Robert John Rostrevor "Robbie" Tripe (12 July 1973 – 2 November 2014) was a New Zealand stage, television and movie actor.

Biography

Background and Education

Born in

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in 1973, Tripe was educated at Huntley School in Marton and

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. He later studied acting at Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting) in 1999.

Career

Tripe appeared on stage in theatrical productions at many venues across New Zealand, and was twice nominated for best supporting actor in the

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, first for his portrayal of Peter Trofimov in ''

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'' at

Circa Theatre Circa Theatre is a professional theatre company in Wellington, New Zealand, that was established in 1976. They present a number of plays each year in their two auditoriums, and have a unique partnership and funding model with incoming shows unde ...

in 2005, and then for Bernard in ''

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'' the following year, also at Circa. He also appeared in productions of ''Noël & Gertie'' at the

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in London, and ''Te Aurarua'' at Théâtre des Trois Chênes in

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. According to

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, Tripe's theatrical highlight was in the role of Daniel in the

BATS Theatre BATS Theatre is a theatre venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Initially founded as the Bats Theatre Company in 1976, then established in its current form in 1989. BATS Theatre has seen the development of many performing arts talents of New Zeala ...

production of ''Katydid'' in 2010. Tripe's best-known television role was as lawyer Lawrence Cunningham in the New Zealand soap opera ''

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 ...

''. He also appeared in ''The Strip'' and ''

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''. On the big screen, his credits included ''The Truth About Demons'' (2000), ''

The Last Great Snail Chase ''The Last Great Snail Chase'' is a film by Edward Lynden-Bell that is set in Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between ...

'' (2007), and ''3 Mile Limit'' (2014).

Other

Tripe served for a time as vice-president of the actors' union, Equity New Zealand. Tripe died in Auckland on 2 November 2014.

References

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