Kirk Torrance
Acting
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.
Known For
Xena: Warrior Princess
TV • 1995
Power Rangers
TV • 1993
Legend of the Seeker
TV • 2008
Wanted
TV • 2016
The New Legends of Monkey
TV • 2018
Darby and Joan
TV • 2022
Outrageous Fortune
TV • 2005
Holly's Heroes
TV • 2005
Tatau
TV • 2015
The Pact
TV • 2021
Rūrangi
TV • 2020
The Dead Lands
TV • 2020
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business
MOVIE • 2012
Cousins
MOVIE • 2021
The Dark Horse
MOVIE • 2014
A Summer to Remember
MOVIE • 2018
Stickmen
MOVIE • 2001
Siege
MOVIE • 2012