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Brian Sergent

Actor

Whether playing politicians, scumbags or the salt of the earth, Brian Sergent makes an invigorating screen presence. Since his screen debut aged 15 on soap Close to Home, Sergent has had memorable roles in movies The Shirt (as a psychotic junkie) and Eagle vs Shark (as father to Jemaine Clement's character). His gift for accents — and comedy — has been showcased on TV's Skitz, Pulp Comedy and Public Eye, plus Peter Jackson puppet movie Meet the Feebles. On Outrageous Fortune, he played sleazy criminal Eric Grady. Sergent has won multiple awards for his work on stage — including for his 2004 play The Love of Humankind

By the neatly managed conclusion, Sergent, both as dramatist and actor, had pulled off a remarkable tour de force. He thoroughly deserved his standing ovation. Harry Ricketts, in a Listener review of Sergent’s play The Love of Humankind

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NZ On Air 30th Birthday - Outrageous Fortune

2019, As: Eric - Web

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Eagle vs Shark

2007, As: Jonah (Jarrod's father) - Film

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Outrageous Fortune - First Episode

2005, As: Eric - Television

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Outrageous Fortune

2005 - 2006, 2009 - 2010, As: Eric Fortune - Television

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From Len Lye to Gollum - New Zealand Animators

2004, Narrator - Television

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The Strip

2002 - 2003, As: Ian 'Dogwood' Douglas - Television

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The Strip - Series One: Two Episodes

2002, As: Dogwood - Television

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001, As: Ted Sandyman - Film

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Via Satellite

1998, As: Brian - Film

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Telly Laughs

1996, As: Various roles - Television

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Telly Laughs - Greatest Hits

1996, As: Various roles - Television

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The Semisis - First Episode

1996, As: Gary Belton - Television

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Mirror Mirror

1997, As: Henry - Television

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Pulp Comedy

1995 - 2003, Performer - Television

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Lynn of Tawa - In Search of the Great New Zealand Male

1994, Subject - Television

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Skitz

1993, As: Various roles - Television

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Shortland Street

2001, As: Rich Fortune - Television

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Revelations

1992, As: Lysias - Short Film

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Absent Without Leave

1992, As: Dick - Film

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Braindead

1992, As: Nazi veterinarian - Film

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Married

1992, As: Roy - Television

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Meet the Feebles

1990, As: Various voices - Film

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Public Eye

1988 - 1989, As: Various Roles - Television

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Public Eye - First Episode

1988, As: Various Roles - Television

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Footrot Flats - The Dog's Tale

1986, As: Spit Murphy - Film

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Cuckoo Land - The Neighbour (Episode Two)

1985, As: Utmoor - Television

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Pioneer Women - Ettie Rout

1983, As: Eddie - Television

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Carry Me Back

1982, As: Andy - Film

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Lynn of Tawa Show - First Episode

1982, As : Jock Strapp, person with pimples - Television

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Rock Around the Clock - First Episode

1981, As: Bodgie - Television

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Lynn of Tawa - Special

1980, As: University Student, Policeman - Television