George Young Newbern (born December 30, 1964) is an American television and film actor best known for his roles as Bryan MacKenzie in Father of the Bride (1991) and its sequel Father of the Bride Part II as well as Danny (The Yeti) in Friends. He is also well known for providing the voices of Superman from the Justice League and Justice League Unlimited animated series, as well as Nooj and Sephiroth from the Final Fantasy series and the Kingdom Hearts series. He is also known for having appeared in Saw VI as well as his role as "Charlie" on the hit TV Show "Scandal".

Biography

He married actress Marietta DePrima in 1990; the couple has three children.


Select filmography



Year

Title

Role

Notes


1982

The Blue and the Gray

Deserting Union Soldier

TV Miniseries


1986

My Little Girl

Woody




1986

Family Ties

Eric

1 episode


1986–1992

Designing Women

Payne McIlroy

4 episodes


1987

Adventures in Babysitting

Dan Lynch




1987

Paramedics

Uptown




1988

Switching Channels

Siegenthaler




1988

It Takes Two

Travis Rogers




1990

Poochinski

Det. Robert McKay

TV Pilot


1990

Working Girl

Everett Rutledge

TV Series


1991

Father of the Bride

Bryan MacKenzie




1991–1993

The Pirates of Dark Water

Ren

Animated Series


1992

Little Sister

Mike




1993

Doorways

Dr. Thomas Mason

TV Movie


1993

Doppelganger

Patrick Highsmith

TV Movie


1993

Tourch Song

Wedge

TV Movie


1994

I Spy Returns

Bennett

TV Movie


1994

Witness to the Execution

Phillip Tyler

TV Movie


1995

Father of the Bride Part II

Bryan MacKenzie




1995

Theodore Rex

Theodore Rex




1995

Courthouse

Sean

TV Series


1996

The Evening Star

Tommy Horton




1997

Gold Fever

Will Patterson

Documentary


1997

Promised Land

Michael Burns

1 episode


1997

Touched by an Angel

Michael Burns

2 episodes


1997

The Outer Limits

Ryan Unger

1 episode


1997

Perversions of Science

Walter

1 episode


1997–1998

Chicago Hope

Dr. Scott Frank

TV Series


1998

From the Earth to the Moon

Astronaut Stu Roosa

TV Miniseries


1998

Friends

Danny

3 episodes


1998

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

Christian Nelson

TV Movie


1999

Friends and Lovers

Ian Wickam




2000

If These Walls Could Talk

Tom

TV movie


2000

Bull

Robert "Ditto" Roberts III

TV series


2001

The Sons of Mistletoe

Jimmy Adams

TV movie


2001-2004

Justice League

Clark Kent/Superman

Animated Series


2002

Providence

Owen Frank (2002, Series)

TV series


2003

Final Fantasy X-2

Nooj (voice: English version)

Video Game


2003

Static Shock

Clark Kent/Superman

Animated series


2004

Boston Legal

Dr. Allen Konigsberg

1 episode


2004

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Dr. Todd Coombs

1 episode


2004-2006

Justice League Unlimited

Clark Kent/Superman, Bizarro, Evil Star

Animated Series


2005

Buffalo Dreams

Dr.Nick Townsend

TV Movie


2006

Cold Case

Bill Huxley (1979)

1 episode


2006

Kingdom Hearts II

Sephiroth (voice: English version)

Video game


2006

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

Sephiroth (voice: English version)

Computer Animated Movie


2007

A Dennis the Menace Christmas

Henry Mitchell




2007–2008

The Batman

Clark Kent/Superman

4 episodes


2007

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

Sephiroth (voice: English version)

Video Game


2008

Fireflies in the Garden

Jimmy




2008

CSI: Miami

Kevin Weaver

1 episode


2008

Ben 10: Alien Force

Frank Tennyson

1 episode


2008

Batman: Gotham Knight

Voices: Man in Black / Guido / Man / Youth 3




2008

Grey's Anatomy

Stan Mercer

1 episode


2008

Dissidia Final Fantasy

Sephiroth (voice: English version)

Video Game


2008

Ghost Whisperer

Roger Gardner

1 episode


2008

Jericho

President John Tomarchio

1 episode


2009

The Patient

George




2009

Criminal Minds

Steven Baleman

1 episode


2009

CSI: NY

Alex Sheridan

1 episode


2009

Dadnapped

Neal Morris

TV movie


2009

Castle

Howard Peterson

1 episode


2009

Locker 13

Robert Diener (segment "Midnight Blues")




