Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
178 cm
Age Range
31–41
Also Represented in
Australia
Career Highlights
South African-born actor Ido Drent caught the attention of New Zealanders in 2009 with his on screen debut as core cast member Daniel Potts on iconic Kiwi drama series Shortland Street, which he played for three years. Following this, Ido landed a role across the ditch in Australian comedy-drama series Offspring. Ido went on to score leading roles in New Zealand ANZAC movie When We Go to War, and in the second season Netflix series Roman Empire. Other screen credits include US television series The Making of the Mob: Chicago, and Ash vs Evil Dead. Most recently, Ido has appeared as leading character Detective Justin Harding in two seasons of New Zealand series The Gulf.
Awards.
| 2020 | New Zealand Television Awards Nomination - Best Actor - The Gulf | ||
Short Film.
| 2016 | A Woman's Right to Shoes | Prince Charming | Count Your Chickens / Exit Films Dir. Robyn Grace |
Television.
| 2022 | My Life Is Murder Season 2 | Luke (Guest) | Greenstone TV Dir. Various |
| 2020 | The Gulf Series 2 | DS Justin Harding (Lead) | The Gulf Productions Dir. Various |
| 2018 | The Gulf | Detective Justin Harding | The Gulf Productions Ltd Dir. Charlie Haskell, Jackie van Beek |
| 2017 | Roman Empire Series 2 | Caligula (Lead) | Stephen David Entertainment Dir. John Ealer |
| 2016 | The Brokenwood Mysteries | Greg McQueen | Prime Dir. Various |
| 2016 | The Making of the Mob: Chicago | Mike De Angelo | Stephen David Entertainment Dir. John Ealer |
| 2015 | Ash vs Evil Dead | Brad | Renaissance Pictures / Starz! Dir. Various |
| 2015 | When We Go to War | Charles Smith (Lead) | Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2014 | Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS | Jon Farriss | Dir. Daina Reid |
| 2013 | Offspring | Lawrence Pethbridge | Southern Star Dir. Various |
| 2009 | Shortland Street | Daniel Potts (Core cast) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |