Ken Blackburn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

15

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-06-06 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Horfield, Bristol, England, UK

Ken Blackburn

Biography

Kenneth Colster Blackburn MNZM (born 1935) is a New Zealand actor and writer. He has worked in film, television, radio and theatre in New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom since 1972. In an impressively wide-ranging career spanning more than 40 years Ken has worked in film, television, radio and theatre. Ken has appeared in many of New Zealand’s most iconic TV shows including Xena: Warrior Princess, Farscape, Close To Home, Gliding On and Shortland Street. His film credits include pioneering feature Skin Deep, The Frighteners, King Kong and Rest for the Wicked. Ken’s stage credits are also extensive. In 1999 his performance as Vladimir in Waiting for Godot earned him the Best Actor award at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards. In 2005 he was awarded the Queen's Birthday Honours List for Services to the Performing Arts. Ken most recently performed in Circa Theatre’s 2017 production of Three Days in the Country. As well as his successful career as an actor in New Zealand, the UK and Australia, Ken has also directed stage, film, television and radio productions. His autobiographical book Blitz Kids was published by the BBC in 1995.

Known For

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

  • Xena: Warrior Princess

    Xena: Warrior Princess

  • The Brokenwood Mysteries

    The Brokenwood Mysteries

  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

  • Sweet Tooth

    Sweet Tooth

  • Legend of the Seeker

    Legend of the Seeker

  • Shortland Street

    Shortland Street

  • Sunset Song

    Sunset Song

  • The Frighteners

    The Frighteners

  • Slow West

    Slow West

  • White Fang

    White Fang

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening

    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening

  • The Governor

    The Governor

  • Day Trip

    Day Trip

  • Antonio's Secret

    Antonio's Secret