Tom Hern
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Tom Hern is an actor
from Christchurch, New Zealand
. He is best known to a global audience for his role as Ram in The Tribe and Devin Del Valle in the 2004 television show Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
. He also appeared in Shortland Street
, Revelations, Interrogation
, Maddigan's Quest
, as well as in many smaller acting and presenting roles. His filmography also includes various TV and radio commercials and voiceovers.
According to his official website, Thomas Hern was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 10 December 1984. He has two older brothers and one older sister. His favourite hobbies include rapping, cooking, listening to music and rugby league.http://www.home.no/ram/FaktaEngelskTomHern.html
To his friends (and fans) Tom is also known by the name of Herndog, a long-time nickname of his.
Until 2007, Tom appeared on the long-running South Pacific Pictures New Zealand television series "Shortland Street" as Nurse Baxter Cormack. He is looking for new work opportunities in the United States as well as continuing his band project called Theodore High, with Latham Gaines
(who starred alongside Tom in Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
as Anton Mercer).
(who also starred in "The Tribe", Power Rangers: Dino Thunder as the Red Ranger Connor McKnight) and Edward Sampson.
The film has finished production and received completion funding from the New Zealand Film Commission. 'I'm Not Harry Jenson' was be released throughout New Zealand in January 2010 to strong reviews through Rialto
An international release of the title is planned through Media Luna New Films in Germany
Hern is also a co-founder and director of Four Knights Film Ltd along with James Napier
. The two have a number of feature films in development, the first set for worldwide release in 2011.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
from Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
. He is best known to a global audience for his role as Ram in The Tribe and Devin Del Valle in the 2004 television show Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
Power Rangers Dino Thunder is an American children's television series, an incarnation of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, it was adapted from a series from the long running, Japanese Super Sentai franchise, in this case the twenty-seventh, Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger...
. He also appeared in Shortland Street
Shortland Street
Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
, Revelations, Interrogation
Interrogation
Interrogation is interviewing as commonly employed by officers of the police, military, and Intelligence agencies with the goal of extracting a confession or obtaining information. Subjects of interrogation are often the suspects, victims, or witnesses of a crime...
, Maddigan's Quest
Maddigan's Quest
Maddigan's Quest was a fantasy-based television series set in a post-apocalyptic future. It was based on an original concept by Margaret Mahy and was developed for television by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang...
, as well as in many smaller acting and presenting roles. His filmography also includes various TV and radio commercials and voiceovers.
According to his official website, Thomas Hern was born in Christchurch, New Zealand on 10 December 1984. He has two older brothers and one older sister. His favourite hobbies include rapping, cooking, listening to music and rugby league.http://www.home.no/ram/FaktaEngelskTomHern.html
To his friends (and fans) Tom is also known by the name of Herndog, a long-time nickname of his.
Until 2007, Tom appeared on the long-running South Pacific Pictures New Zealand television series "Shortland Street" as Nurse Baxter Cormack. He is looking for new work opportunities in the United States as well as continuing his band project called Theodore High, with Latham Gaines
Latham Gaines
Latham Gaines is an American actor, artist and inventor. Born February 3, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama, he is the son of the novelist Charles Gaines and artist Patricia Ellisor Gaines.-Acting career:...
(who starred alongside Tom in Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
Power Rangers: Dino Thunder
Power Rangers Dino Thunder is an American children's television series, an incarnation of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, it was adapted from a series from the long running, Japanese Super Sentai franchise, in this case the twenty-seventh, Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger...
as Anton Mercer).
Recent work
Tom recently produced his first feature film 'I'm Not Harry Jenson' with long time friend James NapierJames Napier (actor)
James William Napier Robertson is a New Zealand actor, writer and film director who has appeared in several television programmes including The Tribe, Power Rangers and Shortland Street, and wrote and directed the feature film ....
(who also starred in "The Tribe", Power Rangers: Dino Thunder as the Red Ranger Connor McKnight) and Edward Sampson.
The film has finished production and received completion funding from the New Zealand Film Commission. 'I'm Not Harry Jenson' was be released throughout New Zealand in January 2010 to strong reviews through Rialto
Rialto
The Rialto is and has been for many centuries the financial and commercial centre of Venice. It is an area of the San Polo sestiere of Venice, Italy, also known for its markets and for the Rialto Bridge across the Grand Canal....
An international release of the title is planned through Media Luna New Films in Germany
Hern is also a co-founder and director of Four Knights Film Ltd along with James Napier
James Napier (actor)
James William Napier Robertson is a New Zealand actor, writer and film director who has appeared in several television programmes including The Tribe, Power Rangers and Shortland Street, and wrote and directed the feature film ....
. The two have a number of feature films in development, the first set for worldwide release in 2011.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | What Now?! PM What Now What Now is a long running New Zealand children's television program that premiered in 1981. It is filmed before a live studio audience at Whitebait Productions in Christchurch.... |
On the Scene Reporter | TV series |
| 2000 | WNTV What Now What Now is a long running New Zealand children's television program that premiered in 1981. It is filmed before a live studio audience at Whitebait Productions in Christchurch.... |
On the Scene Reporter | TV series |
| 2002–2003 | Revelations – The Initial Journey | Jess | TV series |
| 2002–2003 | The Tribe The Tribe The Tribe is a New Zealand/British post-apocalyptic fictional TV series primarily aimed at teenagers. It is set in a near-future in which all adults have been wiped out by a deadly virus, leaving the children of the world to fend for themselves. The show's focus is on an unnamed city inhabited by... |
Ram | 104 episodes |
| 2004 | Power Rangers Dino Thunder | Devin Del Valle | 38 episodes |
| 2005–2007 | Shortland Street Shortland Street Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in... |
Baxter Cormack | 33 episodes |
| 2006 | Maddigan's Quest Maddigan's Quest Maddigan's Quest was a fantasy-based television series set in a post-apocalyptic future. It was based on an original concept by Margaret Mahy and was developed for television by Gavin Strawhan and Rachel Lang... |
Bird Boy Leader | Episode: "Birdboys" |
| 2009 | I'm Not Harry Jenson | Kevin | |
| 2011 | Ice | Gang Leader | TV series |
External links
- TomHern.Com
- Latest Tom Hern News from The Tribe Cast