Ben Van Lier
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Notes
photographs by Andi Crown
Notes
photographs by Andi Crown
Acting
Skills
Artist, Basketball, Director, Full Licence, Kick Boxing, Martial Arts, Skate Boarding, Stage Combat Training, Voice Artist, Writer, Yoga
Accents
American (standard), Australian, British, Irish, New York, RP, Scottish, Southern American
Acting Experience
Feature Film
2015Weirdos, 'Theo '
Dir: Tom Sainsbury
2009City of Souls, 'Mark'
Catalyst Dir: Tony Wright
2007The Water Horse, 'Private Rapp'
Waterhorse Productions Dir: Jay Russell
Television
2024Lost Boys of Dilworth, 'Ed Hillary'
TVNZ, Screentime Dir: Peter Berger & Mary Durham
2021Under the Vines: season I, 'Xavier'
Libertine Pictures Dir: Danny Mulheron
2020The Sounds, 'Buzz'
South Pacific Pictures Dir: Peter Stebbings
2019Power Rangers, 'Firefighter'
Power Rangers Productions Ltd Dir: Various
2018The Bad Seed, 'Newsreader '
South Pacific Pictures Dir: Various
2018A War Story (Tele-feature), 'Jouvenal'
Making Movies Ltd Dir: John Laing
2018In a Flash (Tele-feature), 'Tony McLean (lead)'
Screentime NZ Dir: Ric Pellizzeri
2016American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story, 'Eldon Sellers'
Stephen David Entertainment Dir: Various
2015Shortland Street, 'Clive Collins'
South Pacific Pictures Dir: Various
2015Hillary, 'Peter Hillary'
Great Southern Television Dir: Danny Mulheron
2012Pirates of the Airwaves (tele-feature), 'Ian Magan'
Lippy Pictures Ltd Dir: Charlie Haskell
2011Nga Reo Hou - When Sun & Moon Collide, 'Vic'
Blank Inc Media / Eyeworks Dir: Bailey Mackey & Katie Wolfe
2010The Almighty Johnsons, 'Vali'
South Pacific Pictures Dir: Various directors
Theatre
2019Sicko, 'HR Manager, Sales Clerk & Doctor'
The Basement Theatre Dir: Matt Baker
2017Nigel, 'Nigel'
Sapphire Theatre Company Dir: Blair Strang
2016Yours Truly, 'Prince Eddy'
Q Theatre Dir: Albert Belz
2016Stag Weekend, 'Tim'
Centrepoint Theatre Dir: Jeff Kingsford-Brown
2015The Great American Scream, 'Mr Crompton'
Te Pou Theatre Dir: Tainui Tukiwaho
2015The War Play, 'Phil Braithwaite'
Fortune Theatre Dir: Roy Ward
12-13Apollo 13: Mission Control, 'Jim Lovell'
USA Tour Dir: Kip Chapman
Web Series
2019Life is Easy, 'Paul'
Us People Productions Dir: Chye-Ling Huang & Cole Jenkins
2017 - presentViva La Dirt League, 'Bored / Epic NPC Man / PUBG, ‘Various’'
Dir: Adam King, Alan Morrison & Rowan Bettjeman
2018Oddly Even , 'Officer Johnson '
Cinnamon Thieves Ltd
2017Friday Night Bites, 'Man'
Flat 3 Produtions Ltd
2017The Interns, 'Daniel'
TVNZ Originals Dir: Adam King
Short Film
2019Bygones, 'Hugo'
Fraser Grut & Roger Shakes Dir: Theo Shakes
Television Commercials
2024Air New Zealand, 'Business Premier Husband'
Worldwide
2024Noel Leeming, 'Male Staff'
NZ
19-22Archgola
NZ
2018Air New Zealand 'Impossible Burger'
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