Alex Eugene Newell (born August 20, 1992) is an American actor and singer. They are known for their role as Unique Adams on the Fox musical series Glee and Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. Newell also starred as Asaka in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island at the Circle in the Square Theatre in 2018. For their role in Shucked, they won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Newell and J. Harrison Ghee were the first openly non-binary actors to be nominated for and win a Tony Award. As a singer, Newell has released tracks with Clean Bandit, Blonde, and The Knocks.

Alex Newell

Acting Born August 20, 1992 Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Alex Eugene Newell (born August 20, 1992) is an American actor and singer. They are known for their role as Unique Adams on the Fox musical series Glee and Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. Newell also starred as Asaka in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island at the Circle in the Square Theatre in 2018. For their role in Shucked, they won the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Newell and J. Harrison Ghee were the first openly non-binary actors to be nominated for and win a Tony Award.

As a singer, Newell has released tracks with Clean Bandit, Blonde, and The Knocks.

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

Self

Glee

Wade 'Unique' Adams

Empire

Hey Beautiful

Hazbin Hotel

Zeezi Zilla (voice)

After Midnight

Self

MasterChef

Self

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Pebble (voice)

Stars in the House

Self - Special Guest

Stars in the House

Self

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Self - Musical Guest