Profile
Ethnicity
European
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
183 cm
Age Range
44–54
Career Highlights
Toby has been acting for over 20 years, and in that time has built up a lengthy list of screen and stage credits. Notable television credits include roles in US series American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story and The Making of the Mob: Chicago, along with iconic Kiwi series Shortland Street and Outrageous Fortune. Previous film credits include feature film 6 Days and telefeature Siege. Most recently Toby can be seen in drama film The Justice of Bunny King & the second series of television's Head High.
Awards.
| 2007 | Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards - Nomination - Supporting Actor Of The Year - Fat Pig | ||
| 2003 | Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards - Winner - Production of the Year - Enemy of the People | ||
| 2002 | Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards - Winner - Best Supporting Actor - Trick of the Light | ||
| 1998 | New Zealand Film & Television Awards - Nomination - Best Supporting Actor - Duggan | ||
Feature Film.
| 2019 | The Justice of Bunny King | Alistair | Exit Films Dir. Gaysorn Thavat |
| 2016 | 6 Days | Trevor Lock | GFC (SAS) Limited |
| 2015 | 6 Days | Trevor Lock (Support) | GFC Films Ltd Dir. Toa Fraser |
Short Film.
| 2005 | No Parking | Bevan (Lead ) | 48 Hour Film Festival Dir. Eryn Wilson |
Television.
| 2023 | Madam | Daniel (Guest) | Dir. Kacie Anning, Madeleine Sami, Peter Salmon |
| 2023 | Sweet Tooth S3 | Wade (Guest) | Netflix/WBTV Dir. Jim Mickle |
| 2022 | Far North | Concierge (Co-Star ) | Dir. David White |
| 2021 | Head High Season 2 | Sgt Garner (Recurring Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Ltd Dir. Tim Worrall |
| 2021 | SIS | Eddy the Engineering Professor (Guest) | SIS The Show Limited Dir. Hanelle Harris |
| 2020 | Brokenwood Mysteries Season 7 | Jim Robinson | South Pacific Productions Dir. Various |
| 2017 | Kiwi | Holmes A'Court | Rogue Productions |
| 2017 | Resolve | Mike Thorne | Screentime Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2016 | 1953 // American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story | Carl Stanton (Guest) | Dir. Richard Lopez |
| 2016 | Dear Murderer | Mr. X | Screentime NZ Ltd |
| 2016 | Dirty Laundry | Prosecutor (Guest - Eps 1 & 6) | Fithy Production Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2016 | The Mystery of Ben and Olivia | Guy Wallace | ProductionShed.TV Ltd |
| 2016 | Wanted Series 2 | Rory/Prison Van Guard | MBZ Wanted |
| 2015 | Filthy Rich | (Guest) | |
| 2015 | Hillary | Dienhart (Guest) | Great Southern Television Ltd |
| 2015 | The Making of the Mob 2: Chicago | William Dever (Support) | Steven David Entertainment, NY Dir. John Ealer |
| 2014 | Screentime NZ Telefeature " Venus and Mars " | Cont. Andy Nicholls (Major Support) | Dir. John Laing |
| 2014 | When We Go to War | Timms | Jump Film and TV Limited Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2012 | Harry | Corrections Officer | Desert Road Dir. Chris Dudman |
| 2011 | Shortland Street | Seth Pankhurst (Major Recurring Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Various |
| 2011 | Siege - Telefeature | Grant Diver | Screentime NZ Dir. Mike Smith |
| 2009 | Emu | Leo (Guest) | The Gibson Group Ltd |
| 2009 | Outrageous Fortune Series 5 | Bryce Needham | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2007 | Burying Brian | Camera Man | Eyeworks Touchdown Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2007 | Facelift Series 4 | Various Roles | Gibson Group |
| 2006 | Outrageous Fortune Series 2 | Bryce Needham | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2005 | Interrogation Series 1 | Gary Miller (Regular Recurring) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Murray Keane |
| 2003 | Freaky Dramas | American Soldier | Fort - Avalon Studios Dir. Jason Stutter |
| 2003 | Maiden Voyage, Telefeature/USA | Security Guard | Film Factory/Carlton American Productions Dir. Colin Budds |
| 2003 | Target | Various Roles | Avalon Studios Dir. Danny Mulheron |
| 2003 | The Strip Series 2 | Harry the Dog Catcher | Gibson Group |
| 2003 | Willy Nilly | Joseph | Big House Prouctions Dir. Mike Smith |
| 1999 | Duggan | Police Constable Peach (Core) | Gibson Group Dir. Yvonne McKay |
| 1999 | McPhail & Gadsby | Various Roles | Denis Spencer Productions Dir. Danny Mulheron |
| 1998 | William Shatner's - A Twist in the Tale 'The Duellists' | Tobias | Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Dir. John Reid |
| 1997 | Mirror Mirror Series 2 | Thomas Payne | Gibson Group Dir. John Banas |
| 1997 | Share the Dream | Mouse | Big House Productions/Montana Sunday Theatre Dir. Mike Smith |
Theatre.
| 2015 | The Lady Killers | Louis Harvey | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Colin McColl |
| 2011 | The Chathams | Himself | Basement/Bats Theatre |
| 2006 | Plenty | Raymond Brock | Silo Theatre Dir. Katie Wolfe |
| 2005 | Sex with Strangers - Second Edition | Herald Theatre, Auckland Dir. Colin Mitchell | |
| 2005 | Wheelers Luck | 52 Different Characters | White Knuckle Productions - NZ National Tour Dir. Toby Leach |
| 2004 | Cloud 9 | Silo Theatre, Auckland Dir. Edwin Wright | |
| 2004 | Mr Kolpert | Silo Theatre, Auckland Dir. Shane Bosher | |
| 2003 | Enemy of the People | Billing | Circa Theatre, Wellington Dir. Cathy McRae |
| 2003 | Fond Love & Kisses | Henry | Downstage Theatre, Wellington Dir. Murray Lynch |
| 2003 | Gross Indecency | Carson | Downstage Theatre, Wellington Dir. Murray Lynch |
| 2003 | When Sun & Moon Collide | Isaac | Studio 77, Victoria University, Wellington Dir. Kerryn Palmer |
| 2002 | Trick of Light | Mrs Wicks | Downstage Theatre, Wellington Dir. Kathy McRae |
| 2001 | Have Car Will Travel | Brian | BATS Theatre, Wellington - Silo Theatre, Auckland Dir. Rachel House |
| 1998 | Hamatsa | Fool | La Mama Theatre, New York |
| 1997 | Fool for Love | Old Man | BATS Theatre, Wellington Dir. Andrew Foster |
Training.
| Bachelor of Performing Arts - 1996, Toi Whakaari : New Zealand Drama School | |||
| Actors Space Workshop NZ - 1994, Raymond Hawthorne | |||
| Performing Arts School NZ - 1993, Nat Lees |