List of New Zealand actors

The following is a list of New Zealand actors.

A

• Courtney Abbot (born 1989) - 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
• Ken Blackburn (born 1935) - actor
• Angela Bloomfield (born 1972) - actress
• Jaquie Brown - actress

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

D

• Alan Dale (born 1947) - actor
• Rhys Darby (born 1974) - actor and comedian
• Mana Hira Davis - stunt man
• Tammy Davis - actor

E

• Peter Elliott - actor
• Pat Evison (1924–2010) - actress
• Barbara Ewing (born 1944) - actress

F

• David Fane (born 1966) - actor and comedian
• Deb Filler (born 1954) - actress
• Kerry Fox (born 1966) - actress

G

• Jon Gadsby (1953–2015) - actor
• Rebecca Gibney (born 1964) - actress
• Daniel Gillies (born 1976) - 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

J

• Billy T. James (1948–1991) - comedian, actor
• 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

• 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
• John Leigh (born 1965) - actor
• Melanie Lynskey (born 1977) - Hollywood actress

M

• 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

N

• Marshall Napier (born 1951) - actor
• Jessica Napier (born 1979) - actress
• Sam Neill (born 1947) - 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
• 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

S

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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