Ashton BrownFeatured Popular
MediaWorks
Power Rangers Productions Ltd, Various directors
2010 Shortland Street, 'Joel Salinger'
South Pacific Pictures, Various directors
WEB SERIES
2015 Showgirls, 'Weird Guy'
Dir. Ben Legg
2015 Sides, 'Odell Fearghas Schroder'
Dir. Grae Burton
THEATRE
Maidment Theatre, Dir. Peter Hibberdine
NZ International Comedy Festival / Wellington Fringe Festival
2015 Days Like Today, 'Gary'
Dir. Lucy Noonan
2015 35 Year Old Whiskey, 'Scruff'
Short+Sweet Auckland, Dir. Ben Moore
2014 The Emperor's New Clothes, 'The Emperor'
Dir. Sarah Somerville
2013 The Great Christmas Caper, 'Constable Candy Cane / Santa Claus'
Dir. Sarah Somerville
Herald Theatre / Short+Sweet Auckland, Dir. Patricia Phelan
2013 Sisterly Love (solo show), 'Lead'
Q Theatre, Dir. Jesse Hillford
2012 Theatre Macabre: Meat, 'Samuel'
Q Theatre, Dir. Ben Moore
2012 Bucket Boy, 'Noah Situla' (lead)
Basement Theatre, Dir. Luke Thornborough
2012 All My Clients are Lonely, 'Tom'
Basement Theatre, Dir. Tom Kane
2012 A Number Sacrificed, A Name Saved, 'Isaac Hartigan'
Basement Theatre, Dir. Ashton Brown & Tom Kane
2011 All My Clients are Lonely, 'Tom'
Herald Theatre / Short+Sweet Auckland, Dir. Tom Kane
2011 Three by 3, 'Various'
Pull Bar, Dir. Tony Forster
2010 Pentecost, 'Leo Katz'
UNITEC, Dir, John Davies
2010Much Ado About Nothing, 'Benedick'
UNITEC, Dir. Cameron Rhodes
2009Chicken or Fish, 'Various'
UNITEC, Dir. Ben Crowder
2009Sleeping Around, 'Greg'
UNITEC, Dir. Heath Jones
2008A Taste of Honey, 'Boy'
UNITEC, Dir. Heath Jones
2007South Sea Bubble, 'Christopher'
Ellerslie Theatrical Society, Dir. Jocelyn McQuaid
2005Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, 'Joseph'
St. Kentigern College, Dir. Ross Gerritson
2005Alice in Wonderland, 'The Mad Hatter'
Howick Children's & Youth Theatre, Dir. Fiona Frankun
2004Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, 'Willy Wonka'
Howick Children's & Youth Theatre, Dir. Belinda Williams
2003Children of the Poor, 'Various'
Howick Children's & Youth Theatre, Dir. Anton Bentley
2002Undermilk Wood, 'Captain Cat'
Howick Chidren's & Youth Theatre, Dir. Gair McRae
2001A Midsummer Nights Dream, 'Egeus'
Howick Children's & Youth Theatre, Dir. Fiona Frankum
2000101 Dalmations, 'Pongo'
Howick Children's & Youth Theatre, Dir. Annamarie Connors
STAND-UP COMEDY
2016 Fools Suffering Gladly, 'Comedian'
NZ International Comedy Festival
2015 Dark Side of the Afternoon, 'Comedian'
NZ International Comedy Festival
2014 Raw Comedy Quest, 'Comedian'
Raw Comedy Quest Semi Finals
2014 Stories Our Mums never Told Us, 'Comedian'
NZ International Comedy Festival
2013 Raw Comedy Quest, 'Comedian'
Raw Comedy Quest Semi Finals
SHORT FILM
2013 Search for Zog, 'Lead'Goon in Space / 48 Hour Film Festival, Dir. Christian Nicolson
2009Rubber Man
353 Productions / 48 Hour Film Festival, Dirs. Simon Morrow & Brenda Morrow
2008Bringing Disco Back to the Future, 'Lead'
353 Productions / 48 Hour Film Festival, Dir. Simon Morrow
AWARDS
2015 Best New Zealand Script for '35 Year Old Whiskey'
