Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Wellington, New Zealand
Height
181 cm
Age Range
19–29
Career Highlights
A compelling performer both on screen and on stage, Ethan Morse is an ambitious young performer. Graduating from Toi Whakaarai: New Zealand Drama School in 2023, Ethan landed one role after another in Toi productions. His more notable credits include short film I Get Along Fine and theatre productions Songs of Protest and Blood Wedding. Ethan’s natural showmanship saw him perform at Fringe Fest in 2019 and FWD Fest in 2021.
Awards.
| 2022 | Won Best Choreography at Wellington Theatre Awards - "Ciggie Butts in the Sand” - Choreographed/Directed by Tupua Tingafua | ||
Feature Film.
| 2022 | Gatecrash | Theo | Dir. Paloma Schneideman |
Short Film.
| 2021 | I’m Thinking of Ending Things | Father | Dir. Vaughn Slinn |
| 2021 | Room 237 | The Librarian & Charlie | Dir. Vaughn Slinn |
| 2020 | I Get Along Fine | Martin Ironson (Lead) | Dir. Mark Whittet & Sean Millward |
| 2020 | SOUNDMAN | Soundman (Lead) | Dir. Finn Holland |
| 2017 | NOISE | (Extra) | Dir. Mark Whittet & East Abernathy |
Theatre.
| 2022 | Bodgie | Hoot | Dir. Moana Ete |
| 2022 | Ciggie Butts in the Sand | Dancer | Dir. Tupua Tingafua |
| 2021 | Songs of Protest | Geoff/Ensemble | Dir. Mitch Tawhi Thomas & Tupe Lualua |
| 2020 | Blood Wedding | Leonardo | Dir. Heather Timms & Erina Daniels |
| 2020 | ‘Laughing Because My Relative Just Died’, Toi Whakaari Solo | Dir. Anya Tate-Manning, Ahi Karunaharan, Neenah Dekkers-Reihana | |
| 2019 | Angels in America, Act 2, Scene 4 | Prior | Dir. Brittany Meiklejohn |
| 2019 | BREAKS | David (Lead) | Dir. Keegan Bragg |
| 2019 | Tahi Solo Festival: Student Showcase (2019) | Dir. Sally Richard | |
| 2019 | The Duck Who Loved Me | Jemima the Duck (Puppeteer) | Dir. Craig Geenty |
| 2019 | Thereafter | Eli (Lead) | |
| 2019 | Thinking Dolphins | Ensemble/Brenda (Puppeteer) | Dir. Tabitha Arthur |
| 2019 | Wise Guy | (Writer/Performer) | Dir. Keegan Bragg |
| 2018 | Almost Sober | Cody (Supporting) | Dir. Keegan Bragg |
| 2018 | Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights | Doctor Faustus (Lead) | |
| 2018 | To Be Straight With You | Unnamed (Lead) | Dir. Liam Whitney |
| 2018 | Trash! Glam! Drag! Slam! | Kitty Rich (Drag persona/lead) | |
| 2018 | Wellingtonians | Jack (Lead) | Dir. Soy People Productions |
| 2017 | One Night Only | Em1 (Lead) | Dir. Stella Reid |
| 2017 | Words, Words, Words | Kafka | Dir. Adam Hart |
| 2016 | Romeo and Juliet | Mercutio, Benvolio, Guard 1 (Lead) |
Web Series.
| 2017 | Burbs: Aro Valley Pt:1 & Pt:2 | Party-goer (Extra) | Dir. Stella Reid |