Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
172 cm
Age Range
47–53
Also Represented in
Australia
Website
Career Highlights
Sara Wiseman, a multi-award-winning actress, is celebrated for her prominent roles in major film and television productions across Australia and New Zealand. Most recently, she stars in 20th Century Fox’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” Her impressive television career includes leading roles in series such as “Territory” and “High Country”—both filmed back-to-back in 2023—and the acclaimed six-season drama “A Place to Call Home.” She has also appeared in popular shows like “Rake,” “Between Two Worlds,” “My Life is Murder,” and “Under the Vines.” Beyond the screen, Wiseman’s extensive stage work ranges from Silo Theatre's “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” to the Auckland Theatre Company's production of “The Effect."
Awards.
| 2020 | New Zealand Television Awards Nomination - Best Supporting Actress - One Lane Bridge | ||
| 2012 | New Zealand Television Awards-Winner Best Performance by an Actress-What Really Happened: Votes for Women | ||
| 2011 | Aotearoa Film & Television Awards-Finalist Best Lead Actress in a Feature Film-The Insatiable Moon | ||
| 2011 | Aotearoa Film & Television Awards-Winner Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film-Matariki | ||
| 2008 | Qantas TV & Film Nomination - Performance By an Actress in a Leading Role - Jinx Sister | ||
| 2005 | New Zealand Screen Awards Nomination - Best Performance by an Actress - Mercy Peak | ||
| 2005 | TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Awards - Nomination - Best Actress - Mercy Peak | ||
| 2004 | TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Awards Nomination - Best Actress - Mercy Peak | ||
| 2003 | New Zealand Film & Television Awards Nomination - Best Actress in a Television Series - Mercy Peak | ||
| 2003 | TV Guide Best on the Box People's Choice Awards Nomination - Best Actress - Mercy Peak | ||
| 2002 | New Zealand Film & Television Awards Nomination - Best Actress in a Television Series - Mercy Peak | ||
| 2000 | New Zealand Nokia Film Awards Winner - Best Performance in a Short Film - Letters About the Weather | ||
Feature Film.
| 2023 | Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes | Dar (Lead) | 20th Century Dir. Wes Ball |
| 2022 | Dark Noise | Senior Sargent Joanne Kerr | Dir. Clara Chong |
| 2017 | Human Traces | Tanya (Major Support) | Overactive Imagination Ltd Dir. Nic Gorman |
| 2013 | Nerve | Jennifer | Luscious Dir. Sebastien Guy |
| 2012 | Fatal Honeymoon (Telefeature) | Anchor Person | Dir. Nadia Tass |
| 2012 | Rest For The Wicked | Susan | Dir. Simon Pattison |
| 2010 | Love Birds | Mum # 2 (Supporting) | General Film Corp. (Pierre) Ltd Dir. Nadia Tass |
| 2010 | Rest For The Wicked | Susan (Lead) | Lippy Pictures Dir. Simon Pattison |
| 2010 | The Insatiable Moon | Margaret (Lead) | Dir. Rosemary Riddell |
| 2009 | Matariki | Megan (Lead) | Filmwork (Matariki) Ltd Dir. Michael Bennett |
| 2009 | The Insatiable Moon | Margaret (Lead) | The Insatiable Moon Ltd Dir. Rose Riddell |
| 2008 | Jinx Sister | Laura (Lead ) | Ample Films Dir. Athina Tsoulis |
| 2005 | Luella Miller | Lydia Anderson (Lead ) | Black Box Films Dir. Dane Giraud |
| 2005 | Sione's Wedding | Yes Yes Girl (Support) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Chris Graham |
| 2005 | Stringer | Patient (Support ) | Stringer Films Dir. Steve Morrison |
| 1993 | Heavenly Creatures | Borovnian Singer (Support ) | Wingnut Films Dir. Peter Jackson |
Television.
