Birth Place Matching "Wellington, New Zealand" (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Karl Urban
Actor | Star Trek
Originally from Wellington, New Zealand, Karl Urban now lives in Auckland. Born on June 7, 1972, he is the son of a leather-goods manufacturer (who had hoped that Karl would follow in his footsteps). His first acting role was when he was 8 -- he had a line on a television series. However, he did ...
2. Russell Crowe
Actor | Les Misérables
Russell Ira Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Jocelyn Yvonne (Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom catered movie sets. His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. Crowe's recent ancestry includes Welsh (where his paternal grandfather was born, in Wrexham),...
3. Thomasin McKenzie
Actress | Leave No Trace
Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to actress Miranda Harcourt and director Stuart McKenzie. She is the granddaughter of actress Dame Kate Harcourt and Peter Harcourt. Peter's family founded the real estate company Harcourts International in Wellington. She has an elder...
4. Taika Waititi
Producer | What We Do in the Shadows
Taika Waititi, also known as Taika Cohen, hails from the Raukokore region of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand, and is the son of Robin (Cohen), a teacher, and Taika Waititi, an artist and farmer. His father is Maori (Te-Whanau-a-Apanui), and his mother is of Ashkenazi Jewish, Irish...
5. Niki Caro
Director | Whale Rider
Niki Caro is a New Zealand film director and screenwriter, born in 1967. Caro was born in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. She was educated first at the Kadimah College in Auckland, and then the Diocesan School for Girls in Auckland. The School is a private girls' school, and ranks ...
6. Kerry Fox
Actress | Shallow Grave
Kerry Fox was born on July 30, 1966 in Wellington, New Zealand. She is an actress and writer, known for Shallow Grave (1994), Bright Star (2009) and Cloudstreet (2011). She has been married to Alexander Linklater since 2004. They have two children. She was previously married to Jaime Robertson.
7. Julian Dennison
Actor | Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Julian Dennison was born on October 16, 2002 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), Deadpool 2 (2018) and Godzilla vs. Kong (2021).
8. Jane Campion
Writer | Bright Star
Jane Campion was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and now lives in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Having graduated with a BA in Anthropology from Victoria University of Wellington in 1975, and a BA, with a painting major, at Sydney College of the Arts in 1979, she began filmmaking in the early...
9. Richard Curtis
Writer | Love Actually
Richard Curtis was born on November 8, 1956 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a writer and producer, known for Love Actually (2003), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and About Time (2013).
10. Andrew Dominik
Director | Chopper
Andrew Dominik was born on October 7, 1967 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a director and writer, known for Chopper (2000), Blonde (2022) and Killing Them Softly (2012).
11. Michala Banas
Actress | Upper Middle Bogan
Michala Banas is a multi award winning film, television and theatre actor. Born in New Zealand and raised in Australia, Michala splits her time working between Melbourne and Los Angeles. Michala's career began very early with her first film credit at the age of 5. Since then, she has forged a ...
12. Clive Revill
Actor | Avanti!
A grand, well-respected character lead and support of stage, film and television, most people mistakenly think New Zealander Clive Revill is British. A delightfully comic eccentric praised for his sterling work on the musical stage, the blue-eyed, curly, red-haired gent is also highly regarded for ...
13. Antonia Prebble
Actress | The Tribe
Antonia has been acting professionally since she was 12. Her debut role was in 1997 playing Mandy McFarlane, one of the leads in the television series, Mirror Mirror - Series 2. This was followed by the role of Jem in William Shatner's A Twist in the Tale. Antonia's next project was the immensely ...
14. Jessica Napier
Actress | McLeod's Daughters
Jessica Napier was born on April 4, 1979 in Wellington, New Zealand. She is an actress, known for McLeod's Daughters (2001), Ghost Rider (2007) and Wildside (1997). She has been married to David Adler since November 28, 2009. They have one child.
15. Sala Baker
Stunts | Bullet Train
Sala Baker was born on September 22, 1976 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor and producer, known for Bullet Train (2022), Deadpool 2 (2018) and The Mandalorian (2019). He has been married to Stefany June Baclaan since 2010.
