Mark Wright is a New Zealand actor, comedic entertainer, writer, and raconteur. He is a Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School graduate. He is an international Theatresports champion, has appeared for every professional theatre company in New Zealand, and toured extensively throughout Australasia. Notably: ''The Rocky Horror Show'', ''Bouncers'', ''A Way Of Life'', and ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream''. He has featured in some 40 different television series/programmes/specials and has won two New Zealand Film & Television awards – both for best performance. Recent theatrical appearances include
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Court Theatre

8 Gigabytes of Hardcore Pornography - Silo Theatre
* The Audience & 6 Degrees of Separation -Auckland Theatre Co.
Ladies Night - Centrepoint Theatre
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In June 2022, Wright premiered a new wor
'The Gallipoli Monologues'
(now titled
Voices From Gallipoli
) to great audience and critical acclaim. His films include '' Murder in Greenwich'', ''

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'', ''Dirty Dave'', ''I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry'', and ''

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''. His television credits including ''Peppermint Twist'', ''The Billy T James Show'', ''Issues'' with McPhail and Gadsby, ''That Comedy Show'', ''

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'', and ''Newsflash''. He has played three different characters on the iconic New Zealand series ''

Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand Prime time, prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital. The show was first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992 and is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, be ...

'' and also appeared on ''

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'', ''

Amazing Extraordinary Friends ''The Amazing Extraordinary Friends'' is a New Zealand superhero television series featuring the adventures of a modern-day superhero teenage boy and his friends. The protagonist is a teenage boy called Ben Wilson who finds out about a superher ...

'', ''Power Rangers'', ''Nothing Trivial'', ''Terry Teo'', ''

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'', and as the voices of Moa, Ichtheo and Niblicks on the animated serie
Kiri & Lou

Biography

He was raised in

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and educated at

Sacred Heart College, Auckland Sacred Heart College is a state-integrated secondary school in Auckland, New Zealand. It is a Catholic, Marist College set on of land in Glen Innes. History The college was opened on 21 June 1903, in Ponsonby, by the Marist Brothers. It ...

Selwyn College, Auckland Selwyn College () is a co-educational state secondary school in Kohimarama, Auckland, New Zealand. History Selwyn College was built in 1956 to service Auckland's rapidly growing suburban sprawl during the post-war population boom and newly de ...

, and

Toi Whakaari Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School is New Zealand's national drama school. It was established in 1970 and is located in Wellington, New Zealand, in the Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre. Toi Whakaari offers training in acting, costume constru ...

. He graduated from Toi Whakaari with a Diploma in Acting in 1985. He was a stage actor in Wellington, and his first television appearance was as Mick Ryan in ''Peppermint Twist''. He was the 1994 TV Guide Television Award for Best Performer in an Entertainment Programme and the 1996 TV Guide Best Actor Award. Wright is also a professional speaker. His wife is Natalie Wright (nee Dennis) who played Shelley Crombie on Shortland Street from 1998-2001.https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/shortland-street-family-reunites-a-generation-on/KX3XOC43S4G7746XCHWQNFXZQA/

Filmography

Television roles

;1994 ;* ''That Comedy Show'' ; 1995 *''Sportsnight'' *''

'' ;1998 *'' Newsflash'' - Leonard Foxx ;2003 *''

Power Rangers Ninja Storm ''Power Rangers Ninja Storm'' is a television series and the eleventh season of the ''Power Rangers'' franchise, based on the 26th Super Sentai series '' Ninpu Sentai Hurricaneger''. The season marked a series of firsts in the franchise, being ...

'' - Businessman ;2019 *''

Power Rangers Beast Morphers ''Power Rangers Beast Morphers'' is the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh seasons of the American television program ''Power Rangers''. The first season premiered on Nickelodeon on March 2, 2019, while the second season premiered on February 22, 2 ...

'' - General Burke ; Undated *''Peppermint Twist'', Mick Ryan. *''

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 in ...

'' *''

'' - Nurse Gary Fraser *''The Billy T James Show'' - Nigel Fitchurch *'' 1990: The Issues'' - Various Characters *'' Issues'' - Various Characters *'' More Issues'' - Various Characters *'' City Life'' - Derek Gillespie *''

The Amazing Extraordinary Friends ''The Amazing Extraordinary Friends'' is a New Zealand superhero television series featuring the adventures of a modern-day superhero teenage boy and his friends. The protagonist is a teenage boy called Ben Wilson who finds out about a superher ...

'' - Ben's Father

Voice-over roles

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Meet the Feebles ''Meet the Feebles'' (also known as ''Frogs of War'' in New Zealand as the film's English fake working title) is a 1989 New Zealand adult puppet musical black comedy film directed by Peter Jackson, and written by Jackson, Fran Walsh, Stephen ...

