Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
156 cm
Age Range
17–23
Career Highlights
The Sender
Web Series
TVNZ
Role: Frankie
Producer: TVNZ
Director: TVNZ
Kate Laidler is a New Zealand actor and graduate of The Actors Program (2024). Her most recent work includes the upcoming Netflix series, and the theatre production "Mother is a Daughter is a Mother" at The Basement Theatre. She also appeared in the feature film "The Sender" as Frankie, as well as short films "Origami", "In Her Steps", "How We Say Goodbye", and "The Siren", a project she both wrote and performed in. Her stage experience further includes "The Writer", "All About Eve", and "Rushes", directed by Caroline Bell-Booth. A long-standing member of Long Cloud Youth Theatre, she developed a strong foundation in collaborative performance and devised work. With a growing portfolio across screen and theatre, Kate is steadily building a varied and considered body of work, supported by her training and professional discipline.
Television.
| 2025 | East of Eden | Lois | Netflix Dir. Garth Davis, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre |
Theatre.
| 2025 | Mother is a Daughter is a Mother | Brick Haus Productions Dir. Rhiannon Rhiannon | |
| 2024 | Rushes | Dir. Caroline BellBooth | |
| 2024 | The Welkin | Charlotte Cary | Dir. Benjamin Henson |
| 2022 | Follow the Money | Long Cloud Youth Theatre | |
| 2022 | Long Cloud Youth Theatre & O and P works | ||
| 2022 | Onslow College Greek Theatre Duologue : Antigone | (Lead) | |
| 2022 | Onslow College Ophelia thinks Harder | Ophelia | |
| 2022 | Onslow College Twelve Angry Men | Number 10 (Lead ) | |
| 2022 | Rites of Passage by Long Cloud Youth Theatre | Ruby | |
| 2021 | Drama Christi: Bubble Trouble | Rapunzel (Lead) | |
| 2021 | Drama Christi: The Goodbridge Million by Sean Dooley | Newsreader One | |
| 2021 | Onslow College Devised Piece about Sexual Assault | (Lead) | |
| 2021 | Onslow College: Daughters of Heaven Duologue | Pauline | |
| 2021 | Onslow College: Major Production Follow, Follow, Follow | Apple (Lead) | |
| 2021 | Onslow College: Melodrama Performance | Heroine (Lead) | |
| 2021 | Onslow College: The wizard of Oz | Aunt Emily (Lead) | |
| 2020 | Onslow college: Jesus Christ Superstar the musical with Sarah Delahunty | Lead Apostle (Lead) | |
| 2019 | Onslow College: Romeo and Juillet | -Lady Capulet and Lady Montague (Lead) | |
| 2017 | Waimea Acting Exchange (school performance tour in Nelson) | Lead (Lead) |
Web Series.
| 2025 | The Sender | Frankie (Lead) | TVNZ Dir. Liv McClymont |
| 2023 | Alphabet Mafia - Pilot | Alphabet Mafia Club Member | Dir. Michael Cox |
Short Film.
| 2025 | A Demons Kind of Love | Anna (Lead) | Dir. Oliver White |
| 2025 | How We Say Goodbye | Emma | Dir. Molly Doyle |
| 2025 | I Think There’s Someone in my House | Jane | Dir. Liam D Stevens |
| 2025 | Second Skin | Young Girl | Dir. Dwayne Kyle |
| 2025 | The Gardner and The Thief | Woman | Dir. George Teagle |
| 2025 | The Siren | The Siren (Lead) | Dir. George Teagle |
| 2024 | Ordinary (Music Video) - Sung by Marianne Leigh | Fleur (Lead) | Dir. Emma Duncan, Jeremy Macey |
| 2024 | Origami | Stasi | Dir. Nicole Whippy |
| 2023 | In Her Steps | Noah (Act 2) | Dir. Emma Duncan & Ashlee Stevens |
| 2023 | Pantry of Memories | Musician | Dir. Akash Saravanan |
| 2022 | Broken Glass | Lily (Lead) | Dir. George Symon |
| 2022 | Mad Cow | Abigail (Lead ) | Dir. Lily Groenhart |
| 2022 | Roots | Olivia (Lead) | Dir. Xanthe Curtain |
Training.
| The Actors Program (Current) - 2024 | |||
| 1x Observed - Elizabeth Nabben US Johnson and Laird - 2023 | |||
| 2x - Joel Tobeck classes - Actors lab - 2023 | |||
| Gerard Carroll Verbatim Training - Miranda Harcourts Masterclass - 2023 | |||
| Mary McDonald Lewis Accent Training - Miranda Harcourts Masterclass - 2023 | |||
| Miranda Harcourts Adults International Masterclass Performers Place - 2023 | |||
| Observed Kacie Stenson class - 2023 | |||
| Scott Milham yoga, movement and film workshop - Miranda Harcourts Masterclass - 2023 | |||
| Simone Kessell film workshop - Miranda Harcourt Masterclass - 2023 | |||
| Thomasin McKenzie film workshop - Miranda Harcourt Masterclass - 2023 | |||
| Carrie Thiel Intimacy Workshop - 2022 | |||
| Elena Stejkao Actors studio script to screen classes 2022 - 2022 | |||
| Erana James film workshop - Miranda Harcourts Masterclass - 2022 | |||
| Framing workshop by Poppy Serano Long Cloud Youth Theatre - 2022 | |||
| Gerard Carroll How to learn lines & do Verbatim text - Miranda’s Masterclass - 2022 | |||
| Member of Long cloud Youth Theatre - 2022 | |||
| Miranda Harcourt Adults Specialist screen Masterclass - 2022 | |||
| Nicola Dove film photography workshop - Miranda’s MasterClass - 2022 | |||
| Scott Milham Yoga acting workshop - Mirandas Masterclass - 2022 | |||
| Thomasin McKenzie film workshop - Miranda Harcourts Masterclass - 2022 | |||
| American Accent Classes with Perry Piercy - 2021 | |||
| Professional Level Screen Intensive for Teens - April 2021 Course - With Miranda Harcourt - 2021 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Body, Movement and Dance Courses with Megan Adams - 2021 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Confidence and Presence Course with singer Jenny B - 2021 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Film Acting Courses with Stella Ried - 2021 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Film Course with Rachel More - 2021 | |||
| Rata Drama studios Film Course with Rachel More - 2021 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Films Courses with Rachel Bullock Casting Director - 2021 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Percussion Courses with Andreas Lepper - 2021 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Voice Classes with Perry Piercy - 2021 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Wellington Paranormal Karen O’Leary Course - 2021 | |||
| Professional Level Screen Intensive for Teens- April 2020 Course – With Miranda Harcourt - 2020 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Combat Classes with Alexander Hollaway - 2020 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Film Courses with Liz Mullane Casting Director - 2020 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Improvisation Course with Susan Fogarty - 2020 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Professional Level Teen Saturday Classes with Miranda Harcourt - 2020 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios with Toi Whakaari Senior Tutor - Mitch Tawhi Thomas - 2020 | |||
| Rata Drama studios: Screen Acting Course with Emma Draper - 2020 | |||
| Sarah Valentine American Accent Course - 2020 | |||
| Sarah Valentine Self-Tape Course - 2020 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Weekly Class with Emma Draper - 2019 | |||
| Kirsty Bunny Management course with Casting Directors and Actors - 2018 | |||
| Roxy Five Short Film Competition - 2018 | |||
| Rata Drama studios Film Classes with Tess Jamieson-Karaha - 2016 | |||
| Rata Drama Studios Stage and Screen - 2016 | |||
| Professional Table Read: For Thom - , NZWG & DEGNZ |