Profile

Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
187 cm
Age Range
26–35
Career Highlights
Arlo is an Auckland based multi disciplined artist who has been working in film, television and theater for the last eight years. He graduated from the Actors Program in 2013, and has featured in a number of South Pacific Pictures productions including ‘Last at Eleven’, ‘The Sounds’, ‘Step Dave’ and ‘Shortland Street’. Other highlights include playing guitarist Chris Sheehan in Great Southern’s telefeature ‘The Exponents, Why Does Love?’, and feature films ‘Mega Time Squad’ and Leo in the award winning comedy ‘Nude Tuesday’
In 2017 Arlo traveled to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to perform in the sellout season of 'The Generation of Z'. Arlo has since self produced, created and starred in a number of productions including ‘Thomus', ‘Skyloving' and 'Non Flower Elements’. In 2020 Arlo premiered his first solo and durational theatre work titled “Just One More” which took home the 2020 Spirit of the Fringe award at the Auckland Fringe awards.
Post lockdown Arlo has been keeping busy with a five month run of Hackman’s Destination Mars, a national tour with Binge Culture’s Werewolf and Gary Herderson’s Skin Tight Circa theatre. He has also a short film Just Kidding I Love You set to release and has most recently completed shooting on a NZFC Catalyst short Help, I’m Alien Pregnant directed by Thunderlips.
Other theatrical credits include: The Events, Mating in Captivity, Grand Opening, Cult Show: The revitalization of the Women’s Archive, Second Unit: What We Do In The Shadows, Dynamotion’s Top Town, Red Leap’s adaptation of Owls Do Cry by Janet Frame, Standard Acts and This Fragile Planet with the New Zealand Dance Company.
Awards.
2022 | Nomination: BEST ACTOR / OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR - Skin Type | ||
2022 | V48 Hours Wellington City Winner A Multitude of Ways to Leave your Lover | ||
2010 | Sheila Winn Shakespeare Festival Auckland Regionals - Winner |
Feature Film.
2023 | Head South | Andy (Supporting) | Dir. Jonathan Ogilvie |
2020 | Nude Tuesday | Leo (Supporting ) | Dir. Armagan Ballantyne |
2012 | Teenagers and Tutus | Y13 Media Students - Western Springs College | |
2011 | Romeo and Juliet | Gregory |
Short Film.
2022 | Help I'm Alien Pregnant | Boo (Supporting) | Dir. THUNDERLIPS |
2022 | Just Kidding I Love You | Rob | Dir. Annie Duckworth |
2016 | Full D | John | |
2006 | Break | (Lead) | Official Selection Clemont Ferand France |
Film Film.
2021 | Don't Make Me Go | Dorky MC (Guest) | Amazon Studios Dir. Hannah Marks |
2018 | Dead | Pool Boy Lee | Dir. Hayden Weal |
2018 | Mega Time Squad | Gaz (Major support role) | |
2017 | Sundown Underground | Gaffer (Lead) | Dir. Paul Innes |
Television.
2022 | Educators | Jeremy | Dir. Jesse Griffin |
2021 | Last at 11 | Johnty | Dir. Jesse Griffin |
2020 | The Sounds | Hayden | Shaftsbury Films/SPP Dir. Peter Stebbings |
2019 | Dynamotion | ||
2018 | Friday Night Bites | Himself | Dir. Roseanne Liang |
2016 | Why Does Love? | Chris Sheehan | Great Southern Television |
2015 | Shortland Street | George Kirkwood | South Pacific Pictures |
2013 | Step Dave Series 1 & 2 | Liam (Recurring Guest ) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
2012 | Spartacus Series 3 | Adal | Pacific Renaissance |
2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Tait | The Walt Disney Company |
Theatre.
2022 | Destination Mars | Ashley | Dir. Kip Chapman |
2022 | Skin Tight | Tom | Dir. Cathy McRae |
2022 | Warewolf | Arlo | Dir. Joel Baxendale |
2022 | Yes Yes Yes | Arlo | Dir. Eleanor Bishop |
2020 | Auckland Fringe - Just One More | ||
2020 | Owls Do Cry | ||
2020 | Side Kick Series - Milo Cawthorne, Ella Hope Higginson | ||
2020 | Standard Acts Devising Workshop | ||
2019 | Owl's Do Cry | Toby (Devisor and Actor) | Dir. Malia Johnson |
2019 | Ransom | ||
2019 | Second Unit: What We Do In The Shadows | Performer | TĀWHIRI festivals and experiences |
2019 | This Fragile Planet | ||
2018 | 'Cult Show: The Revitalisation of The New Zealand Women's Archive' | Himself | Dir. Nisha Madden |
2018 | 'Mating in Captivity' | Jacob | Bat's Theatre Dir. Oliver Page |
2016 | The Events | The Boy | The Court Theatre |
2015 | A Midsummer's Night Dream | Demetrius (Lead) | Summer Shakespeare Dir. Michael Hurst |
2015 | Ushers | The Basement Dir. Romain Mereau | |
2014 | Generation of Z | Liam (Lead) | Royale Productions Dir. Michael Hurst |
2013 | King Lear | The Fool | Summer Shakespeare Dir. Lisa Harrow |
2012 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | (Ensemble) | Auckland Theatre Company |
2012 | Jesus & Judas | Three Queens Productions - Heart of the City | |
2012 | The Nightingale & the Rose | Three Queens Productions - Heart of the City | |
2012 | Tusk Tusk | Elliot | ATC Next Big Thing Dir. Hera Dunleavy |
2011 | Mother Courage and Her Children | ||
2011 | Performance at the Globe Theatre with the Young Shakespeare Company | ||
2009 | Midsummer Night's Dream | Bottom |
Web Series.
2020 | Shortland Street Christmas Webisodes | Alan Copper (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Ltd Dir. Various |
2017 | Friday Night Bites | Arlo | Dir. Roseanne Liang |
Training.
American Accent with Katherine Beck - 2020 | |||
Chris Stewart US Accent Training - 2017 | |||
Self-tape Master class with Tandi Wright - 2017 | |||
Bouffon Workshop with Red Bastard - 2014 | |||
The Actors' Program - TAPAC - 2013, Various | |||
Voice Workshop - TAPAC - 2012, Sylvia Rands | |||
National Shakespeare Secondary Schools Workshop - 2011 | |||
Audition & Script Workshop with Christina Asher - 2009 | |||
Acting Intensive with Miranda Harcourt - 2008 | |||
American Accent - Terri De'Ath - 2008 | |||
Between the Lines Theatre Company - Actor - 2008 |