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Most Famous New Zealand Actors & Filmmakers
Film & TV 43
New Zealand 700
656 PJ Peter Jackson New Zealand Film b. 1961
2,273 LL 
Lucy Lawless New Zealand Actor b. 1968
Lucy Lawless New Zealand Actor b. 1968 2,486 SN 
Sam Neill New Zealand Actor b. 1947
Sam Neill New Zealand Actor b. 1947 6,081 ML 
Melanie Lynskey New Zealand Actor b. 1977
Melanie Lynskey New Zealand Actor b. 1977 6,806 TW 
Taika Waititi New Zealand Actor b. 1975
Taika Waititi New Zealand Actor b. 1975 7,251 JC 
Jemaine Clement New Zealand Comedian b. 1974
Jemaine Clement New Zealand Comedian b. 1974 9,578 MC 
Marton Csokas New Zealand Actor b. 1966
Marton Csokas New Zealand Actor b. 1966 10,176 KC 
Keisha Castle-Hughes New Zealand Actor b. 1990
Keisha Castle-Hughes New Zealand Actor b. 1990 10,907 CC 
Cliff Curtis New Zealand Actor b. 1968
Cliff Curtis New Zealand Actor b. 1968 11,455 ZB 
Zoë Bell New Zealand Actor b. 1978
Zoë Bell New Zealand Actor b. 1978 11,831 MC 
Martin Campbell New Zealand Film b. 1943
Martin Campbell New Zealand Film b. 1943 13,807 AN 
Andrew Niccol New Zealand Screenwriter b. 1964
Andrew Niccol New Zealand Screenwriter b. 1964 13,828 AD 
Alan Dale New Zealand Actor b. 1947
Alan Dale New Zealand Actor b. 1947 13,998 RH 
Rachel Hunter New Zealand Actor b. 1969
Rachel Hunter New Zealand Actor b. 1969 18,695 TB 
Tim Bevan New Zealand Film b. 1958
Tim Bevan New Zealand Film b. 1958 25,166 CP 
Craig Parker New Zealand Actor b. 1970
Craig Parker New Zealand Actor b. 1970 33,273 RO 
Rena Owen New Zealand Actor b. 1962
Rena Owen New Zealand Actor b. 1962 34,806 RG 
Rebecca Gibney New Zealand Actor b. 1964
Rebecca Gibney New Zealand Actor b. 1964 43,948 LM 
Lawrence Makoare New Zealand Actor b. 1968
Lawrence Makoare New Zealand Actor b. 1968 45,988 AJ 
Aaron Jeffery New Zealand Actor b. 1970
Aaron Jeffery New Zealand Actor b. 1970 50,525 VW 
Vincent Ward (director) New Zealand Film b. 1956
Vincent Ward (director) New Zealand Film b. 1956 63,998 ND Nyree Dawn Porter New Zealand Actor 1936–2001
69,345 MH 
Mark Hadlow New Zealand Actor b. 1957
Mark Hadlow New Zealand Actor b. 1957 77,600 RJ 
Rupert Julian New Zealand Actor 1879–1943
Rupert Julian New Zealand Actor 1879–1943 124,481 JB 
Jed Brophy New Zealand Actor b. 1963
Jed Brophy New Zealand Actor b. 1963 126,298 SM Sarah McLeod New Zealand Actor b. 1971
151,419 JD 
Julian Dennison New Zealand Actor b. 2002
Julian Dennison New Zealand Actor b. 2002 187,614 SR Shane Rangi New Zealand Actor b. 1969
219,668 MD Meighan Desmond New Zealand Actor b. 1977
325,555 TN Tania Nolan New Zealand Actor b. 1983
343,724 RB 
Roy Billing New Zealand Actor b. 1947
Roy Billing New Zealand Actor b. 1947 451,500 EP Eru Potaka-Dewes New Zealand Actor 1939–2009
468,986 MH Merton Hodge New Zealand Actor 1903–1958
535,341 BK 
Beulah Koale New Zealand Actor b. 1992
Beulah Koale New Zealand Actor b. 1992 559,088 KH 
Kate Harcourt New Zealand Actor b. 1927
Kate Harcourt New Zealand Actor b. 1927 678,365 MM Merata Mita New Zealand Film 1942–2010
848,370 VS Vanessa Stacey New Zealand Actor b. 1975
1,034,716 PW 
Peter Wells (director) New Zealand Film 1950–2019
Peter Wells (director) New Zealand Film 1950–2019 1,037,835 RO Rosa Olga Sansom New Zealand Museum Director 1900–1989
1,454,560 RH 
Ramai Hayward New Zealand Actor 1916–2014
Ramai Hayward New Zealand Actor 1916–2014 1,983,922 MS Merv Smith (broadcaster) New Zealand Broadcast 1933–2018
2,106,490 CD Clive Drummond New Zealand Radio 1890–1978
2,255,435 PV Peter Vere-Jones New Zealand Actor b. 1939
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