27 Facts About Newton Faulkner

Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner was born on 11 January 1985 and is an English singer-songwriter and musician from Reigate, Surrey.

Newton Faulkner is known for his percussive style of guitar playing.

In 2016, Newton Faulkner was cast as Johnny in the musical American Idiot, which is based on songs from the band Green Day.

Newton Faulkner played the role on the UK Tour, and continued in the role when the show returned to the West End at the Arts Theatre in July 2016.

In November and December 2018, Newton Faulkner starred as the Sung Thoughts of the Journalist in the 40th anniversary musical version of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds.

Newton Faulkner is the second child of Sally and Keith Newton Faulkner.

Newton Faulkner has an older brother, Toby Faulkner and a younger sister, Charlotte Faulkner.

Newton Faulkner began playing guitar at the age of 13 and attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.

Newton Faulkner grew his trademark red dreadlocks at age 15.

Newton Faulkner then moved on to the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford in 2002, where he spent two years gaining both diploma and the higher diploma award under the tutelage of Eric Roche.

Newton Faulkner's first band was a Green Day cover band, in which he played bass guitar.

Newton Faulkner then spent time recording and playing gigs under the name Newton Battenberg Faulkner, including the Lapagestock festival on 11 June 2005.

Newton Faulkner made appearances in 2006 on BBC Radio 2 and he secured a Publishing deal with Peermusic UK who asked the Independent on Sunday to tell its readers to "watch this face".

Newton Faulkner performed at the 2006 South by Southwest music festival and at Guilfest 2007.

Newton Faulkner subsequently signed with Sony BMG records and in July 2007 he released his debut album Hand Built By Robots.

Newton Faulkner supported The John Butler Trio on a number of European dates.

Newton Faulkner has performed at several major UK summer music festivals.

Newton Faulkner released his second studio album, Rebuilt by Humans, in 2009, which made No 3 UK Albums Chart.

In December 2008, Newton Faulkner slipped on some ice and badly injured his wrist, into which doctors fitted a metal plate.

In 2009 Newton Faulkner played at Latitude Festival, Cois Fharraige in the Republic of Ireland, and at the Crossing Border Festival in the Netherlands, which was his last performance for the Rebuilt By Humans launch tour.

Newton Faulkner headlined the 'Avebury Rocks Charity Concert' in July 2011, and this event raised money for a Cancer Charity the Love Hope Strength Foundation.

In 2011 Newton Faulkner performed at the Bath Forum as a part of the 'International Guitar Foundation'.

In 2011, a portrait of Newton Faulkner painted by British artist Joe Simpson was exhibited around the UK including a solo exhibition at The Royal Albert Hall.

At several shows on his 2012 tour, Newton Faulkner announced that his third studio album would be titled Write It on Your Skin, and a track called "Clouds" would be the album's first single.

Newton Faulkner performed two live gigs at Edinburgh's The Edge Festival in August 2012 with Reverieme.

In 2012, Newton Faulkner played a UK wide tour for his album Write It on Your Skin, and in 2013 he toured Australia.

On 16 June 2013 Newton Faulkner played the main stage at the Isle of Wight Festival 2013 with live streaming as part of the Studio Zoo project.