Jason Hoyte

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Jason Hoyte
Born
Rotorua, New Zealand
Occupation Actor
Years active1998–present

Jason Hoyte is a New Zealand screen and voice actor and radio DJ. He has at least 25 television shows to his credit and is best known for his roles as Steve Mudgeway in Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby and Malcolm "Smudge" in Nothing Trivial . He is also known for starring in the film The Insatiable Moon, and starred as Franklin Corke in the New Zealand Comedy/Drama Outrageous Fortune.

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Hoyte is currently one of the Co-Hosts on the Radio Hauraki Big Show, from 4pm till 7pm weekdays, alongside fellow New Zealand actor and radio DJ, Mike Minogue, and Chris Key. [1]

Career

Hoyte was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, and attended Auckland boarding school, Dilworth. He lives with his wife in Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.[ citation needed ]

Hoyte began his career in stand-up comedy and won a Billy T. comedy award and a Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards as part of 90s comedy duo Sugar & Spice (alongside Jonathan Brugh). [2] After roles in Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys he won acclaim for his portrayal of an untrustworthy, but politically correct guidance counsellor, Steve Mudgeway in the comedy Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby. He was nominated at the 2003 New Zealand Film Awards for his acting in short film Beautiful. In 2015 he starred in parody talk show Late Night Big Breakfast alongside Leigh Hart. [3] In 2017 he and Hart produced parody fishing show Screaming Reels. [4] The show was mistaken for an actual documentary in Australia. [5] He has also narrated for New Zealand reality shows City Beat, Coastwatch, Dog Squad and Animal House.

Hoyte is a commentator for the Alternative Commentary Collective and was formally a host on Radio Hauraki's weekdays drive-time show 'Daily Bhuja', with co-host Leigh Hart, [6] [7] but finished 5 April 2019. He resumed this drive-time role in 2021 with new co-host Mike Minogue , the drive show now being called The Big Show. [8] [9]

In 2021 he starred in Talkback, a mocumentary web-series about a talkback radio host, which was also co-created by Minogue. [10] [11] [12]

Hoyte is also infamous for his "Cook the man some f**king eggs" scene from 'The Late Night Big Breakfast' show in 2014, a scene which also featured Nadia Lim.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Xena: Warrior Princess Timus"Warrior... Princess" (S01E15)
1996 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Scarred Lieutenant"Let the Games Begin" (S02E16)
1997 Xena: Warrior Princess Athenian #1"The Price" (S02E20)
1997 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Skell"Regrets... I've Had a Few" (S04E03)
1998 Young Hercules Hephaestus"Keeping Up with the Jasons" (S01E08)
"Cyrano de Hercules" (S01E10)
"Forgery" (S01E13)
"Ares on Trial" (S01E15)
"Down and Out in Academy Hills" (S01E16)
1999 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hephaestus"Love, Amazon Style" (S06E02)
2000 Xena: Warrior Princess Hephaestus"Looking Death in the Eye" (S05E19)
2002Matakuunknown"Going to War" (S01E03)
2003 Power Rangers Ninja Storm Copybot (voice)"Beauty and the Beach" (S11E03)
2004 Power Rangers Dino Thunder Donkeyvac (voice)"Legacy of Power" (S12E04)
"Back in Black" (S12E05)
"Diva in Distress" (S12E06)
"Game On" (S12E07)
"Golden Boy" (S12E08)
2004 The Adventures of Massey Ferguson Max Tractor, Rusty and Beaut the Ute (Voices)
2005 Power Rangers S.P.D. Valko (voice)"Wired: Part 1" (S13E14)
"Wired: Part 2" (S13E15)
2005 Power Rangers S.P.D. Icthior (voice)"Badge" (S13E33)
2005–2006 Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby Steve MudgewayMain role
2005 Outrageous Fortune Franklin "Corky" Corke"Slings and Arrows" (S01E01)
"The Cause of This Defect" (S01E04)
"To Be Honest As This World Goes" (S01E12)
2006 Power Rangers Mystic Force Fightoe (voice)"Dark Wish: Part 1" (S14E18)
"Dark Wish: Part 2" (S14E19)
"Dark Wish: Part 3" (S14E20)
2006 Moon TV Himself / Various charactersSeries regular, unknown episodes
2006 Shortland Street John MarksonGuest role, unknown episodes
2007 Outrageous Fortune Franklin "Corky" Corke"Put the Strong Law on Him" (S03E06)
"The Corrupted Currents of This World" (S03E21)
2008 Shortland Street John GraingerGuest role, unknown episodes
2008 Power Rangers Jungle Fury Cable Guy / Cheese McAllister"Don't Blow That Dough" (S16E26)
2009 Diplomatic Immunity Brother Jacob"Love My Way" (S01E04)
2009 Legend of the Seeker Gwildor"Mirror" (S01E18)
2009 Power Rangers RPM Mr. McAllistair"Ranger Blue" (S17E10)
2009 The Jaquie Brown Diaries Sandy"Brownward Spiral" (S02E07)
"Educating Jaquie" (S02E08)
2011IceHaroldEpisode 1
2011 The Almighty Johnsons Detective Turner"This Is Not Washing Powder, My Friend" (S01E05)
2011 Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud Pat Booth"All At Sea" (Episode 3)
"Marty/Party" (Episode 4)
"Dominos" (Episode 5)
"Thirty of Silver/One of Gold" (Episode 6)
2011–2014 Nothing Trivial SmudgeSeries regular, 27 episodes
2014–2015Late Night Big BreakfastJason HoyteAll episodes
2015 -The Brokenwood MysteriesRay Neilson16 Epsiodes
2018Screaming ReelsJason HoyteAll Episodes (Co-Host)

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002BeautifulKevShort film
2007 We're Here to Help Steve ArnettDrama
2009I Was the DJBarry PluggShort film
2010Spies and LiesMartiniDrama
2010StolenDS Peter BurtBased on true story
2010 The Insatiable Moon KevinDrama
2014 What We Do in the Shadows JulianComedy / Horror

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References

  1. ↑ "The Big Show with Jason Hoyte, Mike Minogue & Keyzie". January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jason Hoyte". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Leigh Hart says now is the perfect time for Late Night Big Breakfast to return". Stuff. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Leigh Hart and Jason Hoyte 'talk rubbish' in new show Screaming Reels". Stuff. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Aussies mistake Kiwi fishing parody Screaming Reels for documentary series". Stuff. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bhuja boys Leigh Hart and Jason Hoyte given daily slot on Hauraki". StopPressNZ. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "What makes Jason Hoyte feel good?". Stuff. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Radio Hauraki announces a new line-up of daytime hosts and shows". NZME. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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