Profile
Pronoun
She/Her
Ethnicity
European
Location
Wellington, New Zealand
Height
170 cm
Age Range
18–26
Also Represented in
United States of America
Career Highlights
Tara Canton, a 2023 graduate of Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School, is making waves as a breakthrough star in TVNZ/ITV's "After the Party” (Robyn Malcolm, Peter Mullan), winning Best Supporting Actress at the 2024 New Zealand Television Awards. Her impressive theatrical repertoire includes notable performances in the 2023 development season of New Zealand musical "House on Fire", WITCH Music Theatre’s "Into the Woods" and Toi Whakaari’s "And What Remains."
Awards.
| 2024 | New Zealand Television Awards - Winner - Best Supporting Actress - After The Party | ||
| 2020 | Play It Strange Original Songwriting Competition - National Finalist | ||
| 2020 | Play It Strange Original Songwriting Competition - National Winner Lyric Award | ||
| 2019 | New Zealand Singing School - Faculty Musical Theatre Award Winner | ||
| 2018 | Play It Strange Original Songwriting Competition - National Finalist | ||
| 2016 | Smokefree Rockquest Original Songwriting Competition - Wellington Regional Winner | ||
Feature Film.
| 2023 | Away With The Faeries | Macy (Lead) | Dir. Leo Haychapman |
| 2023 | Blue Lights | Megan Green (Lead) | Dir. Bala Shingrade |
| 2023 | The Institute | Jun (Lead) | Dir. Jonathan King |
| 2022 | Eagle vs Shark | Lily (Lead) | Dir. Vaughan Slinn |
Television.
| 2024 | A Remarkable Place to Die | Lynne (Recurring ) | Screentime Dir. Peter Burger, Caroline Bell Booth, Josh Frizzell and Charlie Haskell |
| 2023 | After The Party | Grace MacKenzie (Lead) | Dir. Peter Salmon |
Theatre.
| 2024 | The Eleventh Trip of Lilibet W | The Keeper | Dir. James Ladanyi |
| 2023 | And What Remains | Ana | Dir. Regan Taylor |
| 2023 | House On Fire | River Reins | Dir. Margaret-Mary Hollins |
| 2023 | Into The Woods | Jack | Dir. Nick Lerew |
| 2022 | Mimic Another | Dancer/Singer | Dir. Ross McCormack |
| 2020 | Ladies In Black | Lisa | Dir. Sandy Brewer |
| 2020 | Nunsense | Sister Robert Anne | Dir. Lindsey Rusling |
| 2018 | 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee | Marcy Park | Dir. Lindsey Rusling |
| 2018 | Bugsy Malone | Blousey Brown | Dir. Paul Cotton |
| 2014 | Annie NZ Tour | Tessie | Dir. Anton Luitingh |
| 2014 | The Sound of Music NZ Tour | Brigitta Von Trapp | Dir. Anton Luitingh |
Training.
| American accent workshop with Jacque Drew - 2024 | |||
| Audition workshop with Christy Faison (The Village Acting Studio) - 2024 | |||
| Inner Work Intensive with Britain McVeigh - 2024 | |||
| American accent workshop with Jacque Drew - 2023 | |||
| Audition Workshop with Miranda Rivers - 2023 | |||
| Audition Workshop with Tina Cleary - 2023 | |||
| Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting) - 2023 | |||
| Vocal lessons with Jo Hodgson and Jane Keller - 2023 | |||
| American Accent Workshop with Mary McDonald-Lewis - 2022 | |||
| English accent workshop with Mary McDonald-Lewis - 2022 | |||
| Professional Level Adult Acting for Screen with Miranda Harcourt - 2022 | |||
| Classical Ballet RAD Advanced 1 and 2 with Distinction - 2020 | |||
| Hip Hop competitive Dance Crew - Hip Hop Unite and NZ School’s competition - 2020 | |||
| Jazz NZAMD Solo Seal and Advanced 2 with High Distinction - 2020 | |||
| Tap NZAMD Grade 7 with Distinction - 2020 | |||
| Trinity Musical Theatre Examination Grade 8 with Distinction - 2020 | |||
| NZ Singing School - Eastern Institute of Technology, NZ - 2019 |