Short+Sweet Auckland Theatre Awards
2015 Special Award
The Wallace Foundation
2015 Judges Choice for '35 Year Old Whiskey'
Short+Sweet Auckland Theatre Awards
MUSIC VIDEO
2011 Leo, 'Dog'BARB, Dir. Joseph Harper
2011 The Switch, 'Liar' (lead)
Crash-test for Favourite Things, Dirs. Mikey Brown & Ashton Brown
TELEVISION COMMERCIALS
NZ
2015 Hammer Hardware
NZ
NZ Internet only, 4 weeks
2012 Quickflix
NZ
2011 Hammer Hardware (f/e)
NZ
TRAINING
08-10Bachelor of Performing Arts, Majoring in Acting for Screen & Stage
UNITEC Performing & Screen Arts
2005NCEA Level 3 Drama, English & Media Studies
St. Kentigern College
Feature Film
2022
The Operative, 'Liam Dreaden'
Dir: Nathan Hey
2020
Buzz Cut, 'Gorb (Lead)'
JAFO Films Dir: Martin Renner
Television
2016
Funny Girls: season II, 'IT Guy'
MediaWorks
2012
Power Rangers: Mega Force, 'Man'
Power Rangers Productions Ltd Dir: Various directors
2010
Shortland Street, 'Joel Salinger'
South Pacific Pictures Dir: Various directors
Web Series
2018
Poker face
TVNZ On Demand
Theatre
2018
The Snotgobbler, 'Gotten Gitten'
Dir: Nicci Reuben
2017
The Snotgobbler, 'Gotten Gitten'
Dir: Nicci Reuben
2017
Birthrights
Titirangi Theatre Dir: Sian Davis
2015
Only in Body, 'Sam J'
Maidment Theatre Dir: Peter Hibberdine
2015
My Sketchen Rules, 'Ensemble'
NZ International Comedy Festival / Wellington Fringe Festival
Stand Up Comedy
19-20
Ashton Brown is Not What We're Looking For
Auckland Fringe Festival, Christchurch Comedy Carnival Dir: Ben Moore
2018
Inner Dialogue
NZ International Comedy Festival
2018
Dying To Meet You
NZ International Comedy Festival Dir: Ben Moore
2017
Anxious To Meet You
NZ International Comedy Festival Dir: Ben Moore
2016
Fools Suffering Gladly, 'Comedian'
NZ International Comedy Festival
2015
Dark Side of the Afternoon, 'Comedian'
NZ International Comedy Festival
2014
Stories Our Mums never Told Us, 'Comedian'
NZ International Comedy Festival
Television Commercials
2022
Southern Cross Medical Insurance
NZ
19-20
Partners Life
NZ
2018
TVNZ OnDemand
NZ
2018
New World
NZ
2017
V Energy Drink
NZ
2016
The Warehouse
NZ
2015
Hammer Hardware
NZ
Online Commercials
2019
Partners Life
Voice Work
2023
Power Rangers, 'Jozotic'
Power Rangers Productions Ltd
2019
Power Rangers, 'Meltatron'
Power Rangers Production Ltd
2018
Power Rangers , 'Voltipede '
Power Rangers Production Ltd
Awards
2018
Best out of town show
Christchurch Comedy Carnival
2015
Best New Zealand Script for '35 Year Old Whiskey'
Short+Sweet Auckland Theatre Awards
Training
08-10
Bachelor of Performing Arts, Majoring in Acting for Screen & Stage
UNITEC Performing & Screen Arts
Skills
- Badminton
- Comedian (Stand-Up)
- Full Licence
- MC
- Guitar
- Petanque
- Presenter
- Singer
- Soccer
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Theatre Sports
- Water Skiing
- Writer
Notes:
Basic guitar only. Can drive automatic only.
Vocal Skills
- Accents:
- American (standard)
- Boston
- Bronx
- Mid-Western
- New York
- Southern American
- Australian
- Canadian
- Cockney
- RP
- Yorkshire
- Irish
- South African
Vocal Notes: