List of New Zealand actors

The following is a list of New Zealand actors.
 * Courtney Abbot (born 1989) - actress
 * Andy Anderson (born 1947) - actor
 * Michelle Ang (born 1983) - actress
 * KJ Apa (born 1997) - actor
 * Tim Balme (born 1967) - actor and screenwriter
 * Kylie Bax (born 1975) - model and actress
 * Zoë Bell (born 1978) - stuntwoman and actress
 * Manu Bennett (born 1969) - actor
 * Ken Blackburn (born 1935) - actor
 * Angela Bloomfield (born 1972) - actress
 * Jaquie Brown - actress
 * Dwayne Cameron (born 1981) - actor
 * Keisha Castle-Hughes (born 1990) - Academy Award-nominated actress
 * Lisa Chappell (born 1968) - actress
 * John Clarke (1948–2017) - actor, comedian (moved to Australia)
 * Jemaine Clement (born 1974) - half of the comedy duo Flight of the Conchords
 * Danielle Cormack (born 1970) - actress
 * Shane Cortese (born 1968) - actor
 * Russell Crowe (born 1964) - actor and singer
 * Marton Csokas (born 1966) - actor
 * Cliff Curtis (born 1964) - actor
 * Alan Dale (born 1947) - actor
 * Rhys Darby (born 1974) - actor and comedian
 * Mana Hira Davis - stunt man
 * Tammy Davis - actor
 * Peter Elliott - actor
 * Pat Evison (1924–2010) - actress
 * Barbara Ewing (born 1944) - actress
 * David Fane (born 1966) - actor and comedian
 * Deb Filler (born 1954) - actress
 * Kerry Fox (born 1966) - actress
 * Jon Gadsby (1953–2015) - actor
 * Rebecca Gibney (born 1964) - actress
 * Daniel Gillies (born 1976) - actor
 * Mark Hadlow (born 1957) - actor
 * Kate Harcourt (born 1927) - actress
 * Miranda Harcourt (born 1962) - actress
 * Lisa Harrow (born 1943) - actress
 * George Henare (born 1945) - actor
 * Martin Henderson (born 1974) - actor
 * Bruce Hopkins (born 1955) - actor, voice artist, TV presenter, MC, Action Actors founder; Lord Of The Rings
 * Rachel House (born 1971) - actress
 * Rachel Hunter (born 1969) - model
 * Michael Hurst (born 1957) - British born Actor director and writer Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and companion series Xena: Warrior Princess
 * Anna Hutchison (born 1986) - actress
 * Billy T. James (1948–1991) - comedian, actor
 * Anna Jullienne (born 1982) - actress
 * Wi Kuki Kaa (1938–2006) - actor
 * Simone Kessell (born 1975) - actress
 * Oscar Kightley (born 1969) - actor (born in Apia, Samoa)
 * Charles Knight, aka Tankboy (born 1967) - actor and live stunt performer
 * Peter Land (born 1953) - West End and Broadway actor, singer
 * Lucy Lawless (born 1968) - actress, Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus: Blood and Sand
 * Bruno Lawrence (1941–1995) - actor and musician with band Blerta (born in England)
 * Nathaniel Lees (born 1972) - actor
 * Melanie Lynskey (born 1977) - Hollywood actress
 * Robyn Malcolm (born 1965) - actress
 * James Henry Marriott (1799–1886) - actor (born in England, arrived in New Zealand 1843)
 * Rose McIver (born 1988) - actress
 * Bret McKenzie (born 1976) - half of the comedy duo Flight of the Conchords
 * Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie (born 2000) - actress
 * David McPhail (born 1945) - actor
 * Michael Miles (born 1919) - game show host
 * Temuera Morrison (born 1960) - actor
 * Ian Mune (born 1941) - actor, director, screenwriter
 * Marshall Napier (born 1951) - actor
 * Jessica Napier (born 1979) - actress
 * Sam Neill (born 1947) - actor (born in Northern Ireland, raised in New Zealand)
 * Dean O'Gorman (born 1976) - actor
 * Rena Owen (born 1962) - actress
 * Stefania LaVie Owen (born 1997) - actress (born in Miami, Florida; New-Zealand-American)
 * Anna Paquin (born 1982) - actress (born in Canada, raised in New Zealand)
 * Rawiri Paratene - actor
 * Craig Parker (born 1970) - actor, Shortland Street, Legend of the Seeker, Spartacus: Blood and Sand
 * Nyree Dawn Porter (1936–2001) - actress
 * Simon Prast (born 1962) - actor
 * Antonia Prebble (born 1984) - actress
 * Chris Rankin (born 1983) - actor
 * Greer Robson (born 1971) - actress
 * Ilona Rodgers (born 1942) - actress
 * James Rolleston (born 1997) - actor
 * Caleb Ross (born 1981) - actor
 * Alison Routledge (born 1960) - actress
 * Jay Ryan (born 1981) - actor Beauty & the Beast
 * Madeleine Sami (born 1980) - actress
 * Brian Sergent (born 1959) - actor
 * Emmett Skilton (born 1987) - actor
 * Dulcie Smart - actress
 * Kerry Smith (1953–2011) - actress
 * Kevin Smith (1963–2002) - actor
 * Miriama Smith (born 1976) - actress
 * Ewen Solon (1917–1985) - actor
 * Antony Starr (born 1975) - actor, Banshee, Outrageous Fortune, Rush, Tricky Business
 * Matthew Sunderland (born c. 1972) - actor
 * Inia Te Wiata (1915–1971) - opera singer, actor, carver
 * Selwyn Toogood (1916–2001) - actor and game show host
 * John Tui (born 1975) - actor
 * Lani Tupu (born 1955) - actor
 * Jared Turner (born 1978) - actor
 * Karl Urban (born 1972) - actor
 * Taika Waititi (born 1975) - actor, director, comedian
 * Matt Whelan - actor
 * Davina Whitehouse (1912–2002) - actress (born in the UK)
 * Annie Whittle - actress and singer
 * Brooke Williams (born 1984) - actress
 * Laura Wilson (born 1983) - actress
 * Katie Wolfe (born 1968) - actress
 * Rima Te Wiata (born 1963) - actress