Kathryn Newton
Newton in February 2023
Born
Kathryn Love Newton

(1997-02-08) February 8, 1997 (age 26)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present

Kathryn Love Newton (born February 8, 1997[1]) is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Louise Brooks in the CBS comedy series Gary Unmarried (2008–2010), Abigail Carlson in the HBO mystery drama series Big Little Lies (2017–2019), and Allie Pressman in the Netflix teen drama series The Society (2019). She is also known for portraying the older versions of Claire Novak in The CW dark fantasy series Supernatural (2014–2018) and Joanie Clark in the AMC period drama series Halt and Catch Fire (2016–2017).[2]

Newton has starred in the comedy film Bad Teacher (2011), the supernatural horror film Paranormal Activity 4 (2012), for which she received the Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film,[3] the crime drama film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), the sex comedy film Blockers (2018), the drama film Ben Is Back (2018), the film Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019), the slasher comedy film Freaky (2020), and the Amazon Studios science fiction romantic comedy-drama The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021). She played Cassie Lang in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).

Early life and education

Newton was born in Orlando, Florida, the only child of Robin and David Newton.[4] She began playing golf tournaments at age eight.[5]

Newton graduated from Notre Dame High School in 2015.[6][7] She was a member of the Notre Dame High School girls golf team; she helped the school's golf team to win three league championships.[8][9] She routinely shot in the 70s, and her lowest 18-hole score in a tournament was a 69.[5] In addition, she also set a school record with a five-under-par (−5) round in a nine-hole match and she played to a plus-2 handicap (+2). She initially wanted to play in the 2012 U.S. Women's Open, but she had to withdraw from the sectional qualifier after getting the lead acting role in Paranormal Activity 4.

She postponed college at University of Southern California (USC) to pursue her acting career.[5] She considered playing as a "walk-on" member of the women's golf team at USC.[10][5]

Career

Newton in 2012

She started her career at age four, making her television debut on the soap opera All My Children,[11] playing Colby Marian Chandler from 2001 to 2004. Meanwhile, she also starred in two short films, Abbie Down East (2002) and Bun-Bun (2003).[11] In 2008, Newton was cast in the role of Louise Brooks in the CBS television series Gary Unmarried. When she was twelve, her family moved to Los Angeles,[12] where she attended the Notre Dame High School.[13]

In 2010, Newton won two Young Artist Awards for "Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series" and "Best Performance in a TV series (Comedy or Drama)" for Gary Unmarried.[14] Newton played the role of Chase Rubin-Rossi in the 2011 film Bad Teacher.[15] She had the lead role, Alex, in the 2012 film Paranormal Activity 4, the fourth in the franchise,[16] and won an award at the 34th Young Artist Awards for her performance in the film.[3] Beginning in season 10, she had a recurring role as Claire Novak on Supernatural.

In 2017, Newton appeared in the HBO series Big Little Lies based on the Liane Moriarty novel of the same name.[17] She also had major roles in the films Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Angela Hayes and Ben Is Back as Ivy Burns.

Newton plays Lucy in Pokémon Detective Pikachu, a 2019 live action film based on the video game of the same name.[18] She also played the lead role of Allie in the Netflix mystery drama series The Society, which premiered on May 10, 2019. In 2020, she starred in the well-reviewed horror comedy film Freaky, directed by Christopher Landon, as a teenage girl who switches bodies with a serial killer.[19] In 2021, she appeared in The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, directed by Ian Samuels.[20] She portrays Cassie Lang[21] in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania replacing Emma Fuhrmann.[22][23]

Filmography

Film

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Abbie Down East Mahala Burgess Short
2003 Bun-Bun Chloe Short
2011 Bad Teacher Chase Rubin-Rossi
2012 Paranormal Activity 4 Alex
2015 The Martial Arts Kid Rina
2016 Mono Katie
2017 Lady Bird Darlene Bell
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Angela
2018 Blockers Julie
Ben Is Back Ivy Burns
2019 Pokémon Detective Pikachu Lucy Stevens
2020 Freaky Millie
2021 The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Margaret
Unknown Dimension: The Story of Paranormal Activity Herself Documentary film
2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Cassie Lang
2024 Winner Brittany Winner
Lisa Frankenstein † Lisa Swallows Post-production
Abigail † Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2002–2003 All My Children Colby Marian Chandler 2 episodes
2008–2010 Gary Unmarried Louise Brooks Main role
2013 Mad Men Mandy Episode: "The Quality of Mercy"
2013–2014 Dog with a Blog Emily Adams 3 episodes
2014–2018 Supernatural Claire Novak Recurring role, 6 episodes
2016 A Housekeeper's Revenge Laura Blackwell Television film[26]
2016–2017 Halt and Catch Fire Joanie Clark Recurring role (seasons 3–4), 10 episodes
2017–2019 Big Little Lies Abigail Carlson Main role
2017 Little Women Amy March Miniseries
2019 The Society Allie Pressman Main role

Music videos

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2009 30th Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress Gary Unmarried Nominated
2010 31st Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress Gary Unmarried Won
2011 32nd Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress Gary Unmarried Nominated
2013 34th Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress Paranormal Activity 4 Won
2020 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Big Little Lies Nominated
1st Critics Choice Super Awards Best Actress in a Horror Movie Freaky Nominated
Best Villain in a Movie Freaky Nominated

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