Byron Coll
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| Byron Coll | |
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| Born | Byron Anthony Coll Christchurch, New Zealand |
| 💼 Occupation | Actor |
| 📆 Years active | 2008–present |
| Twitter= | |
Byron Anthony Coll is a New Zealand film, theatre and television actor. He has appeared in television series such as BBC's The Luminaries, NBC's La Brea, Cowboy Bebop on Netflix, and New Zealand feature films such as Nude Tuesday, Muru, Shadow in the Cloud and Uproar.
Early life[edit]
Coll was born in Christchurch. He discovered acting at high school and subsequently undertook a Bachelor of Performing Arts at Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School,[1] graduating in 2007.[2]
Career[edit]
Coll has appeared in numerous New Zealand theatre productions including the national tour of the play HEAT,[3] NZ Opera's The Mikado, and the 2017 musical Pleasuredome alongside Lucy Lawless.[1][4]
Coll made his feature film debut in Gaylene Preston's Home By Christmas in 2010.[5]
In 2013, he starred in New Zealand feature film Shopping which screened at Sundance Film Festival and won Best Film at the 2013 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards.[6] In the same year, he appeared in Jane Campion's television series Top of the Lake.[7]
From 2013 to 2017, Coll was most well-known to New Zealand audiences as Tim, the All Blacks superfan in a series of popular Mastercard commercials.[8][9][10]
In 2014, Coll played the WWI conscientious objector Mark Briggs in the New Zealand telemovie Field Punishment No.1
In 2020, he played Charlie Frost in the BBC television series The Luminaries – an adaptation of Eleanor Catton's novel of the same name. The same year, he played Scottish RAF crew member Terence Taggart in Roseanne Liang's action horror Shadow in the Cloud alongside Chloë Grace Moretz. In 2021, Coll played Mark Manley in the television series Cowboy Bebop on Netflix.
In 2022, he starred in New Zealand comedy film Nude Tuesday, written by Jackie van Beek and Armağan Ballantyne and directed by Ballantyne. He also appeared in Muru, a New Zealand action-drama film about the 2007 New Zealand police raids of the Ngāi Tūhoe community of Rūātoki. In the same year he appeared in NBC science fiction drama series La Brea, as Professor Franklin Marsh.
Coll is a regular cast member on sketch comedy series from Viva La Dirt League.
In 2023, Coll starred New Zealand feature film Uproar[11]. He will appear in Christine Jeff's A Mistake, and Rachel House's debut feature The Mountain.[12][13]
Coll is also a fine art photographer and was one of Capture Magazine's Top 20 Emerging Photographers in Australasia in the Landscape category.[14][15]
Filmography[edit]
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Home By Christmas | Hoppy | Feature film |
| 2013 | Shopping | Lindsay | Feature film |
| 2013 | Jack the Giant Slayer | Soldier | Feature film |
| 2014 | Dive | George | Short film |
| 2019 | Daffodils | Stuart | Feature film |
| 2019 | Guns Akimbo | Skizm Goon | Feature film |
| 2020 | This Town | Tony | Feature film |
| 2020 | Shadow in the Cloud | Terence Taggart | Feature film |
| 2022 | Nude Tuesday | Finnius | Feature film |
| 2022 | Muru | Jarrod | Feature film |
| 2023 | Uproar | Bullivant | Feature film |
| TBA | The Mountain † | Hugh | Feature film |
| TBA | A Mistake † | Jason Latham | Feature film |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Skyrunners | Mr Hiddlebaum | TV Movie |
| 2010 | Tangiwai: A Love Story | Stan Avery | TV Movie |
| 2013 | Woodville | Sid | Web series |
| 2014 | Bored | Byron | Web series |
| 2014 | Field Punishment No.1 | Mark Briggs | TV Movie |
| 2016 | Terry Teo | Sgt. Phipps | TV series |
| 2017 | Power Ranger Ninja Steel | Redbot | TV series |
| 2018 | Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel | Clint | TV series |
| 2019 | Educators | Sex Ed Teacher | TV series |
| 2019 | Wellington Paranormal | Unhelpful Fisherman | TV series |
| 2020 | The Luminaries | Charlie Frost | TV series |
| 2020 | Inside | Gary | TV series |
| 2021 | D&D Logic | Wizard | Web series |
| 2021 | Cowboy Bebop | Mark Manley | TV series |
| 2021 | Last at 11 | Manny Sullivan | TV series |
| 2022 | The Brokenwood Mysteries | Pablo Piccante | TV series |
| 2022 | La Brea | Franklin Marsh | TV series |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 BEYNEN, JACK VAN (2017-03-05). "How Cantabrian Byron Coll, that guy from the Mastercard ads, got into opera". Stuff. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ "Graduate". www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ Benson, Nigel (2010-10-14). "Naked feet happy but knees not so good". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ↑ Wilson, Simon (2017-09-30). "Pleasuredome is a funkadelic musical aiming to make it from Avondale to Vegas". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ↑ Screen, NZ On. "Byron Coll | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ↑ Screen, NZ On. "Shopping | Film | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ Screen, NZ On. "Byron Coll | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ "Carter's epic All Blacks prank revealed". NZ Herald. 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ "Superfan splits sides and steals hearts in winning ad". NZ Herald. 2023-10-09. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ↑ Fox, Rebecca (2016-05-05). "A night with Richie's mate". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ↑ Screen, NZ On. "Uproar | Film | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ↑ "Byron Coll – IMC". Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ reporter, Regional (2023-05-16). "New film featuring Taranaki Maunga will be Rachel House's directing debut". Stuff. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ "Australasia's Top Emerging Photographers Awards 2019 Winners - Capture magazine". www.capturemag.com.au. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
- ↑ "Lion Rock Management". lionrock.nz. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
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