Shadon Meredith Actor Profile

Shadon is a television, theatre and film actor who is best-known on screen for playing the role of Matiu Thompson on renowned Kiwi soap Shortland Street.Other television credits include appearances in Power Rangers, Spartacus and Find Me a Māori Bride. Shadon has extensive experience in theatre, having worked locally and internationally with youth based theatre projects. He helped set up the theatre collective Polynesian Laboratory, where he co-directed their maiden production LeTonu: The Decision. His own stage credits include lead roles in Red Leaps Theatre’s production of The Arrival, Sui Moa’s play No Man’s Land, and more recently Auckland Theatre Company’s The Seagull.