Lily Inge Newmark (born May 24, 1994) is a former model and actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Pin Cushion (2017) and Cursed (2020), as well as the Netflix series Sex Education (2019-2020) and Cursed (2020). (2019–).
Early years
Newmark was born in Camberwell, South London, to former Conservative MP Brooks Newmark and artist Lucy Keegan. Rose Keegan, an actress, is her maternal aunt.
Newmark attended Sydenham Primary School until she was 12 years old, when her family relocated to Central London and she transferred to Francis Holland School in Sloane Square. She stated that she "much preferred" South London and found Chelsea to be too confined. In 2016, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Acting and Contemporary Theatre from East 15 Acting School.
Career
Newmark got her start in amateur independent films and music videos for artists like DISCIPLS, Rejjie Snow, and Real Lies. First Model Management scouted her and she worked professionally as a fashion model for several years. As a model, she appeared in campaigns for Zandra Rhodes and Chanel, as well as editorials for Vice Magazine and Wonderland Magazine.
Newmark was cast in a small recurring role in the NBC television series Emerald City during her final year of drama school. She was then cast in the lead role of Iona in the British independent film Pin Cushion, for which she received a British Independent Film Awards nomination for Most Promising Newcomer. She went on to appear in films and television shows such as Juliet, Naked (2018), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), Les Misérables (2019), Born a King (2019), Balance, Not Symmetry (2019), Sex Education (2019-2020), Cursed (2020), Misbehaviour (2020), and Temple (2019).
Personal life
Newmark resides in London's Victoria district. She voted Liberal Democrat in 2017, citing her "gut instinct" as the reason.
Year | Title | Role |
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2014 | Return of the Ghost | Skye |
2017 | Pin Cushion | Iona |
2018 | Juliet, Naked | Carly |
2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Lexi |
2018 | Dagenham | Robyn |
2018 | Welcome to Mercy | August |
2019 | Born a King | Sarah |
2019 | How to Fake a War | Peggy |
2019 | Balance, Not Symmetry | Stacey |
2020 | Misbehaviour | Jane |
2021 | A Brixton Tale | Leah |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Emerald City | Ryenne | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
2018 | shortFLIX | Coby | Episode: "Nosebleed" |
2019 | Les Misérables | Sophie | 1 episode |
2019–present | Temple | Eve Milton | Main role |
2019–2020 | Sex Education | Ruthie | 3 episodes |
2020 | Cursed | Pym | Main role |
2021 | Dalgliesh | Morag Smith | 2 episodes: "Shroud for a Nightingale" |
2023 | Lockwood & Co. | Norrie White | 1 episodes |