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Michelle is well known around the world from her early work as a regular cast member on the Australian show "Neighbours" and the hit teen shows "The Tribe" and "Underemployed".
Emmy-nominated for her role of Alex in "Fear the Walking Dead; Flight 462", she won "Best Actress in A Feature Film" at the New Zealand Film and Television Awards 2011 for "My Wedding and Other Secrets" and was nominated for a Logie for her role in "Neighbours".
Her film work has screened in many festivals and won awards including those at Sundance, Cannes and Berlin.
She has worked with Oscar-winning director Jane Campion on BBC mini-series Top of the Lake, Jodie Foster, John Hillcoat and Steven Soderbergh.
Most recently she can be seen in Jordan Peele's Twilight Zone on CBS All Access where she plays a Chinese national marine biologist Dr Ling Hai in "8".- Brooke Williams was born on 3 January 1984 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is an actress, known for Spartacus (2010), Slow West (2015) and 12 Monkeys (2015).
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
David de Lautour is an actor from New Zealand who was born in Christchurch NZ. Lautour's career has also encompassed directing, writing, music and voice acting. Lautour is most known for his roles on Power Rangers Jungle Fury (2008), Being Eve (2001), Westside (2015) and a role in series 7 of Wentworth (2013) as Dr. Greg Miller. Lautour would also direct episodes of Westside.
David also started the production company Tool Shed Productions in 2006 which has produced a number of films, stage plays and his band, Four Tribe Native.
David also provided his voice in many video games, these would include Mad Max (2015), Battlefield 1 (2016), DmC: Devil May Cry (2013).- New Zealand born actor David Warbeck made his feature film debut in My Lover, My Son (1970). Warbeck went pro following studies at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and during the 1970s became a popular European star of low-budget genre pictures made in Italy, the U.S. and England. His notable films include Antonio Margheriti's Treasure Island in Outer Space (1987) and Luci Fulci's The Beyond (1981). Warbeck made his final film appearance in Jake West's Razor Blade Smile (1998). He died of cancer on July 23, 1997 in London, aged just 55 years-old.
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- Additional Crew
Byron Coll was born on 10 September 1984 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is an actor and composer, known for The Luminaries (2020), Shadow in the Cloud (2020) and Top of the Lake (2013).- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Hern recently co-wrote, produced and directed his first drama series, The Panthers, about The Polynesian Panthers; a group of street-gangsters-turned-social-revolutionaries. The series broke streaming records in New Zealand before being picked up by Endeavor Content and premiering at TIFF 2021 (as one of only four series in the programme). The Panthers was nominated for Best Limited Series at the emmy qualifying Banff Rockie Awards and is currently being released in multiple territories around the globe.
After starting out as an actor; Hern broke onto the international scene as a creative producer with his production The Dark Horse (2015); a gritty-based-on-a-true-story-drama, directed by his friend, James Napier Robertson. TDH launched at TIFF to glowing reviews, sales to all major territories and Oscar-buzz for Cliff Curtis's transformative performance. The film went on to win Audience Awards at the Rotterdam, San Francisco, Seattle and Palm Springs International Film Festivals and was a box office smash in its home territory.
Later, alongside Occupant Entertainment, Hern produced the high-octane action-comedy, Guns Akimbo (starring Samara Weaving and Daniel Radcliffe) and the grippingly-mad-action-horror, Shadow in the Cloud (starring Chloë Grace Moretz and directed by Roseanne Liang) which won the TIFF 2020 Midnight Madness Award.
Hern sat on the International Jury for the Berlin Film Festival (Generation Section) in 2015 and won the pitching prize at the MIFF 37 Degrees South market in Melbourne in 2016. He won the Moa-award for "Best Film" at the 2014 New Zealand Film Awards for The Dark Horse (and was a dual nominee that year, also getting a nod for eery festival darling, Everything We Loved). In 2022, Hern won a Pacific Music Award, for Best Video Director.
Hern is a principal of two companies; Four Knights Film (the producer's of James Napier Robertson's intense ballet drama, Joika) and Tavake (who are, as of September 2022, in early pre production on ethical-prostitution dramedy series, Madame Mom.- Director
- Writer
Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Ellory Elkayem began making films as a teenager. At 18, he attended a film school designed to give students practical experience and preparation for a career in the film business. He learned the ropes first hand while, working in the camera department on commercials, music videos, and TV shows such as 'The New Adventures of the Black Stallion' starring Mickey Rooney.
