Neill Rea
Neill Rea is a New Zealand actor and casting director, best known for playing the lead role of detective Mike Shepherd in television police procedural The Brokenwood Mysteries.
Career[edit]
Early roles included small parts in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Duggan, before he landed a larger part as Scotty, one of the flatmates in 1999 comedy-drama film Scarfies. Other noted roles include a semi-regular guest appearance in comedy-drama Go Girls in 2011 and 2012, and a role in 2010 film The Warrior's Way.[1]
He plays a detective, Mike Shepherd, in the TV series The Brokenwood Mysteries, which started airing in 2014 and is ongoing as of 2024[update].[2]
Apart from acting, Rea also works as a casting director, and is the owner of Auckland-based casting agency Fly Casting.[1]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 2023: Nominated, Best Actor, New Zealand Television Awards/Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa, for The Brokenwood Mysteries[3]
Personal life[edit]
His long-term partner is actor Alison Bruce. As of 2022[update] they were living in central Auckland.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Neill Rea," nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Neill Rea". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Neill Rea". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Klein-Nixon, Kylie (4 June 2022). "Why Brokenwood star Neill Rea 'hates ceramics and ceramicists'". Stuff. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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