16. Zoë Robins
Actress | The Wheel of Time
Zoë Robins was born on February 19, 1993 in Wellington, New Zealand. She is an actress, known for The Wheel of Time (2021) and The Shannara Chronicles (2016).
17. Chelsie Florence
Actress | Underbelly
In her 30 years as an actor, Chelsie Preston Crayford has appeared in many productions and won numerous awards, including a Logie for her portrayal of Tilly Devine in UNDERBELLY: RAZOR, and an AACTA for The Code. Most recently she has appeared in THE LUMINARIES, SAVAGE, BABY DONE, PANTHERS, ...
18. Lee Tamahori
Director | Once Were Warriors
Beginning as a commercial artist and photographer, he joined the New Zealand film industry in the late 1970s as a boom operator. He became an assistant director a decade later. Making international award-winning commercials for 10 years, he has also directed several TV series. His first feature ...
19. Jonathan Hardy
Actor | Mad Max
Bushy-browed, New Zealand-born actor and writer Jonathan Hardy became most familiar to television audiences as the commanding voice of the Jim Henson Creature Shop muppet, Dominar Rygel XVI, the pint-sized , egocentric ruler-in-exile of a galactic empire, in TV's cult series Farscape (1999). His ...
20. Fran Walsh
Writer | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Fran Walsh is a New Zealand writer and wife of New Zealand film director Peter Jackson. She co-wrote The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, which is seen by many as Jackson's magnum opus and one of the most significant film series ever made. She also wrote The Hobbit trilogy, a prequel to Jackson's ...
21. Anouska Hempel
Actress | On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Anouska Hempel was born on December 13, 1941 in Wellington, New Zealand. She is an actress, known for On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Black Snake (1973) and Space: 1999 (1975). She has been married to Mark Aubrey Weinberg since March 24, 1980. They have one child. She was previously married...
22. Camille Keenan
Producer | Design Story
Camille Keenan was born in Wellington, New Zealand. She is known for Design Story (2022), Sunday (2014) and Satisfaction (2007).
23. Sally Martin
Actress | Power Rangers DinoThunder
Sally Martin was born on May 14, 1985 in Wellington, New Zealand. She is an actress, known for Power Rangers DinoThunder (2004), Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (2007) and Power Rangers Ninja Storm (2003).
24. Shane Cortese
Actor | Nothing Trivial
Shane Cortese was born on August 13, 1968 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for Nothing Trivial (2011), The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014) and Outrageous Fortune (2005). He is married to Nerida Lister.
25. Emmett Skilton
Actor | Young Rock
Emmett is a New Zealand-born actor, director, and screenwriter. He has worked in over 50 productions in film, television, and theatre, with most recognizing him as the young God-in-the-making, Axl Johnson, from The Almighty Johnsons, Sam Giancana in Netflix's Making Of The Mob, and most recently, ...
26. Geoff Murphy
Director | The Quiet Earth
Geoff Murphy was born on October 12, 1938 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was a director and actor, known for The Quiet Earth (1985), Dante's Peak (1997) and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995). He was previously married to Merata Mita, Pat Robins and Diane Kearns. He died on December 3, 2018 in ...
27. Michael Seresin
Cinematographer | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Michael Seresin is a New Zealand cinematographer, best known for several collaborations with the British director Alan Parker.
His work as a cinematographer also include films like Angel Heart (1987), Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), and War for...
28. James Napier Robertson
Actor | The Dark Horse
James Napier Robertson is a New Zealand director and writer. He started his career as a theatre actor in Shakespeare productions, before being cast in a number of TV roles in the early 2000's. He began writing and directing short films in his early twenties, before making his first feature film in ...
29. Stephen Lovatt
Actor | Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Stephen Lovatt was born on May 27, 1964 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor and producer, known for Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011), Roman Empire (2016) and Ash vs Evil Dead (2015).
30. Issy Stewart
Actress | Carnival Row
London-based New Zealand actor Issy Stewart started her career at the early age of eight in a Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe production of "Six Characters in Search of an Author" playing The Girl. She then very quickly moved into television, landing roles in some of New Zealand's most popular TV ...
31. Andy Anderson
Actor | House of Wax
Andy Anderson was born on July 18, 1947 in Naenae, Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for House of Wax (2005), Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004) and The Sullivans (1976).
