Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Pauanui, New Zealand
Height
180 cm
Age Range
43–53
Also Represented in
Australia
Website
Career Highlights
Craig Hall is one of New Zealand and Australia’s most recognisable stage and screen actors with a career spanning more than 25 years. He is best known for his roles as Nicky in the iconic Kiwi series Outrageous Fortune and as Dr. Jack Duncan in the Australian drama series A Place to Call Home. He has starred in multiple Peter Jackson movies; acting alongside Naomi Watts and Jack Black in King Kong, and featuring in both the first and second installments of The Hobbit. Other film credits include The World’s Fastest Indian, The Water Horse and Pete’s Dragon, along with Taika Watiti’s Eagle vs Shark and Boy. His trans-tasman television credits include Mercy Peak, Underbelly: Razor and The Doctor Blake Mysteries. More recently, Craig has starred as a core cast member in television series Head High (season 1 -2) and Jonah: The Untold Story - where both performances earned him nominations at the 2020 NZTV Awards.
Awards.
| 2022 | New Zealand Television Awards 2022 Finalist Nomination - Best Actor - Head High | ||
| 2020 | New Zealand Television Awards Nomination - Best Actor - Head High | ||
| 2020 | New Zealand Television Awards Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Jonah | ||
| 2011 | AFTA Best Performance by a Supporting Actor - Bloodlines | ||
Feature Film.
| 2022 | One Winter | Officer Dryberg (Supporting) | Dir. Hamish Bennett, Paul Middleditch |
| 2017 | Murder is Forever EP 106 | Detective Marshall | Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Pete's Dragon | Adult Pete (Support) | Tyndall Productions NZ Limited |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Galion | Dir. Peter Jackson |
| 2013 | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Galion | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Dir. Peter Jackson |
| 2011 | Love Birds | Craig Watson | Film Corporation Dir. Paul Murphy |
| 2011 | Nerve | Vincent Gregory | Dir. Sebastien Guy |
| 2011 | TinTin: The Secret of the Unicorn | Motion Capture Performer | Amblin Ent & Columbia Dir. Steven Spielburg |
| 2010 | Avalon High | Coach Barker | Disney Dir. Stuart Gillard |
| 2010 | Boy | Mr Langston | Whenua Films Dir. Taika Waititi |
| 2010 | The Devil's Rock | Captain Ben Grogan | Weta Workshop Dir. Paul Campion |
| 2010 | Whiskey Island | Oliver | GFC (Germany) Ltd |
| 2008 | 30 Days of Night | Wilson Bulosan | Columbia Pictures Dir. David Slade |
| 2008 | Show of Hands | TomShrift (Lead) | Dir. Anthony McCarten |
| 2007 | Eagle vs Shark | Doug Davis | Sad Animals Ltd Dir. Taika Waititi |
| 2007 | Perfect Creature | Dominic | 20th Century Fox. Perfect Creature NZ Ltd Dir. Glenn Standring |
| 2006 | The Ferryman | Chris Hamilton | TF Productions Limited Dir. Chris Graham |
| 2006 | The Water Horse | Charlie McMorrow | Water Horse Productions Ltd Dir. Jay Russell |
| 2005 | King Kong | Mike (Major Support Role) | Big Primate Pictures Ltd Dir. Peter Jackson |
| 2005 | The World's Fastest Indian | Antarctic Angel (Major Supporting Role) | WFI Prod. Dir. Roger Donaldson |
| 2004 | Ike: Countdown to D-Day | Corporal William Hayes | Film Factory US Dir. Robert Harmon |
| 2003 | Raising Waylon | Alex | Film Factory US Dir. Sam Pilsbury |
| 2001 | Aidiko Insane | Deputy | Kahukura Productions Dir. Adam Larkin |
| 2001 | The Vector File | Melvin | Scary X Files Dir. Chris Graves |
| 2000 | Savage Honeymoon | Dean Savage | Rocket Pictures Limited Dir. Mark Beesley |
Short Film.
| 2014 | The Light Harvester | Troy | Dir. Jason Lei Howden |
| 2009 | Be Careful | Mike | Shoot First Productions Dir. Alan Brash |
| 2006 | Embers | Jonathan | Escapade Films Dir. Marc Lareano |
| 2004 | Knife Shift | Shane | Dir. Jim Hudson |
| 2003 | Gateway to Hell | Pilot | Angel Films Dir. Tristan Strange |
| 2000 | Homekill | Wayne | Intercept Limited Dir. Andrew Bancroft |
| 1996 | Siren | Soldier | Ample Productions Dir. Charles Bracewell |
Television.
