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Virginia Newcomb

Overview

Virginia Newcomb is a performer and independent filmmaker known for her acclaimed performance in A24's The Death of Dick Long (2019) by Daniel Scheinert (of Oscar winning, The Daniels). "Best of all might be Lydia, whom Newcomb invests with a terrific energy - fiercely protective, vulnerable and angry all at once - as she reels from the particulars of a situation as imbecilic as it is impossible. You share in her disbelief, and you believe her entirely." LA Times, Justin Chang

This film and others returned her to her home state of Alabama, including producing on Lynn Shelton's Sword of Trust (2019) and numerous award winning short films. Virginia can also be seen in Peacock (2010) with Cillian Murphy, Reparation (2015) with Marc Menchaca, and opposite Jim Cummings in Vanishing Angle's, The Beta Test (2021), which premiered at Berlinale and Tribeca '21 and released by IFC. She performed in Julian Rosefeldt's epic video installation project, Euphoria with Cate Blanchett & Giancarlo Esposito for Park Ave Armory in NYC and toured internationally.

Newcomb's influences hail from a vast theatre background and it's the boundary breaking, media mashup kind that inspire much of her own creative work. Her Broadway debut came in Jay Scheib's live-cinema production of Chekhov's Platonov, which live streamed to Time Square and BAM Rose Cinemas. Virginia took a similar, and more immersive, approach as creator of Cucalorus Film Festival's annual commissioned Blue Velvet installation, Bus To Lumberton. Whether adding dynamic movement to the screen or intimate nuance to theatre, Virginia thrives in commingling these worlds.

A true indie film and alt theater kid, Virginia can also be seen in popular shows, Law & Order SVU, The Walking Dead, The Office, Halt & Catch Fire, and Netflix series From Scratch opposite Zoe Saldana. Catch Virginia as an injured coal minor in the Appalachian Eco-body horror, Occupational Hazard, on Hulu. She was selected to participate in the inaugural Constellation Incubator beginning summer of '21, formed to apply design thinking to re-imagine and scale a more sustainable, equitable filmmaking ecosystem and continues to search for new innovative ways to enrich support for artists. Regardless of role or medium, Virginia desires to share bold, evocative stories in deeply collaborative projects that portray women honestly, particularly in nontraditional southern narrative.

Known for

Acting

2025 Abductee Actor Laurie Freeman N/A
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2024 Wasteland Actor N/A
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2024 Don't Die Actor Julia N/A
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2024 Likeness Actor Fiona N/A
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2023 Rumble Through the Dark Actor Jenny 59
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2023 Come Back Haunted Actor N/A
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2022 Euphoria Actor N/A
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2021 The Beta Test Actor Caroline 59
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2020 The Recycling Man Actor Valerie 59
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2019 The Death of Dick Long Actor Lydia Olsen 59
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2019 Cherry Actor Helen N/A
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2019 Union Actor Virginia Klaising 58
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2019 Washed Away Actor 59
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2017 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Actor Alex's Wife (uncredited) 67
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2017 The Atoning Actor Vera 58
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2016 Reparation Actor Lucy 59
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2013 The Boogeyman Actor Rita Billings 58
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2011 The Theatre Bizarre Actor Enola Penny 58
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2010 Peacock Actor Doris 59
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2008 Side Effect Actor Lauren 59
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2005 Earth to America Actor Self 58
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2002 Moonlight Mile Actor Cheryl's Friend #2 59
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Good Sport Actor Sophie N/A
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Wasteland Actor Finn 58
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Skim Actor Hanna N/A
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Production

2024 Don't Die Production Producer N/A
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2019 Cherry Production Producer N/A
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2019 Sword of Trust Production Associate Producer 58
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