Mark Wright (actor)

Mark Wright is a New Zealand actor. He is best known for starring in Shortland Street and the Power Rangers franchise.[1]

Mark Wright
OccupationActor and voice actor

Biography

He was raised in St Heliers and educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland, Selwyn College, Auckland, and Toi Whakaari.[2] He graduated from Toi Whakaari with a Diploma in Acting in 1985.[3] He was a stage actor in Wellington, and his first television appearance was as Mick Ryan in Peppermint Twist.[2]

He was the 1994 TV Guide Television Award for Best Performer in an Entertainment Programme and the 1996 TV Guide Best Actor Award.[2]

In 1996, a complaint was made to the New Zealand Advertising Standards Complaints Board about a Redskins advertisement aired on New Zealand television. The advertisement featured Wright dressed in American Indian clothing and assuming an accent. A mock drumbeat featured on the soundtrack. Despite protest from Nestlé New Zealand that the advertisement was inoffensive, the Board upheld the complaint.[4]

Personal life

In 2017, Wright announced that he would sell his collection of film memorabilia.[1]

Wright is also a professional speaker.[2]

Filmography

Television roles
1994
  • That Comedy Show[2]
1995
  • Sportsnight[2]
  • Comedy Central[2]
1998
  • Newsflash[2] - Leonard Foxx
2003
2019
Undated
  • Peppermint Twist, Mick Ryan.[2]
  • Shark in the Park[2]
  • Shortland Street[1] - 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 - Ben's Father

Voice-over roles

Movie roles
  • Alex - Female Commentator
  • Kevin Rampenbacker and the Electric Kettle - Kevin
  • I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Bill
  • Her Majesty - Freezing Works Foreman

Theatre
Undated

References
  1. "New Zealand actor Mark Wright selling 500-piece collection of rare television and movie memorabilia".
  2. "Mark Wright | NZ on Screen".
  3. "Graduate". www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. Kennedy, E. 'Complaints board upholds ruling against sweets ad', The Dominion, 1 July 1996.


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