The following is a list of New Zealand actors.
A Courtney Abbot (born 1989) – actress Frankie Adams (born 1994) – actress Andy Anderson (born 1947) – actor Michelle Ang (born 1983) – actress KJ Apa (born 1997) – actor
B Tim Balme (born 1967) – actor and screenwriter Kylie Bax (born 1975) – model and actress Zoë Bell (born 1978) – stuntwoman and actress Manu Bennett (born 1969) – actor Roy Billing (born 1947) – actor Ken Blackburn (born 1935) – actor Angela Bloomfield (born 1972) – actress Helen Brew (1922–2013) – actress Jaquie Brown (born 1975) – actress Alison Bruce – actress Jonathan Brugh – comedian, actor, musician
C Dwayne Cameron (born 1981) – actor Keisha Castle-Hughes (born 1990) – Academy Award-nominated actress Milo Cawthorne (born 1989) – actor Lisa Chappell (born 1968) – actress John Clarke (1948–2017) – actor, comedian (moved to Australia) Jemaine Clement (born 1974) – half of the comedy duo Flight of the Conchords Danielle Cormack (born 1970) – actress Shane Cortese (born 1968) – actor Russell Crowe (born 1964) – actor and singer Marton Csokas (born 1966) – actor Cliff Curtis (born 1964) – actor Kimberley Crossman (born 1990) – actress / author
D Alan Dale (born 1947) – actor Rhys Darby (born 1974) – actor and comedian Mana Hira Davis – stunt man Tammy Davis – actor Meighan Desmond (born 1977) – actress Jodie Dorday – actress Michael Dorman (born 1981) – actor Angela Dotchin (born 1974) – actress
E Kate Elliott (born 1981) – actress Peter Elliott – actor Pat Evison (1924–2010) – actress Barbara Ewing (born 1939) – actress
F David Fane (born 1966) – actor and comedian Deb Filler (born 1954) – actress Kerry Fox (born 1966) – actress Ben Fransham – actor
G Jon Gadsby (1953–2015) – actor James Gaylyn (born 1954) – actor Rebecca Gibney (born 1964) – actress Daniel Gillies (born 1976) – actor Paul Gittins – actor
H Mark Hadlow (born 1957) – actor Kate Harcourt (born 1927) – actress Miranda Harcourt (born 1962) – actress Lisa Harrow (born 1943) – actress George Henare (born 1945) – actor Martin Henderson (born 1974) – actor Bruce Hopkins (born 1955) – actor, voice artist, TV presenter, MC, Action Actors founder; Lord Of The Rings Rachel House (born 1971) – actress Rachel Hunter (born 1969) – model Michael Hurst (born 1957) – British-born actor, director and writer; Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and companion series Xena: Warrior Princess Anna Hutchison (born 1986) – actress
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Billy T. James (1948–1991) – comedian, actor Erana James (born 1999) – actress Anna Jullienne (born 1982) – actress
K Wi Kuki Kaa (1938–2006) – actor Simone Kessell (born 1975) – actress Oscar Kightley (born 1969) – actor (born in Apia, Samoa) Charles Knight, aka Tankboy (born 1967) – actor and live stunt performer
L Jay Laga'aia (born 1963) – actor and singer Peter Land (born 1953) – West End and Broadway actor, singer Lucy Lawless (born 1968) – actress, Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus: Blood and Sand Yvonne Lawley (1913-1999) – actress Bruno Lawrence (1941–1995) – actor and musician with band Blerta (born in England) Nathaniel Lees (born 1972) – actor John Leigh (born 1965) – actor Melanie Lynskey (born 1977) – Hollywood actress
M Lawrence Makoare (born 1968) – actor Robyn Malcolm (born 1965) – actress James Henry Marriott (1799–1886) – actor (born in England, arrived in New Zealand 1843) Sally Martin (born 1985) – actress Rose McIver (born 1988) – actress Bret McKenzie (born 1976) – half of the comedy duo Flight of the Conchords Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (born 2000) – actress David McPhail (1945–2021) – actor Michael Miles (1919–1971) – game show host Temuera Morrison (born 1960) – actor Ian Mune (born 1941) – actor, director, screenwriter
N Marshall Napier (1951–2022) – actor Jessica Napier (born 1979) – actress Sam Neill (1947–2026) – actor (born in Northern Ireland, raised in New Zealand)
O Dean O'Gorman (born 1976) – actor Rena Owen (born 1962) – actress Stefania LaVie Owen (born 1997) – actress (born in Miami, Florida; New-Zealand-American)
P Anna Paquin (born 1982) – actress (born in Canada, raised in New Zealand) Rawiri Paratene – actor Craig Parker (born 1970) – actor, Shortland Street, Legend of the Seeker, Spartacus: Blood and Sand Nyree Dawn Porter (1936–2001) – actress Simon Prast (born 1962) – actor Antonia Prebble (born 1984) – actress
R Chris Rankin (born 1983) – actor Cameron Rhodes (born 1967) – actor Greer Robson (born 1971) – actress Ilona Rodgers (born 1942) – actress James Rolleston (born 1997) – actor Caleb Ross (born 1981) – actor Paolo Rotondo (born 1971) – Italian-born actor Alison Routledge (born 1960) – actress Jay Ryan (born 1981) – actor Beauty & the Beast
S Tom Sainsbury (born 1982) – actor, writer, filmmaker, comedian Madeleine Sami (born 1980) – actress Brian Sergent (born 1959) – actor Emmett Skilton (born 1987) – actor Kerry Smith (1953–2011) – actress Kevin Smith (1963–2002) – actor Jessica Grace Smith (born 1986) - actress Miriama Smith (born 1976) – actress Ewen Solon (1917–1985) – actor Antony Starr (born 1975) – actor, Banshee, Outrageous Fortune, Rush, Tricky Business Matthew Sunderland (born c. 1972) – actor
T Olivia Tennet (born 1991) – actress Beryl Te Wiata (1925–2017) – actress, author, scriptwriter Inia Te Wiata (1915–1971) – opera singer, actor, carver Rima Te Wiata (born 1963) – actress Erik Thomson (born 1967) – actor Josh Thomson (born 1981) – actor and comedian Grant Tilly (1937–2012) – actor Joel Tobeck (born 1971) – actor, Tangle, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Xena Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Young Hercules, Sons of Anarchy, 1 & 2, Ash vs Evil Dead, One Lane Bridge Selwyn Toogood (1916–2001) – actor and game show host John Tui (born 1975) – actor Lani Tupu (born 1955) – actor Jared Turner (born 1978) – actor
U Karl Urban (born 1972) – actor W Taika Waititi (born 1975) – actor, director, comedian Jennifer Ward-Lealand (born 1962) – theatre and film actor, director, teacher and intimacy co-ordinator Matt Whelan (born 1985) – actor Davina Whitehouse (1912–2002) – actress (born in the UK) Annie Whittle – actress and singer Brooke Williams (born 1984) – actress Laura Wilson (born 1983) – actress Katie Wolfe (born 1968) – actress Alma Woods (1918-2005) – actress, producer and director; founder of Howick Little Theatre
X Mika X (born 1962) – actor, director, comedian
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