Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
176 cm
Age Range
30–36
Career Highlights
Toi Whakaari : New Zealand Drama School alumna Tai Berdinner-Blades boasts an impressive portfolio with core roles in TVNZ's "Dirty Laundry," "Go Girls," BBC drama "Tatau," and Netflix's "Roman Empire," and recent appearances in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's series "Mr Gorman" and TVNZ’s "My Life is Murder," alongside Lucy Lawless. She has also acted in many short films such as "The Keeper," "Ellen is Leaving," and "Home By Christmas."
Short Film.
2012 | The Keeper | Rebecca | Smasher Films Dir. Dylan Pharazyn |
2011 | Ellen is Leaving | Ellen | Paint By Numbers Dir. Michelle Saville |
Feature Film.
2008 | Home by Christmas | Ida McDonald | Midnight Film Productions Ltd Dir. Gaylene Preston |
Television.
2022 | My Life Is Murder - Season 2 | Monique (Guest) | Greenstone TV Dir. Various |
2021 | Mr. Corman | Jennifer (Supporting) | Apple TV Dir. Aurora Guerrero |
2017 | Murder is Forever - EP 103 | Nancy Rish | Dir. Various |
2017 | The Brokenwood Mysteries - Season 4 | Dahlia Freyberg (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
2016 | Dirty Laundry | Kat Riley (Core Cast) | Fithy Production Ltd Dir. Danny Mulheron & others TBC |
2015 | The Roman Empire - Drama/Documentary USA | Lucilla (Lead) | Steven David Entertainment, NY Dir. Rick Lopez |
2015 | Westside - Season 2 | Celia (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
2014 | Tatau | Tyler (Lead) | BBC/South Pacific Pictures |
2012 | Go Girls - Season 5 | Bennie (Core) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
2012 | Rounds | Dylan (Core) | Gibson Group Dir. Jason Stutter |
2009-10 | Reservoir Hill - Season 1-2 | Lilli (Core) | Krafthaus Dir. Thomas Robbins and David Stubbs |
Theatre.
2012 | If You Only See One Show In Your Life | Dir. Holly Chappell | |
2012 | Our Country's Good | Dir. Geoffrey Hyland | |
2011 | 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Dir. Nathaniel Lees | |
2011 | Ich Warte | The Transistor Collective Dir. Willem Wassenaar | |
2011 | Taku Rua | Dir. Heather Timms and Jade Eriksen | |
2011 | The Roaring Girl | Dir. Rachel Henry | |
2011 | Welcome to Thebes | Workshop Production Dir. Annie Ruth | |
2010 | Blood Wedding | Dir. Willem Wassenaar | |
2010 | Vernon God Little | Dir. Willem Wassenaar | |
2009 | Classic Cuts | Dir. D'Arcy Smith | |
2008 | Colony! | Dir. Willem Wassenaar | |
2008 | The Crucible | Dir. Willem Wassenaar | |
2008 | Titus Andronicus | Dir. Willem Wassenaar |
Web Series.
2019 | Rurangi | Sasha | Autonomouse Limited Dir. Max Currie |
Training.
Bachelor of Performing Arts - Acting, Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School - 2010 |