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Ken Blackburn
Horfield, Bristol, England, UK
Kenneth Colster Blackburn MNZM (born 1935) is a New Zealand actor and writer. He has worked in film, television, radio and theatre in New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdo…
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Kenneth Colster Blackburn MNZM (born 1935) is a New Zealand actor and writer. He has worked in film, television, radio and theatre in New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom since 1972. In an impressively wide-ranging career spanning more than 40 years Ken has worked in film, television, radio and theatre. Ken has appeared in many of New Zealand’s most iconic TV shows including Xena: Warrior Princess, Farscape, Close To Home, Gliding On and Shortland Street. His film credits include pioneering feature Skin Deep, The Frighteners, King Kong and Rest for the Wicked. Ken’s stage credits are also extensive. In 1999 his performance as Vladimir in Waiting for Godot earned him the Best Actor award at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards. In 2005 he was awarded the Queen's Birthday Honours List for Services to the Performing Arts. Ken most recently performed in Circa Theatre’s 2017 production of Three Days in the Country. As well as his successful career as an actor in New Zealand, the UK and Australia, Ken has also directed stage, film, television and radio productions. His autobiographical book Blitz Kids was published by the BBC in 1995.
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2026
Alice and Steve
TV show Barry
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2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
TV show Tar-Palantir
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2022
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
Movie Tar-Palantir
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2021
Sweet Tooth
TV show Paul
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2015
Sunset Song
Movie Galt
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2015
Slow West
Movie Josh McKenzie
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2014
The Brokenwood Mysteries
TV show Edward Alderston
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2011
Antonio's Secret
Movie Antonio Berglas
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2010
Day Trip
Movie Barman
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2008
Legend of the Seeker
TV show Brother Joseph
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1996
The Frighteners
Movie Dr. Kamins
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1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
TV show King Menelaus
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1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
TV show Atreus
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1993
White Fang
TV show Hank
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1992
Shortland Street
TV show Sir Bruce Warner
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1977
The Governor
TV show Admiral Henry Keppell
