Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
174 cm
Age Range
25–35
Career Highlights
A Traveller's Guide to Turkish Dogs
Theatre
Role: Ian, Debbie, Efsun/Asena, Joe
Producer: Eleanor Strathern
Director: Eleanor Strathern
Tess is an actress who works across stage and screen. She has appeared in theatre productions such as Caucus Caucus Harvest Dawn, Black Confetti and A Traveller’s Guide to Turkish Dogs. Her film credits include High Tide and Savage.
Awards.
| 2021 | Best Newcomer (Wellington) Award, NZ International Comedy Festival, for Bobby Wood - If You Met My Mum, You'd Understand | ||
| 2019 | Wellington Theatre Awards, nominated Most Promising Newcomer, for A Traveller's Guide to Turkish Dogs | ||
Film Film.
| 2018 | Savage | Nurse | Dir. Sam Kelly |
| 2017 | High Tide | Fern | Dir. Florian Habicht |
Theatre.
| 2022 | The King Of Taking | Dir. Thom Monckton | |
| 2021 | If You Met My Mum, You’d Understand. | Bobby Wood | Dir. Jonathan Price |
| 2021 | Story Studio Live - Capital E National Theatre for Children, national tour | Dir. Carrie Green and Barnaby Olsen. | |
| 2020 | Before Karma Gets Us. | Dir. Patrick Carroll | |
| 2019 | A Traveller's Guide to Turkish Dogs. Nominated Outstanding Touring Production, Dunedin Arts Festival. | Ian, Debbie, Efsun/Asena, Joe | Dir. Jonathan Price |
| 2017 | Black Confetti | The Dean, Counsellor, Kushla, Doctor Ian Bolt, The German Embassy | Dir. Leo Gene Peters |
| 2016 | Caucus Caucus Harvest Dawn | The Queen | Dir. Aaron Cortesi, Jonathan Price, Christian Penny |
| 2015 | Dead Dogs Bee Sting, a solo by Tess Sullivan | Dir. Aaron Cortesi, Tom Eason | |
| 2014 | The Bee | Reporter | Dir. Cameron Mattox |
| 2014 | There Is A War | Dr Moore | Dir. Cameron Mattox |
| 2013 | Why Torture Is Wrong And The People Who Love Them, by Christopher Durang | Luella | Dir. Cameron Mattox |
| 2008 | Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare | Portia | Dir. Claire Maxwell |
Training.
| The Splendid Pretender: Actor Training in the Art of Play, Aaron Cortesi and Jonathan Price - 2021 | |||
| US Accent Training - Chris Stewart - 2018 | |||
| Devising Mentorship, Two Productions - 2017 | |||
| Screen Masterclass, Danny Mulheron - 2017 | |||
| Stage Combat, Alex Holloway - 2017 | |||
| Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School, Bachelor of Performing Arts - 2017 | |||
| Bouffon Workshop, Eric Davis (Red Bastard) - 2016 | |||
| Devising Masterclass, Robin Kerr - 2016 | |||
| Screen Masterclass - Character Development, Brita McVeigh - 2016 | |||
| Screen Workshop - Michael Chekhov, Elena Stejko - 2016 | |||
| Performance Combat Intensive, Allan Henry - 2015 | |||
| Screen Workshop, Miranda Harcourt - 2015 | |||
| Hagley Theatre Company, Diploma in Performing Arts - 2014 |