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Elijah Newman

Elijah is a Jewish-American, Chicago-bred, professionally trained Actor (theatre/TV/film/voiceover), Writer, Director,

Producer, Teaching Artist, Activist, and Athlete.

He is self-taught in Music, Podcasting, Editing, Producing and more. 

Theatre

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Elijah appeared as David Schwartz (2 performances)

in the world premiere of Berlin at Court Theatre (2025)

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Elijah performed as Yakov, Konstantin (3 performances), and Medvedenko (1 performance)

in The Seagull, directed by Yasen Peyankov

(Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 2022)

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Elijah played Feste the Fool in Twelfth Night (2025)

and Tybalt in Romeo & Juliet (2024) with Oak Park Festival Theatre.

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Elijah toured with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks in Summer 2023.

MSIP performed 75+ shows across 5 states over the course of 4 months.

He played Aramis in Three Musketeers (dir. Kevin Asselin)

and Pompey in Measure for Measure (dir. Peter Anderson)

TV & Film

Elijah appears on Chicago Med, Season 8 Episode 15 as Joel, the Scab Janitor

For other film appearances and Elijah's upcoming film production see the next couple pages!

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