Jared Turner
Encyclopedia
Jared Turner is a New Zealand
actor, best known for his roles as teacher, Ben Maddox in Go Girls
and as Ty Johnson on the television series, The Almighty Johnsons
. He is also recognised on New Zealand TV screens for hosting the energy saving commercials, "Energy Spot".
, Taranaki, New Zealand, his family moved to Sydney, Australia in 1980. He graduated from Theatre Nepean, University of Western Sydney
in 2000.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
actor, best known for his roles as teacher, Ben Maddox in Go Girls
Go Girls
Go Girls is a New Zealand comedy/drama television series centering around four adult friends, Amy, Britta, Cody and Kevin, who live on the North Shore, Auckland...
and as Ty Johnson on the television series, The Almighty Johnsons
The Almighty Johnsons
The Almighty Johnsons is a New Zealand fantasy comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and is produced by South Pacific Pictures. It began airing its first season of ten episodes in New Zealand on February 8, 2011....
. He is also recognised on New Zealand TV screens for hosting the energy saving commercials, "Energy Spot".
Early life
Born in New PlymouthNew Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
, Taranaki, New Zealand, his family moved to Sydney, Australia in 1980. He graduated from Theatre Nepean, University of Western Sydney
University of Western Sydney
The University of Western Sydney, also known as UWS, is a multi-campus university in the Greater Western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in 2000.
Television
- Home and AwayHome and AwayHome and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
– Kid (unknown episode) - All SaintsAll Saints (TV series)All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
(2002) – Brett Davis (Season 5, Ep. 8 – All Choked Up) - Outrageous FortuneOutrageous Fortune (TV series)Outrageous Fortune was a New Zealand comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and was produced by South Pacific Pictures...
(2007) – Trent (Season 3, Ep.13 – To Sleep; No More) - Power Rangers: Jungle FuryPower Rangers: Jungle FuryPower Rangers Jungle Fury is the sixteenth installment in the American children's television series Power Rangers. Toy merchandising in the U.S. began in November 2007 and the show premiered on February 18, 2008, and uses footage from Juken Sentai Gekiranger, the thirty-first Japanese Super Sentai...
(2008) – Whiger (Voice) - Go GirlsGo GirlsGo Girls is a New Zealand comedy/drama television series centering around four adult friends, Amy, Britta, Cody and Kevin, who live on the North Shore, Auckland...
(2009) – Ben Maddox - The Almighty JohnsonsThe Almighty JohnsonsThe Almighty Johnsons is a New Zealand fantasy comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and is produced by South Pacific Pictures. It began airing its first season of ten episodes in New Zealand on February 8, 2011....
(2011-) – Ty Johnson
Film
- Basilisk Stare (2003) – Spike
- FractureFracture (2004 film)Fracture is a 2004 New Zealand film written and directed by Larry Parr and based on the novel by Maurice Gee. The film is set in Wellington and stars Kate Elliott, Jared Turner and Australian John Noble...
(2004) – Brent Rosser - In Too DeepIn Too DeepIn Too Deep may refer to:* Degrassi: In Too Deep, promotional title for Degrassi season 10* In Too Deep , a 1999 crime thriller film* In Too Deep , a novel written by Jude Watson; one of the 39 Clues series...
(2004) – Sales Assistant - Reckless Behaviour: Caught on Tape (2007) – Fireman
- 30 Days of Night30 Days of Night (film)30 Days of Night is a 2007 American horror film based on the comic book miniseries of the same name. The film is directed by David Slade and stars Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, and Danny Huston...
(2007) – Aaron - Coffee & Allah (2007) – Cafe Manager
- Underworld: Rise of the LycansUnderworld: Rise of the LycansUnderworld: Rise of the Lycans is a 2009 American film directed by Patrick Tatopoulos. It is the third installment in the Underworld series, focusing primarily on the origins of some characters and the events leading to the Vampire-Lycan war, depicted in the previous films Underworld and...
(2009) – Xristo
Theatre Credits
- No Worries (Theatre Nepean), Theatre Nepean (1999) – Ensemble
- Alice's Adventures Underground (Theatre Nepean), Theatre Nepean (1999) – Lewis CarrollLewis CarrollCharles Lutwidge Dodgson , better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll , was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, as well as the poems "The Hunting of the...
- Richard IIRichard II (play)King Richard the Second is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to be written in approximately 1595. It is based on the life of King Richard II of England and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the Henriad, followed by three plays concerning Richard's...
(Theatre Nepean), Footbridge Theatre (2000) – Earl of SalisburyEarl of SalisburyEarl of Salisbury is a title that has been created several times in British history. It has a complex history, being first created for Patrick de Salisbury in the middle twelfth century. It was eventually inherited by Alice, wife of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster...