32. Simon Duggan
Cinematographer | The Great Gatsby
Simon Duggan was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a cinematographer, known for The Great Gatsby (2013), Hacksaw Ridge (2016) and I, Robot (2004).
33. Michael Wesley-Smith
Actor | The Tribe
Michael Wesley-Smith was born on December 2, 1983 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor and producer, known for The Tribe (1999), 3 News (1989) and The Last Great Snail Chase (2007).
34. Leon Wadham
Writer | School Night
Leon Wadham was born in 1989 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor and writer, known for School Night (2014), Moving (2016) and Blankets (2013).
35. Emily Jollands
Self | Brit Floyd: Live at Red Rocks
Emily Jollands (Gervers) was born in a town called Lower Hutt, near Wellington, New Zealand, in June 1981. Her parents did a fair amount of traveling, and had also spent some time in Brazil since leaving university. Emily only lived there until she was two and a half, when the family moved back to ...
36. Christine Jeffs
Director | Sunshine Cleaning
Christine Jeffs was born on January 29, 1963 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. She is a director and writer, known for Sunshine Cleaning (2008), Rain (2001) and A Mistake.
37. Tyler Jane
Actress | Outrageous Fortune
Tyler Jane was born on September 18, 1975 in Wellington, New Zealand. She is an actress and producer, known for Outrageous Fortune (2005), Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) and Mad Pearse (2015).
38. Gordon Gostelow
Actor | Esther Waters
Gordon Gostelow was born on May 14, 1925 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for Esther Waters (1964), An Age of Kings (1960) and Nicholas Nickleby (1968). He was previously married to Vivian Pickles. He died on June 3, 2007 in London, England, UK.
39. Brian Sergent
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Brian Sergent was born on December 29, 1959 in Naenae, Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Dead Alive (1992) and Eagle vs Shark (2007).
40. Bruce Phillips
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Bruce Phillips was born on September 13, 1951 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor and writer, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and Without a Paddle (2004).
41. Billy Jackson
Actor | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Billy Jackson was born in 1995 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lovely Bones (2009) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
42. Todd Rippon
Actor | King Kong
Todd Rippon was born on May 30, 1964 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for King Kong (2005), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) and The Frighteners (1996).
43. Grant Roa
Transportation Department | Alita: Battle Angel
Grant Roa was born on June 2, 1974 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor, known for Alita: Battle Angel (2019), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014).
44. Maisy McLeod-Riera
Actress | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Maisy McLeod-Riera was born on May 25, 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand. She is an actress and assistant director, known for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Bridge to Terabithia (2007).
45. Mason Cade Packer
Director | Faint of Heart
Mason Cade Packer was born on January 3, 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a director and producer, known for Faint of Heart (2020), Hades (2021) and Sonata (2021).
46. Liddy Holloway
Actress | Without a Paddle
Liddy Holloway was born on March 27, 1945 in Wellington, New Zealand. She was an actress and writer, known for Without a Paddle (2004), Fracture (2004) and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995). She died on December 29, 2004 in Auckland, New Zealand.
47. John Karlsen
Actor | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Menacing-looking Kiwi character actor John Karlsen had a prolific career in Italian films, where he spent much of his professional life. He arrived in Italy in the late 1950s, making his film debut with an uncredited role in the Rome-shot Mamie Van Doren vehicle Le bellissime gambe di Sabrina (1958)...
48. Jeff Szusterman
Actor | Guns Akimbo
Jeff Szusterman was born on February 6, 1969 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is an actor and director, known for Guns Akimbo (2019), Power Rangers Samurai (2011) and Hercules (2005).
49. Butch Miller
Actor | Family Matters
Retired New Zealander professional wrestler known for his work as a member of the tag team the Sheepherders in Mid-South Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida and other promotions and as the Bushwhackers in WWE. Debuted in his native New Zealand in 1964 and formed the team with Luke ...
50. Anna Campion
Director | Loaded
Born in New Zealand, from a noted theatrical family. After 5 years as professional actress, she went to London and obtained a fine arts degree at Goldsmith College. Encouraged by sister, Jane, to make films, she completed an MA in film at the Royal College of Art. First short _The Audition_, ...