'' - Sid the Elephant, The Masked Masochist, Louie the Dog, The Fish, Poodle, Bartender, Crab, Chorus-girls (voices) *''The Great Kiwi Video Show'' - Voices *''

'' - Amphibidor, Bopp-A-Roo, Mr. Ratwell (voices) *''

Power Rangers Dino Thunder ''Power Rangers Dino Thunder'' is the twelfth season of the television series, ''Power Rangers''. This i ...

'' - Rojobot, White Terrorsaurus/White Terrorsaurus II (voices) *''

Power Rangers S.P.D. ''Power Rangers S.P.D.'' was the thirteenth season of the television series ''Power Rangers'' and is based on the 28th Super Sentai series ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger''. The initials in the title stand for "Space Patrol Delta"; in ''Dekaranger'' ...

'' - Rhinix, T-Top, Katana (voices) *''

Power Rangers Mystic Force ''Power Rangers Mystic Force'' is the fourteenth season of the television series ''Power Rangers'' and is based on the 29th ''Super Sentai'' tokusatsu series '' Mahō Sentai Magiranger''. The season premiered on February 20, 2006 as part of the ...

'' - Warmax (voice) *''

Power Rangers Operation Overdrive ''Power Rangers Operation Overdrive'' is the fifteenth season of the television franchise ''Power Rangers''. The season uses footage and other material from the 30th ''Super Sentai'' series ''GoGo Sentai Boukenger'', which celebrates the thirti ...

'' - Magmador (voice) *''

Power Rangers Jungle Fury ''Power Rangers Jungle Fury'' is the sixteenth season of the American television series '' Power Rangers'', and is an adaptation of '' Juken Sentai Gekiranger'', the thirty-first Japanese ''Super Sentai'' series. The season premiered on Februa ...

'' - Scorch (voice) *''

Power Rangers Samurai ''Power Rangers Samurai'' is the eighteenth season of the children's television series ''Power Rangers'', which is based on the Japanese ''Super Sentai Series''. The season was the first to be produced by Saban Capital Group, SCG Power Rangers, a ...

'' - Rofer, Epoxar (voices) *''

Power Rangers Megaforce ''Power Rangers Megaforce'' is the twentieth season of the long-running television series ''Power Rangers''. The show is produced by Saban Brands and began airing on Nickelodeon on February 2, 2013. The show was part of the ''Power Rangers'' 20t ...

'' - Argus, Rotox, Rotox DX (voices) *''

Power Rangers Dino Super Charge ''Power Rangers Dino Charge'' is the twenty-second season of the long-running television program ''Power Rangers''. Using footage, costumes and props from Japanese 37th Super Sentai Series ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger'', it is the first season to ...

'' - Hookbeard, Doomwing (voices) *''

Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel ''Power Rangers Ninja Steel'' is the twenty-fourth season of the television program ''Power Rangers''. The season was produced primarily using footage, costumes, and props from Japanese 39th Super Sentai series ''Shuriken Sentai Ninninger'' w ...

'' - Deceptron (voice) *''

'' - Clawtron (voice) *''

Power Rangers Dino Fury ''Power Rangers Dino Fury'' are the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth seasons of the American television series ''Power Rangers''. The first season premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on February 20, 2021, and concluded on December 18, 20 ...

'' - Trawler (voice) *''

Power Rangers Cosmic Fury ''Power Rangers Cosmic Fury'' is the thirtieth season of the American television series ''Power Rangers''. The season was announced on August 28, 2022, and premiered on Netflix on September 29, 2023. ''Cosmic Fury'' uses some footage from '' Uc ...

'' - Doodrip (voice)

Movie roles

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'' - Male Commentator *'' Kevin Rampenbacker and the Electric Kettle'' - Kevin *''

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1949. The song has been covered by a wide range of musicians. Authorship and production Various writers quoted Williams ...

'' - Bill *''

'' - Freezing Works Foreman *'' Murder in Greenwich'' *''

A Minecraft Movie ''A Minecraft Movie'' is a 2025 American fantasy film, fantasy Adventure film, adventure comedy film based on the 2011 video game ''Minecraft'' by Mojang Studios. It was directed by Jared Hess and written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil ...

'' - HR Person

Theatre

*''

The Rocky Horror Show ''The Rocky Horror Show'' is a Musical theatre, musical with music, lyrics and book by Richard O'Brien. A humorous tribute to various B movies associated with the Science fiction film, science fiction and Horror film, horror genres from the 193 ...

'' *'' A Way of Life''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Mark New Zealand male voice actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) New Zealand male television actors New Zealand male film actors New Zealand male soap opera actors People educated at Selwyn College, Auckland People educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland Toi Whakaari alumni