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
 * 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

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
 * Alyssa Stringfellow (born 1985) – actress, musician, model
 * 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