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Helen Pearse Otene
August 2022
Helen has completed shooting her latest role as Tanea on TV Movie "The Untold Tales of Tuteremoana", written and directed by Hiona Henare and also starring Lawrence Makoare, Isis Bradley and Hariata Moriarty
Hariata Moriarty
August 2022
Hariata has completed shooting her latest role on TV Movie "The Untold Tales of Tuteremoana", written and directed by Hiona Henare and also starring Lawrence Makoare, Isis Bradley and Helen Pearse Otene.
Peyton Morete
July 2022
Peyton recently completed shooting her role of "Vonnie" in the feature film "It's All About You" alongside Neill Rea and Alison Bruce. Written and directed by Mike Smith.
Celeste Wong
May 2022
Celeste has recently completed filming on BBC TV series “Stonehouse” alongside Matthew Macfadyen, Keely Hawes, Emer Heatley, Dorothy Atkinson and Kevin McNally.
Stonehouse named after John Stonehouse who staged his death on a Miami beach in 1974, is a three-part series co-produced by UK indies Clearwood Films and Snowed-In Productions. Written by John Preston (A Very British Scandal) and directed by Jon S. Baird, Stonehouse promises to be a great watch.
And hard on the heels of Stonehouse, came her role in “Apartment 7A”, a feature film, starring Julia Garner and Dianne Wiest. More info to come.
Victoria Seymour
May 2022
Victoria is currently featuring in Shortland St as Jacqueline Trent a lawyer with a lot of experience in employment disputes and settling sexual harassment and misconduct claims. She is efficient, ambitious, and laser-focused on getting justice for her clients.
Victoria has also recently featured in Encounters, as Lindy.
Hariata Moriarty
March 2022
Hariata's latest role is Whetu in Beyond The Veil's latest episode Beyond The Mist: TeKohu: directed by Michael and Matariki Bennett. Now streaming on TVNZ On Demand.
Tyson and Tieralee Palmer
December 21
NBC's Young Rock is shooting Series 2 in Queensland. Tyson Palmer is back in his role as Sebi and is this season joined by sister, Tieralee. So proud of these youngsters.
Chayla Korewha
October 21
Chayla has been busy with first a role as The Princess in "Thor: Love and Thunder" which shot in Sydney, Australia. Directed by Taika Waititi and starring Matt Damon, Karen Gillan, Natalie Portman, Christina Bale, Chris Pratt, Chris and Luke Hemsworth, Melissa McCarthy, Russell Crowe, Sam Neill and so many more.
Next up was her role as Adrian in "La Brea", an American drama television series shot in Melbourne, Australia. La Brea premiered on NBC on September 28, 2021.The series, produced by Keshet Studios and Universal Television, is created and executive produced by David Appelbaum and once again starring an all star lineup.
Seb Carr
October 21
Seb has completed shooting on "Spreadsheet" a streaming comedy series from Paramount. Directed by Darren Ashton and Sian Davies, Spreadsheet is shooting in Melbourne, Australia.
Seb's character, Calvin, first appears in Ep 7 of Series 1
Karl Willetts
September 21
Karl appears as Bill in Jane Campion's "Power of the Dog" which has received numerous industry accolades including a 4 minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival.
Megan Edwards
July 21
Megan features as Alice in A24's new TV series "Mr. Corman" which debuts 6 August on Apple TV+. Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote, directed and starred in this dark comedy featuring a melancholic teacher in crisis.
Wellington stood in for the suburban LA location, with all episodes shot earlier this year. 46 NZ cast and 16 NZ HODs were in the productions. 88% of the crew were New Zealanders. Heading the crew was NZ Line Producer Pamela Harvey-White.
"Mr Corman" was supported by the Government-backed New Zealand Screen Production Grant.
Stef Chang
March 21
Short film 'Spoiled Milk' in which Stef featured as Ruby, has been selected for Venice Shorts Film Festival
Dominik Shields
March 21
Dominik is appearing at The Butterfly Club, Melbourne in the Scary Goats Tour from 22 March - 4 April. Sounds like it's a great show and Dominik is always worth seeing.
Megan Edwards
March 21
Megan features as Marlene in the latest series of "Wellington Paranormal", Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi's "What We Do In The Shadows" spin-off. The third series started airing on TVNZ 2 on 24 February 21
Tyson Palmer
March 21
Tyson stars as Sebi in the new TV Comedy Series "Young Rock", which premiered on NBC on 16 February. "Young Rock" is a look at the formative years of superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as he grows up. Starring Dwayne Johnson.
Tyson, is an old hand, having previously starred in "Pine Gap", "Occupation Rainfall" and "Harrow".