During this time, Ellory also made several short films with support from the New Zealand Arts Council. His big break came with, 'Larger Than Life', a 13 minute, black and white, VFX-driven homage to the 1950's Hollywood horror genre featuring a giant, man-eating spider.
Produced by Academy Award winner Jamie Selkirk and financed with a grant from the New Zealand Film Commission, 'Larger Than Life' received critical acclaim at the 1998 Telluride Film Festival and later caught the eye of heavyweight Hollywood producers, Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. ('Independence Day'). Emmerich and Devlin then hired Ellory to write and direct 'Eight-Legged Freaks', a 30 million dollar feature film based on 'Larger Than Life', starring David Arquette and Scarlett Johansson, and distributed by Warner Brothers.
In 2000, while in development on Eight Legged Freaks, Ellory directed 'They Nest', a television movie for USA Networks starring Dean Stockwell and John Savage. The movie, also known as 'Creepy Crawlers', told the tale of a small New England town infested with an exotic breed of killer cockroaches.
In 2001 Ellory directed 'Eight Legged Freaks' and in 2002, the film was released to rave reviews.
In 2004 Ellory went to Romania to direct two zombie movies, back to back. 'Return of the Living Dead - Necropolis', and 'Return of the Living Dead - Rave from the Grave', starring Peter Coyote.
In 2008 Ellory directed the comedy sequel 'Without A Paddle-Nature's Calling' for Paramount.
In 2009 Ellory returned to New Zealand to develop feature film projects with local writers and producers.- Chris Tranchell was born on 13 April 1941 in Christchurch, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Spanish Farm (1968) and The Bill (1984).
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Bruce D. Clark was born on 29 June 1945 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is a director and writer, known for Galaxy of Terror (1981), Naked Angels (1969) and Hammer (1972).- Actress
- Writer
Cal Wilson is from New Zealand, and moved to Melbourne in 2003 to star in the sketch show Skithouse. She also appeared on Spicks and Specks, Good News Week and Would I Lie To You, and was best known for her work as a stand-up comedian. More recently, she appeared in the SBS Original three-part documentary series Who the Bloody Hell Are We? alongside personalities Adam Liaw and John Safran to look into Australia's multicultural past. She was married to Chris Woods, and together had one son Digby. Wilson died from a short illness in 2023 at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Camperdown, NSW, Australia.- Producer
- Writer
- Actor
Producer, Matthew Metcalfe was born in Christchurch, New Zealand before moving to Papua New Guinea and later Australia as a child. He later moved back to New Zealand to attend University and it was here that Matthew's association with the screen began while at The University of Auckland where he started acting in amateur theater and taking small roles in such shows as Hercules and Xena.
Following graduation with a degree in management and applied mathematics, he started his producing career on the the short films "9 Across" and "Little Samurai", both of which achieved significant theatrical releases in their domestic territory of New Zealand.
Matthew later went on to work as as New Zealand producer on the German TV Drama "Das Traumshiff", as Associate Producer on the German Mini Series, "Bird of Paradise" and Executive Producer on the German TV feature "Kreuzfahrt ins Gluck".
He also won several awards as a producer of Music Videos for such international acts as "Slayer", "Hayley Westenra", "Pacifier" and "Eskimo Joe". In 2002 he was awarded a Tui award for producing the cult music video for NZ rapper, Che Fu "Fade Away".
In television Matthew wrote and produced the prime time New Zealand TV series "Air Force", as well as producing the Vietnam documentary "Vietnam - My Fathers War" and the music series "White Trash to Rock Gods". Recently he produced the prime time documentary "Soldiers of Fortune" which told the story of New Zealand security contractors working in Iraq. Filming took place in October 2006 in and around Baghdad for this groundbreaking documentary.
