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Interview with Show Me Shorts winner Cameron Rhodes
Interview with Show Me Shorts winner Cameron Rhodes
| StarNow: | Congratulations on winning Best Actor at the Show Me Shorts festival – how did it feel when they announced you as the winner?
| | Cameron Rhodes: | It was great! I was fairly surprised, as the other nominees were all extremely strong and Brave Donkey has polarised audiences! But the acknowledgement was a thrill! |
| StarNow: | What made you choose the role of Brian in Brave Donkey? | | Cameron Rhodes: | I felt the role was very challenging but also funny and hopefully moving. The audition went well and I instantly liked Gaysorn, the director. As it panned out, I was offered the part! |
| StarNow: | Can you tell us about yourself? How did you get started in the entertainment industry? | | Cameron Rhodes: | I did shows at the Hutt Rep and Downstage Youth Theatre in Wellington when I was at school. I was hooked on acting from about 15 and hellbent on going to drama school! I got into Toi Whaakari, The NZ Drama School at 18 (my class included Robyn Malcolm, Kerry Fox, Jed Brophy). After graduating, I worked at Downstage in the company and was in a number of co-op shows at Bats. I then worked at the Mercury and Watershed in Auckland. In the late 90’s I toured NZ with the NZ Actor’s Company. Lately I’ve worked at the ATC, Silo and directed at the Basement and Herald. Through the years also acted on TV shows like, Mercy Peak, Xena, Spies and Lies, and a number of films, including Lord of the Rings and I’m Not Harry Jenson. |
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