| 2024 | NCIS Sydney - Season 2 | Dawn Lazer | CBS Studios / Endemol Shine Dir. Shawn Seet, Catherine Millar, David Caesar |
| 2024 | Territory | Sandra Kirby | Easy Tiger / Ronde Media Dir. Greg McLean |
| 2024 | Watching You | Brennan | Lingo Pictures Dir. Peter Salmon |
| 2023 | High Country | Helen Hartley (Lead) | Curio Pictures Dir. Kevin Carlin |
| 2023 | Under The Vines - Season 2 | Simone Oakley (Supporting) | Libertine Pictures Dir. Danny Mulheron / Erin White |
| 2022 | One of Us Is Lying - Season 2 | Mayor Kelleher (Guest) | Peacock Dir. Various |
| 2021 | Creamerie | The Hunter (Recurring ) | Kevin and Co Productions Dir. Roseanne Liang |
| 2021 | Harrow - Season 3 | Tanya Reed | Hoodlum Entertainment Dir. Various |
| 2021 | My Life Is Murder | Eleanor (Supporting) | Greenstone Pictures MLIM Dir. Katie Wolfe |
| 2021 | Mystic - Season 1 & 2 | Lauren (Supporting) | Libertine Pictures Dir. Caroline Bell Booth |
| 2021 | One of Us Is Lying | Mayor Rebecca Kelleher (Supporting) | One NZ Television Limited Dir. John Scott |
| 2021 | Power Rangers Dino Fury | Arla (Major Episodic Guest) | Power Rangers Productions Dir. Various |
| 2021 | Shortland St | Francesca Telford (Supporting) | Dir. Various |
| 2021 | The Gulf - Season 2 | Valerie (Guest) | The Gulf Productions Dir. Charlie Haskell, Robert Sarkies, Helena Brooks & Caroline Bell Booth |
| 2021 | Under The Vines - Season 1 | Simone Oakley (Supporting) | Libertine Pictures Dir. Danny Mulheron / Erin White |
| 2020 | Between Two Worlds - Season 1 | Sophia Grey (Lead) | Dir. Various |
| 2020 | Inside | Jean (Guest) | |
| 2020 | One Lane Bridge - Season 1 | Jackie Ryder | Great Southern Film and Television Dir. Various |
| 2020 | The Brokenwood Mysteries - Season 7 | Anne Robinson (Supporting) | South Pacific Productions Dir. Various |
| 2020 | The Sounds | Annette McGregor | Shaftsbury Films/SPP Dir. Peter Stebbings |
| 2018 | A Place To Call Home - Season 6 | Carolyn Bligh | Channel 7 Dir. Mark Joffe, Lynn- Maree Danzy, Lynn Hegarty |
| 2018 | Constance | Kate O'Brien (Supporting) | Dir. Travis Graham |
| 2017 | A Place To Call Home - Season 5 | Carolyn Bligh | Channel 7 Dir. Mark Joffe, Lynn- Maree Danzy, Lynn Hegarty |
| 2017 | Rake - Season 5 | Caitlin Farquhar | Dir. Rohan Woods, Jen Legacy, Shannon Murphy, Matt Saville |
| 2016 | A Place To Call Home - Season 4 | Carolyn Bligh | Channel 7 Dir. Mark Joffe, Lynn- Maree Danzy, Lynn Hegarty |
| 2015 | A Place To Call Home - Season 3 | Carolyn Bligh | Channel 7 Dir. Mark Joffe, Lynn- Maree Danzy, Lynn Hegarty |
| 2015 | Rake - Season 4 | Caitlyn Farquhar | Essential Media Dir. Peter Salmon |
| 2015 | Venus and Mars - Telefeature | Det. Sue Stewart (Major Support) | Screentime NZ Dir. John Laing |
| 2014 | A Place To Call Home - Season 2 | Carolyn Bligh | Channel 7 Dir. Mark Joffe, Lynn- Maree Danzy, Lynn Hegarty |
| 2014 | Auckland Daze | Sara Wiseman (Guest) | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Dir. Kiel McNaugton |
| 2014 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries - Season 3 | Olivia Goldsmith (Guest) | ABC Australia Dir. Fiona Banks |
| 2013 | A Place To Call Home - Season 1 | Carolyn Bligh | Channel 7 Dir. Mark Joffe, Lynn- Maree Danzy, Lynn Hegarty |
| 2011 | Crownies | Lisa Simpson (Major Support) | ABC TV - Australia Dir. Garth Maxwell |
| 2011 | The Almighty Johnsons - Season 2 | Helen (Returning Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2011 | What Really Happened-Women's Vote (Telefeature) | Kate Sheppard (Lead) | Eyeworks Film & TV Drama Ltd Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2010 | Shortland Street | Jennifer Mason (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2010 | The Almighty Johnsons - Season 1 | Helen (Major Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2009 | The Cult | Annabelle (Core/Lead) | Great Southern Television Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2008 | Lifes a Riot | Mt Eden Woman (Support) | Riot Productions Dir. Ian Mune |
