Peter Tait
Actor | Singer | Writer | Director
Peter Tait is a versatile actor with a rich career spanning decades. He is perhaps best known for his long standing connection to the Lord of the Rings Universe, having appeared a number of roles in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. More recently, he played series regular Tredwill in Amazon's The Rings of Power television series.
Tait's work shows his adaptability and versatility across multiple genres. He's a whizz with accents and characters, lending his talents to Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, and has had many notable roles in New Zealand productions including on Westside, The Brokenwood Mysteries, Underbelly. He has appeared in a number of critically acclaimed short films including cult horror short Kitchen Sink, and The Singing Trophy - both of which screened at Cannes, as well as making successful ventures into comedy with projects like the short film Bogans, which he wrote and co-produced.
Tait's physical presence and compelling performances continue to earn recognition as a distinct creative force in both the local and international arena.
Full Biography
2009 - Underworld: Rise of the Lycans - Gyrog - Director - Patrick Tatopoulos - Lakeshore Entertainment
2004 - Charlie - Albert Longman - Director - Malcolm Needs - Enigma Pictures
2003 - The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Shagrat / Corsair Captain - Director - Peter Jackson - New Line Cinema
2001 - Back River Road - Inspector Charlie - Director - Peter Tait
1995 - Der Flug des Albatros - Digby - Director - Werner Eyer - Portman Productions
1993 - Desperate Remedies, 'Chorus #16 - Director/s - Stuart Main & Peter Welch - Avalon / NFU Studios
1992 - Blue Black Permanent - Boatman - Director Margeret Tait - British Film Institute
1990 - Never Say Die - Gunman - Director - Geoff Murphy - Everard Films
1989 - Zilch! - Eric - Director - Richard Riddiford
1984 - Wild Horses - Joe - Endeavour Productions, Dir: Derek Morton
1982 - Carry Me Back - Stanley - Director - John Reid - Kiwi Films
Television
2021 - 2023 - The Brokenwood Mysteries: seasons 7, 8, 9 - Doug Randall - South Pacific Pictures
2022 - Sweet Tooth: season 2 - Harvold (recurring) - Netflix
2022 - Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power - Tredwill (recurring) - Director J.A. Bayona - Amazon
2018 - Westside: season 5 - Ron - South Pacific Pictures
2018 - In Dark Places - Bowling Mate - Director - Dir: Michael Bennett - South Pacific Pictures
2017 - The Brokenwood Mysteries: season 4 - Doug Randall - South Pacific Pictures
2014 - Venus & Mars (tele-feature) - Mark Beattie - Screentime
2014 - Terry Teo - Principal Buckingham - Director - Gerard Johnstone - Semi-Professional Pictures
2014 - The Brokenwood Mysteries - Doug Randall - South Pacific Pictures
2013 - Super City: season 2 - Mick - Director - Oscar Kightley - Super Fumes Ltd
2012 - Harry - Prison Manager - Desert Road Ltd
2011 - Underbelly NZ: The Land of the Long Green Cloud - CS Chesterfield (lead) - Directors - Dir: Mike Smith & Ric Pellizerri - Screentime
1998 - Young Hercules - Mavoeb - Pacific Renaissance Pictures
1996 - Xena: Warrior Princess - Daylon - Pacific Renaissance Pictures
1988 - Talkback (tele feature) - Jim - Director - Alison Maclean
1983 - The Garlick Thrust (tele feature) - Neville - Director - John Anderson - TVNZ
Web-series/b>
2022 - Bouncers: season I - Clive - Comedy Central
2017 - Oddly Even - Lucius - Cinnamon Thieves Productions
Short Film includes/b>
2021 - Marieville - Cyrill - Director - Grant Lahood
2021 - The Man Downstairs - Colin - Director - Grant Lahood
2018 - Run Rabbit - Lead - Director- Robyn Paterson
1997 - The Bar - Lead - Director - Dorthe Scheffmann
1992 - The Singing Tropy - Hunter - Director - Grant Lahood
Voice Work/b>
Kiri & Lou (animated series): season 3 - Pete / Roberto the Rat / Kawau the Shag - Fieldwork
Musical Theatre/b>
2019 - Once the Musical - Billy - Director - Jesse Peach - Peach Theatre Company
Accents - multiple British, Australian, US