Profile
Ethnicity
Māori
Iwi
Kai Tahu, Ngati Porou & Nga Puhi
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
188 cm
Age Range
28–35
Also Represented in
United States of America
Website
Career Highlights
Vinnie Bennett can be seen in FAST & FURIOUS 9 for director Justin Lin and Universal Studios, in which he plays a young version of Vin Diesel and most recently in 2022 Feature Film WHINA which tells the origin story of New Zealand activist, Dame Whina Cooper.
He previously shot the New Zealand TV series THE BAD SEED for director Helena Brooks. Named a "2017 Rising Star" for his performance in the feature HUMAN TRACES which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, Vinnie Bennett plays a mysterious young man whose arrival to a remote sub-Antarctic research station threatens the relationship of a married couple living on the island.
Previous credits include the NZ telefeature RESOLVE, the NZ drama series FILTHY RICH, GHOST IN THE SHELL for DreamWorks, THE SHANNARA CHRONICLES for MTV and TATAU for BBC America. A native of New Zealand, Vinnie is multi-ethnic Maori / Caucasian with European heritage.
Awards.
| 2017 | TIFF Rising Star Professional Development Program | ||
| 2010 | Most Improved Actor-Aranui Drama Academy | ||
Feature Film.
| 2020 | Whina | William Cooper | Dir. Paula Whetu Jones & James Napier Robertson |
| 2019 | Fast and Furious 9 | Young Dom | Universal Pictures Dir. Justin Lin |
| 2018 | Nude Tuesday - Workshop | Reader | Dir. Armagan Ballantyne |
| 2018 | The New Romantic | Andrew | Dir. Carly Stone (as Carly Ann Stone) |
| 2017 | Beyond The Known Worls | Max | SPADA Dir. Pan Nalin |
| 2016 | Ghost in the Shell | Rookie Cop | DreamWorks Studios Dir. Rupert Sanders |
| 2015 | Human Traces | Riki (Lead) | Overactive Imagination Ltd Dir. Nic Gorman |
| 2012 | Fantail | Bigman | Yes Please Films & Curious Films Dir. Curtis Vowell |
Short Film.
| 2017 | Stand Up Girl | Craig | NZME |
Short Film.
| 2014 | Home | Eldest Son | Dir. Chirs Molloy |
Television.
| 2022 | Good Grief Season 2 | Beau (Core) | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Dir. Kiel McNaughton |
| 2020 | Good Grief | Beau (Core) | Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions Ltd Dir. Kiel McNaughton |
| 2020 | The Gulf - S2 | Sgt Taiaroa Gray (Supporting) | The Gulf Productions Limited Dir. Charlie Haskell, Robert Sarkies, Helena Brooks & Caroline Bell Booth |
| 2018 | Bad Seed | Detective Richard Bennett | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Helena Brooks |
| 2018 | Breckman Rodeo - Pilot | Vinnie (Lead) | FreeForm Dir. Wendey Stanzler |
| 2017 | Resolve | Shane Maru | Screentime Dir. Peter Burger |
| 2015 | Filthy Rich | Vincent (Guest) | Filthy Productions Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Power Rangers | Rata (Guest) | Power Rangers Ltd Dir. Various |
| 2015 | Shannara | Changeling / Blackwatch Guard (Guest) | MTV Ltd |
| 2014 | Tatau | Prospect Biker (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures |
| 2014 | Venus and Mars - Telefeature | Cop | Screentime NZ Dir. John Laing |
| 2010 | The Erin Simpson Show-Suzuki Beginners Guide to Driving | Self | Whitebait Productions Dir. Dan Costello |
| 2010 | What Now-Trolley Boys/Smalltown | Frankie | Whitebait Productions Dir. Jason Perry |
Theatre.
| 2015 | Have Car Will Travel | Boy | Dir. Noa Campbell |
| 2013 | Hui | Tamati | The Auckland Festival Trust Dir. Rachel House |
| 2013 | Matanui Theatre | Playworks Production Ltd Dir. Bryan Divers | |
| 2011 | Patutupaiarehrehe | TeArahi | Dir. Robert Gilbert |
| 2010 | A Night in Elsinore | Hamlet | Dir. Robert Gilbert |
| 2010 | Macbeth | Banquo | Dir. Robert Gilbert |
Voice.
| 2012 | Far Cry 3 | Rebel | Ubisoft Entertainment |
Web Series.
| 2022 | Kura Season 3 | Vinnie (Supporting) | Dir. Various |
| 2018 | High Road S4 | Benny Jets | Dir. Justin Harwood |
Training.
| NCEA Drama Level 2 & 3 - 2010 |