| 2008 | Outrageous Fortune - Season 3 & 4 | Danielle | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2007 | Amazing Extraordinary Friends - Season 2 | Dr Helen | Greenstone Pictures |
| 2007 | Outrageous Fortune - Season 3 & 4 | Danielle (Regular Guest) | South Pacific Pictures/TV3 |
| 2006 | Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America - Telefeature | Susan Wood (Support ) | Film Factory/USA Dir. Richard Pearce |
| 2005 | Maddigan's Quest | Morag | South Pacific Pictures/TV3/CBBC/Channel 9 |
| 2003 | Serial Killers | Skye (Regular Returning) | Landtry Productions Dir. Mike Smith |
| 2001 | Atomic Twister - Telefeature/USA | Lisa | Film Factory Dir. Bill Corcoran |
| 2001 | Mataku - 'The Heirloom' Season 1 | Petra Dennis (Lead ) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Michael Bennett |
| 2001 | Mercy Peak - Season 1-3 | Nicky Sommerville (Lead ) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2000 | Jacksons Wharf - Season 2 | Rebecca Priest (Lead/Core ) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2000 | Xena Warrior Princess | Sela (Guest ) | Pacific Renaissance/USA Dir. Renee O'Connor |
| 1999 | Hercules 'The Future King' | Mab (Regular Returning) | Pacific Renaissance/USA Dir. Mark Beesley |
| 1998 | Street Legal - Season 1 | Lousie Jarvis (Lead/Core) | ScreenWorks Dir. Chris Bailey |
| 1995 | Hercules 'Heedless Hearts' | Hephates (Guest Role) | Pacific Renaissance/USA |
| 1995 | Shortland Street | Wendy Diamond | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
Theatre.
| 2017 | Danny and the Deep Blue Sea | Director | Dir. Sara Wiseman |
| 2016 | The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant | Petra Von Kant (Lead) | Dir. Shane Bosher |
| 2015 | Christ Almighty | The Inkeeper | Bella Union, Melbourne Dir. Natalie Medlock |
| 2013 | Hate | Malthouse Theatre Melbourne Dir. Marion Potts | |
| 2013 | Love, Loss, and What I Wore | Various | Fortune Theatre Dir. Lara MacGregor |
| 2010 | The Vagina Monologues | Sara (Solo) | The Basement Theatre Dir. Sylvia Rands |
| 2009 | Killer Joe | Sharla Smith (Lead) | Basement Theatre Dir. Cameron Rhodes |
| 2006 | Lashings of Whipped Cream | Mistress Dominique | Maidment Studio, Auckland Dir. Conrad Newport |
| 2006 | This Is How It Goes | Belinda Phipps | The Silo Theatre, Auckland Dir. Jeff Szusterman |
| 2005 | Lashings of Whipped Cream | Mistress Dominique | Downstage Theatre, Wellington Dir. Conrad Newport |
| 2005 | Strange Children | Loti Wilmot | Herald Theatre, Auckland Dir. Michael Lawrence |
| 2004 | Danny & the Deep Blue Sea | Roberta | The Silo Theatre, Auckland Dir. Caroline Bell-Booth |
| 2004 | Proof | Catherine | Lethal Set Productions, Little Maidment Theatre, Auckland Dir. Heath Jones |
| 2004 | Under Milkwood | The Silo Theatre, Auckland Dir. Caroline Bell-Booth | |
| 2003 | Ladies Night | Glenda | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Oliver Driver |
| 2002 | Leah | Albany | New Zealand Actors Company Dir. Simon Bennett |
| 2000 | Collected Stories | Lisa Morrison | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Miranda Harcourt |
| 1999 | Amy's View | Amy | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Cathy Downes |
| 1999 | Cabaret | Lulu - Kit Kat Girl | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Raymond Hawthorne |
| 1999 | Death of a Salesman | Miss Forsythe | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Simon Prast |
Web Series.
| 2017 | Auckward Love - Season 3 | Olvia | Dir. Emmett Skilton |
Short Film.
