Paul Reid (actor)

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Paul Andrew Reid (born 1980or1981) is a New Zealand actor, musician and property developer. He played Marshall Heywood on the television series Shortland Street from 2001 to 2004, and was also a member of the band Rubicon. He now owns a commercial property investment company in Auckland and is the drummer for Auckland-based rock band Capital Theatre.

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Born in 1980 or 1981, Reid was educated at Linwood College in Christchurch, where he took part in some school stage productions. He joined Christchurch rock group Loves Ugly Children as drummer in 1997, and not long they toured Australia before moving to Auckland. The group broke up in 1998, but Reid remained in Auckland to pursue an acting career. [1] He eventually secured the role of Marshall Heywood in the long-running soap opera Shortland Street, after Reid's band, Rubicon, played a band in the Disney Channel film Zenon: The Zequel , which was shot in Auckland. [1] [2]

In 1999, Reid (lead vocals and drummer) formed pop group Rubicon with Gene Bennett (guitar) and John Corker (bass). Reid took a break from Shortland Street in 2002, when his character was sent to a juvenile detention centre, during which time Rubicon recorded their debut album, "Primary", released in August that year. [1] In February 2003, Rubicon headlined the Summer Hummer concerts at the Invercargill Showgrounds and Jade Stadium in Christchurch, alongside Goodshirt and K'Lee. [1] [3]

Outside of Shortland Street, Reid acted on stage, including a summer season of Christchurch's Shakespeare in the Park. [4]

Reid left Shortland Street in 2004, and moved to Los Angeles to concentrate on music. [5]

In 2009, Reid formed the Auckland property management company, IconiCity, which in 2015 purchased the historic St Kevin's Arcade on Karangahape Road. [6] [7] Other high-profile property investments by to Reid and his companies include the Meridian Mall, Dunedin, Elliott Stables in Auckland, and Plasma House on Queenstown Hill, which was purchased from American billionaire Peter Thiel for $6.85 million in 2022. [8]

An investigation by The New Zealand Herald newspaper in 2019 described Reid as New Zealand's "most prolific property flipper", flipping more than 130 properties in the six years to 2018 and earning over $4.5 million profit, including 70 apartments in 2013 alone. [7] In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Reid's company, Icon Group, attracted criticism after serving notices to tenants of Elliott Stables to pay rent arrears or face eviction when their restaurants were struggling as a result of the pandemic. [9]

In April 2022, Reid courted further controversy when he posted a negative review of a bar in St Kevin's Arcade, owned by his property company, criticising the bar's decision to continue using the My Vaccine Pass to screen patrons following the removal of the government requirement for hospitality venues to use the pass. The local Member of Parliament, Chlöe Swarbrick, commented: "I’ve seen a lot of things in my time, but it’s a first for commercial landlord negging his tenant who are doing their best to keep our community safe". [10] Reid said that it was ironic that what was once an "anti-establishment and anti-government" punk rock venue was now "clinging so religiously to an outdated government mode of social exclusion", and he noted that he had written off over $2 million in rent owed by small business owners in the Auckland CBD. [11]

Reid continues to be involved in music, as vocalist and drummer of rock trio Capital Theatre, releasing a single, "People" in 2021. [12] The band received a $10,000 grant from NZ On Air to produce the music video for "People". [10] [13]

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  2. ↑ Fallow, Michael (13 February 2002). "Rubicon and its Bruce ode". Southland Times. p. 7.
  3. ↑ "Big names for concert". Southland Times. 23 January 2003. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Soaping it up with Rubicon". Evening Post. 12 July 2001. p. 20.
  5. ↑ "Reid blows into LA". Truth. 10 September 2004. p. 13.
  6. ↑ "Former Shortland Street star buys historic Auckland building". The New Zealand Herald . 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  7. 1 2 Johnston, Kirsty (14 September 2019). "Paul Reid's rise from Shortland St to multimillion-dollar apartment deals". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Chandler, Philip (3 March 2022). "House sold to Reid-linked firm". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  9. ↑ Hutt, Kendall (14 September 2020). "Coronavirus: Elliott Stables eateries served notice to pay rent or lose lease". Stuff . Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  10. 1 2 Muru-Lanning, Charlotte (12 April 2022). "Ex-Shortland Street star landlord gives tenant bad review over vaccine passes". The Spinoff. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  11. ↑ Mcilraith, Brianna (12 April 2022). "Former Shortland St actor turned landlord leaves negative Facebook review for bar that requires vaccine passes". Stuff. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  12. ↑ "Capital Theatre release new single and music video". The Big Idea. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  13. ↑ "Capital Theatre - People". NZ On Air. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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