Eric Newton (Actor)

Eric Newton was born in 1993 and is currently in the Ballston Spa High School class of 2011. He is well known amongst the school's film community for his work with Chaos and THE productions.

Early work:
Eric first appeared in Jacob McAulliffe's movie The Dimming, a spoof on the classic horror film The Shining. His role was both unimportant and humorously poor, as well as very different from the roles he would later go on to play. His only scene was filmed on two separate occasions, six months apart. And so in an instant he went from short haired on one side of a couch to long and shaggy on the opposite side. His breakout film was Detention, a Chaos production that was featured in both the Ballston Spa and Electric City Film Festivals. Many audience members claimed that they enjoyed his role as the lovable idiot. He was able to follow up on that success with the original How to be a Good AP History Student, in which he played Eric/Creepy Guy. He also started working with THE productions on films such as The Killer Ball.

Later Career:
Eric's connections to Chaos productions opened many doors. He was an extra in the short film The Greatest Man Alive, which was directed by local director Mike Feurstein. That short appeared on PBS after competing in several film festivals. He also created a trilogy known as "Jake and Eric Make Bad Decisions" which consisted of The Death Machine, The Lemonade Stand, and Friendly Advice. A fourth film is currently in early development. Most of his current acting is for THE productions, in movies such as Incemination and the Guns For Hire series. Many now agree that Eric will appear in AP3, due to the use of his voice in the most recent trailer for the film.

Directors that work with Eric know that he has never read a script in his life, and this can make it hard to film with him, although his improvised material usually makes it into the movies. Eric is also known to leave secret messages during the filming of every Jacob McAuliffe film. To date, all of these have been weeded out during the editing process, but there are many fans are demanding that these at least appear on the dvd versions of the films. Eric is also known to become despondent and/or belligerent during filming, especially when he is tired. This can make it very hard to work with him, as well as leading to him being injured by Jacob McAuliffe.

List of Roles:
The Dimming.......... Ghost on the Couch

Detention.......... Eric

The Arab Witch Project.......... Eric

How to be a Good AP History Student.......... Eric/Creepy Guy

How to a Good AP History Student 2.......... Eric/Creepy Guy

Killer Ball .5.......... Eric

Greatest Man Alive.......... Kid in Classroom

Jake and Eric in: The Death Machine.......... Eric

Jake and Eric in: The Lemonade Stand.......... Eric

Jake and Eric in: Friendly Advice........... Eric

Incemination.......... Eric

Guns for Hire (series).......... Eric

How to be a Good AP History Student 3 (rumored).......... Eric/Creepy Guy

The heads of Chaos Productions and THE Productions are very creative in naming Eric's characters.