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| Born | 1 August 1967 |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Cameron Rhodes (born 1 August 1967) is a New Zealand film and theatrical actor and director. [1]
Cameron Rhodes | |
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| Rhodes in 2020 | |
| Born | 1 August 1967 |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Cameron Rhodes (born 1 August 1967) is a New Zealand film and theatrical actor and director. [1]
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 very popular TV series The Brokenwood Mysteries
Rhodes has appeared in over 100 theatre productions in New Zealand and Australia, playing roles including 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]
Selected theatre productions include: King Lear, Gloucester at Auckland Theatre Company
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