Hosts the movie related podcast "Blank Check", together with film critic David Sims.
Excluding "The Tick," Newman has said that in every other role where he's been required to run, he has tried to model his run to look like the iconic running motion of Robert Patrick's T-1000 in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day.".
He was one of the final candidates to play "Young Neil" in "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" prior to Johnny Simmons being cast.
Honeydew is his favorite type of melon. He has been quoted as saying, "honeydew is the money melon.".
Attended California Institute of the Arts, majoring in Film. He left school to pursue acting full-time during his first year.