Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Height
179 cm
Age Range
43–51
Also Represented in
Australia
Career Highlights
Gareth landed his first major role as Luc Bruce in New Zealand drama series The Insiders Guide to Love, where his performance earned him a Best Actor Award at the NZ Screen Awards. He has since gone on to star in a number of popular television series such as Australian cult hit Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, Kiwi drama The Cult and biographic drama The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen. Gareth has appeared in lead roles in feature films such as I’m Not Harry Jensen, Tracker, Rest For the Wicked, and Pete’s Dragon.
Awards.
| 2008 | Qantas Nominaton for Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a Film - A Song of Good | ||
| 2006 | New Zealand Screen Awards Winner - Best Performance by an Actor - The Insiders Guide to Love Series 2 | ||
| 2000 | Chapman Tripp Awards Nomination - Best Newcomer | ||
| 2000 | Chapman Tripp Awards Winner - Cast Production of the Year - Flipside:The Men of the Rose Noelle | ||
| 2000 | Young New Zealand Playwright of the Year Winner | ||
| 1999 | Chapman Tripp Awards Winner - Cast Production of the Year - Much A Do About Nothing | ||
Feature Film.
| 2024 | I, Object | Tom's Dad (Guest) | Dir. Andrew Niccol |
| 2016 | Pete's Dragon | Dad (Lead) | Tyndall Productions NZ Limited Dir. David Lowery |
| 2015 | 25 April | Ormond Burton (Motion Capture & Voice Over Lead) | General Film Corporation Dir. Leanne Pooley |
| 2012 | Existence | Daniel | Existence Ltd Dir. Juliet Bergh |
| 2011 | Rest For The Wicked | Young Murray (Support) | Lippy Pictures Dir. Simon Pattison |
| 2010 | Tracker | Major Carlysle (Lead) | Eden Films/T.H.E Film Ltd Dir. Ian Sharpe |
| 2009 | I'm Not Harry Jenson | Stanley | Four Knights Film Dir. James Napier Robertson |
| 2009 | Ice | Ben Jameson (Support) | Ice Features Ltd/Power Dir. Nick Copus |
| 2009 | Under the Mountain | Wilberforce Drone (Support) | Redhead Productions Ltd/NZFC Dir. Jonathan King |
| 2008 | I'm Not Harry Jenson | Stanley Mearse (Lead) | Six String Pictures Dir. James Napier Robertson |
| 2007 | A Song of Good | Gary Cradle (Lead ) | Robbers Dog Films Dir. Greg King |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings 'The Two Towers' | Elf / Uruk Hai (Stunt Performer) | 3'6 Dir. Peter Jackson |
Short Film.
| 2018 | The Place to Be | Actor | Dir. Lewis Rodan |
Short Film.
| 2017 | Mannequin | James | Dir. Tom Barton (III) |
| 2010 | Das Tub | Media Design School Dir. James Cunningham | |
| 2010 | Gravity's Pull | Sir Isaac Newton | Dir. Hans Edward Hammonds, Louis Mendiola |
| 2009 | The Handover | Paul (Lead) | Krafthaus Films Dir. David Stubbs |
| 2006 | Dead Letters | Gerald (Lead) | Quarter Acre Pictures Dir. Paolo Rotondo |
| 1999 | The Big Game | Barret | New Zealand Drama School Productions Dir. Ian Mune |
| 1996 | The Beekeeper | Rent Boy |
Television.
| 2023 | The Brokenwood Mysteries season 10 | Sonny (Episodic lead) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2017 | Murder is Forever EP 103 | Stephen Small | Dir. Various |
| 2017 | The Leftovers | The Husband | Film 44 (US) Dir. Various |
| 2017 | Wentworth | Marcus Poarco | Dir. Lara Radulovich |
| 2016 | The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen | Davy Crockett (Lead) | Stephen David Entertainment Dir. John Ealer |
| 2015 | Mary: Making of a Princess | Prince Joachim | Freemantle Media / Channel 10 Dir. Jennifer Leacey |
| 2015 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Series 3 | Eric Edwards (Guest) | ABC Australia |
| 2014 | The Leftovers | The Husband | Dir. Mimi Leder |
| 2011 | Ice | Ben | Dir. Nick Copus |
| 2009 | Go Girls Series 2 | Philippe (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2009 | The Cult | Ryan Lewis (Core/Lead) | Great Southern Television Dir. Peter Burger/Charlie Haskell/Michael Duignan/Scott Reynolds |
| 2009 | Trimbole - Underbelly 2 Documentary, Australia | Douglas Wilson (Recurring Guest) | iKandy Films PTY Ltd |
| 2008 | Go Girls | Phillipe (Regular Recurring) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Peter Burger/Peter Salmon |
| 2008 | Legend of the Seeker Series 1 | Raph (Episode Guest) | Walt Disney Productions/ ABC Dir. Michael Hurst |
| 2008 | Underbelly - A Tale of Two Cities | Douglas Wilson (Regular recurring) | UB 2 Pty Ltd/Screen Australia Dir. Shaun Seet/Tony Tilse |
| 2007 | The Adventures of Voopa the Goolash | Gompi | Photon NZFX Dir. Trevor Hawkins |
| 2007 | The Man Who Lost His Head - Telefeature | Adrian Minter (Support ) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Terry Johnson |
| 2005 | The Insiders Guide to Love - Series 2 | Luc Bruce (Lead/Core) | Gibson Group Dir. Brendon Donovan/Nathan Price/Yvonne Mackay |
| 1999 | The Tribe | The Hunga. Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Dir. Julian McSweeney, Colin McColl |
Theatre.
