Why Maxine From CSI: Vegas Looks So Familiar

Since 2018, Newsome has appeared in 10 episodes of in HBO's hitman comedy "Barry." The series focuses on a hitman named Barry Berkman (aka Barry Block) (Bill Hader) who is mentored in an acting class by Gene Cousineau (Henry Winkler). Since the release of the first season in 2018, the series was won numerous awards, including 30 Emmy nominations with wins for both Hader and Winkler (via Academy of Television Arts & Sciences).

In Season 1, Episode 2 ("Chapter Two: Use It"), Newsome's character, Detective Janice Moss, is first introduced when she is assigned to investigate the murder of Richard Krempf (aka Ryan Madison) (Tyler Jacob Moore). Janice is shown to be somewhat callous in her view of her colleagues. For example, she wins a bet in the first episode when a co-worker's marriage ends in divorce after less than a year. In later episodes, Janice begins dating Barry's acting professor, Gene. Though Gene is immediately enamored with Janice, she is initially uninterested in him and admits surprise when she actually enjoys dinner with him. 

In the first season finale, Janice realizes Barry is a hitman and holds him at gun point. Though Barry begs her to let him go, Janice is unwilling to do so. A gunshot is heard, but the series leaves Janice's fate open to interpretation for sometime. Newsome is also credited with appearances in Season 2, Episode 6 ("The Truth Has a Ring to It") and Season 2, Episode 8 ("berkman > block").