Paul McIver

Paul McIver (born 26 March 1986) is an actor and musician from New Zealand. His first film appearance was in the television series The Ray Bradbury Theater. He has appeared in the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys films and television show as Hercules' son, and the 1993 movie, The Tommyknockers.[1]

Paul McIver
Born
Paul George McIver

(1986-03-26) 26 March 1986
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationActor, musician
Years active1992 - 2013
Spouse(s)
Philippa Moyle
​
(m. 2008)​
Children2

Biography

Paul McIver was born 26 March 1986 in Auckland, New Zealand. He began attending auditions at a young age, and when he was six he landed the role of "Saul Affmann" in an episode of The Ray Bradbury Theater. He is mainly known for playing Hercules' son Aeson in two of the television movies and the series.

McIver took a break from acting for ten years, graduating from Avondale College in 2003, and from the University of Auckland in 2007, with a degree in Music and Film. His father is a photographer and his mother an artist; his sister, Rose McIver, is an actress. He married Philippa Moyle in September 2008, and their first child, Caed George McIver, was born 13 December 2009. Their second child, Marley Mae McIver, was born 16 October 2011.[2]

Recently, he appeared in the Visa Debit Card advertisement which aired across Australasia. He had played Jesse Collins in three episodes of the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street, and since 2007 has been part of The Owl and the Pussycat, a classical guitar duo, with Michelle Birch.[3]

Filmography
Film and television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater Saul Affmann Episode: "The Happiness Machine"
1993 The Adventures of the Black Stallion Mike Episode: "Pledging Allegiances"
1993 The Tommyknockers Davey Brown TV miniseries
1994 Hercules in the Underworld Aeson TV movie
1994 Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur Aeson TV movie
1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Aeson Episode: "The Other Side"
1997 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Aeson Episode: "When a Man Loves a Woman"
2008 Shortland Street Jesse Collins 3 episodes
2012 Switch Paul Short film
2013 Hens Night Groom Short film

Theatre
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Ghosts Oswald Alving Titirangi Theatre[4]

References
  1. IMDb Bio
  2. "Rose McIvor: taking on Tinseltown". NZ Women's Weekly. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  3. The Owl and the Pussycat Archived 27 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Ghosts
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