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Kirk Torrance

Acting 22 credits

Biography

Kirk Torrance is a New Zealand actor and playwright of Māori origins. He is also a former Commonwealth Games swimmer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Acting from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in Wellington.

His debut play Strata (2003) won Best New Playwright at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards. He played the lead role of Holden in the New Zealand movie Stickmen (2001) and award-winning television drama Fish Skin Suit (2003). While appearing on Outrageous Fortune, he hosted one series of a New Zealand version of The Real Hustle.

He was nominated Best Supporting Actor at the Qantas Film & Television Awards 2008 for his ex-cop role in the television series Outrageous Fortune. In 2008, he was named Sexiest Man in Auckland by Metro magazine.

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Full filmography

  • Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) as Demetrius
  • Legend of the Seeker (2008) as Krilmark
  • Power Rangers (1993) as Dr. Runga
  • Outrageous Fortune (2005) as Wayne Judd
  • The New Legends of Monkey (2018) as Master
  • Wanted (2016) as Cliff
  • Darby and Joan (2022) as Ryan Carroll
  • Head Girl (2026) as Wiremu
  • Holly's Heroes (2005) as Tony McKenzie
  • The Pact (2021) as Aaron Simpkins
  • Rūrangi (2020) as Gerald Davis
  • The Dead Lands (2020) as Kā
  • Tatau (2015) as Reverend Calcott
  • The Dark Horse (2014) as Noble
  • A Summer to Remember (2018) as Danny
  • Cousins (2021) as Older Sonny
  • Sione's 2: Unfinished Business (2012) as Cardinal Hoani
  • Stickmen (2001) as Holden
  • Siege (2012) as Heath Jones
  • Rurangi (2020) as Gerald Davis
  • Manny and Quinn (2022) as George
  • Outrageous Fortune: The Movie (2006) as Wayne Judd