Thandiwe Newton

Personal context

Summary

Thandiwe Newton is an English actor known for work in films including Beloved and Crash and the television series Westworld. Her roles have often involved questions of race, gender, power, and sexual violence; Newton has described Westworld as a story of oppressed people and said she approached it as a human-rights activist. She has spoken publicly for decades about sexual harassment and sexual violence, served on V-Day’s board, and helped establish One Billion Rising. Newton has also discussed race and identity in a TED talk and supported the Say Her Name campaign; she called God’s Country an example of critical race theory and defended that framework publicly. She has said she does not support a political party.