George Newbern

George Newbern’s career in film and television has spanned several decades and has shown his immense versatility, from his debut arch as Payne McIlroy in “Designing Women” to his current role as the xxx assassin, Charlie, on “Scandal”.

From “Designing Women”, Newbern went on to recur on “Working Girl” and his career in television continued to grow as he joined famed television series “Chicago Hope”, “Friends”, “Bull”, “Providence” and “Nip/Tuck”, for regular and recurring roles. He has also made guest appearances on television series including “CSI”, “Criminal Minds”, “Private Practice”, “The Mentalist”, “Boston Legal”, “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Cold Case” - to name just a few.

In his feature film debut, Newbern starred opposite Steve Martin and Diane Keaton in “Father of the Bride” and reprised his role in “Father of the Bride II”.
Newbern’s career includes a multitude of voiceover roles, including “Justice League”, “Theodore Rex” and “Batman: Gotham Knight”. Newbern has been the voice of Superman in various DC iterations of the iconic superhero as well as on the animated series “Static Shock” and “The Batman”. He has also done voicework for the video games “Final Fantasy X-2”, “Kingdom Hearts II” and “Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children”.

George was born December 30 in Little Rock, Arkansas and graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in Theatrical Arts in 1986. Newbern resides in Los Angeles with his wife, two daughters and son.