Tawny Newsome

Acting

Tawny Newsome

Born 1983-02-24 · Vacaville, California, USA

Tawny Newsome (born February 24, 1983) - (Height 5 feet 10 inches (1.77 meters) in height) is an American musician, comedian, and actress. She is known for her roles as Chelsea Leight-Leigh on the Comedy Central series Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, Nina on The Comedy Get Down, and Beckett Mariner on the animated Star Trek series Star Trek: Lower Decks. She is also a co-host of the podcast Yo, Is This Racist? Newsome was born in Vacaville, California, and grew up on a ranch. She attended DePaul University in Chicago, where she studied theater. After graduating, she began her comedy career with the Second City improv troupe. Newsome's first major television role was as Chelsea Leight-Leigh on Bajillion Dollar Propertie$. She also had a recurring role as Nina on The Comedy Get Down. In 2020, she began voicing the character of Beckett Mariner on Star Trek: Lower Decks. Newsome is also a musician and is a member of the band Four Lost Souls. She is also a co-host of the podcast Yo, Is This Racist? alongside Andrew Ti.

Acting credits

Spies in Disguise poster
7.5

Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is… not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way.

Spies in Disguise

2019

Quiz Lady poster
6.7

A brilliant but tightly wound, gameshow-obsessed young woman, Anne, and her estranged, train-wreck of a sister, Jenny, must work together to help cover their mother's gambling debts. When Anne's beloved dog is kidnapped, they set out on a wild, cross-country trek to get the cash the only way they know how: by turning Anne into a bona-fide gameshow champion.

Quiz Lady

2023

Vacation Friends poster
7.0

When a straight-laced couple that has fun with a rowdy couple on vacation in Mexico return to the States, they discover that the crazy couple they met in Mexico followed them back home and decide to play tricks on them.

Vacation Friends

2021

How It Ends poster
4.8

Liza scores an invite to one last wild party before the world ends. But making it there won't be easy: her car has been stolen, and the clock is ticking on her plan to tie up loose ends with friends and family. Accompanied by her younger self, Liza embarks on a journey across Los Angeles, running into an eclectic cast of characters.

How It Ends

2021

Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery poster
6.0

A holiday-hating detective is forced to solve a murder — and save Christmas — with help from famous trainees who must improv their way through the case.

Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery

2022

Einstein's God Model poster
5.5

For thousands of years, evidence of life after death has eluded mankind. Science is about to change that. With the help of a physicist, a blind medium, and Thomas Edison’s final experiment, Brayden Taylor embarks on a quest to contact his deceased fiancee. For his love to transcend dimensions, he must defy the laws of quantum physics. He must defy the balance nature demands. He must defy ... Einstein’s God Model.

Einstein's God Model

2016

Nuked poster
3.3

Jack and Gill’s 40th birthday goes off the rails when a weed-laced dinner kicks in—just as they learn a nuclear missile is en route to California. High and panicked, they must decide how to spend what could be their final night alive.

Nuked

2025

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NR

Down-on-his-luck high school shop teacher Dale finds himself awkwardly entangled with aspiring life coach, Chuck. Reluctantly accepting Chuck’s power of positive thinking and take-charge approach, Dale begins to come out of his shell. Through their budding friendship, Dale begins to repair what is broken, until he discovers that Chuck may not be all that he seems.

Bolio: Spirit of the Mustang

It's All Good poster
6.5

Aaron, Vinny and Cooper are dead broke and ready to give up on their pursuit of becoming big shot filmmakers. Desperate to keep the dream alive, they turn to crowdfunding for their first feature film and raise $75,000 dollars. However, they are overtaken by greed and instead blow the money on frivolous luxuries. Now they must face the consequences, including some shady acquaintances interested in their fortune, and an onslaught of angry donors who have been deceived.

It's All Good

2016