{"id":51414,"date":"2024-05-14T15:08:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T13:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2040035"},"modified":"2024-05-14T16:43:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T14:43:58","slug":"who-is-luke-newton-meet-bridgertons-colin-actor","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-luke-newton-meet-bridgertons-colin-actor\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Luke Newton? Meet Bridgerton\u2019s Colin actor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everything you need to know about Bridgerton season 3’s leading man, from age, Instagram and the role he originally auditioned for. <\/p>

By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 14 May 2024 at 13:08 PM<\/p>

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It\u2019s Colin Bridgerton\u2019s turn to find love \u2013 or realise he\u2019s had it in front him this whole time \u2013 in Netflix\u2019s hit adaptation of Julia Quinn\u2019s fourth novel, Romancing Mr Bridgerton<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Actor Luke Newton will once again be stepping into the shoes of the family\u2019s third-born son, who has undergone quite the transformation<\/a> ahead of stepping into the limelight.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll be wooing Nicola Coughlan\u2019s Penelope Featherington<\/a>, with most of the core cast<\/a> returning too.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re preparing to binge the first batch of Bridgerton<\/a> episodes and wondering what you\u2019ve seen this season\u2019s leading man in before, and whether you can find him on Instagram, read on for all the details.<\/p>\n

Who is Luke Newton?<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Luke$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
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\u201cEventually, they said they thought I was more suited to Colin,\u201d he said in an interview with Radio Times<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cIt worked out massively in my favour at the end,\u201d he told The Independent<\/a> of being cast as Colin instead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
How old is Luke Newton?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The actor is 31 years old<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
He was born on 5th February 1993.<\/p>\n
What has Luke Newton previously starred in?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Before joining the sprawling Birdgerton family, Newton played Luke Attwood in The Cut<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Following his turn on the BBC teen drama, he guest starred in Doctors as Sam Hern<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
Newton also starred in \u2013 and sang in the accompanying albums for \u2013 Disney Channel series The Lodge, in which he played Ben Evans from 2016 to 2017. This was followed by Syfy\u2019s Lake Placid: Legacy in 2018.<\/p>\n
What has Luke Newton said about joining Bridgerton?<\/strong><\/h2>\n $\"Nicola$ \n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>