In feature films, Matthew has produced the Lions Gate Films thriller, "Nemesis Game" and the First Look Pictures horror "The Ferryman" and the multi award winning drama/comedy for Paramount "Dean Spanley" starring Peter O'Toole and Sam Neill. His most recent production is the romantic comedy "Love Birds" starring Rhys Darby and Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins.- Born in New Zealand, Emma Harrison was raised in Australia. She attended St. Hilda's School for Girls in Southport, Queensland. There, she was a House Captain and a Senior School Prefect. Emma started modeling at the age of 15, when she was spotted in the audience of a beauty contest and immediately signed by a local agency. She began her career with numerous television commercials including Palmolive Soap and Kentucky Fried Chicken. This was the first step in a career that has made her a household name in more than 50 countries around the world. Shortly after Emma left for college, she attracted the attention of several prominent casting agents, who persuaded her to embark on an acting career. Her striking looks and unique qualities caught the attention of established directors. In short order, she landed parts in television productions of Time Trax (1993) and Mission: Impossible (1988). Emboldened by these early successes, Emma felt ready to pursue acting in earnest and made the move to Sydney. Her career exploded after she was discovered by the casting director of the popular 'soap' series Neighbours (1985). Taken with her talent, charisma, and sensational looks, the team behind the number-one show decided to write her into the program as part of the starring cast. For three seasons, Emma took the viewing public by storm playing Joanna Hartman, resulting in a nomination for Best New Talent at the Australian Logie Awards. Fresh from her conquest of Australia, Emma traveled to England in 1998 where she was already a celebrity thanks to Neighbours (1985). While in the UK, she hosted two television programs, appeared on the covers of dozens of magazines such as FHM, Loaded, Maxim, and Inside Sport and was selected as a presenter for the prestigious BAFTA Awards. In 2000 Emma took some time off from her acting and modeling work and went backpacking. She took a trip through the South American rainforest and hiked the Inca Trail up to the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru. Fresh from her sabbatical, Emma relocated to the United States in 2002.
- Jonathan Elsom was born on 22 September 1938 in Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017), The Avengers (1961) and Lady Killers (1980).
- May Beatty was born on 4 June 1880 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She was an actress, known for I Wake Up Screaming (1941), Pride and Prejudice (1940) and Mad Love (1935). She was married to Edward Lauri (born Edward James Lowe) actor). She died on 1 April 1945 in Covina, California, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
Gary Day was born in 1941 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is an actor and writer, known for Blue Heelers (1994), The Mango Tree (1977) and Blue Murder (1995).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Paul Reid was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. Paul is an actor and director, known for Shortland Street (1992), Living the Dream (2004) and Boss TV (1997).- Kiwi Kingston was born in 1914 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was an actor and writer, known for The Evil of Frankenstein (1964), Hysteria (1965) and Mich a Série (2024). He died in 1992.
- Kristen Gillespie was born on 30 June 1962 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is an actress, known for Game of Thrones (2011), B.O.R.N. (1989) and Time Wars (1993). She has been married to Deafe Helps since 10 February 2018.
- Ngaio Marsh was born on 23 April 1895 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She was a writer, known for The Philco Television Playhouse (1948), Crown Court (1972) and Detective (1964). She died on 18 February 1982 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
- Writer
- Producer
- Music Department
Brian Jameson was born in 1948 in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Balamory (2002), Woolly and Tig (2012) and Birth of the Beatles (1979).- Producer
- Writer
- Director
Ray Comfort is the Founder/President/CEO of Living Waters Publications. After relocating from New Zealand to Southern California in the late 1980s, Ray introduced a long line of pastors and churches to a biblical teaching which he called Hell's Best Kept Secret. The positive and enthusiastic response that followed took Ray's Living Waters Publications ministry to a whole new level. From humble beginnings, LWP has become an internationally recognized ministry, reaching the lost and equipping Christians with every necessary resource to fulfill the great commission.
Ray Comfort is the co-host (with Kirk Cameron) of the award-winning television program "The Way of the Master," which airs in 123 countries around the world. Ray is a best-selling author of more than 80 books. He and his wife, Sue, live in Southern California, where they have three grown children.- Actor
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- Writer
James C. Stewart was a late entry into the acting world, after a good friend persuaded him to drop the shy kid persona he had always clung to, and join the cast of their high school production in their hometown of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Being good with numbers, he surprised no-one by going straight into a banking job out of high school, but continued to take acting classes on the side to help that shy kid come out of his shell. At the point when the bank had just about sucked his soul dry, he surprised the hell out of everyone by announcing he was leaving to go to the Linwood Performing Arts Centre (LPAC). He spent the two years there working out if this acting thing was really for him, and with a resounding YES he has not looked back since.
