 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
Ben Barrington | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | Kristie Fergus (m. 2019) |
| Children | 1 |
Ben Barrington is a New Zealand actor, is best known for his roles, "Dr. Drew McCaskill" in Shortland Street [1] and Olaf Johnson in The Almighty Johnsons.
Barrington married his partner, makeup artist Kristie Fergus, in March 2019. [2] They have a daughter born in 2016. [3] [4] [5]
Barrington was attracted to acting while studying at Waikato University. [6] He graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 2001 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting). [7] [8] He has appeared in many local productions, including The Insider's Guide To Happiness , The Insider's Guide To Love , The Strip , Outrageous Fortune , and Top of the Lake .
He is best known for his role, "Olaf Johnson" in The Almighty Johnsons .
In 2015, Barrington was a participant in New Zealand's Dancing With the Stars 6.
He mainly stars on Shortland Street as Dr Drew McCaskill on the Plastic Surgery Clinic with his ex-wife Virginia and his underage surgery person Millie Hutchins. In the 2015 Season Finale Dr Drew McCaskill was shot in the leg once by Gareth demanding revenge and another time in the upper shoulder. He was shot at the end of the episode by Victoria Anderton, the doctor who sought revenge because Drew did not support her placement in General Surgery.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Revelations – The Initial Journey | Mathius | Recurring role |
| 2002–03 | The Strip | Lenny | Recurring role |
| 2004 | The Insider's Guide to Happiness | William | Main role |
| 2005 | Interrogation | Pete Morgan | Episode: "Where There's Smoke" |
| 2005 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe | Centaur | |
| 2005 | The Insider's Guide to Love | William | Episodes: "Who Taught You to Love?", "The Power of Love" |
| 2006–07 | Outrageous Fortune | Tyson | Recurring role (series 2–3) |
| 2009 | 4 Weeks | Luigi | Short |
| 2010 | Eruption | Vince | TV film |
| 2011–2013 | The Almighty Johnsons | Olaf Johnson | Main role |
| 2013 | Top of the Lake | Terry | Recurring role (series 1) |
| 2014 | Offspring | Thomas Buchdahl | Main role (series 5) |
| 2014 | The Hunting Party | Kale | Short |
| 2015 | The Brokenwood Mysteries | Steve | Episode: "Leather and Lace" |
| 2015 | Auckward Love | Bryan | Episode: "Good Job" |
| 2015–present | Shortland Street | Drew McCaskill | Regular role [9] |
Benjamin Mitchell, is a New Zealand actor best known for his role as Dr. TK Samuels in the soap opera Shortland Street.
Robbie Joseph Magasiva is a Samoan-New Zealander actor who has starred in several films and as a member of the Naked Samoans comedy troupe. He has also appeared on television and in theatre, and was the co-presenter of New Zealand's Tagata Pasifika with famed athlete, Beatrice Faumuina. Magasiva is also known for his role on Shortland Street as Dr. Maxwell Avia, which he played from June 2009 to July 2012, and for his role as Will Jackson on the prison drama series, Wentworth. Magasiva is the only male actor to appear in all eight seasons; he appeared in all 100 episodes of the show.
Shane Cortese is a New Zealand actor and singer. He is perhaps best known for his role of Mac on Nothing Trivial, Loki on the Almighty Johnsons and Hayden Peters on hit show Outrageous Fortune. He was also a runner-up on Season 1 of NZ Dancing with the Stars in 2005.
Dean Lance O'Gorman is a New Zealand actor, artist, and photographer. He played the dwarf Fíli in the Hobbit trilogy and the Norse God Bragi/Anders Johnson in the fantasy series The Almighty Johnsons. He also portrayed Kirk Douglas in Trumbo (2015).
Episode 1 of the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street was first broadcast on 25 May 1992.
The annual Shortland Street cliffhanger is a storyline at the end of each year's season that leaves behind a question to be solved the following year. This technique is used to lure viewers back after the long summer break. Cliffhangers are usually carefully written so that storylines from throughout the year come to a head and interconnect. The following is a list by year of Shortland Street's cliffhangers.
Isabella Jane "Bella" Durville is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by Amelia Reid-Meredith between her arrival in September 2010 and her departure in November 2016. She was the eldest sibling in the Cooper family unit.
Emmett Skilton is a New Zealand actor and director.
Ellen Rosemary Crozier is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, who was portrayed by Robyn Malcolm for nearly six years in the mid to late 1990s.
Boyd Rolleston is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street portrayed by Sam Bunkall. He made his first screen appearance on the episode broadcast on 13 September 2012. Boyd arrives as the hospitals newest surgeon and is portrayed as a no-nonsense doctor, down-to-earth, and unpretentious despite coming from a wealthy and privileged upbringing, making friends regardless of his social-status.
Kylie Samuels is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street portrayed by Kerry-Lee Dewing. She made her first screen appearance on the episode broadcast on 24 September 2012. The character was introduced alongside Emma Franklin as friends to existing character Lana Jacobs. The character's storylines have focused on euthanasia, having a mastectomy, being infertile due to miscarriages from ectopic pregnancy and her relationship with TK Samuels.
Harper Whitley is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street portrayed by Ria Vandervis. She made her first screen appearance on the 1 May 2013. She was introduced as close friend to established character, Sarah Potts, who had returned after working in New York. Her storylines have focused on her relationships, including her lesbian fling with Nicole Miller and the most notable being her love triangle with characters Boyd Rolleston and Drew McCaskill. Her most recent storylines have seen her suffer from Addison's Disease, and try to battle for Billie's custody after separating from Drew McCaskill, but was later put on hold as she was discovered to have an aggressive brain tumour that need to be removed.
Finbar "Finn" Warner is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. Born onscreen, Finn was originally played by an uncredited baby actor in 1993 before Lukas Whiting took over the role in 2016.
Damien Alexander Heathcliff Johnson is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. Portrayed by comedian Grant Lobban, Damo first appeared over several years in a guest role before becoming a regular character in 2017. Primarily written as comic relief, Damo has also featured in storylines such as his diagnosis of bowel cancer, attempted suicide, bullying and men's mental health due to stress.
Natalie Medlock is a British-born New Zealand actress and writer best known for her role in Shortland Street as nurse Jill Kingsbury which she played from 3 February 2011 to 16 January 2012.
Curtis Maaka Hannah is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street. Portrayed by Jayden Daniels since 2015, Curtis has appeared on the show in 2 stints in both regular and recurring appearances.