Cameron Rhodes

Cameron Rhodes
Rhodes in 2020
Born	(1967-08-01) 1 August 1967 (age 58) New Zealand
Years active	1992–present

Cameron Heaton Rhodes (born 1 August 1967) is a New Zealand film and theatrical actor and director. ^[1]

Life and career

Rhodes graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1987 with a Diploma in Acting. ^{[2] [3]} He has appeared in various TV shows (including Spartacus: House of Ashur , Xena: Warrior Princess ) and films including The Royal Treatment , The Lord of the Rings, Mr. Pip , and Housebound . ^[4] He plays Dr Plummer in the popular TV series The Brokenwood Mysteries .

Rhodes has appeared in over 100 theatre productions in New Zealand and Australia, playing roles including Hercule Poirot in Murder On The Orient Express , Cyrano in Cyrano De Bergerac, Orgon in Tartuffe, a Silo Theatre production in 2011 ^{[5] [6]} and Truscott in Loot.

He appeared as Garfield Todd in Black Lover by Stanley Makuwe produced by The Auckland Theatre Company and first presented at the Auckland Festival in 2020. ^{[7] [8] [9]} Television work includes The Luminaries for BBC1, The New Legends of Monkey on Netflix, ^[3] and Rake for ABC Australia. He plays Gavin Walters in the mockumentary web-series Colour Blind by Australian actor Tai Hara about casting agents. ^[10]

As a director Rhodes in 2014 co-directed with Ian Mune Once On Chanuk Bair by Maurice Shadbolt for Auckland Theatre Company. ^{[11] [3]}

Stage and screen roles

Theatre

Selected theatre productions include: King Lear, Gloucester at Auckland Theatre Company

• Murder On The Orient Express , Poirot, by Ken Ludwig, Auckland Theatre Company
• King Lear , Gloucester, Auckland Theatre Company
• Agamemnon by Aeschylus translated and directed by Tolis Papazaglou and Phillip Mann, Downstage Theatre (1997) - actor ^[12]
• Sweeny Todd director Colin McColl, Downstage Theatre (1999) - actor (Beadle Bamford) ^[5]
• The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster, director Colin McColl, Auckland Theatre Company - actor (The Cardinal) ^[13]
• Tartuffe by Molière director Shane Bosher, Silo Theatre production (2011) - actor (Orgon) ^[6]
• Live Live Cinema: Dementia 13 and Carnival of Souls creator and composer Leon Radojkovic, director Oliver Driver (2013) - actor ^[14]
• Ropable by Ross Gumbley and Allison Horsley, director Ross Gumbley, Court Theatre (2017) - actor ^[15]
• Black Lover by Stanley Makuwe, director Roy Ward (2020) - actor (Garfield Todd) ^[16]

Film

• The Royal Treatment (2023) Netflix
• Absent Without Leave (1992) – Ted
• Bread and Roses (1994) – Pacifist Friend #2
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) – Farmer Maggot
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) – Gryphon (voice)
• The Devil Dared Me To (2007) – Butler
• We're Here to Help (2007) – Simon Carr
• Second Hand Wedding (2008) – Red Haired Man
• Jinxed Sister (2008) – Laura's Father
• I'm Not Harry Jenson (2009) – Rick
• Mr. Pip (2012) – Ship's doctor
• Romeo and Juliet: A Love Song (2013) – The Prince
• Housebound (2014) – Dennis
• Deathgasm (2015) – Mr. Capenhurst
• Penny Black (2015) – Mike

Television

• Xena: Warrior Princess (1996–1998) – Deiphobus / Eldon
• A Twist in the Tale (1999) – Rick Irving
• Dark Knight (2000) – Prince John
• Revelations – The Initial Journey (2003) – Jimmy
• Power Rangers Dino Thunder (2004) – Marty the Mackerel
• Power Rangers Mystic Force (2006) – Dr. Tristian
• Agent Anna (2013–2014) – Charles Jordan
• The Brokenwood Mysteries (2016-2025) - Dr Roger Plummer
• Mystic (2021) - Gary
• Beyond the Veil (2022) - D Hilton
• The Gone (2023-2024) - George Anderson
• Madam (2024) - Gagged Man
• Dark City: The Cleaner (2024) - Graham Gallety
• Total Control (2024) - Government Member
• Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025) – Uvidus ^[17]

Voice-over roles

• Power Rangers Dino Thunder (2004) – Mad Mackerel (voice)
• Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005) – Professor Mooney (voice)
• Power Rangers Mystic Force (2006) – Matoombo (voice)
• Power Rangers Jungle Fury (2008) – Carnisoar (voice)
• Power Rangers Samurai (2011) – Professor Cog (voice)
• Power Rangers Super Megaforce (2014) – Headridge / Professor Cog (voice)
• Path of Exile (2013) – Cadiro Perandus (voice)
• The Barefoot Bandits (2016-2017) - Bellamy Soddington (voice)
• Power Rangers Beast Morphers (2019) – Burnertron (voice)

Notes

1. "Cameron Rhodes – Auckland Actors – Auckland Actors". Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
2. "Graduate". www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
3. "Cameron Rhodes". Auckland Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
4. "Housebound". Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
5. "Theatre Aotearoa". Theatre Aotearoa Database. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
6. "REVIEW: Tartuffe (Silo Theatre)". Theatre Scenes: Auckland Theatre Blog (Reviews and commentary). Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
7. "Black Lover Review". Hawkes Bay Arts Festival. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
8. "Auckland Arts Festival theatre review: Black Lover". The New Zealand Herald . Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
9. "Black Lover returns to the stage". New Zealand Arts Review. 12 August 2020. Archived from the original on 28 February 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
10. "COLOUR BLIND - A WEB SERIES BY TAI HARA". FilmInk. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
11. Baker, Matt. "REVIEW: Once On Chunuk Bair (Auckland Theatre Company)". Theatre Scenes: Auckland Theatre Blog (Reviews and commentary). Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
12. Smythe, John (2004). Downstage Upfront. VUP. ISBN   0-86473-489-1.
13. "The Duchess of Malfi". Auckland Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
14. Wenley, James. "REVIEW: Live Live Cinema: Dementia 13 and Carnival of Souls (Jumpboard Productions)". Theatre Scenes: Auckland Theatre Blog (Reviews and commentary). Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
15. "New Zealand Theatre: theatre reviews, performance reviews -". Theatreview. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
16. "BLACK LOVER - a new play". Scoop News. 9 January 2020. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
17. Flook, Ray (14 July 2025). "STARZ's Spartacus: House of Ashur Is Bringing The Arena to SDCC 2025". Bleeding Cool . Archived from the original on 15 July 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

External links

• Cameron Rhodes at IMDb