| 2008 | Bridge | Bea (Lead) | Dir. Jochen FitzHerbert |
| 2008 | This Is Her | Sandra | Passenger Films Dir. Katie Wolfe |
| 2007 | Chalk | Helen (Lead) | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Dir. Esther Cahill-Chiaroni |
| 2007 | Our Secret | Sarah (Lead) | Robin Murphy Productions Dir. Nicholas Riini |
| 2007 | The Word | Sam Glover (Lead) | Dir. Quentin Parr |
| 2006 | Embers | Beth (Lead ) | Escapade Films Dir. Marc Laureano |
| 2003 | Gateway to Hell | French Scentist | Strange Films Dir. Tristan Strange |
| 2000 | Home Kill | Tanya (Lead ) | Intercept Films Dir. Andrew Bancroft |
| 1999 | Letter About The Weather | Grace (Lead ) | God Zone Pictures Dir. Peter Salmon |
| 1999 | Letters About The Weather | Grace (Lead) | Dir. Peter Salmon |
| 1999 | The Waiting Room | Woman (Lead ) | The Sugar factory Dir. Ian Hughes |
Presenter.
| 2010 | Westpac Internal Staff Training DVD | Lead | 99 |
Voice.
| 2009 | Eardrop's Journey / CD | Nana | Sounds of the Home track 7 Spoons Dir. Elizabeth Donnelly |
| 2009 | Lotto Summer Promo - Radio | ||
| 2008 | Carpet Court - TV/Radio | ||
| 2008 | Farmbake - TV | ||
| 2008 | Freeview- TV | ||
| 2008 | House of Travel - Radio | ||
| 2008 | IHC - TV/Radio | ||
| 2008 | Les Mills- TV, Radio | ||
| 2008 | Macleans | ||
| 2008 | Mainland - TV/Radio | ||
| 2008 | Natures Fresh - TV | ||
| 2008 | Nestle - TV | ||
| 2008 | New World- Radio | ||
| 2008 | Progressive - TV | ||
| 2008 | Purina - Radio | ||
| 2008 | SC Johnson Karma- TV | ||
| 2008 | Sky City - TV/Radio | ||
| 2008 | Voice of Sunday Star Times - TV/Radio | ||
| 2008 | Watties - TV | ||
| 2007 | Air NZ - Inhouse Video | ||
| 2007 | AMI - TV Weather Indents | ||
| 2007 | Auckland City Council - Non Broadcast Video | ||
| 2007 | Countdown - Radio | ||
| 2007 | KFC - TV/Radio | ||
| 2007 | McCafe - TV | ||
| 2007 | McDonalds - TV/Radio | ||
| 2007 | Prime TV - Radio | ||
| 2007 | Telecom - TV/Radio | ||
| 2007 | Woosh - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Air NZ - TV/Radio | ||
| 2006 | ASB - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Bathurst - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Carpet Court - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Fonterra - TV/Radio | ||
| 2006 | KFC - TV | ||
| 2006 | Macleans Extreme Clean - TV | ||
| 2006 | Medical ECP - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Noel Leeming - TV/Radio | ||
| 2006 | NZ Natural Water - TV/Radio | ||
| 2006 | Oral Contraceptive Pill - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Rabo Bank - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Radox - TV | ||
| 2006 | Sara Lee - TV | ||
| 2006 | Sky City - Radio | ||
| 2006 | TV Guide - Radio | ||
| 2006 | TVNZ - Radio | ||
| 2006 | Voice of AMI - TV/Radio | ||
| 2006 | Voice of Westpac - TV/Radio/Internal | ||
| 2005 | BP - Radio | ||
| 2005 | McDonald's - Radio/TV | ||
| 2005 | Nestle - Radio | ||
| 2005 | Telecom - Radio | ||
| 2005 | Triangle & Prime Promos - TV | ||
| 2005 | Voice of Sanitarium So Good - TV | ||
| 2004 | Fairfax On Holiday Magazine - Radio | ||
| 2004 | NZ Herald - Radio | ||
| 2004 | Progressive Foods - TV/Radio | ||
| 2004 | Tegal Chicken - TV | ||
| 2004 | Telstra Clear - TV | ||
| 2004 | Val Morgan - Cinema |
Training.
| US Permanent Resident Card Holder - 2008 | |||
| Audition Technique - Script Interpretation - 2006, Acting & Auditioning in America Workshop | |||
| Terri De'Ath Masterclass, NZ - 2004 | |||
| Meisner Technique Workshops & Masterclass, NZ - 1997 | |||
| Bachelor of Performing & Screen Arts - 1996, UNITEC, Auckland, New Zealand | |||
| Acting For Film Workshops, NZ - 1994, Vicky Yiannoutsos | |||
| Acting Technique, NZ - 1994, Raymond Hawthorne | |||
| Cathie Hughes School of Modern Dance & Limbs Dance Company, NZ - 1980 |