Acting
Alex Newell
Biography
Alex Eugene Newell (born August 20, 1992) is an American actor and singer. They are known for their role as Unique Adams on the Fox musical series Glee and Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. Newell also starred as Asaka in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island at the Circle in the Square Theatre in 2018. For their role in Shucked, they won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Newell and J. Harrison Ghee were the first openly non-binary actors to be nominated for and win a Tony Award. As a singer, Newell has released tracks with Clean Bandit, Blonde, and The Knocks.
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Roles across career
Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).
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Most critically rated
Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)
- 1
★ 8.6Hazbin Hotel
2024 · tv · as Zeezi Zilla (voice)
- 2
★ 7.5Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
2020 · tv · as Mo
- 3
★ 7.1Empire
2015 · tv · as Hey Beautiful
- 4
★ 7.1MasterChef
2010 · tv · as Self
- 5
★ 6.8Glee
2009 · tv · as Wade 'Unique' Adams
- 6
★ 6.2Geography Club
2013 · movie · as Ike
- 7
★ 6.1The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · tv · as Self
- 8
★ 5.8Another Simple Favor
2025 · movie · as Vicky
Most commercially successful
Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)
Career timeline
By release / first air year · movie & TV merged
