Most Popular Actors in New Zealand Right Now

Cliff Curtis is a New Zealand actor. His film credits include Once Were Warriors, Three Kings, Blow, Training Day, Whale Rider, Collateral Damage, Sunshine, Live Free or Die Hard, Push, Crossing Over, ... 

Born: 1968, Rotorua, New Zealand

Dean Lance O'Gorman is a New Zealand actor, artist, and photographer. He played the dwarf Fíli in the Hobbit trilogy and the Norse God Bragi/Anders Johnson in the fantasy series The Almighty Johnsons. He also portrayed Kirk Douglas in Trumbo. 

Born: 1976, Auckland, New Zealand

Erana James is an actress from New Zealand. She is best known for her role as Toni Shalifoe in the TV series The Wilds. 

Born: 1999, Whangārei, New Zealand

Julian Dennison is a New Zealand actor. He starred in the 2013 film Shopping, for which he won the English Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. 

Born: 2002, Lower Hutt City, New Zealand

Keneti James Fitzgerald Apa, better known by his stage name KJ Apa, is a New Zealand actor, singer, painter, model, and musician. 

Born: 1997, Auckland, New Zealand

Karl-Heinz Urban is a New Zealand actor. His career began with appearances in New Zealand films and television series such as Xena: Warrior Princess. His first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship. 

Born: June 7, 1972, Wellington, New Zealand

Keisha Castle-Hughes is a New Zealand actress. She made her acting debut in the drama film Whale Rider, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making her the second-youngest nominee in such category. 

Born: 1990, Donnybrook, Australia

Lucille Frances Lawless MNZM is a New Zealand actress. She is best known for her roles as Xena in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess, as D'Anna Biers on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series, and Lucretia in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and associated series. 

Born: 1968, Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand

Martin Henderson is a New Zealand actor. He is known for his roles on the American medical drama series Off the Map as Dr. Ben Keeton, the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Nathan Riggs, the ... 

Born: 1974, Auckland, New Zealand

Rachel Jessica Te Ao Maarama House ONZM is a New Zealand actress and director. She is best known for her roles in the films of Taika Waititi. and has received numerous accolades including an Arts ...

Born: 1971, Auckland, New Zealand

Frances Rose McIver is a New Zealand actress. She portrayed Samantha in Ghosts since 2021, Olivia "Liv" Moore in The CW supernatural comedy-drama series iZombie, Summer Landsdown the Yellow Ranger in ...

Born: 1988, Auckland, New Zealand

Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill KNZM OBE is a New Zealand actor. Neill's career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he has been regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation. 

Born: 1947, Omagh, United Kingdom

Taika David Cohen ONZM, known professionally as Taika Waititi, is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian. He has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, as well as two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award. 

Born: August 16, 1975, Raukokore, New Zealand

Temuera Derek Morrison MNZM is a New Zealand actor who first gained recognition in his home country for playing Dr. Hone Ropata on the soap opera Shortland Street. 

Born: 1960, Rotorua, New Zealand

Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie is a New Zealand actress. After a minor role in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, she rose to critical prominence for playing a young girl living in isolation in Debra Granik's drama film Leave No Trace, winning the National Board of Review Award for Breakthrough Performance. 

Born: 2000, Wellington, New Zealand