Ken Blackburn
Age: N/A | From: Horfield, Bristol, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Atreus
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Horfield, Bristol, England, UK
Homepage: https://www.aucklandactors.co.nz/actors/details/ken-blackburn
Movie Involvements: 4
TV Involvements: 5
Most Famous Work
Biography
Kenneth Colster Blackburn MNZM (born 1935) is a New Zealand actor and writer. He has worked in film, television, radio and theatre in New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom since 1972. In an impressively wide-ranging career spanning more than 40 years Ken has worked in film, television, radio and theatre. Ken has appeared in many of New Zealand’s most iconic TV shows including Xena: Warrior Princess, Farscape, Close To Home, Gliding On and Shortland Street. His film credits include pioneering feature Skin Deep, The Frighteners, King Kong and Rest for the Wicked. Ken’s stage credits are also extensive. In 1999 his performance as Vladimir in Waiting for Godot earned him the Best Actor award at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards. In 2005 he was awarded the Queen's Birthday Honours List for Services to the Performing Arts. Ken most recently performed in Circa Theatre’s 2017 production of Three Days in the Country. As well as his successful career as an actor in New Zealand, the UK and Australia, Ken has also directed stage, film, television and radio productions. His autobiographical book Blitz Kids was published by the BBC in 1995.
Most Famous Work
Xena: Warrior Princess
(1995) King Menelaus
Legend of the Seeker
(2008) Brother Joseph
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
(1995) Atreus
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
(2022) Tar-Palantir
Shortland Street
(1992) Sir Bruce Warner
Slow West
(2015) Josh McKenzie
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
(2022) Tar-Palantir
Sunset Song
(2015) GaltActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tar-Palantir | |
| Tar-Palantir | ||
| 2015 | Galt | |
| Josh McKenzie | ||
| 2011 | Antonio Berglas | |
| 2008 | Brother Joseph | |
| 1996 | Dr. Kamins | |
| 1995 | King Menelaus | |
| Atreus | ||
| 1993 | N/A | |
| 1992 | Sir Bruce Warner | |
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
