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.

Filmography

• 2025Another Simple Favor — Vicky
• 2025Lulu Is a Rhinoceros — Cory / Kitten (voice)
• 2025Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert — Leading Player
• Hazbin Hotel — Zeezi Zilla (voice)
• Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur — Pebble (voice)
• 2023Pacemaker
• 2021Come and Learn with Pibby! — Melira (voice)
• 2021Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas — Mo
• 2020A Killer Party — Shea Crescendo
• Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race — Madam That Bitch - Contestant
• Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist — Mo
• Empire — Hey Beautiful
• 2015Resident Advisors — Morgan
• Resident Advisors — Morgan
• 2013Geography Club — Ike
• Glee — Wade 'Unique' Adams

Appearances as themselves (15)

• Celebrity Weakest Link — Self - Contestant
• After Midnight — Self
• 2023Commitment to Life — Self (archive footage)
• 2021This Is Me: Pride Celebration Spectacular — Self
• 2021Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score — Self
• Stars in the House — Self - Special Guest
• 2020Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone — Self
• The 'S' Word with Vanessa Lengies — Self
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee — Self - Musical Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self
• Trailblazer Honors — Self - Performer
• The Glee Project — Self - Contestant
• MasterChef — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• NPR Tiny Desk Concerts — Self