Human, and major Resident Evil characters such as Nicholai Ginovaef in Resident Evil 3 and Karl Heisenberg in Resident Evil Village.

He also voiced roles in large-scale Japanese RPGs, including Xenoblade Chronicles 3, reinforcing his reputation as a repeat hire for character-led games.

His most famous credit to date is Baldur’s Gate 3, where he portrayed Astarion with a mixture of theatrical control and intimate character detail that translated well to long-form roleplaying storytelling.

The performance earned him major industry recognition, including a win for Best Performance at The Game Awards in 2023. In later interviews and appearances, he also spoke about how game performance capture changed his financial and professional trajectory, describing a period when he carried significant debt before consistent work in games helped stabilize his career.

Awards and Nominations

• Golden Joystick Awards (2023) – Best Supporting Performer – Won
• The Game Awards (2023) – Best Performance – Won
• New York Game Awards (2024) – Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game – Nominated
• D.I.C.E. Awards (2024) – Outstanding Achievement in Character – Nominated
• British Academy Games Awards (2024) – Performer in a Leading Role – Nominated

Net worth

Neil Newbon’s net worth is estimated at $1.5 million. This estimate is based on his long-running on-screen work, sustained AAA game performance-capture roles, award-driven visibility that increases booking demand, and additional income avenues.

Social Media

• Instagram: @neilnewbon
• X (formerly Twitter): @NeilNewbon
• YouTube: @NeilNewbonOfficial

Filmography

• Chris Cross (1993)
• Wycliffe (1997)
• Goodness Gracious Me (1998)
• The Bill (1998–2007)
• Dalziel and Pascoe (1999)
• Rhona (2000)
• Queen of Swords (2000)
• The Discovery of Heaven (2001)
• Stranded (2002)
• As If (2002)
• The Afternoon Play (2003)
• Dream Team (2003–2004)
• The Last Drop (2006)
• Are You Ready for Love? (2006)
• Beyond the Rave (2008)
• Holby City (2009)
• Henry VIII: The Mind of a Tyrant (2009)
• New Tricks (2009)
• Doctors (2009)
• I Shouldn’t Be Alive (2010)
• Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)
• Hollyoaks Later (2012)
• Hollyoaks (2012–2013)
• Extinction (2014)
• Doctors (2014)
• Residue (2015)
• Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (2016)
• Locked Up Abroad (2016)
• Casualty (2017)
• The Secret World (2012)
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 (2014)
• Until Dawn (2015)
• Spacelords (2017)
• Elite Dangerous (2017)
• Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier (2017)
• Detroit: Become Human (2018)
• Strange Brigade (2018)
• Forza Horizon 4 (2018)
• We Happy Few (2019)
• Resident Evil 3 (2020)
• Resident Evil: Resistance (2020)
• Beyond a Steel Sky (2020)
• Resident Evil Village (2021)
• Star Wars: The Old Republic (2022)
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (2022)
• Deliver Us Mars (2023)
• Final Fantasy XVI (2023)
• Baldur’s Gate 3 (2023)
• Warframe (2023)
• Fallout: London (2024)
• Vampire Survivors (2024)
• Warframe (2024)
• Lies of P (2025)
• Date Everything! (2025)
• Dead Take (2025)
• Dungeons & Dragons: The Twenty-Sided Tavern (2025)