Bevin Linkhorn
March 21
Bevin features in the latest series of "Wellington Paranormal" in which Officers Minogue and O'Leary are keeping the streets of Aotearoa's capital safe from the unexplainable in Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi's "What We Do In The Shadows" spin-off. Currently airing on TVNZ 2 at 8.30pm on Wednesdays.
Lee Palmer
March 21
Lee has recently featured in the new TV Comedy Series "Young Rock", which premiered on NBC on 16 February. "Young Rock" is a look at the formative years of superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as he grows up. Starring Dwayne Johnson. For Lee this was his first role as the School Bus Driver.
Hariata Moriarty
January 2021
Starring the amazing Hariata Moriarty as Missy, “Cousins” is a powerful story of three cousins who spend a lifetime in search of each other, separated by circumstances yet connected by blood. The story of Mata, raised by a cruel guardian who keeps her from her family, Makareta, the reluctant princess of her tribe, and Missy, overlooked but in the end the glue that holds them together. Three cousins, once thrown together and as women grown apart, ultimately sharing a connection that can never be broken.
Written by Briar Grace - Smith & Patricia Grace, directed by Ainsley Gardiner and Briar Grace - Smith. Producers: Ainsley Gardiner and Georgina Allison Conder
Based on Patricia Grace's classic novel, “Cousins” will be released nationwide (NZ) on 4 March 2021. View trailer
Karl Willetts
January 2021
Karl Willetts wrapped 2020 shooting on "Punch" alongside Tim Roth.
Writer and director Welby Ings commented, “This story is very close to my heart, and I’m thrilled to be bringing it to life. I’m excited to be collaborating with the extraordinarily talented Tim Roth. It’s wonderful to welcome him to a film set in Aotearoa.”
Punch is written and directed by Welby Ings, produced by Robin Murphy (Lowdown Dirty Criminals) for Robin Murphy Productions and Catherine Fitzgerald (The Orator, Bellbird) of Blueskin Films and will be released in late 2021.
Robin Brown
November 2020
Robin stars as Damian in "Sex & Death" on SBS Viceland. Sex and Death is a comedic feature that follows aspiring but hopeless Charlie and her lost cause attempts at romance, Robin plays a duplicitious lover.
Produced by Kewel Studios, Sex and Death airs on 27 November 2020
Jodine Holli Wolman
October 2020
Jodine has recently completed filming on Australian TV Docu- Series, "Deadly Women", produced by Beyond Productions.
Deadly Women fuses bone chilling story telling, sumptuous period drama and forensic fact in a bid to explore history's most alluring, intriguing and horrifying female killers. Each episode profiles four famous cases from the past and delves into a deadly world shaped by spiraling forces that are beyond the women's control: obsession, greed, and revenge.
Hayley Flowers
September 2020
Hayley stars as the antagonist in feature film "Guilt" which is to be released in the US on September 15th on Amazon Prime.
Hayley's role as the gritty Grace, is a step into a darker world from her previous work, one role winning her best comedy actress at the LA Webfest.
Dominik Shields
July 2020
Dominik was booked to appear in the "Melbourne Comedy Festival" but Covid-19 interfered with those plans but she is currently appearing in the latest "Lexus" commercial
Peyton Morete
April 2020
Peyton has released a new song, "Looped" She wrote, recorded, mixed and mastered it in lockdown. Great way to use her time and I think it's her best song yet. Check it out here
Karl Willetts
March 2020
Karl Willetts has been announced as part of the cast for the upcoming Jane Campion film, "The Power of the Dog". Karl joins Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smith-McPhee and fellow Kiwi and rising star Thomasin McKenzie.
The screenplay, written by Jane Campion is an adaptation of the Thomas Savage Novel. The plot follows a pair of brothers who own a large ranch in Montana are pitted against each other when one of them gets married.
Netflix will release the film in 2021 in theatres and on it’s platform. Transmission Films will release the film theatrically in Australia and New Zealand.
Vanessa Cater
February 2020
Vanessa recently completed shooting on "Jumanji, The Next Level" which released in December 2019 and "Black Lightening" an American superhero television drama series, developed by Salim Akil, that premiered on The CW on January 16, 2018.
After a short break in LA she is back in Atlanta as a recurring guest star on "Doom Patrol" AND stunts on Marvel Studios "The Falcon and The Winter Soldier"
Peyton Morete
January 2020
Peyton has released her latest song and it’s stunning. Peyton is a 17 year old New Zealand artist with a great voice who writes and produces her own music. She wins practically every competition she enters and is already working regularly as a musician.
You can listen to her latest song here
Hariata Moriarty
December 2019
Hariata features in Sam Kelly directed feature film "Savage" which was released this week at the Busan Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival. Casting by Miranda Rivers
and Jermaine Clement's "Wellington Paranormal" which is a spin-off from the 2014 film "What We Do In The Shadows".
