[citation needed] Newton-Lee joined the cast of Hollyoaks[1] with the characters Mel Burton and Joe Spencer.
[citation needed] His other roles included parts in Coronation Street, Casualty, Doctors and Where the Heart Is (where he first appeared).
[1] He featured on ITV's The Mint game show in December 2006 to promote his Christmas pantomime playing Dick Whittington in Blackpool.
[citation needed] He was interviewed on ITV's Loose Women on 11 June 2009 to discuss the death of his character, Stacey, after an eight-month storyline.
He was invited to the Houses of Parliament by Sian James MP to address a panel of experts and discuss the growing rate of skin cancer in men.