Milo Cawthorne

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Milo Cawthorne
Born (1989-04-30) 30 April 1989 (age 34)
New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present
Known forZiggy Grover / RPM Green Ranger in Power Rangers RPM
Spouse
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(m. 2013;sep. 2016)​
PartnerElla Hope-Higginson (2019-present)

Milo Cawthorne (born 13 January 1989) is a New Zealand actor who played Ziggy Grover from the television series Power Rangers RPM .

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Career

Cawthorne began acting as a teenager with a role on the TV show P.E.T. Detectives. [1] After graduating from secondary school, he chose to forgo a college education and continue pursuing an acting career.[ citation needed ] He appeared in children's television shows such as Secret Agent Men,Amazing Extraordinary Friends, Maddigan's Quest, and Power Rangers RPM. [2] In Power Rangers RPM he played the Green Ranger, Ziggy Grover, [2] a bumbling reformed ex-cartel member.[ citation needed ]

Cawthorne had starring roles in the WWI mini-series When We Go To War and the movies Blood Punch and Deathgasm; [1] in the latter he acted alongside another former Power Ranger, Kimberly Crossman. [3]

Cawthorne was nominated for Best Actor for his role in Blood Punch at the 2014 Hoboken International Film Festival in the United States, and was nominated for Best Actor: Blood Punch at the 2017 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (The Moas). [4]

Cawthorne has also appeared in several major New Zealand theatre productions, including "The History Boys" at the Maidment Theatre.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

In June 2013,[ citation needed ] Cawthorne married actress Olivia Tennet, who he had been dating since they co-starred on Power Rangers RPM . However, as of June 2016, the couple had split up. [5]

Cawthorne has been in a relationship with his ''Sidekick'' co-star and co-creator, actress Ella Hope-Higginson since January 2019

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003ChristmasMoses [2]
2010Sweet AsSeanShort [2]
2012Mae & AshAshShort [2]
2012AndyDaleShort [2]
2013I Love L.A.TeddyShort [2]
2013HyperlinkSam GumballShort [2]
2014 Blood Punch Milton [2]
2015RestorationFrancisShort [2]
2015 Deathgasm Brodie [2]
2015InterloaferBabe BaristaShort [2]
2016Shout at the GroundJamesShort [2]
2017 Pork Pie Hannibal[ citation needed ]
2017Human TracesPete [2]
2017Mega Time SquadDamage [2]
2019 Guns Akimbo Hadley [6]
2023 Uproar Kenneth [7]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Secret Agent MenD.J."I R.O.B.E.R.T."
2003–2005P.E.T. DetectivesEvanRegular role
2006 Maddigan's Quest Bolek"Newtown"
2009 Power Rangers RPM Ziggy Grover/Green RangerMain role
2011 Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud Jimmy Smith"Thirty of Silver/One of Gold"
2015 When We Go to War Harry SmithTV miniseries
2015 Ash vs Evil Dead Delmont"Fire in the Hole"
2020 Mystic Adam

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Jiwi's MachinesRupert
2020SidekickHelpful Boy

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References

  1. 1 2 "Milo Cawthorne | Overview". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Milo Cawthorne | Screenography". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Croot, James (30 July 2015). "Deathgasm's Nelson director discusses his demons". Stuff. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Milo Cawthorne | Awards". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Harris, Rob. "Blood Punch: Review and star interview". Digital Fox. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Guns Akimbo". IMDB. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Uproar". IMDB. Retrieved 24 October 2023.



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