Alex Eugene Newell (born August 20, 1992) is an American actor and singer. They are best known for playing the character Unique Adams on the Fox musical series Glee.

As a singer, Newell released tracks with Nile Rodgers and The Knocks, reaching the Top 10 in the United Kingdom with Clean Bandit & Blonde collaborations “Stronger” and “All Cried Out”. Newell released their debut EP POWER in 2016.

Newell’s career in theater began in 2018 when they starred as Asaka in the Broadway revival of Once on This Island at the Circle in the Square Theater. In 2022, they appeared as Lulu in the Broadway musical Shucked, for which they won a Tony Award, becoming the first openly non-binary actor to ever win a Tony. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.