/ William Bagot / Sir Pierce of Exton - The Playboy of the Western WorldThe Playboy of the Western WorldThe Playboy of the Western World is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge and first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on January 26, 1907. It is set in Michael James Flaherty's public house in County Mayo during the early 1900s...
(Theatre Nepean), Footbridge Theatre (2000) – Christy Mahon - Jake & Pete (Theatre of Image), Manitoba Theatre for Young PeopleManitoba Theatre for Young PeopleManitoba Theatre for Young People is a theatre for children and young adults in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was originally founded in 1965 as Actors' Showcase and incorporated in 1977. In 1982, it became a professional theatre devoted to young people...
(2001) – Jake - Get the Message (Co. Theatre Physical) (2001) – Jared
- Blue Heart (Siren Theatre Co.), Griffin Theatre CompanyGriffin Theatre CompanyGriffin Theatre Company is an Australian theatre specialising in new writing. It is the resident theatre company at the SBW Stables Theatre in Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia...
(2001) – Lewis - Search and Destroy (New TheatreNew Theatre (Newtown)The New Theatre is an independent theatre company in the inner western Sydney suburb of Newtown, Australia. Established in October 1932, it is the oldest theatre company in continuous production in New South Wales...
), New Theatre (Newtown)New Theatre (Newtown)The New Theatre is an independent theatre company in the inner western Sydney suburb of Newtown, Australia. Established in October 1932, it is the oldest theatre company in continuous production in New South Wales...
, NewtownNewtown, New South WalesNewtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west is located approximately four kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, straddling the local government areas of the City of Sydney and Marrickville Council in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
(2001) – Robert/Pamfilo - Solitude in Blue (Glass Theatre), Griffin Theatre CompanyGriffin Theatre CompanyGriffin Theatre Company is an Australian theatre specialising in new writing. It is the resident theatre company at the SBW Stables Theatre in Kings Cross, Sydney, Australia...
(2002) – Colin - Six Pack (New TheatreNew Theatre (Newtown)The New Theatre is an independent theatre company in the inner western Sydney suburb of Newtown, Australia. Established in October 1932, it is the oldest theatre company in continuous production in New South Wales...
), Sydney Opera HouseSydney Opera HouseThe Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
(2002) – Mark - The Castle (New TheatreNew Theatre (Newtown)The New Theatre is an independent theatre company in the inner western Sydney suburb of Newtown, Australia. Established in October 1932, it is the oldest theatre company in continuous production in New South Wales...
), New Theatre (Newtown)New Theatre (Newtown)The New Theatre is an independent theatre company in the inner western Sydney suburb of Newtown, Australia. Established in October 1932, it is the oldest theatre company in continuous production in New South Wales...
, NewtownNewtown, New South WalesNewtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west is located approximately four kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, straddling the local government areas of the City of Sydney and Marrickville Council in the state of New South Wales, Australia....
(2003) – Brian - Pirandello's The Rules of the Game (Tamarama Rock SurfersTamarama Rock SurfersThe Tamarama Rock Surfers are an independent theatre company who operate out of the Old Fitzroy Hotel in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia, and beyond. Formed by a collection of local actor/surfers in 1998, they felt at the time there was lack of a platform for new voices in the industry...
), Darlinghurst TheatreDarlinghurst TheatreDarlinghurst Theatre is an independent company situated in Potts Point, Sydney. Current CEO and artistic director Glenn Terry established the company in 1993 initially as an inner-city drama school. Darlinghurst Theatre productions were originally based at the Wayside Theatre in Kings Cross. A...
(2003) – Dr. Spiga - Stepping Into Shadows, Darlinghurst TheatreDarlinghurst TheatreDarlinghurst Theatre is an independent company situated in Potts Point, Sydney. Current CEO and artistic director Glenn Terry established the company in 1993 initially as an inner-city drama school. Darlinghurst Theatre productions were originally based at the Wayside Theatre in Kings Cross. A...
(2004) – Matt - Motel Nights (APC), Herald Theatre Aotea CentreAotea CentreThe Aotea Centre is a performing arts and events centre / theatre in the Auckland CBD, Auckland City, New Zealand. Located at the western edge of Aotea Square, off Queen Street, the centre provides cultural venue space in the heart of the city and is managed by 'The Edge'...
(2007) – Ensemble - The Arrival (Red Leap Theatre), Auckland Civic TheatreAuckland Civic TheatreThe Auckland Civic Theatre is a large heritage theatre seating 2,378 people in central Auckland, New Zealand. First opened on 20 December 1929, it was reopened in 2000 after a major renovation and conservation effort...
(2009) – Ensemble