# List of New Zealand actors

The following is a list of New Zealand actors.
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## 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
* 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
* 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

## J

* Billy T. James (1948–1991) – comedian, actor
* Erana James (born 1999) – actress
* Sabby Jey (born 1993) – Sri Lankan Tamil 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 (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
* 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
* 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
* 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
* 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

## X

* Mika X (born 1962) – actor, director, comedian