2009

The Cleaner

Perry

1 episode


2009

Saw VI

Harold Abbott




2009

Private Practice

Brian Reynolds

1 episode


2010

Nip/Tuck

Dr. Curtis Ryerson

4 episodes


2010

The Mentalist

Dr. Cliff Edmunds

1 episode


2010

Miami Medical

Frank

1 episode


2010

NCIS

Arthur Haskell

1 episode


2010–2011

Hot in Cleveland

Jordan

2 episodes


2010

Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

Clark Kent/Superman

Direct-to-DVD animated short film


2011

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy

Sephiroth (voice: English version)

Video Game


2011

The Heart of Christmas

Dr. Sandler

TV movie


2012

3 Day Test

Martin Taylor

Direct-to-DVD film


2012-current

Scandal

Charlie

TV series


2012

Superman vs. The Elite

Clark Kent/Superman

Direct-to-DVD animated film


2013

Injustice: Gods Among Us

Clark Kent/Superman

Video Game


2014

Justice League: War

Steve Trevor

Direct-to-DVD animated film


2015

Granite Flats

Scottie Andrews

TV series, season 3, 8 episodes


2015

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

Steve Trevor

Direct-to-DVD animated film

References


External links
CLIParser at the Internet Movie Database
Voice chasers
Interview with George Newbern on Voiceover Role in Superman Vs. the Elite
vteSuperman franchise mediaNewspaper
comic strips
Superman (1939–1966)
The World's Greatest Superheroes (1978–1985)
Radio
The Adventures of Superman (US, 1940–1951)
The Adventures of Superman (UK, 1988)
Live-action
serials and films
Superman (1948)
Atom Man vs. Superman
1951 film series
Superman and the Mole Men
Stamp Day for Superman (short film)
1978 film series
Superman (1978)
II
The Richard Donner Cut
Superman III
Supergirl
IV: The Quest for Peace
Returns
DC Extended Universe
Man of Steel
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Animated filmsFeaturing Superman
Superman animated shorts (1941–1943)
Brainiac Attacks
Doomsday
All-Star
Unbound
With other heroes
Justice League: The New Frontier
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Justice League: Doom
Superman vs. The Elite
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time
Justice League: War
The Lego Movie
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
TelevisionLive-action
Adventures of Superman
Stamp Day for Superman
The Adventures of Superpup
The Adventures of Superboy
Superboy
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Smallville
Supergirl
Animation
New Adventures
Adventures of Superboy
Super Friends
Superman
The Animated Series
Krypto the Superdog
Legion of Super Heroes
Novels
The Adventures of Superman (1942)
Superman: Last Son of Krypton
Miracle Monday
Superman: Doomsday & Beyond
Lois & Clark: A Superman Novel
It's Superman!
Superman Returns
Enemies & Allies
Video
games
Superman (Atari 2600, 1979)
Superman: The Game (1985)
Superman (Arcade, 1988)
Superman (NES, 1988)
The Man of Steel (1989)
Superman (Sega Genesis, 1992)
The Man of Steel (Master System, 1993)
The Death and Return of Superman
Superman (Game Boy, 1997)
The New Adventures
Shadow of Apokolips
The Man of Steel (Xbox, 2002)
Countdown to Apokolips
Superman Returns
Fortress of Solitude
DC Universe Online
Infinite Crisis
Other
media
"Lucy and Superman" (I Love Lucy episode, 1957)
It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman
Seinfeld episodes, 1994–1996
"The Race"
"The Bizarro Jerry"
The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman (2004)
Illinois (Sufjan Stevens album, 2005)
Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman
Lego Superman
Music
"Kryptonite" (3 Doors Down song, 2000)
"Save Me" (Remy Zero song, 2001)
"Superman (It's Not Easy)" (Five For Fighting song, 2001)
Parodies
Captain Caveman (The Flintstone Comedy Show segment)
Mighty Mouse
My Hero (UK TV series)
Stupor Duck
"Superduperman"
Super-Rabbit
Underdog (TV series)
Goku vs Superman (Death Battle episode 25)
Super Grover (Sesame Street)
Miscellanea
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
Hollywoodland
Kryptonite (popular culture)
"Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex"
National Comics Publications v. Fawcett Publications
Steel (1997 film)
Superman curse
Superman ice cream
Superwoman (popular culture)
"Superman and Paula Brown's New Snowsuit"
"The Reign of the Superman"

See also
Supergirl in other media
Justice League in other media

Best films