| 2022 | My Life Is Murder Season 2 | Jack (Guest) | Greenstone TV Dir. Various |
| 2021 | Head High Season 2 | Vince O'Kane (Lead) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Tim Worrall |
| 2020 | Between Two Worlds | Det. Gordon Taylor | Seven Network (AU) Dir. Various |
| 2020 | Bondi Slayer | Josh | Dir. Jessica Grace Smith |
| 2020 | Halifax Retribution | Ben Sailor | Dir. Fiona Banks & Daniel Nettheim |
| 2020 | Shortland Street | Alasdair Rolleston (Guest ) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2020 | The Brokenwood Mysteries Season 7 | Rory (Supporting) | South Pacific Productions Dir. Various |
| 2019 | Head High | Vince O'Kane (Core) | South Pacific Productions Dir. Tim Worrall |
| 2019 | Jonah: The Untold Story | Doc Mayhew | Great Southern Television Dir. Danny Mulheron |
| 2018 | A Place to Call Home | Jack Duncan (Core) | Dir. Various |
| 2017 | A Place to Call Home | Jack Duncan (Core) | Dir. Various |
| 2017 | In Dark Places | Tim (Core) | Dir. Michael Bennett |
| 2016 | A Place to Call Home | Jack Duncan (Core) | Dir. Various |
| 2016 | Hunters | Ted Regan | Valhalla Entertainment Dir. Various |
| 2015 | A Place to Call Home | Jack Duncan (Core) | Dir. Various |
| 2014 | A Place to Call Home | Jack Duncan (Core) | Dir. Various |
| 2014 | Dr Blake Murder Mysteries | William Munro | ABC |
| 2014 | Venus and Mars - Telefeature | D.S.S Grant Nicholls (Lead) | Screentime NZ Dir. John Laing |
| 2013 | A Place to Call Home | Jack Duncan | Seven Network Dir. Various |
| 2013 | Catching Milat | Rod Lynch | Channel 7 Dir. Peter Andrikidis |
| 2013 | Howzat: Kerry Packers War | Gavin Warner (Leading Cast) | Southern Star/9 Dir. Daina Reid |
| 2013 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Series 2 | Jefferson Clarke | Dir. Various |
| 2013 | Rake 2 | Todd (Guest) | Rake 2 Pty Ltd/ABC Dir. Peter Duncan |
| 2013 | Tricky Business | George Blake (Guest) | BDW Television/Nine Network Dir. Karl Zwicky |
| 2011 | Underbelly 4 - Razor | William Mackay (Lead) | Nine Network & Screentime |
| 2010 | Bloodlines | Dr Andrew Bower | Screentime Limited Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2010 | Legend of the Seeker Series 2 | Drago | The Walt Disney Company - ABC |
| 2010 | Outrageous Fortune Series 6 | Nicky Greegan (Core Cast) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2009 | East of Everything Series 2 | Carter Smith | ABC Dir. Stuart McDonald & Tony Tilse |
| 2008 | Outrageous Fortune Series 4 | Nicky Greegan (Core Cast) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2008 | Outrageous Fortune Series 5 | Nicky Greegan (Core Cast) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2007 | Burying Brian | Pete Donnelly | Eyeworks & Touchdown Dir. Peter Burger & Chris Bailey |
| 2005 | Interrogation | Jason Sumner | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Simon Raby, Murray Keane & Wayne Tourell |
| 2002 | Mataku | Private Tatts | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2002 | Mercy Peak | Ryan Freshling (Guest Role) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Simon Bennett |
| 2002 | Revelations | Joseph of Arimathea | Cloud 9 |
| 2001 | The Strip Series 1 & 2 | Clint (Core Cast) | Gibson Group |
| 2000 | Xena Warrior Princess- Dangerous Prey | Raczar | Pacific Renaissance Pictures |
| 1999 | Cleopatra - 'Mind Games' | Guard | Pacific Renaissance Pictures |
| 1999 | Forbidden Island | Marine Lieutenant | Spelling Inc |
| 1999 | Shortland Street | Leo Kenny | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Tony Holden |
| 1999 | Street Legal | Justin Lynch | Screenworks Dir. Chris Bailey |
| 1998 | Duggan II | Jason Bridges | Gibson Group Dir. Yvonne McKay |
| 1998 | The Chosen | Darren | Communicado Dir. Mike Smith |
| 1996 | Hercules - Highway to Hades | Timuron (Guest Lead) | Pacific Renaissance Pictures Dir. T J Scott |
Theatre.
| 2016 | Venus in Furs | Thomas | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2010 | The Lover | Richard | Easy Company Dir. Caroline Bell-Booth |
| 2009 | Killer Joe | Ansel | The Basement Theatre Dir. Cameron Rhodes |
| 2009 | Take Me Out | Kippy Sunderstrom | The Silo Theatre Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2005 | The Boys in the Band | Alan McCarthy | The Silo Theatre Dir. Jonathan Hendry |
| 2005 | The Mercy Seat | Ben | The Silo Theatre Dir. Rachel House |
| 2004 | Gagarin Way By Gregory | Gary | Dir. Jean Betts |
| 2003 | Red Fish, Blue Fish | Tim | Circa Theatre Dir. Jonathan Hendry |
| 2002 | Red Fish, Blue Fish | Tim | Dir. Rebecca Hobbs |
Voice.
| 2014 | All Bran Kelloggs/ NZ Only | JWT Sydney | |
| 2006 | Serious Crash Unit-Series 2 & 3 | Narrator | Greenstone Pictures |