| 2019 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Harry Potter | Harry Potter Theatrical Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions Dir. John Tiffany |
| 2015 | Middletown | Red Stitch Theatre Dir. Alice Darling | |
| 2015 | Venus in Fur | Thomas (Grace Barnes) | Darlinghurst Theatre |
| 2014 | 360 Theatre of Recollections | Mid Gee | Nightsong Productions Dir. Kral Bland & Ben Crowder |
| 2014 | Angels in America | Prior | Silo Theatre Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2014 | Orphans | Harold | Q44 Theatre Company Dir. Gabriella Rose-Carter |
| 2014 | The Dream | Lysander | Bell Shakespeare Company Dir. Peter Evans |
| 2013 | WarHorse | Klausen | National Theatre U.K/Global Creatures Dir. Drew Barr |
| 2012 | Macbeth | Banquo | Bell Shakespeare Company Dir. Peter Evans |
| 2011 | Julius Caesar | Casca | Bell Shakespeare Company Dir. Peter Evans |
| 2010 | August: Osage County | Little Charles (Lead) | Auckland Theatre Company Limited Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2010 | Mojo | Baby | The Basement Theatre Dir. Jeff Szusterman |
| 2010 | Romeo & Juliet | Friar Lawrence | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Willem Wassenar |
| 2010 | Toys | Jack in the Box | Royale Productions Dir. Cameron Rhodes/Toby Leach |
| 2008 | Cat On A Hot Tin Roof | Brick | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2007 | Hushabye Mountain | Connor | In the Shape of a Square Dir. John Humphries |
| 2007 | The Crucible | Reverand Parris | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2007 | The Pillowman | Michael | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Simon Prast |
| 2006 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac | Clinic Theatre Company Dir. Teador Surcel |
| 2006 | Hamlet | Hamlet | The Court Theatre, Christchurch Dir. Peter Evans |
| 2006 | Plenty | Lazar/Mick | Silo Theatre, Auckland Dir. Katie Wolfe |
| 2005 | Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme | Pyper | A Lethal Set / Maidment Theatre, Auckland Dir. Heath Jones |
| 2005 | The Reluctant Doctor of Love | Sganarelle | Christchurch Summertimes Theatre Dir. Teador Surcel |
| 2005 | The Return | Trev | Maidment Theatre, Auckland Dir. Heath Jones |
| 2004 | Caligula | Mucius | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2004 | King Lear | Edgar | The Court Theatre, Christchurch Dir. Peter Evans |
| 2004 | The Peculiar Case of Clara Parsons | Crouch the clown | The Clinic New Zealand Tour Dir. Hayden Kerr |
| 2004 | The Underpants | Versati | The Court Theatre, Christchurch Dir. Teodor Surcel |
| 2004 | Three Days of Rain | Walker/Ned | The Court Theatre, Christchurch Dir. Catherine Downes |
| 2004 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Nick | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2003 | Ghosts | Oswald | The Court Theatre, Christchurch Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2003 | Great Expectations | Pip | The Court Theatre, Christchurch Dir. Cathy Downes |
| 2002 | Proof | Hal | Circa Theatre, Wellington Dir. Bruce Phillips |
| 2002 | Proof | Hal | The Court Theatre, Christchurch Dir. Peter Evans |
| 2002 | Ranterstantrum | Max | New Zealand Festival, Wellington Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2002 | The Cherry Orchard | Yasha | The Court Theatre, Christchurch Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2002 | Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf | Nick | Wellington, Dunedin Tour Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2001 | Flipside : The Men of the Rose Noelle | Jim | The Court Theatre, Christchurch Dir. Simon Bennett |
| 2001 | Othello | Cassio | The Court Theatre, Christchurch Dir. Cathy Downes |
| 2001 | Serial Killers | Andrew | The Court Theatre, Christchurch Dir. Steven Ray |
| 2001 | The Facemaker | Richard Hillary | The Court Theatre, Christchurch Dir. Cathy Downes |
| 2000 | Blue Smoke | Dave | Downstage Theatre, Wellington Dir. Murray Lynch |
| 2000 | Blue Smoke | Dave | New Zealand Festival, Wellington Dir. Murray Lynch, Rawiri Paratene |
| 2000 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Reverend Tooker | Downstage Theatre, Wellington Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2000 | Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead | Hamlet | Downstage Theatre, Wellington Dir. Colin McColl |
| 1999 | Much Ado about Nothing | Don John | Downstage Theatre, Wellington Dir. Miranda Harcourt |
| 1999 | The Swan | Swan | BATS Theatre, Wellington Dir. Tony McCaffrey |
| 1999 | Three Sisters | Andre | New Zealand Drama School Productions Dir. Timothy Douglas |
| 1998 | The Crucible | Reverend Hale | New Zealand Drama School Productions Dir. Christian Penny |
| 1998 | The Threepeny Opera | Various Roles | New Zealand Drama School Productions Dir. Murray Lynch |
Voice.
| 2015 | Into the River | Audible/Risk Sound Dir. Justine Sloane-Lees | |
| 2007 | Voopa the Goolash Series 1 | Bogi and Baby Gompi | Photon Animation Dir. Nigel Godfrey |
| 2006 | Mizone | ||
| 2005 | Telecom Mobile | ||
| 2004 | A Tale of Three Chimps | Narrator | Gibson Group Dir. Donna Malane |
| 2004 | Christchurch Art Gallery Audio Guide | ||
| 2004 | Waikato University |
Training.
| Margie Harber Studio - 2016, Workshop | |||
| Larry Moss Masterclass - 2013 | |||
| Bachelor of Performing Arts - Acting Major - 1997, Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School | |||
| Diploma in Performance Arts - 1996, Hagley Theatre Company, Christchurch |