Matthew Sunderland
Actor
Known for
Matthew Sunderland has built a long career as an actor who has rarely been away from the screen for long. 'Pearl' counts among the more visible credits. Measured end to end, the working life on screen runs about 33 years. Among all the titles, 'The Lost City of Z' is the one that reached the widest audience.
Matthew Sunderland
Actor
Known for
Matthew Sunderland has built a long career as an actor who has rarely been away from the screen for long. 'Pearl' counts among the more visible credits. Measured end to end, the working life on screen runs about 33 years. Among all the titles, 'The Lost City of Z' is the one that reached the widest audience.
Movies: 25 titles
Plays Father
Pearl
2022
Plays Dan
The Lost City of Z
2017
Plays Davey
The Nightingale
2018
Plays Wiry Man
The Little Death
2014
Plays Controller / Cleaner
The Stranger
2022
Plays Tom Lovett
6 Days
2017
Plays Father
Bloody Hell
2020
Plays Steve, Barry's Brother
Backtrack
2015
Plays Wilberforce Drone 1
Under the Mountain
2009
Plays Owen
A Mistake
2023
Plays David Gray
Out of the Blue
2006
Plays Mark
Tales from the Apocalypse
2022
Plays Col Klaus Meyer
The Devil's Rock
2011
Plays Dad
Savage
2019
Plays Tramp's vocals
Woodenhead
2003
Plays Rider
Existence
2012
Plays Uncle Rory
The Weight of Elephants
2013
Plays Denis
A Song of Good
2008
Plays Chorus #15
Desperate Remedies
1993
Plays Brett
Christmas
2003
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most famous roles of Matthew Sunderland?
Matthew Sunderland is best known for roles in The Lost City of Z, Pearl, 6 Days.
How many movies has Matthew Sunderland been in?
Over a 33-year career (since 1993), Matthew Sunderland has appeared in 25 movies and 5 TV shows.
What was Matthew Sunderland's first movie?
The career of Matthew Sunderland began with Desperate Remedies (1993).
What is Matthew Sunderland's most recent movie or series?
Matthew Sunderland's most recent release is Cellar Door, which premiered on October 31, 2024.
What TV shows has Matthew Sunderland appeared in?
On television, Matthew Sunderland has appeared in Power Rangers, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Wanted, Territory.
Matthew Sunderland
Matthew "Matt" Sunderland (born c.1972) is a New Zealand actor. He performed the lead role of David Gray in the feature film Out of the Blue, based on the events of the Aramoana Massacre. At the New Zealand Screen Awards in 2008 he won Best Actor Award for this role.
Sunderland was also nominated for a Best Actor Award in the 2006 NZ Screen Awards for Natures Way, which screened In Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006.
His other feature film roles include A Song of Good, Christmas, Stringer and Woodenhead as well as more than twenty short films.
Sunderland graduated from The New Zealand Drama School Toi Whakaari in 1997 and has concentrated on New Zealand film work with numerous theatre excursions also. He has appeared at the Silo Theatre (Fool for Love, Blasted), and the Herald Theatre (Trainspotting) in Auckland, and the Court Theatre in Christchurch (Peninsula) .
Sunderland appeared in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Streets first official 90 minute episode as White Dragon in a storyline concluding the 3 year Kieran Mitchell story arc.Matthew Sunderland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia