Outrageous Fortune in TBI TV & Audio

Shortland Street producer Steven Zanoski’s first job in television was as a writer/reporter on the kids programme What Now? He went on to become a storyliner for Shortland Street and eventually the programme’s producer. Read More »

Actor Jeffrey Thomas has had a long and varied career in both TV and theatre. His best-known television role was as Inspector Brian Finn in the police series Shark in the Park. Thomas has also appeared in Mercy Peak, Shortland Street, Spartacus and Outrageous Fortune. Read More »

Nick Ward is a prolific and award-winning screenwriter. He attracted notice with the hit feature film Stickmen, a Wellington lads-on-the-make tale that potted him the best script gong in the 2001 New Zealand Film and TV Awards.
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Vivacious actor Nicole Whippy has created some memorable characters on our television screens. She debuted playing a warrior queen on Xena and then appeared in the film Vertical Limit. She made a splash on the drama Jackson’s Wharf before appearing in a slew of TV series such as Mercy Peak, Being Eve, The Strip and Outrageous Fortune. Read More »

Peter Meteherangi Tikao Burger (Ngai Tahu, Rangitane) can thank a childhood lisp for his busy career as a screen director today. Having been sent to speech lessons, he found himself in the wrong class, and discovered the joys of performance in a drama class at a young and impressionable age. Read More »

Tandi Wright spent some of her childhood in the dressing room at Avalon TV Studios – waiting for her actor parents to finish work on Close to Home. But rather than encouraging her to follow suit, Wright insists they were always “realistic about how nearly impossible it is to make a career out of acting”. She agrees – but seems to have pulled off the “impossible” anyway. Read More »

David Fane failed comedy at drama school. But since leaving Toi Whakaari, Fane has delighted audiences with his comic performances in Skitz, The Semisis, Tongan Ninja, bro’Town, Sione’s Wedding, Outrageous Fortune, Eagle vs Shark and Radiradirah. Read More »

Some of Antony Starr’s first roles in front of the camera were on Shortland Street, where he played three different characters. But in contrast to playing brothers Van and Jethro West in Outrageous Fortune, these first roles were played one at a time not all at once. In the intervening years, Starr has breathed life into scripts from many of NZ’s most popular film and television productions. Read More »

Rachel Lang has been one of the driving forces behind some of New Zealand’s most popular telev Read More »

Tammy Davis (Ngati Rangi, Atihaunui a Paparangi) grew up in Raetihi, and studied acting at Northland Polytechnic before landing his first major role (alongside fellow graduate Clint Eruera) as Mookie in the feature film What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? Read More »

In this ScreenTalk video interview actress Geraldine Brophy talks about the connections people make with a character and how it can manifest in extraordinary ways.

“You have to be really responsible with that, as an actress. That’s a precious thing. An audience, and their belief in you, is something that you must honour.” Read More »

When not riding the motorcycles he loves, Craig Hall performs in a wide variety of theatrical, film and TV roles.

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The Cult star Sara Wiseman first got the acting bug while volunteering on the set of Peter Jackson’s feature film Heavenly Creatures. She began her career as a stuntwoman alongside Zoe Bell, but gained her first big acting break in the drama series Street Legal. Her best known role is Dr Nicky Sommerville on Mercy Peak.
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Hori Ahipene is well known for playing both male and female characters in TV comedies and dramas - including Outrageous Fortune.

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John Leigh is a familiar face on the NZ stage and screen and has performed dozens of gritty character roles.

In this ScreenTalk interview he talks about his early beginnings in the Wellington theatre scene, his first major TV role as core cast member Lionel Skeggins on Shortland Street, and the thrill of playing Sparky on Outrageous Fortune. Read More »

“I like the idea that he can just go at any minute.”

Robyn Malcolm has played a diverse range of gritty characters, including her most recent award-winning TV role as Cheryl West in Outrageous Fortune. In this ScreenTalk interview Malcolm talks about her beginnings ‘in the chorus’ at school, finding her 'group' at university and discovering drama school.

“It’s been just a straight path since then, I’ve never questioned it." Read More »

Scriptwriter, playwright and columnist James Griffin has been writing for most of his life. Since becoming a scriptwriter in the 1980s Griffin has written many of New Zealand’s most well known and best loved TV shows, including Outrageous Fortune. In this ScreenTalk interview, James Griffin gets serious about Kiwi comedy. Read More »

Vanessa Alexander wrote stage plays before turning her hand to writing, directing and producing for film and television.  She is best known for her feature film Magik and Rose, for producing innovative children’s drama series Being Eve, and as a director on popular westie TV show Outrageous Fortune. Read More »