John Callen (born 4 November 1946) is an

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-born

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actor and director. He portrayed Óin, brother of Glóin in the 2012-2014 ''

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'' film trilogy.

Career

He has performed in movies, including '' The Rainbow Warrior'' (as

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, the 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand) and TV shows, as well as directing '' The Tribe'', and lent his voice to ''

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''. He has performed in ''

Goodbye Pork Pie ''Goodbye Pork Pie'' is a 1981 New Zealand comedy film directed by Geoff Murphy, co-produced by Murphy and Nigel Hutchinson, and written by Geoff Murphy and Ian Mune. The film was New Zealand's first large-scale local hit. One book described ...

'', ''Pictures'', ''

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'', ''Feathers of Peace'', ''Fly'' (Best Actor in a Short Film), ''Treasure Island Kids'' (x3), ''Love Birds'' in 2010 (with

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and

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), and many TV series and films including ''Close to Home'', ''Pioneer Women'', ''Roche'', ''Moynihan'', ''221B Baker Street'', ''Xena – Amazon High'' (with Selma Blair and Karl Urban), ''

The Man Who Lost His Head ''The Man Who Lost His Head'' is a 2-hour comedy drama written by Mark Wallington and starring Martin Clunes about the theme of cultural repatriation. It was a joint production of TVNZ in New Zealand and ITV in the United Kingdom. Broadcas ...

'' (with

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), and ''Bliss'' (2010). He has also directed many works for television including ''

Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...

'', '' The Tribe'', ''Epitaph'', ''

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'', and ''The Kiwi Who Saved Britain'' (2010). Most recently he appeared in ''Love Knots'' and ''Good Grief'' series 2. He has performed in and/or directed more than 100 stage plays including performances as Macbeth, Shylock,

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and Claudius, and has won best actor and best supporting actor for his theatre work. He has appeared in a number of TV adverts and voiced more than 150 documentaries and thousands of adverts. He recently won NZ Actors Equity Lifetime Achievement Award.

Filmography

Films

Television

*'' Moynihan'' (1976) - Moynihan (Episode "You Can't Win 'Em All") *'' The Governor'' (1977) - Private Landers (Episode "The Lame Seagull") *'' Inside Straight'' (1984) - Bill (Episode "Episode #1.1") *''

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'' (1985) - Pat Donnelly (Episode "Cowboys") *''

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'' (1986) - Bill Aspen / Bill (4 episodes) *'' Worzel Gummidge Down Under'' (1989) - Bailiff (Episode "Them Thar Hills") *'' The Rainbow Warrior'' (1993 TV Movie) *'' Amazon High'' (1997 TV Movie) - Oba *''

Power Rangers Mystic Force ''Power Rangers Mystic Force'' is the fourteenth season of the television series ''Power Rangers'', based on the Japanese 29th ''Super Sentai'' tokusatsu series. The season premiered on February 20, 2006 as part of the Jetix block on Toon Disney. ...

'' (2006) - Mucor (voice) (Episode "Code Busters") *''

'' (2007 TV Movie) - Nigel Harrison *''

'' (2008) - Sonimax (voice) (4 episodes) *'' Moe's Christmas'' (2017 TV Movie) - Santa *''

Touch Wood Knocking on wood (also phrased touching wood) is an apotropaic tradition of literally touching, tapping, or knocking on wood, or merely stating that one is doing or intending to do so, in order to avoid "tempting fate" after making a favorable pre ...

(2019) - Grandpa Charlie (Episode "Thank You, Kind Sir")

Video Games

*'' Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords'' (2004) - Zuka

YouTube

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Callen, John New Zealand male film actors New Zealand male television actors Living people 21st-century New Zealand male actors English emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand people of British descent 1946 births