21st-century New Zealand male writers

The list 21st-century New Zealand male writers includes Oscar Kightley, Jon Gadsby, David Hilliard, Michael J T Morrissey and C K Stead. The list consists of 100 members.

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Sam Neill

New Zealand actor (born 1947)

Overview: Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill KNZM OBE (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. Neill's 53-year career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international ...

Date of birth: 14 September 1947

Age: 77

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Laura Tingle (Dating)

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Male actors of English descent 380T

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Oscar Kightley

Samoan-New Zealand actor and writer

Overview: Oscar Vai To'elau Kightley MNZM (born 14 September 1969) is a Samoan-born New Zealand actor, television presenter, writer, journalist, director, and comedian. He acted in and co-wrote the successful 2006 ...

Date of birth: 14 September 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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21st-century New Zealand dramatists and playwrights 62T

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Pacific Media Network 4T
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Leon Wadham

New Zealand actor, writer and director

Overview: Leon Wadham (born 1989) is a New Zealand actor, writer and director. He is best known for his roles in the film Under the Mountain (2009), comedy series Go Girls (2013) and the Amazon Prime fantasy show ...

Date of birth: 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Jon Gadsby

New Zealand writer and comedian

Overview: Jonathan Ernest Gadsby QSM (1 November 1953 – 12 December 2015) was a New Zealand television comedian and writer, most well known for his role in the comedy series McPhail and Gadsby co-starring alongside ...

Date of birth: 1 November 1953

Date of death: 12 December 2015

Age: 62 (age at death)

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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Gary Forrester

Australian-New Zealand musician and writer

Overview: Gary Jeshel Forrester (born 3 July 1946) is a musician, composer, novelist, poet, short-story writer, biographer, memoirist, academic, and historian based in Rotorua, New Zealand. He was profiled by ...

Date of birth: 3 July 1946

Age: 78

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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People from Eagle Butte, South Dakota 5T

21st-century American male writers 3,233T

Novelists from Illinois 359T
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David Hilliard

New Zealand writer

Overview: David Hill (born 1942) is a New Zealand author, especially well known for his young adult fiction. His young fiction books See Ya, Simon (1992) and Right Where It Hurts (2001) have been shortlisted for ...

Date of birth: 15 May 1942

Age: 83

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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C K Stead

New Zealand writer

Overview: Christian Karlson "Karl" Stead ONZ CBE (born 17 October 1932) is a New Zealand writer whose works include novels, poetry, short stories, and literary criticism. He is one of New Zealand's most well-known ...

Date of birth: 17 October 1932

Age: 92

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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21st-century New Zealand short story writers 23T

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Rawiri Paratene

New Zealand actor, director, writer, and political candidate

Overview: Peter David Broughton CNZM, generally known as Rawiri Paratene, is a New Zealand stage and screen actor, director and writer. He is known for his acting roles in Whale Rider (2002) and The Insatiable Moon ...

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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Maurice Gee

New Zealand writer

Overview: Maurice Gee (born 22 August 1931 in Whakatane, Bay of Plenty) is a New Zealand novelist.

Date of birth: 22 August 1931

Age: 93

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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Donovan Bixley

New Zealand picture book creator

Overview: Donovan Paul Bixley ONZM (born 24 August 1971) is an author and illustrator from Taupō, New Zealand. He has created or co-created over 100 books, published in numerous countries and languages. In 2017 ...

Date of birth: 24 August 1971

Age: 53

Occupation: Writer

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Adam Christopher

New Zealand novelist

Overview: Adam Christopher McGechan (born 2 February 1978 in Auckland, New Zealand), who writes under the name Adam Christopher, is a New Zealand novelist. In 2006, he moved from New Zealand to North West England ...

Date of birth: 2 February 1978

Age: 47

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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21st-century male writers 1,614T

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Michael J T Morrissey

New Zealand writer

Overview: Michael James Terence Morrissey (Michael Morrissey) (born 1942) is a New Zealand poet, short story writer, novelist, editor, feature article writer, book reviewer and columnist. He is the author of t ...

Date of birth: 1942

Age: 82

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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21st-century New Zealand short story writers 23T

New Zealand male dramatists and playwrights 45T

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Kirk Torrance

New Zealand actor and playwright

Overview: Kirk Torrance is an actor and award-winning playwright from New Zealand, best known for his role as Wayne Judd in Outrageous Fortune. He is also a former Commonwealth Games swimmer. His debut play Strata ...

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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21st-century New Zealand dramatists and playwrights 53T

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Hone Kouka

New Zealand playwright, theatre director and producer

Overview: Hone Vivian Kouka MNZM is a New Zealand playwright. He has written 13 plays which have been staged in New Zealand and worldwide including Canada, South Africa, New Caledonia and Britain. Kouka's plays ...

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Director

Gender: Male

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21st-century New Zealand dramatists and playwrights 53T

New Zealand male dramatists and playwrights 45T

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Danny Mulheron

New Zealand actor, writer, and director

Overview: Danny Mulheron is a New Zealand actor, writer, and director who has worked in theatre, television and film.

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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21st-century New Zealand dramatists and playwrights 53T

New Zealand male dramatists and playwrights 45T

New Zealand people of German-Jewish descent 17T
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Greg McGee

New Zealand writer and playwright

Overview: Greg McGee is a New Zealand writer and playwright, who also writes crime fiction under the pseudonym Alix Bosco.

Date of birth: 1950

Age: 74

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Male

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21st-century New Zealand dramatists and playwrights 53T

New Zealand male dramatists and playwrights 45T

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Russell Kirkpatrick

New Zealand geography lecturer and writer

Overview: Russell Kirkpatrick (born 1961, Christchurch, New Zealand) is a geography lecturer and a novelist. He holds a PhD in geography from the University of Canterbury, and lectured at the University of Waikato ...

Date of birth: 1961

Age: 63

Occupation: Novelist

Gender: Male

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20th-century New Zealand male writers 111T

21st-century male writers 1,614T

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Arthur Baysting

New Zealand writer (1947–2019)

Overview: Arthur Baysting (17 April 1947 – 3 December 2019) was a New Zealand writer, producer and children's advocate. He lived in Auckland with his partner, artist Jean Clarkson. They have two grown children.

Date of birth: 17 April 1947

Date of death: 3 December 2019

Age: 72 (age at death)

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Writer

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Duncan Sarkies

New Zealand writer

Overview: Duncan Sarkies is a New Zealand screenwriter, playwright, novelist, stand-up comic and short story writer.

Nationality: New Zealander

Occupation: Comedian

Gender: Male

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Matty McLean

New Zealand TV presenter

Overview: Matthew Bruce McLean (born 29 September 1986) is a New Zealand journalist and television presenter. He is a presenter on Breakfast, and was previously a 1 News reporter. He has also worked on the television ...

Date of birth: 29 September 1986

Age: 38

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