Matt Ruglys

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Gender
Male
Age Range
50 - 70
Ethnicity
European
Height
173cm
Base Location
Wellington
Available In
Adelaide, Auckland, Australian Capital Territory, Brisbane, Cairns, Christchurch, Dunedin, Gold Coast, International, Melbourne, Northern NSW, Northern Territory, Perth, Queenstown, Sydney, Tasmania, Wellington
Skills
Actor, Commercial Talent, Extra (Background), Voice Artist, Writer
Hair
Grey
Eye
Brown
Memberships
Actors Equity NZ
Pdf Bio

Agent

New Zealand Agent
The Pro Actors
Phone

Feature Photo
Matt Ruglys
Feature Clip

Credits

2024

Feature Film
Board member (bg)
Caterpillar
Miss Monarch
Chelsie Preston-Crayford
Podcast
Self
Stopping To Notice podcast 200th episode
Fresh Air Productions
Oli Seymour
Podcast
Self
Cimarron 1872
Self
Feature Film
Med Tech (bg)
Avatar: Fire and Ash
20th Century Studios
James Cameron
Television
Property developer (bg)
Hui Hoppers
Three Feathers Productions
Maruia Jensen

2023

Short Film
Waiter
Double Date
Philasofikal Films
Frederick Pokai
Short Film
Edwin Oakley
Rise Up Dead Man
Knaggs Studios
Alyssa Knaggs
Short Film
Journalist
An Interview With Death
IWD
Nikky Nemzer
Feature Film
Triage Nurse
Koka
AWA Films
Kath Akuhata-Brown
Short Film
Old Bill
Post Awareness
PA
Carlos van Hooff
Short Film
Henry
Next of Kin
NoK
Olivia Lamb
Short Film
Dr Clement
Eurydice
Pluto
Acacia Wong
Corporate Work
News Anchor
NZ SAR
Otherworld
Matt Eastwood
Feature Film
Executive (bg)
Red, White and Brass
Piki Films
Damon Fepulea'i

2022

Television
Caffa (bg)
Time Bandits
Paramount
Iain Morris
Corporate Work
Presenter
Course Introductions
Open Polytechnic NZ
Reuben King
Feature Film
Commissioner's friend
1978
Clarative Media
Isaac Lee

2021

Feature Film
Villager (bg)
Barbed Wire Canoe
Centron Pictures
Jason Stutter
Corporate Work
Presenter
Green Party Event Planning
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
Tanya Piejus
Web Series
Peter Clelland
Duck Egg Blue
Torrential Films
Conan McKegg
Stage
Paul
Enigma
Khandallah Arts Theatre
Archana Sahani
Short Film
Gus Williams
Eels
Clarative Media
Isaac Lee
Short Film
Hyman Rothstein
Dead Choir Society
Downtown Spaceship
Jack Harriss
Stage
Polixenes
The Winter's Tale
Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe
John Marwick
Short Film
Usher
The Understudy
Dragongate Pictures
Elizabeth Crummett

2020

Stage
Candy
Of Mice and Men
Khandallah Arts Theatre
Tanya Piejus
Stage
Ben Ruby
Snap!
Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe
Anne Manchester
Short Film
Captain Earnest
The Haka
Izakariah Films
Isaac Lee
Short Film
Henry Griffin
The Wake
BlueShift Productions
Jack Harriss
Corporate Work
Doug
Health and Disability Commission
Film for Change Aotearoa
Jesse Gonzales

2019

Stage
Costa
A Farmhouse Called Shelter
Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe
Michaeljohn Butcher
Stage
Dr Armstrong
And Then There Were None
Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe
Lian Butcher
Stage
Jaques
As You Like It
Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe
Anne Manchester

2018

Stage
Lennox
Macbeth
Midsummer Night Players
Emmanuel Garcia
Stage
Macbeth, Lord Exeter, Borachio
Trials and Tribulations
Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe
John Marwick

Training

2024
Miriama McDowell
Le Jeu
2024
Liz Mullane, Rachel Bullock
Advanced Screen Acting
2024
Manuel Puro, The Acting Habit
4 weeks, 8 roles
2023
Equity NZ - Peter Feeney
Acting Intensive
2023
Miranda Harcourt & Emma Draper
Professional-level Acting for Adults
2023
Equity NZ - Jeremy Gordon Casting USA
Casting Hothouse Online Audition Workshop
2023
Layla Merrick-Wolf, The Acting Habit
5 Day Self-Tape Challenge
2023
Ken Rea, Toi Whakaari
Acting Masterclass
2022
Equity
Safe Stages
Sexual Harassment and Bullying Prevention
2022
Liz Mullane, Rachel Bullock
Advanced Screen Acting
2022
Manuel Puro, The Acting Habit
21 Day Self-Tape Challenge
2021
Rātā Studios
Professional-Level Acting for Adults
2021
Liz Mullane, Rachel Bullock
Advanced Screen Acting
2021
Jacque Drew, Equity Foundation
US Accent
2020
Directors' and Editors' Guild of New Zealand, Ian Hughes
Rehearsal and Performance
2020
Actors' Accent Coach, Sarah Valentine
Standard American Accent
2020
Directors' and Editors' Guild of New Zealand, Aidee Walker
Rehearsal and Performance
2019
Directors' and Editors' Guild of New Zealand, Chris Dudman
Rehearsal and Performance
2019
Perry Piercy
Actors' Workshop: A Day With Your Voice
2017
Victoria University of Wellington, KC Kelly
The Actor's Toolbox
2016
Victoria University of Wellington, KC Kelly
Bard Boosters
1988
Pineapple Dance Studios
Ballet
1968 - 1973
Lynda Whitworth, Tarrystone Youth Drama
Acting

Skills & Attributes

Shoe Size
8
Clothing Size
Male - S
Waist
79cm
Chest
93cm
Hip
94cm
Natural Accent
English
Accents
German, New Zealand, English, Cockney, American Standard, Spanish, French, Australian
Languages
French, English
Hair Length
Short
Hair Style
Straight
Sport
Swimming, Cricket, Scuba Diving, Sailing, Touch Football, Soccer, Body Boarding , Rowing, Baseball, Archery
Drivers Licences
Car
Professional Skills
Actor, Commercial Talent, Extra (Background), Voice Artist, Writer

Media

Public Media
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Public Media
2:18
Public Media
1:17
Public Media
1:32

Photos


Notes

Autocue/teleprompter/VO/ADR experience. Camera operator, underwater camera operator, stock photographer, commercial diver (Scuba, NitrOx, Rebreather), mariner (sail & power), naval and military training and experience, firearms, sword handling, and archery, HUET ("Dunker") trained, professional scientist (marine biology, zoology, oceanography, meteorology, immunology, bacteriology).