Peter Tait
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 across 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.
Peter is 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 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.
Peter's physical presence and compelling performances continue to earn him recognition as a distinct creative force in both the local and international arena.
Hair Colour
Grey / Balding
Location
Auckland | Tāmaki Makaurau
Age Range
50 - 65
Ethnicity
New Zealand European
Height
180cm
Eye Colour
Hazel
Full CV
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Film
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
2025 - Small Town Scandal: season 1 - Bruce (core-cast) - Miss Scandal Films
2021 - 2025 - The Brokenwood Mysteries: seasons 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 - Doug Randall (recurring) - 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 - 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
2022 - Bouncers: season 1 - Clive - Comedy Central
2017 - Oddly Even - Lucius - Cinnamon Thieves Productions
Musical Theatre
2019 - Once the Musical - Billy (lead) - Director - Jesse Peach - Peach Theatre Company
Live Entertainment
Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit: in concert - Presenter/Host - Lancelot Productions
Short Film includes
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 includes
Kiri & Lou (animated series): season 3 - Pete / Roberto the Rat / Kawau the Shag - Fieldwork -
Director, Writer
Accents - multiple British, Australian, US
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