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Brian Sergent
Acting

Brian Sergent
Homepage
https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/brian-sergent
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1959-12-29,Wellington, New Zealand
Gender
Male
Biography
Brian Sergent (born 29 December 1959) is a comedian, writer and actor born and based in Wellington, New Zealand Sergent's acting career began at age 15 playing Lionel in the soap opera, Close to Home. In television Sergent is known for playing Eric Grady on Outrageous Fortune, the New Zealand Prime Minister on Flight of the Conchords, and Harold in The Lost Children. One of his most popular characters, cabin steward Gavin Soper, appeared on the Pulp Comedy television series. Sergent has a strong association with Circa Theatre in Wellington. He performed in The Duchess of Malfi (1982), Travels with My Aunt (1997) and Take a Chance on Me (2001). Sergent's film credits include Peter Jackson's Meet the Feebles, Braindead and Lord of the Rings, Absent Without Leave, Via Satellite, the lead role as Marty in The Shirt and Jonah in Eagle vs. Shark. Radio listeners are quite familiar with Sergent's reading of short stories, novels and radio plays on Radio New Zealand where he is still actively involved. Sergent has won multiple Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards for acting and writing. In 1992 he won Male Actor of the Year for his performances as Lenny in The Homecoming at the Circa Theatre and Alfredo Traps in A Dangerous Game at the BATS Theatre. In 1994, he won Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance of Gary Peter Lefkowitz in I Hate Hamlet at the Circa. In 2004, Prior to the opening of his first play, the New Zealand Listener described Sergent as "New Zealand's greatest comic actor" He won the award for Outstanding New Playwright of the Year for his play The Love of Humankind. In 2008 Radio New Zealand broadcast for the first of many times, Sergent's first radio play, "Madness You Can Trust." After taking a break from the show for nearly three years, Sergent returned to Outrageous Fortune as Eric in the second to last episode of the fifth season. Sergent has been a stand-up Comedian and sketch writer since his debut in 1979

Filmography

7.386

Braindead
1992-08-13

Meet the Feebles

6.342

Meet the Feebles
1989-08-12

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The Shirt
2000-07-29

6.5

Eagle vs Shark
2007-07-15

Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale

6.8

Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale
1986-04-09

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

7.575

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013-12-11

6.684

Slow West
2015-05-15

6.5

Carry Me Back
1982-06-01

Outrageous Fortune: The Movie

0

Outrageous Fortune: The Movie
2006-12-26

Outrageous Fortune

6.5

Outrageous Fortune
2005-07-12

Flight of the Conchords

7.932

Flight of the Conchords
2007-06-17

Worzel Gummidge Down Under

8

Worzel Gummidge Down Under
1987-10-01

Worzel Gummidge Down Under

8

Worzel Gummidge Down Under
1987-10-01

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