Raised in Mataroa after being born in Taihape, he attended Mataroa Primary and Palmerston North Boys' High before training at Toi Whakaari, where he earned an acting diploma in 1987. Stage work in Wellington during the 1980s led to a signature role in Gary Henderson's play Skin Tight, performed hundreds of times on tour and awarded a Scotsman Fringe First at the 1998 Edinburgh Fringe. His screen d…
