Dean O'Gorman Actor Profile

Under The Vines
Television
Libertine Pictures
Role: Griffin Galway
Producer: Richard Fletcher & Carmen Leonard
Director: Richard Fletcher & Carmen Leonard

Dean landed his first major role at the young age of 17 in the Feature Film BONJOUR TIMOTHY. His standout performance earnt him Best Actor nominations both locally & offshore, setting the tone for an impressive career securing major credits in both Domestic & International projects.

Dean has worked with some of Hollywood’s Heavyweights starring opposite Bryan Cranston & Helen Mirren in the 2015 Film TRUMBO as well as a core cast role in Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT TRILOGY. In 2017 Dean led the cast in PORK PIE, a remake of legendary NZ film Goodbye Pork Pie and received rave reviews with International Critics.

He is one of New Zealand’s most recognisable faces on the Television screen playing a wide variety of roles in a range of genres. Most recently Dean was seen as Griffin Galway in Under the Vines with a second series set to air in 2023.

Dean is comfortable behind the camera as well as in front of it, with an eye for detail and a successful Photography business. In 2022 Dean directed MORNING HATE, his own short film with a cast of NZ’s most renowned actors.

Dean will next be seen on the big screen in Lee Tamahori’s period Feature Film THE CONVERT where he stars alongside Guy Pearce.