Profile
Pronoun
He/Him
Ethnicity
Chinese
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
186 cm
Age Range
26–32
Website
Career Highlights
Dennis Zhang is a New Zealand actor whose work spans film, television, and theatre, with a growing reputation for his versatility across drama, comedy, and independent screen projects. He is known for his role in the acclaimed crime-drama series Far North, alongside television appearances in "Shortland Street", "Blue Murder Motel", "Head Girl", and "Give Me Babies." His screen career also includes presenting duties on "Junior Dog Handlers." Dennis has built an impressive portfolio of lead roles in independent feature and short-form projects, including "Karma", "Coney", "Avunculicide", "Deadbeat Dad", "Second Avenue", "Stationed", "The Charming Predator", "Whole Lotto Love", and "Hope You Pill Better." More recent work includes lead roles in the short films "Tāpū" and "Six Minute Supplement." On stage, Dennis appeared in Auckland Theatre Company’s production of "Basmati Btch*."
Feature Film.
| 2022 | The Night | Police Officer (Supporting) | Dir. Stella Jin |
| 2021 | Buzz Cut | Bruce Ma Lee (Supporting) | Dir. Martin Renner |
| 2021 | Coney | Howard (Lead) | Dir. Shun Ip Lee |
| 2021 | Karma | Jack (Lead) | Dir. Gengxin Li |
| 2020 | Avunculicide | Josh (Lead) | Dir. Aru Bhardwaj |
| 2020 | Deadbeat Dad | Jim (Lead) | Dir. Jonathon Fong |
| 2020 | Pinch | Undercover Cop (Supporting) | Dir. Brad Gibb |
| 2020 | Second Avenue | Mason (Lead) | Dir. Dayna Edwards |
| 2020 | Stationed | Young Male (Lead) | Dir. James-Henry Mather |
| 2020 | The Charming Predator | Geoff (Lead) | Dir. Tino Kunaka |
| 2020 | Whole Lotto Love | Bob (Lead) | Dir. Shaun Pettigrew |
| 2019 | Hope You Pill Better | Dr. Byron Ward (Lead) | Dir. Terence Muru & Soasa Pikula |
Television.
| 2026 | Head Girl | Paul (Guest) | Three NZ Dir. Robyn Grace |
| 2026 | Ms X | Jin (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. David de Lautour |
| 2025 | Blue Murder Motel | Edward (Guest) | Great Southern Television Dir. Various |
| 2024 | Shortland Street | Jet Tan (Guest) | SPP |
| 2023 | Far North | Sam | Dir. David White |
| 2023 | Give Me Babies | Handsome Young Medic | Dir. Calvin Sang |
| 2023 | Junior Dog Handlers | Presenter | Dir. Wendy Tetley |
Theatre.
| 2023 | Basmati B*tch | Goon/Task Officer/Guard | Auckland Theatre Company |
| 2020 | A Christmas Carol | Various | Howick Little Theatre |
Web Series.
| 2020 | Busted | Alex | YooBee College |
Short Film.
| 2026 | Tāpū | David (Lead) | Dir. Grace Chan & Mahana Dexter |
| 2025 | Six Minute Supplement | Eason/Jacqui-as-Eason (Lead) | Dir. Sinead Lau |
Training.
| Casting Hothouse - Equity NZ (Jami Rudolfsky & Christy Faison) - 2023 | |||
| The Actor's Workshop - Latham Gaines & Laura Interval - 2023 | |||
| The Actor's Workshop 2.0 - Latham Gaines & Laura Interval - 2023 | |||
| Weekly Acting Classes - Latham Gaines & Laura Interval - 2023 | |||
| Screenfit - Screenfit - 2022 | |||
| The Emotional Core - Hunter Acting Studio - 2022 | |||
| Weekly Acting Training - Actors Lab Studio - 2022 | |||
| Advanced Screen Acting Course - Liz Mullane & Rachel Bullock - 2021 | |||
| Advanced Screen Naturalism Masterclass - Miranda Harcourt - 2021 | |||
| Audition for Film & TV III - Howard Fine Acting Studio LA - 2021 | |||
| Miranda Harcourt 2-Day Masterclass - Pan Asian Screen Collective - 2021 | |||
| Screen Acting Intensive Masterclass - Vicky Yiannoutsos - 2021 | |||
| Stu Turner Casting Director Workshop - Equity NZ - 2021 | |||
| Acting Technique Course - Howard Fine Acting Studio LA - 2020 | |||
| American Accent Intensive - Jacque Drew - 2020 | |||
| American Accent Workshop - Katherine Beck - 2020 | |||
| Audition for Film & TV I & II - Howard Fine Acting Studio LA - 2020 | |||
| Beginner Screen Acting Course - Liz Mullane & Rachel Bullock - 2020 | |||
| Casting Hothouse - Equity NZ/Anousha Zarkesh - 2020 | |||
| Introduction to Acting - Kacie Stetson Studio - 2020 | |||
| Level 2 Advanced Acting - Juliet Furness - 2020 | |||
| Rehearsal & Performance Workshop - Director & Editors Guild of NZ/Aidee Walker - 2020 | |||
| Screen Acting & Audition Technique Workshop - Actors Lab Studio - 2020 | |||
| Six-Week Acting Essentials - Howard Fine Acting Studio Australia - 2020 | |||
| Standard American Accent Workshop - Sarah Valentine - 2020 | |||
| The Craft of Acting Workshop - Jennifer Ward-Lealand - 2020 | |||
| Advanced Introductory Improvisation - Juliet Furness - 2019 | |||
| Level 1 Intermediate Acting - Juliet Furness - 2019 |