David Newsom Biography

Fast Facts

• Best known for performing the character of Guru Mack in the comedy-drama television series “Orange Is the New Black,” created by Jenji Kohan in 2015
• He spent a year at Ohio University before abandoning his studies, but a year later, he started attending Ithaca College and earned a degree in film production
• He performed the character of Michael Bennett in the episode “Ladies in Red” of the police procedural television series “The Mentalist” in 2008
• On top of being an actor, he is also a talented professional photographer and presents exhibits of his traditional and digital images across the United States