Dean O'Gorman

Dean O'Gorman
Born	December 1, 1976 (1976-12-01) (age 34) Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present

Dean O'Gorman (born December 1, 1976) is an actor from New Zealand.

Early life

Born in Auckland, New Zealand; he has a brother named Brett. He attended Rangitoto College and earned a black belt in karate by the age of ten.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Got his start in the television movie, The Rogue Stallion at the age of fourteen, and Raider of the South Seas, both of which were released in 1990. He then won the role of Nurse Harry Martin in the New Zealand soap opera, Shortland Street and has appeared in both Hercules an d Xena multiple times, as well as a recurring role as young Iolaus in Young Hercules, co-starring Ryan Gosling.^{[citation needed]}.

More recently, he has made multiple guest appearances on shows such as, The Cult, Go Girls and Legend of the Seeker and currently plays the role of Anders Johnson on The Almighty Johnsons. He has also been cast as Fili in Peter Jackson's upcoming film The Hobbit.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Rogue Stallion, TheThe Rogue Stallion	Tony Garrett	TV movie
1990	Raider of the South Seas	Bobby Morrison	TV movie
1995	Bonjour Timothy	Timothy Taylor
1995	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Iloran	Episode: "The Gauntlet"
1996	Xena: Warrior Princess	Homer / Orion	Episode: "Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards"
1996	Return to Treasure Island	Jim Hawkins	TV movie
1996	Siren	Siren	Short film
1996	Shortland Street	Nurse Harry Martin	TV series
1997	Doom Runners	Deek	Video
1997	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Young Iolaus Ruun	Episode: "Regrets... I've Had a Few" Episode: "Prodigal Sister"
1998	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Young Iolaus	Episode: "Medea Culpa" Episode: "Twilight"
1998	Chosen, TheThe Chosen	Andrew Scott	TV movie
1998	Young Hercules	Young Iolaus	Video
1998	When Love Comes Along	Mark
1998	Legend of William Tell, TheThe Legend of William Tell	Darek	Episode: "The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior"
1998-1999	Young Hercules	Iolaus	45 episodes
1999	Fearless	Cliff	TV movie
1999	Big Sky	Dean	Episode: "A Family Affair"
1999	Duggan	Fergus MacLllwaine	Episode: "Going Overboard"
2000	Xena: Warrior Princess	Wiglaf	Episode: "Return of the Valkyrie"
2000	Little Samurai		Short film
2001	Lawless: Beyond Justice	Nat	TV movie
2001	Snakeskin	Johnny
2002	Toy Love	Ben
2003	Farscape	Zukash	Episode: "We're So Screwed: Part 2: Hot to Katratzi" Episode: "We're So Screwed: Part 3: La Bomba"
2003	MDA	Peter Jarman	Episode: "Judgement Day" Episode: "St. Crispin's Day"
2004	Serial Killers	Andrew / Dr. Gilligan	7 episodes
2004	Piggy	Confucius	Short film
2004-2005	McLeod's Daughters	Luke Morgan	25 episodes
2007	Moonlight	Daniel	Episode: "No Such Thing as Vampires"
2007-2008	Animalia	Tyrannicus Tiger / Herry Hog	4 episodes
2008	Legend of Bloody Mary, TheThe Legend of Bloody Mary	Rev. Whittaker
2009	Legend of the Seeker	Carver Dunn	Episode: "Deception"
2009	Go Girls	Marco	Episode: "Signs and Obstacles" Episode: "Do the Right Thing"
2009	Sabotage	Bobby
2009	Cult, TheThe Cult	Liam	Episode: "1.10"
2010	Nights in the Gardens of Spain	Chris
2011	Almighty Johnsons, TheThe Almighty Johnsons	Anders Johnson	7+ episodes
2011	Tangiwai: A Love Story	Bert Sutcliffe	TV movie; post-production
2012	Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, TheThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	Fíli	Filming
2013	Hobbit: There and Back Again, TheThe Hobbit: There and Back Again	Fíli	Filming

Awards

External links

• Dean O'Gorman at the Internet Movie Database

References