List of New Zealand actors
Appearance
The following is a list of New Zealand actors.
- Courtney Abbot (born 1989) - actress
- Andy Anderson (born 1947) - actor
- Michelle Ang (born 1983) - actress
- KJ Apa (born 1997) - actor
- 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
- Ken Blackburn (born 1935) - actor
- Angela Bloomfield (born 1972) - actress
- Jaquie Brown - actress
- Dwayne Cameron (born 1981) - actor
- Keisha Castle-Hughes (born 1990) - Academy Award-nominated actress
- 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
- Alan Dale (born 1947) - actor
- Rhys Darby (born 1974) - actor and comedian
- Mana Hira Davis - stunt man
- Tammy Davis - actor
- Peter Elliott - actor
- Pat Evison (1924–2010) - actress
- Barbara Ewing (born 1944) - actress
- David Fane (born 1966) - actor and comedian
- Deb Filler (born 1954) - actress
- Kerry Fox (born 1966) - actress
- Jon Gadsby (1953–2015) - actor
- Rebecca Gibney (born 1964) - actress
- Daniel Gillies (born 1976) - actor
- 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
- Billy T. James (1948–1991) - comedian, actor
- Anna Jullienne (born 1982) - actress
- 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
- Peter Land (born 1953) - West End and Broadway actor, singer
- Lucy Lawless (born 1968) - actress, Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus: Blood and Sand
- Bruno Lawrence (1941–1995) - actor and musician with band Blerta (born in England)
- Nathaniel Lees (born 1972) - actor
- Melanie Lynskey (born 1977) - Hollywood actress
- Robyn Malcolm (born 1965) - actress
- James Henry Marriott (1799–1886) - actor (born in England, arrived in New Zealand 1843)
- 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 (born 1945) - actor
- Michael Miles (born 1919) - game show host
- Temuera Morrison (born 1960) - actor
- Ian Mune (born 1941) - actor, director, screenwriter
- Marshall Napier (born 1951) - actor
- Jessica Napier (born 1979) - actress
- Sam Neill (born 1947) - actor (born in Northern Ireland, raised in New Zealand)
- Dean O'Gorman (born 1976) - actor
- Rena Owen (born 1962) - actress
- Stefania LaVie Owen (born 1997) - actress (born in Miami, Florida; New-Zealand-American)
- 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
- Chris Rankin (born 1983) - actor
- Greer Robson (born 1971) - actress
- Ilona Rodgers (born 1942) - actress
- James Rolleston (born 1997) - actor
- Caleb Ross (born 1981) - actor
- Alison Routledge (born 1960) - actress
- Jay Ryan (born 1981) - actor Beauty & the Beast
- Madeleine Sami (born 1980) - actress
- Brian Sergent (born 1959) - actor
- Emmett Skilton (born 1987) - actor
- Dulcie Smart - actress
- Kerry Smith (1953–2011) - actress
- Kevin Smith (1963–2002) - actor
- 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
- Inia Te Wiata (1915–1971) - opera singer, actor, carver
- Selwyn Toogood (1916–2001) - actor and game show host
- John Tui (born 1975) - actor
- Lani Tupu (born 1955) - actor
- Jared Turner (born 1978) - actor
- Karl Urban (born 1972) - actor
- Taika Waititi (born 1975) - actor, director, comedian
- Matt Whelan - 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
- Rima Te Wiata (born 1963) - actress