Jeremy Elwood

Hair Blonde - Dark
Eyes Green
Height 181cm
Age 48
Location New Zealand - Auckland

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Notes

photographs by Colleen Tunnicliff

Acting

Skills

Comedian (Stand-Up), Composer, Director, Full Licence, Guitar, Harmonica, Saxophone, Horse Riding, MC, Presenter, Skiing, Swimming, Theatre Sports

Accents

American (standard), Australian, British, Canadian, Irish

Acting Experience

Television

2016Why Does Love (tele-feature), 'Charlie Jensen'

Great Southern TV Dir: Danny Mulheron
2015Power Rangers, 'Delivery Guard'

Power Rangers Productions Ltd
2011A Night at the Classic: season II, 'Comedian'

Two Heads TV Production
2009A Night at the Classic, 'Comedian'

Two Heads Productions Dir: Josh Thomson
2008Amazing Extraordinary Friends: season III, 'Deacon'

Greenstone Pictures Dir: Various directors
2008Amazing Extraordinary Friends: season II, 'Deacon'

Greenstone Dir: Various
2005Shortland Street, 'Don Maxwell'

South Pacific Pictures Dir: Various directors

Theatre

2015Success, 'Carl Evans'

BATS / Basement Theatre Dir: Stephen Sinclair
2012The Slapdash Assassin, 'Jerome'

The Court Theatre Dir: Ross Gumbley
2008Land Without Sundays, 'Nick'

Dir: Cathy Downes
2005The Complete Works of WIlliam Shakespeare, 'Lead'

Dir: John Saunders
1998The Dumb Waiter, 'Ben'

Allen Hall Theatre Dir: Lisa Warrington
1996Waiting for Godot, 'Estragon'

Les Enfants Productions
1995Hamlet, 'Hamlet'

Les Enfants Productions

Web Series

2019Educators, 'Angry Parent'

South Pacific Pictures Dir: Jesse Griffin

Television Appearances

2021Give Us A Clue, 'Panelist'

TVNZ
17-20The Project

TV3
09-217 Days, 'Panelist'

Mediaworks
2018'Family Feud' All Stars , 'Contestant '

TV3
2016Friday Story, 'Panelist'

Mediaworks

MC / Speaker

Skills

Actor, After Dinner Speaker, Broadcaster, Business Speaker, Comedian, Debater, Director, Entertainer, Host, Improvisor, Journalist, Key Note Speaker, Live Performance Host, MC, Motivational Speaker, Musician, Panelist, Pod-caster, Radio Host, Satirist, Singer, TV Presenter, Writer

Biography

Jeremy Elwood is a 25 year veteran of the New Zealand comedy scene. From solo shows to international festivals, private events to business awards evenings, Jeremy has done it all with his trademark combination of topical comedy, social commentary and political satire.

Formerly head writer on Three’s The Project, and a regular contributor to RNZ’s The Panel and Three’s 7Days, Jeremy has also appeared on numerous TV and stage productions both in New Zealand and internationally. He has headlined comedy clubs and festivals across New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Singapore and the UK, and performed in places as far-flung as Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Indonesia and the Chatham Islands.

He is a multiple NZ Comedy Guild award winner, including “Best Male Comedian” twice, and a former nominee for the Billy T Award. He has also worked in theatre as an actor, writer and director including lead roles at The Court Theatre (Christchurch), Fortune Theatre (Dunedin), Bats (Wellington) and The Basement (Auckland).

His speaking and MC career has covered awards nights, after dinner speaking, conferences and trade shows for a vastly wide range of companies and organisations. From barristers to baristas, mechanics to medics, politicians to panelbeaters, Jeremy Elwood will add entertainment and professionalism to any event.

Intelligent, professional and vastly experienced, Jeremy can fit his own style into any event, project or production, bringing with him all of the skills he has honed over his entire career.

Voice

Voice Characteristics

Hard Sell, Retail, Narrative, Comedy, Confident, Friendly, Kiwi, Upbeat, Warm

Comedy

Photo credit: Joanne Livingston

Biography

Jeremy Elwood is a 25-year veteran of the New Zealand comedy scene. From solo shows to international festivals, private events to business awards evenings, Jeremy has done it all with his trademark combination of topical comedy, social commentary and political satire.

Formerly head writer on Three’s The Project, and a regular contributor to RNZ’s The Panel and Three’s 7Days, Jeremy has also appeared on numerous TV and stage productions both in New Zealand and internationally. He has headlined comedy clubs and festivals across New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Singapore and the UK, and performed in places as far-flung as Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Indonesia and the Chatham Islands.

He is a multiple NZ Comedy Guild award winner, including “Best Male Comedian” twice, “Best Comedy” at the Dunedin Fringe Festival and a former nominee for the Billy T Award.

Link to his comedy here.

Testimonials

“Brilliant in the American sense of the word - meaning actually brilliant - with proof that great comedy still progresses in strange places.”

Doug Stanhope

“Elwood is an immensely skilled comic artist, and at the same time a very thoughtful humanist philosopher.”

Theatreview

“For a thought provoking night, you can't go better than Mr Elwood”

TVNZ