The film was written, directed and performed by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement and last year America's FX channel commissioned a series based on it – also called What We Do In The Shadows. Cast by Tina Cleary.
Victoria Seymour
December 2019
After several years, treading the boards in plays in Wellington, Victoria is currently starring as the lead in the Trade Me;There’s someone for everything TVC.
Peter Hatherley
December 2019
Peter has been cast as Leonato, Lord of Messina in the open air, Shakespearean comedy, "Much Ado About Nothing", to be celebrated at the Fairfield Ampitheatre, Melbourne from January 24 to February 1, 2020.
Produced by GJ Productions.
Alana Pearce
November 2019
Alana stars in the recent Fujitsu TV commercial
Celine Ajobong
October 2019
Celine has just completed filming on Season 3 of "Mustangs FC", reprising her role of Ruby. "Mustangs FC" airs in Australia on ABC ME, in the UK on CBBC and Universal Kids in North America.
Cast by Mullinars Sydney, Mustangs FC was nominated for Best Children's television series in 2017 at the AACTA Awards and in 2018 won Fiona Banks won Best Direction of a Children's Drama Series. In 2018 Mustangs was also nominated for a Logie award as Outstanding Children 's Program.
Vanessa Cater
October 2019
Vanessa has just returned from Atlanta working on Jumanji: The Next Level. Trailer here and is straight into her recurring guest star role on DC's "Doom Patrol" also shooting in Atlanta.
Emma Kinane
September 2019
Emma's play "Anahera" premiered at Circa Theatre and won Outstanding New New Zealand Play 2017 at the Wellington Theatre Awards. In September 2019 "Anahera" had a successful London debut with a season at the Finborough Theatre.
Emma is an award winning writer and actor. She is a graduate of Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School and has worked as an actor, writer and director in theatre, television, film and radio.
Seb Carr
September 2019
Seb features as one of the Kelly Gang in "True History of the Kelly Gang" which showed at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2019 and is due for general release in early 2020.
Based on Peter Carey's novel and cast by Barrett Casting, "True History of the Kelly Gang" was directed by Justin Kurzel and stars George MacKay and Essie Davis as Ned and Ellen Kelly and Russel Crowe as Harry Power.
Sophie Hardy
August 2019
Sophie was cast by Thea McLeod as Lacy Lane in "Neighbours". Lacy is a friend of Kirsha Rebecchi at Erinsborough High School, sister of Olivia and daughter of Angela. Her role appears this month and will feature in coming weeks.
Jye Marshall
July 2019
Jye has been a regular presenter on TV show "Get Arty" since 2017. "Get Arty" is a creative adventure for kids, diving into all things art, produced by Seven West Media and airing Monday – Friday on 7 Two (Australia).
Jye has appeared recently on OffBeat, The Morning Show (7 Network Au) and Mainland Tonight to name just a few.
Karl Willetts
May 2019
Karl is currently shooting his 5th series as Frankie "Frodo" Oades on "The Brokenwood Mysteries", The Brokenwood Mysteries shoots in New Zealand and airs on Prime TV in New Zealand as well as Acorn TV (USA), France 3 (France), DR (Denmark), Italy (Giallo) and Nine Network (Australia). Cast by Annabel Lomas.
Helen Pearse-Otene
March 2019
Helen features as the Nurse in “Daffodils” a New Zealand musical drama film directed by David Stubbs and releasing this week.
"Daffodils" stars Rose McIver and George Mason. Based on the award-winning New Zealand stage play inspired by a true story, the film follows an indie musician who, after being told by her father on his death bed, recounts her parents' bittersweet romance. Cast by Tina Cleary and Miranda Rivers.
Tyson Taylor-Palmer
November 2018
Tyson starred as Louise James in the Netflix series, "Pine Gap", cast by Maura Fay Casting (Ann Fay and Leigh Pickford).
Despite his very young age, this is not Tyson's first role as he also appeared in "Harrow" as Noah Dalton earlier this year.
Paul Eenhorn
September 2018
Paul Eeenhorn stars as Jim in “Viper Club,” which premiered this week at the Toronto Film Festival. An original feature film starring Susan Sarandon and co-stars Edie Falco (“Nurse Jackie,” “The Sopranos”) and Matt Bomer (“The Normal Heart,” “Magic Mike”).
“Viper Club” was directed by filmmaker Maryam Keshavarz (writer-director of “Circumstance”), co-written with Jonathan Mastro.
Alana Pearce
April 2018
Alana features this week in New Zealand's "Shortland St" as Alyssa Cain.
Cast by Andrea Kelland