Thrust out into the real world, along with fellow LPACers he co-founded the award-winning Scrambled Legs Theatre Company and spent several years with them, writing and performing, mixing acting with contemporary dance (being the little guy he was always the one getting lifted and flipped).
Needing a life change, he left his hometown for the cultural capital of New Zealand - Wellington. After a short time there he became a co-founding member of the award-winning theatre company The Bacchanals, and this began his love of Shakespeare. The company became known for making Shakespeare accessible to everyone, and toured to many small towns in the country that would not normally have the chance to see the plays live off the page. Many contemporary and classical highlights of his career were born here.
He spent the next few years making a name for himself gravitating between playing the comic sidekick, with multiple crazy characters, to the villain. This led to not only great roles in theatre, but also principal roles in indie feature films Event 16 (2006) and The Last Great Snail Chase (2007), as well as the lead in the European Festival award-winning short film Rob (2007).
Now how on earth did a shy Kiwi from Christchurch, New Zealand end up living in the U.S. of A. you may ask. It's all thanks to the craziness that is the Green Card Lottery. Yes, they actually have a lottery for that. Just when he was ready for another change of scenery and contemplating a move to Australia, the lottery he had been entering for over a decade suddenly let him know he had won!
So in 2007 he uprooted his life, said farewell to family & friends, and moved everything to the Big Apple of opportunity. The place where his only recognized New Zealand credits are the months he spent as an orc extra on The Lord of The Rings: ROTK, or the fact that he did a play with those Flight of the Conchords guys and the director of Thor: Ragnarok. Plus now he has gone and fallen for an American, so it looks like the States is stuck with him. In 2013 he became a citizen, so now has dual US & NZ citizenship, then after eight years in NYC, including being Co-Artistic Director of the critically acclaimed and published Redd Tale Theatre Company, he relocated to Seattle in 2015 to bring Kiwi to the Pacific Northwest.- Sound Department
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
Flynn Michael Whetu Harris is a New Zealand-based member of the Sound Department, working as a Sound Mixer, a Boom Operator, and a Sound Utility on numerous Features, T.V. Drama's/ Comedies, Documentaries and short films.
He received a scholarship to the New York Film Academy in Burbank, California and studied there where he worked on multiple short films and most notable the very successful documentary "Eyes," which has won multiple awards in many festivals.- Music Artist
- Music Department
- Actress
She is the daughter of New Zealanders Jill and Gerald Westenra.
At age 6, she starred as the lead role in her school's Christmas show called "The Littlest Star."
By age eleven, she had appeared in over 40 stage productions, sung on TV shows and performed in major concerts.
She has performed for Her Majesty, the Queen of England, President George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Prince Charles, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Prince William and many others.
Over the course of her career, Hayley has performed with many different professionals, including: Celtic Woman, Andrea Bocelli, Faryl Smith, Alfie Boe, Bryn Terfel, Il Divo, Russell Watson, Sharon Corr, Natalie MacMaster, Johnathan Ansell, and Andre Rieu.
In 2004, she appeared on an episode of the Hit Televison Series "American Dreams".- Brendan Cole was born on 23 April 1976 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for Celebrity Love Island (2005), Everything to Dance For (2007) and Sooty (2011). He has been married to Zoe Hobbs since 3 July 2010. They have two children.
- Karol Hagar was born in 1941 in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Lion in Winter (1968), R3 (1964) and Doctor Who (1963).
- Director
- Animation Department
- Writer
Len Lye was born on 5 July 1901 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was a director and writer, known for Crusade in Europe (1949), N or NW (1938) and He Loved an Actress (1938). He was married to Annette Zeiss and Jane Florence Winifred Thompson. He died on 15 May 1980 in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA.- Dene O'Kane was born on 24 February 1963 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He died on 14 May 2024 in Waiheke Island, New Zealand.
