Alistair Browning

Alistair Browning (8 February 1954 – 2 June 2019)[1] was a New Zealand actor who won several awards for his work in film, television and theatre, best known for his roles in Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, Lord of the Rings, Rain, Futile Attraction, Siege, and Power Rangers Dino Super Charge.

Alistair James Browning
Born	8 February 1954 Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	2 June 2019 (aged 65) Palmerston North, New Zealand
Occupation	Actor, director, producer, writer
Years active	1977–2019

Biography

Browning regularly appeared in live professional theatre in New Zealand. He started his career at The Mercury Theatre in Auckland, New Zealand, in 1977 as an intern, immersing himself in all aspects of theatre, including stage management, lighting, sound and special effects operation, set construction, costuming as well as acting. In 1980 he joined the Court Theatre company, playing Hamlet among many other roles and continued to work there and throughout New Zealand until the present day in a wide variety of genres from modern comedy to Classical. In 1981, he joined the core cast of Australian soap opera The Sullivans, and afterwards worked often in Australia in theatre, film and television. He also performed in England at The Yvonne Arnaud, Old Vic and Shakespeare's Globe theatres.

He met award-winning musician David Bowie while filming for the movie Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence; after Bowie's death in 2016, Browning told Stuff.co.nz about his experience.[2]

He won Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film at the 2001 Nokia New Zealand Film Awards for his role in Rain.[1]

Browning died from cancer on 2 June 2019.

Partial filmography

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
1981	The Sullivans	Ray Kirk		[3]
1983	Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence	De Jong		[3]
1984	Second Time Lucky	Technician 1
1986	Windrinder	Cram		[3]
1989	Gloss	Paul Harper		[3]
1990	Shark in the Park	Steven		[3]
1991	The End of the Golden Weather	Robin Hood		[3]
1992 2001 2014	Shortland Street	Barry Harrison Felix Bentley Colin Adams		[1][3]
1992	Marlin Bay	Paul Richmond		[3]
1992	Homeward Bound	Dr. McIntyre		[3]
1997	Duggan	Simon Doyle		[3]
1998	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Bronagh		[1]
1999	Young Hercules	Real Skouras		[1]
1999	Xena: Warrior Princess	King Melos		[1]
2000	Jackson's Wharf	Craig Royal		[3]
2000	Vertical Limit	Ali		[3]
2001	Rain	Ed	Winner - best supporting actor	[3]
2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Damrod		[1]
2002	Street Legal	Adrian Dunstan		[3]
2003	The Strip	Cameron		[3]
2003	Power Rangers Ninja Storm	Jake Brooks		[3]
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Damrod		[3]
2004	Fracture	Gordon Peet		[3]
2004	Futile Attraction	Dudley Earnsworth		[3]
2004	Not Only But Always	Blake Edwards		[3]
2005	The Adventures of Spectacularman			[3]
2005	Luella Miller	Craig		[3]
2005	US	Man	Short film	[3]
2012	Siege	Inspector Mike O'Leary		[1][3]
2012	The Calling		Short film for NZ Film School
2013	Shopping	Terry		[3]
2014	Restoration		Short film	[3]
2014	The Brokenwood Mysteries			[1]
2015	Mahana	Merv Williams		[3]
2016	American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story	Judge Mathovic		[3]

Voice-over roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref(s)
2004	Power Rangers Dino Thunder	Pollinator
2005	Power Rangers S.P.D.	Green Monster		[3]
2016	Power Rangers Dino Super Charge	Zenowing		[3]

References

1. "Award-winning Kiwi actor Alistair Browning dies after battle with cancer". Stuff.
2. "Actor Alistair Browning remembers working with Bowie". Stuff.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Alistair Browning at IMDb