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Darren Newton
Darren Newton (born 16 May 1969 in Ashington, Northumberland, England) is an English actor, writer and director. Trained at Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, he appeared as Gavin Hindle in ''Eldorado (TV series), Eldorado'' and subsequently in several Catherine Cookson films, before moving into theatre directing. He has an MA in Scriptwriting from Sussex University. Newton writes and directs using the name D. James Newton; his debut feature film ''2:Hrs'', by Roland Moore, was released in 2017. Filmography *''The Glass Virgin'' (1995) - ''Willy Fairburn'' *''The Cinder Path (film), The Cinder Path'' (1994) *''Eldorado (TV series), Eldorado'' (1992) - ''Gavin Hindle'' *''Women In Tropical Places'' (1989) *''Stormy Monday (film), Stormy Monday'' (1988) Director * ''2:Hrs'' (2018) External links * English male film actors English male television actors People from Ashington Male actors from Northumberland 1969 births Living people Alumni of the Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashington
Ashington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England, with a population of 27,864 at the 2011 Census. It was once a centre of the coal mining industry. The town is north of Newcastle upon Tyne, west of the A189 and bordered to the south by the River Wansbeck. The North Sea coast at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea is away. Many inhabitants have a distinctive accent and dialect known as Pitmatic. This varies from the regional dialect known as Geordie. History Toponymy The name Ashington comes from the earlier form Essendene, which has been referenced since 1170. This may have originated from a given name ''Æsc'', not unknown among Saxon invaders who sailed from Northern Germany. If so he came to the Wansbeck and would have settled in this deep wooded valley near Sheepwash. The "de" in the early orthographies more strongly suggests dene, so ash dene - these trees would have lined it. In the 1700s all that existed of Ashington was a small farm with a few dwellings ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