- Composer
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Bic Runga was born on 13 January 1976 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is a composer and actress, known for American Pie (1999), American Reunion (2012) and Little Fish (2005).- Actress
- Composer
- Sound Department
Eveline Fischer was born in 1969 in Christchurch, England. She is an actress and composer, known for Perfect Dark (2000), Diddy Kong Racing (1997) and Jet Force Gemini (1999).- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
David McPhail was born on 11 April 1945 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was an actor and writer, known for More Issues (1992), Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby (2005) and The Life & Times of Te Tutu (1999). He was married to Anne McPhail. He died on 13 May 2021 in Christchurch, New Zealand.- Polly Murch was born on 17 September 1932 in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Mysteries and Miracles (1965), Persuasion (1971) and Storyboard (1961). She was married to Michael Spice. She died on 28 May 1978 in Crowborough, East Sussex, England, UK.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Soundtrack
Bartholomew John was born on 24 August 1952 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for Daybreakers (2009), Space: Above and Beyond (1995) and Time Trax (1993).- Robert Perceval was born on 29 August 1916 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Chequered Flag (1960), World Theatre (1959) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 5 April 1989 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
- John Eskell was born on 26 March 1919 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England, UK. He was married to Betty Lycett. He died on 16 August 1982 in St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England, UK.
- Writer
- Director
- Actor
Alex Galvin was born on 15 June 1975 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is a writer and director, known for Turn of the Screw (2020), Eternity (2012) and When Night Falls (2007).- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Michael John Innes was born in Christchurch in 1953 and became Mick Innes when he moved to Australia 20 years later. With a career spanning 3 decades in film, television and theatre, Mick is a veteran actor, with countless roles in New Zealand and Australia, including Bootmen, Home and Away and Echo Point in Australia and NZ's Hounds, Sunny Skies, Super City and Shortland St. He also performed in several theatre productions in both countries.
Mick turned 60 in 2013 and to celebrate he co-created the solo performance ZEN DOG: Hazy Recollections From The Life of Mick Innes - a series of raw confessions, looking back into his life as an actor, as someone who is not afraid to expose himself - what you see is what you get.- Talent Agent
- Actress
Georgina was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is a talent agent based in Melbourne, Australia. Prior to this she was a professional dancer and ballerina who worked in the UK, Europe and Australia. She was a cast member of the London West End musical, The Phantom of the Opera for two and a half years and appeared in the 2004 film adaptation.- Actor
- Stunts
Matt Gillanders was born on 16 October 1977 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The Warrior's Way (2010), 30 Days of Night (2007) and Spartacus (2010).- Nichola Jones was born on 25 February 1982 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is an actress, known for Jinx Sister (2008) and The Heart Is a Hidden Camera (2008).
- Actress
- Stunts
- Casting Department
Sarah Hart was born on 21 December 1988 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She is an actress, known for Ghost in the Shell (2017), Adrift (2018) and The Meg (2018).- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Derek New was born on 8 September 1922 in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Damned United (2009), Starter for 10 (2006) and The Secret of My Success (1965). He died on 17 October 1986 in Hendon, London, England, UK.- Michael Chamberlain was born on 27 February 1944 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was married to Ingrid Bergner and Lindy Chamberlain Creighton. He died on 9 January 2017 in Gosford, New South Wales, Australia.
- Winter Hall was born on 21 June 1872 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), What Every Woman Knows (1921) and The Right to Happiness (1919). He was married to Katherine Young (concert pianist). He died on 10 February 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
William DuFresne was born on 4 August 1987 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is an actor and producer, known for AMV Heaven (2008), Ask That Guy with the Glasses (2008) and Animenia (2008). He has been married to Jessica DuFresne since 6 April 2011.- Actress
- Additional Crew
Alice Fraser was born on 19 March 1934 in Christchurch, New Zealand. She was an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985) and Country GP (1984). She was married to Frank Hickey. She died on 28 October 2004 in Wellington, New Zealand.- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Reina Webster was born on 16 December 1971 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Reina is a director and writer, known for The Little Things (2005), Outrageous Fortune (2005) and Strike Zone (2003).- Additional Crew
- Actor
- Director
David Paltenghi was born on 20 July 1919 in Christchurch, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Electronic Monster (1958), The Love Match (1955) and Armchair Theatre (1956). He was married to Pamela Georgina Louise Mason. He died on 4 February 1961 in Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Norman Warwick was born on 29 May 1924 in Christchurch, Dorset, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Superman (1978), A Prayer for the Dying (1987) and The Onedin Line (1971). He died on 23 July 1989 in Camden, London, England, UK.- Teddy Tahu Rhodes was born in 1966 in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The Marriage of Figaro (2010), Don Giovanni (2011) and The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006).