Profile
Ethnicity
Samoan
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
185 cm
Age Range
35–42
Also Represented in
Australia
Career Highlights
Shadon Meredith is a New Zealand actor, director, and theatre maker whose work spans television, film, and stage. He is best known on screen for his role as 'Matiu Thompson' in "Shortland Street", alongside appearances in "My Life Is Murder", "Rurangi", "Double Parked", "Toi Time", "Find Me a Māori Bride", "Spartacus", and "Power Rangers." His film credits include "Darkest Light" and "Shut Eye." A highly accomplished theatre performer, Shadon has appeared in productions including "King Lear", "The Seagull", "UPU", "The Arrival", and "No Man's Land." He is also a co-founder of the theatre collective Polynesian Laboratory, reflecting his ongoing commitment to developing and championing Pacific storytelling both on and off the stage.
Feature Film.
| 2022 | Darkest Light | Dr Taumata (Supporting) | SnowForge Films Dir. Floris Van Gaalen |
| 2021 | Shut Eye | Doctor Jacobs (Supporting) | Lumin Productions Dir. Thomas Levesque |
Television.
| 2023 | Double Parked | Fireman (Guest) | Dir. Chris Parker |
| 2023 | My Life Is Murder - Season 3 | Setu (Guest) | Dir. Various |
| 2022 | Rurangi - Season 2 | Andy (Guest ) | Dir. Max Curry |
| 2022 | Toi Time - Season 1-3 | Wolfy (Supporting) | |
| 2019 | Shortland Street | Matiu Thompson (Supporting Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Find Me a Maori Bride | Stan Leota | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions |
| 2012 | Spartacus | Male Slave | Pacific Renaissance Spartacus Ltd |
| 2011 | Power Rangers | Vendor | Power Rangers Production Ltd |
| 2010 | The Investigator | Samuel Kirner | Red Sky Dir. Bryan Bruce |
| 2009 | M I B - Documentary | Murderer 1 and 2 | Gibson Group |
| 2007 | Sensing Murder | Murderer 1 | Ninox |
Theatre.
| 2023 | King Lear | Cornwell | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Michael Hurst & Ben Henson |
| 2021 | Ladies Night | Wes (Lead) | Court Theatre Dir. Sam Sneddon |
| 2020 | The Seagull | Trigotin | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Eleanor Bishop |
| 2020 | UPU - NZ Arts Festival | Peformer | Silo Theatre |
| 2019 | Upu Mai Whetu | Dir. Teuila Grace | |
| 2018 | The Arrival | Red Leap | Brisbane Arts Festival |
| 2018 | The Arrival Role | The Traveler (Lead) | Red Leap Dir. Julie Nolan |
| 2017 | Waiting | (Lead) | Nelson Fringe Dir. Sos & Sha Creative |
| 2014 | 2080 | Bartholomew | ATC Next Stage Dir. Katie Wolfe |
| 2014 | Goodbye My Feleni | (Lead) | Hekama Productions Dir. Amelia Reid-Meredith |
| 2014 | No Man's Land | (Lead) | Tales from the Kava Bowl |
| 2014 | Sea | Ensemble/Antagonis | Red Leap Theatre Company |
| 2013 | The Arrival | (Lead) | Red Leap Theatre Company |
| 2012 | Goodbye My Feleni | Solider | Dir. Chris Malloy |
| 2012 | The Laramie Project | Multiple | Alacrity Productions |
| 2012 | The Laramie Project | Multiple | Alacrity Productions |
| 2011 | Woman's Work | Multiple Characters | K.C Kelly |
| 2010 | Auckland Playwrights | S.A.S Soldier | The Edge, Auckland Playwrights Dir. Paul Forrester |
| 2010 | Havoc In The Garden | Davis | Playmarket, Massive Company Dir. Sam Scott |
| 2010 | His Mother's Son - Leilani Unasa | Stephen | Playmarke Dir. Katrina Chandra |
| 2010 | Le Tauvaga - Louise Tu'u | Playmarket Dir. Heto Ah Hi | |
| 2010 | Out At Sea | Tall | Dir. Sebastian Sommers |
| 2009 | Building Strong Families | Ensemble | Refugee Forum Dir. Leo-Gene Peters |
| 2009 | Caucasian Chalk Circle - Bertolt Brecht | Azdak | Dir. Christian Penny |
| 2009 | Go Solo | Donald Francis Meredith | Sophie Roberts |
| 2008 | Anything Goes | Solo / Chorus | Dir. Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, Laughton Patrick |
| 2008 | Mountain Language - Harold Pinter | The Prisoner | Dir. David Nevell |
| 2008 | Pakiwaitara | Harbour Board Chorus | Dir. Jade Eriksen, Teina Moetara |
| 2008 | Party Time - Harold Pinter | Jimmy | Dir. Bill Guest |
| 2008 | Some Girl(s) - Neil Labute | The Man | Dir. Rachel Moore, Nathaniel lees, Jonathan Hendry |
| 2008 | The Tempest - Shakespeare | Prospero | Dir. John Bolton |
| 2007 | His Mother's Son | Stephen | Chicken Head Productions Dir. Katrina Chandra |
Web Series.
| 2016 | Awkward Love | TVNZ Dir. Emmett Skilton |
Short Film.
| 2009 | High Risk Team | Student Doctor | Dir. Jason Stutter |
| 2008 | Shopping for One | Shopping Assistant / Zombie King | Altiplano Productions |
| 2007 | Levy and Mia | (Lead) | NZ Film School |
Voice.
| 2010 | Skin Deep - Ole Maiava | Radio NZ Dir. Jason Te Kare | |
| 2009 | O Le Samaria - David Mamea | Radio NZ Dir. Jason Te Kare | |
| 2008 | Leone - Tusi Tamasese | Radio NZ Dir. Jason Te Kare |
Training.
| Stevie Ray Advanced Acting - McGregor Casting - 2019 | |||
| Advanced Screen Workshop - Liz Mullane and Rachel Bullock - 2018 | |||
| The 'Actor in Process' - Sara Wiseman - 2018 | |||
| Self Taped Audition Masterclass - Taking Control - 2017, McSweeney Newman Casting Australia, Dave Newman | |||
| Play/Text Workshop - The Actor's Laboratory, Christian Penny - 2011 | |||
| Toi Whakaari, NZ Drama School - Bachelor of Performing Arts - Acting - 2009 | |||
| Diploma in Stage and Screen - The New Zealand College of Performing Arts - 2006 |