Alistair Browning

Alistair Browning is a New Zealand actor who has won several awards for his work in film, television and theatre.

He won Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film at the 2001 New Zealand Film and Television Awards for his role in Rain.^[1]

He played the role of Damrod, a soldier of Faramir’s Rangers, in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Browning has regularly appeared in live professional theatre in New Zealand. He started his career at The Mercury Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand in 1977 as an intern, immersing himself in all aspects of theatre, including stage management, lighting, sound and special effects operation, set construction, costuming as well as acting. In 1980 he joined the Court Theatre company, playing Hamlet among many other roles and continued to work there and throughout New Zealand until the present day in a wide variety of genres from modern comedy to Classical. In 1981, he joined the core cast of The Sullivans television series in Melbourne, Australia and has since worked often in Australia in theatre, film and television. He has also performed in England at The Yvonne Arnaud, Old Vic and Shakespeare’s Globe theatres.

He is represented internationally by Johnson Laird Management.

He has received the following awards:

Best Film Shopping Rialto NZ Film Awards 2012

Best Supporting Actor Futile Attraction Microcinema Festival Chicago 2006

Best Supporting Actor Rain AFTA Film 2001

Best Production, Director Hysteria Press Critics Award 1996

Best Actor Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Press Critics Award 1995

Best Actor Angels in America Press Critics Award 1993

Best Drama Undercover Telefeature 1993

Best Actor Golden Key TVC 1986

Best Actor Bent Press Critics Award 1984

Best Actor Hamlet Press Critics Award 1980

Filmography (partial)

• Power Rangers Dino Charge (2016) - Zenowing (voice)
• Mahana (2015) - Feature MERVYN WILLIAMS Director Lee Tamahori
• Restoration(2014) - Short Film Director Tim Tsiklauri
• West of Eden (2014) - Feature Film Director Alastair Riddell
• The Calling (2012) - Short Film NZ Film School
• Shopping (2012) - Feature. TERRY. Directors Louis Sutherland, Mark Albiston. Sundance Film Festival, Grand Prix, Berlin Film Festival. Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Poster Design, NZ Rialto Film Awards
• US (2005) - Short Film MAN. Director James Blick. Nominated BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTOR, Winner BEST ACTRESS 2006 NZ Film Awards
• Luella Miller (2005) - Feature. Craig. Director Dane Giraud
• The Adventures of Spectacularman (2005) - 48Hours Film Competition. FINALIST
• Power Rangers: S.P.D. (2005) - Green Monster (voice)
• Not Only But Always (2004) Director Terry Johnson
• Power Rangers: Dino Thunder (2004) - Pollinator (voice)
• Futile Attraction (2004) - Dudley Earnsworth
• Fracture (2004 film) (2004) - Gordon Peet
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - Damrod - Director Peter Jackson
• Power Rangers: Ninja Storm (2003) - Jake
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) - Damrod - Director Peter Jackson
• Rain (2001) - Ed- Director Christine Jeffs
• Vertical Limit (2000) Feature - Ali - Director Martin Campbell
• Shortland Street (1992)- Barry Harrison
• The End of the Golden Weather (1991) - Robin Hood - Director Ian Mune
• Windrinder (1986) - Cram
• Second Time Lucky (1984) - Technician 1
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) - De Jong - Director Nagisa Oshima

References

External links

• Alistair Browning at the Internet Movie Database