William Kircher (born 23 May 1958) is a New Zealand actor. William Kircher first came to prominence in New Zealand television in the police drama series ''

Shark in the Park ''Shark in the Park'' is a New Zealand police procedural. It revolved around the professional and private lives of a group of officers at a Wellington police station under the command of Inspector Brian "Sharky" Finn. The title came from the i ...

''.

Life and career

Kircher is married to Nicole Chesterman Kircher and they have four daughters. Kircher lied about his age when applying to Toi Whakaari, the New Zealand Drama School, so he was only 18 when he graduated two years later. He graduated with a Diploma in Acting in 1976. In the late 1990s, Kircher shifted his focus away from acting toward production, singing, and executive management. In 2003, he went into partnership to form ScreenAdventures, a movie company. He returned to acting in 2006 in the film '' Out of the Blue'' which was based on the true story of the

Aramoana massacre The Aramoana massacre was a spree shooting that occurred on 13 November 1990 in the small seaside township of Aramoana, northeast of Dunedin, New Zealand. Resident David Gray killed 13 people including local police Sergeant Stewart Guthrie, o ...

. Kircher appeared in the film adaptations of ''The Hobbit'' as the dwarf Bifur. In 2018 he directed Steven Dietz's play Trust in North Hollywood with Zachary Cowan, Caroline Henry, Elizabeth Izzo, Paul McGee, Caroline Simone O’Brien and Heidi Rhodes.

Filmography

Television

Films

References

External links

* 1958 births 20th-century New Zealand male actors 21st-century New Zealand male actors Living people New Zealand male film actors New Zealand male television actors {{NewZealand-actor-stub Toi Whakaari alumni