# Jason Hoyte

Jason Hoyte is a New Zealand screen and voice actor and radio DJ. He has at least 25 television shows to his credit and is best known for his roles as Steve Mudgeway in Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby and Malcolm "Smudge" in Nothing Trivial. He is also known for starring in the film The Insatiable Moon, and starred as Franklin Corke in the New Zealand Comedy/Drama Outrageous Fortune.
Hoyte is currently one of the Co-Hosts on the Radio Hauraki Big Show, from 4pm till 7pm weekdays, alongside fellow New Zealand actor and radio DJ, Mike Minogue, and Chris Key.

## Career

Hoyte was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, and attended Auckland boarding school, Dilworth. He lives with his wife in Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.
Hoyte began his career in stand-up comedy and won a Billy T. comedy award and a Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards as part of 90s comedy duo Sugar & Spice (alongside Jonathan Brugh). After roles in Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys he won acclaim for his portrayal of an untrustworthy, but politically correct guidance counsellor, Steve Mudgeway in the comedy Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby. He was nominated at the 2003 New Zealand Film Awards for his acting in short film Beautiful. In 2015 he starred in parody talk show Late Night Big Breakfast alongside Leigh Hart. In 2017 he and Hart produced parody fishing show Screaming Reels. The show was mistaken for an actual documentary in Australia. He has also narrated for New Zealand reality shows City Beat, Coastwatch, Dog Squad and Animal House.
Hoyte is a commentator for the Alternative Commentary Collective and was formally a host on Radio Hauraki's weekdays drive-time show 'Daily Bhuja', with co-host Leigh Hart, but finished 5 April 2019. He resumed this drive-time role in 2021 with new co-host Mike Minogue, the drive show now being called The Big Show.
In 2021 he starred in Talkback, a mocumentary web-series about a talkback radio host, which was also co-created by Minogue.
Hoyte is also infamous for his "Cook the man some f**king eggs" scene from 'The Late Night Big Breakfast' show in 2014, a scene which also featured Nadia Lim.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1996 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Timus | "Warrior... Princess" (S01E15) |
| 1996 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Scarred Lieutenant | "Let the Games Begin" (S02E16) |
| 1997 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Athenian #1 | "The Price" (S02E20) |
| 1997 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Skell | "Regrets... I've Had a Few" (S04E03) |
| 1998 | Young Hercules | Hephaestus | "Keeping Up with the Jasons" (S01E08) "Cyrano de Hercules" (S01E10) "Forgery" (S01E13) "Ares on Trial" (S01E15) "Down and Out in Academy Hills" (S01E16) |
| 1999 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Hephaestus | "Love, Amazon Style" (S06E02) |
| 2000 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Hephaestus | "Looking Death in the Eye" (S05E19) |
| 2002 | Mataku | unknown | "Going to War" (S01E03) |
| 2003 | Power Rangers Ninja Storm | Copybot (voice) | "Beauty and the Beach" (S11E03) |
| 2004 | Power Rangers Dino Thunder | Donkeyvac (voice) | "Legacy of Power" (S12E04) "Back in Black" (S12E05) "Diva in Distress" (S12E06) "Game On" (S12E07) "Golden Boy" (S12E08) |
| 2004 | The Adventures of Massey Ferguson | Max Tractor, Rusty and Beaut the Ute (Voices) |
| 2005 | Power Rangers S.P.D. | Valko (voice) | "Wired: Part 1" (S13E14) "Wired: Part 2" (S13E15) |
| 2005 | Power Rangers S.P.D. | Icthior (voice) | "Badge" (S13E33) |
| 2005–2006 | Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby | Steve Mudgeway | Main role |
| 2005 | Outrageous Fortune | Franklin "Corky" Corke | "Slings and Arrows" (S01E01) "The Cause of This Defect" (S01E04) "To Be Honest As This World Goes" (S01E12) |
| 2006 | Power Rangers Mystic Force | Fightoe (voice) | "Dark Wish: Part 1" (S14E18) "Dark Wish: Part 2" (S14E19) "Dark Wish: Part 3" (S14E20) |
| 2006 | Moon TV | Himself / Various characters | Series regular, unknown episodes |
| 2006 | Shortland Street | John Markson | Guest role, unknown episodes |
| 2007 | Outrageous Fortune | Franklin "Corky" Corke | "Put the Strong Law on Him" (S03E06) "The Corrupted Currents of This World" (S03E21) |
| 2008 | Shortland Street | John Grainger | Guest role, unknown episodes |
| 2008 | Power Rangers Jungle Fury | Cable Guy / Cheese McAllister | "Don't Blow That Dough" (S16E26) |
| 2009 | Diplomatic Immunity | Brother Jacob | "Love My Way" (S01E04) |
| 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Gwildor | "Mirror" (S01E18) |
| 2009 | Power Rangers RPM | Mr. McAllistair | "Ranger Blue" (S17E10) |
| 2009 | The Jaquie Brown Diaries | Sandy | "Brownward Spiral" (S02E07) "Educating Jaquie" (S02E08) |
| 2011 | Ice | Harold | Episode 1 |
| 2011 | The Almighty Johnsons | Detective Turner | "This Is Not Washing Powder, My Friend" (S01E05) |
| 2011 | Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud | Pat Booth | "All At Sea" (Episode 3) "Marty/Party" (Episode 4) "Dominos" (Episode 5) "Thirty of Silver/One of Gold" (Episode 6) |
| 2011–2014 | Nothing Trivial | Smudge | Series regular, 27 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Late Night Big Breakfast | Jason Hoyte | All episodes |
| 2015–2024 | The Brokenwood Mysteries | Ray Neilson | 17 Episodes |
| 2016 | Terry Teo | Mayor Bob Jamieson | 3 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | The Barefoot Bandits | Mr. Black | "Invasion of the Budgie Smuglers"(S01E06) "Back for Moa" (S02E08) |
| 2018 | Screaming Reels | Jason Hoyte | All Episodes (Co-Host) |
| 2019 | Quimbo's Quest | Reginald | "Croco-Denial/Tusk Justice" (Episode 5) |
| 2019–2022 | Wellington Paranormal | Captain Quinn | "Taniwha" (S02E01) "The Wicked Man" (S04E02) |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Beautiful | Kev | Short film |
| 2007 | We're Here to Help | Steve Arnett | Drama |
| 2009 | I Was the DJ | Barry Plugg | Short film |
| 2010 | Spies and Lies | Martini | Drama |
| 2010 | Stolen | DS Peter Burt | Based on true story |
| 2010 | The Insatiable Moon | Kevin | Drama |
| 2014 | What We Do in the Shadows | Julian | Comedy / Horror |