David Aston

David Aston is a New Zealand actor, presenter for non-broadcast in-house videos, televisions commercials, voiceover artist and singer. He is famous for portraying Rhineheart in The Matrix, Caldor in Legend of the Seeker, Tyldus in Xena: Warrior Princess, and Coloman in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. ^[1]

David Aston
Born	1953 (age 71–72) Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation(s)	Actor, voice actor, presenter, musician, singer
Years active	1979–present

Early life

David Aston received Diploma in Drama from University of Auckland, Theatre Corporate. His early performance were for Mercury Theatre Corporate at Centrepointe Theatre from 1979 to 1989 where he played Shakespearian roles like King Lear, Macbeth, Petruchio, Oberon.^[1]

Theatre plays

David Aston has acted in many theatre plays for Mercury Theatre, Auckland Theatre Company, Silo Theatre, Fortune Theatre, Court Theatre.^[1]

Mercury theatre plays

• Turondat (1990)
• Fiddler on the Roof (1989)
• West Wide Story (1987)

Auckland theatre company plays

• The Crucible (2006, as Thomas Putnam)^[2]
• Equus (2005)
• Caligula (2004)
• Copenhagen (2001)

Silo theatre plays

• Plenty (2006)
• The Jungle (2006)
• Closer (2004)
• You my only one? (2003)

Fortune theatre plays

• Split down the middle (2001)
• Art (2000)

Court theatre plays

• The God Boy (1999)

Other plays

• Phantom of the opera (1998, Tour of Japan)
• Hamlet/Macbeth (1998, Tour of Auckland School)
• Arcadia (1997)
• Hamlet (1997, Tour of Auckland School)
• Blood Brothers (1994, Australia-New Zealand Tour)
• Restless Ecstasy (2002)

Television

• Shortland Street (2010)
• Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006)
• Not Only But Always (2004)
• Street Legal (series III & IV, 2002)
• Duggan Dog's Breakfast (1999)
• Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
• Riding High (1995)
• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
• Coverstory (1994)
• True Life Stories (1994)
• Deepwater Haven (1994)
• High Tide (1994)
• Shortland Street (1992–93)
• White Fang (1993)
• Soldier Soldier III (1993)
• In Touch FM (1993)
• Homeward Bound (1992)
• Marlin Bay (1992)
• Gloss III (1989)
• The Seekers (1985)
• Country GP (1984)^[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Out of Time	Harry
1993	The Passenger
	Mirage	Lead
1999	The Matrix	Rhineheart
2001	Atomic Twister	Man
2002	Murder in Greenwich	Chief Ferris
2003	The Last Samurai	British Diplomat
	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King[citation needed]	Gondorian Soldier 3
	The Mystery of Treasure Island	Police Sergeant
2006	Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America	Reporter No. 1
2007	We Are Here to Help[citation needed]	Charles Gavin
2009	Underworld: Rise of the Lycans	Coloman

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