Profile
Pronoun
He/Him
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
171 cm
Age Range
31–41
Career Highlights
Eli Matthewson burst onto the local television scene in 2013, starting out as a music presenter for TVNZU. Since then, he has appeared as a panelist on "7 days", as well as an actor and writer for "Funny Girls" and "Jono and Ben". He has featured on Rhys Darby’s mockumentary "Short Poppies" and comedy series "Funny Girls", both acting and writing skits. Eli is now a leading voice in the modern New Zealand comedy scene, earning accolades across the nation and abroad. He is a two time Billy T Awards nominee, double winner of Auckland Fringe’s Best Comedy Award, and in 2017 was a nominee for NZ’s top comedy honour - The Fred Award.
Awards.
| 2021 | 2021 NZ Comedy Festival - Winner of the Fred Award | ||
| 2015 | Billy T Award Nominee | ||
| 2013 | Best Comedy - 'Velcro City' - Auckland Fringe | ||
| 2013 | Billy T Award Nominee | ||
| 2012 | Best Newcomer Nominee, NZ International Comedy Festival | ||
| 2011 | Auckland Fringe-Best Comedy 'Square Eye Pair' | ||
Film Film.
| 2018 | Jono & Ben Show - Jono & Ben’s Big Stupid Quiz | As himself | TVNZ |
Short Film.
| 2013 | ‘Work’ as part of ‘Talk: A Portmaneau' | Chris | Auckland Fringe Dir. Heidi O’Loughlin |
Feature Film.
| 2012 | Stars in Her Eyes | Jay (Lead) | Ample Films Dir. Athina Tsoulis |
Television.
| 2023 | Celebrity Treasure Island | Contestant | |
| 2022 | Good Grief - Season 2 | Oliver (Guest) | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Dir. Kiel McNaughton |
| 2022 | Rabble Rousers | Guest | |
| 2021 | Shortland Street | Lance Nichols (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2020 | Golden Boy - Season 2 | Mitch’s High School Boyfriend (Guest) | Mediaworks Dir. Various |
| 2018 | 7 Days | Panelist and Spec Writer | Mediaworks |
| 2017 | 7 Days | Panel | |
| 2017 | Funny Girls | Various (Regular Series Skit player & Comedy Writer) | |
| 2016 | 7 Days | Panel | MediaWorks Dir. Various |
| 2016 | Funny Girls | Various (Regular Series Skit player & Comedy Writer) | |
| 2015 | Funny Girls | Various (Regular Series Skit player & Comedy Writer) | Mediaworks Ltd |
| 2013 | Short Poppies | Libraian (Support) | Augusto Films LTD Dir. Michelle Walshe |
| 2013 | U-Live | Presenter | TVNZ U |
Presenter.
| 2023 | Paddy Gower Has Issues | Host | Discovery |
| 2022 | 7 Days | Panelist | |
| 2022 | Dancing with the Stars | Contestant | |
| 2022 | The Edge Breakfast | Host |
Theatre.
| 2014 | Earnest | Cecily (Lead) | Q Theatre Dir. Ben Henson |
| 2014 | Snort | (Core Cast) | Basement Theatre |
| 2013 | FanFiction Comedy | MC | Melbourne Comedy Festival |
| 2013 | Proposition: Great! | Comedian | NZ International Comedy Festival Dir. Rosie Carnahan-Darby |
| 2013 | Titus | Fractious Tash Dir. Ben Henson | |
| 2013 | Velcro City | Various | Auckland Fringe Dir. Dan Bain |
| 2012 | MegaChristmas | Bi-Polar Beer | Basement Theatre Dir. Simon Coleman |
| 2012 | Square Eye Pair | Max | Edinburgh Fringe Dir. Chris Neels |
| 2012 | ‘8’ the Play | Elliot | Maidment Theatre Dir. Kacie Stetson |
| 2006 | Scared Scriptless | Improvisor | Court Theatre |
Voice.
| 2016 | KFC Radio | ||
| 2015 | Spark Lab | ||
| 2014 | AMI - Guideread | Colenso BBDO |
Web Series.
| 2019 | The Citizen's Handbook | British Settler | Dir. Various |
Training.
| Chris Stewart - American Accent Training Workshop - 2015 | |||
| Audition Workshop - 2012, Terri de'Ath | |||
| Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts-Unitec - 2010 | |||
| Improv Masterclass - 2010 | |||
| Court Theatre Company Classes - 2009, Elric Hooper & Lara McGregor |