Liam Coleman
Liam Coleman, 32, is a writer and actor in the comedy web series These Two. He is half-Vietnamese, was born in Melbourne, raised in Christchurch and lives in Auckland. He has "a love that never dies" for the 1987 pop song 'Electric Blue'.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall takes on his most dastardly character yet in the film adaptation of Margaret Mahy's novel The Changeover – vampiric antiques dealer Carmody Braque.
Timothy Spall as Carmody Braque in The Changover Photo: Supplied
Rachel House
Rachel House's face is familiar from her many acting roles, but she's also working behind the scenes on HUI – a film script based on the play of the same name which she will eventually direct.
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Brian Cox
The Scottish actor has played Hermann Göring, Hannibal Lecter and - in his most recent project - Winston Churchill.
Brian Cox Photo: Wikicommons
Steve Bisley
Often portrayed as a laid-back larrikin, Australian actor Steve Bisley is best known for his role in the 1979 cult classic Mad Max.
Steve Bisley Photo: Supplied
Miriama McDowell
Miriama McDowell talks about the pros and cons of life as an actor, why she loves her daughter grow up in the theatre world, and special memories of an important woman in her life on the podcast Just One Thing,
Actress Miriama McDowell Photo: Supplied.
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn's long career on stage and screen has had plenty of high and low points, but in her 60s she scored a role that keeps on giving - the popular TV series Vera.
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Jack Charles
Aboriginal actor, activist and tribal elder Jack Charles has lived a big life. Ahead of his appearance at the 2018 Auckland Arts Festival with the show Jack Charles V The Crown, he talks to Kathryn Ryan about his work, life and discoveries.
Photo: Photo credit: Bindi Cole
Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless was put through her paces in Xena and took her body to the front line for Greenpeace protesting oil exploration in the Arctic. This year she put her body on the line for a different cause - as hedonistic diva Sappho in the stage musical Pleasuredome.
Lucy Lawless in Pleasuredome Photo: Supplied
Miranda Harcourt
The actor, director and acting coach talks about taking a back seat to her three children, working with international talent and a pouch of ashes that has special significance.
International acting coach Miranda Harcourt. Photo: Sonia Sly
Jarod Rawiri
The Shortland Street actor shares memories of growing up with a solo mum and life in the acting biz in the podcast Just One Thing.
Actor Jarod Rawiri spent a lot of his childhood in Aotea Square Photo: Sonia Sly
Bill Nighy
Bafta and Golden Globe-winning actor Bill Nighy visited NZ this year to promote Their Finest – a film about a British film crew's attempts to boost morale during WWII by making a propaganda film. All the way to New Zealand to promote a film, asks Kim Hill? "It would suggest I'm quite keen on the film, which I am."
Bill Nighy Photo: Edinburgh Film Festival / CC BY NC ND 2.0
