Virginia Newcomb is a performer and independent filmmaker known for her acclaimed performance in A24's The Death of Dick Long (2019) by Daniel Scheinert (of Oscar winning, The Daniels). "Best of all might be Lydia, whom Newcomb invests with a terrific energy - fiercely protective, vulnerable and angry all at once - as she reels from the particulars of a situation as imbecilic as it is impossible. You share in her disbelief, and you believe her entirely." LA Times, Justin Chang This film and others returned her to her home state of Alabama, including producing on Lynn Shelton's Sword of Trust (2019) and numerous award winning short films. Virginia can also be seen in Peacock (2010) with Cillian Murphy, Reparation (2015) with Marc Menchaca, and opposite Jim Cummings in Vanishing Angle's, The Beta Test (2021), which premiered at Berlinale and Tribeca '21 and released by IFC. She performed in Julian Rosefeldt's epic video installation project, Euphoria with Cate Blanchett & Giancarlo Esposito for Park Ave Armory in NYC and toured internationally. Newcomb's influences hail from a vast theatre background and it's the boundary breaking, media mashup kind that inspire much of her own creative work. Her Broadway debut came in Jay Scheib's live-cinema production of Chekhov's Platonov, which live streamed to Time Square and BAM Rose Cinemas. Virginia took a similar, and more immersive, approach as creator of Cucalorus Film Festival's annual commissioned Blue Velvet installation, Bus To Lumberton. Whether adding dynamic movement to the screen or intimate nuance to theatre, Virginia thrives in commingling these worlds. A true indie film and alt theater kid, Virginia can also be seen in popular shows, Law & Order SVU, The Walking Dead, The Office, Halt & Catch Fire, and Netflix series From Scratch opposite Zoe Saldana. Catch Virginia as an injured coal minor in the Appalachian Eco-body horror, Occupational Hazard, on Hulu. She was selected to participate in the inaugural Constellation Incubator beginning summer of '21, formed to apply design thinking to re-imagine and scale a more sustainable, equitable filmmaking ecosystem and continues to search for new innovative ways to enrich support for artists. Regardless of role or medium, Virginia desires to share bold, evocative stories in deeply collaborative projects that portray women honestly, particularly in nontraditional southern narrative.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Alabaster, Alabama, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 18 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
What are Virginia Newcomb's films like?
Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 8
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 3 · Dark 6
Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 6
Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 6
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.
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- Heroas Enola Penny in The Theatre Bizarre (2011)
- Allyas Lucy in Reparation (2015)
- Heroas Vera in The Atoning (2017)
- Allyas Virginia Klaising in Union (2018)
- Allyas Lydia Olsen in The Death of Dick Long (2019)
- Shapeshifteras Julia in Don't Die (2023)
- Allyas Sophie in Good Sport (2025)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Virginia Newcomb's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Virginia Newcomb's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
32 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Good Sport(2025)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
9-1-1: Nashville(2025)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Abductee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Wasteland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Likeness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Rumble Through the Dark(2023)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Come Back Haunted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Don't Die(2023)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Euphoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The Beta Test(2021)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Skim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Bite Size Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Recycling Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Death of Dick Long(2019)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Cherry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Union(2018)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Sword of Trust(2019)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Washed Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
The Atoning(2017)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Reparation(2015)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
You & Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Halt and Catch Fire(2014)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
The Boogeyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Theatre Bizarre(2011)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Peacock(2010)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all filmsSide Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Office(2005)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Moonlight Mile(2002)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Kudzu Can't Help But Grow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles, 31 of them dated from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2020.
Film career
Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2002Screen debut· Moonlight Mile
- 2021Career best· The Beta Test
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
How do Virginia Newcomb's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th7
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 18 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Virginia Newcomb's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Virginia Newcomb work with?
People who share at least 2 of Virginia Newcomb's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Benjamin Keepers shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Benjamin KeepersShared titles: Good Sport (2025), Sword of Trust (2019), Union (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Benjamin Keepers
Cinematographers
- Michael WilliamsShared titles: Don't Die (2023), The Atoning (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Williams
Producers
- Tasha McCroryShared titles: Don't Die (2023), Sword of Trust (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Tasha McCrory
- Ted SpeakerShared titles: Sword of Trust (2019), The Death of Dick Long (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Ted Speaker