List of New Zealand actors

The following is a list of New Zealand actors.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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
• 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