Tawny Newsome
she/her
Actor
USA
Biography:
Tawny Newsome voices the lead character of "Ensign Beckett Mariner" on the Star Trek animated series, Star Trek Lower Decks on Paramount+. She stars in Netflix's live action series Space Force opposite Steve Carrell and John Malkovich. Tawny also starred in the Kevin Hart & Wesley Snipes limited series True Story for Netflix. Additional credits include IFC's Brockmore, Sherman's Showcase and Documentary Now, the Seeso Original Bajillion Dollar Propertie$, BET's The Comedy Get Down, and NBC's Perfect Harmony and The Carmichael Show.
Newsome is the co-host of the comedy-meets-culture podcast Yo, Is This Racist? on Sub-Optimal Pods, the independent podcast network she created. She's also the host of the official Star Trek Podcast, Star Trek: The Pod Directive with friend and co-host Paul F. Tompkins. She's a musician and singer, and released the DIY indie album Material Flats in 2020 on her homegrown imprint Fine Alpinist Records.
Convention Guest Appearances
- Island FanCon 2025 - March 28-30, 2025 in Langford, BC, Canada
- Salute to the Women of Sci-Fi 2025 - March 22-23, 2025 in Burbank, CA
- Star Trek: The Cruise 2025 - February 23 - March 2, 2025 in Departing from Miami, FL
- ST-SF: Trek to San Francisco 2025 - January 24-26, 2025 in Burlingame, CA
- ST-DAL: Trek to Dallas 2024 - November 15-17, 2024 in Allen, TX
- ST-NJ: Trek to New Jersey 2024 - November 8-10, 2024 in Secaucus, NJ
- ST-CHI: Trek to Chicago 2024 - September 27-29, 2024 in Rosemont, IL
- Dragon Con 2024 - August 29 - September 2, 2024 in Atlanta, GA
- STLV: 58-Year Mission 2024 - August 1-4, 2024 in Las Vegas, NV
- Farpoint 2024 - February 9-11, 2024 in Hunt Valley, MD