Tony Zhou
A quirky, energetic artist with a rapidly growing list of credits in both drama and comedy, Tony is known for characters that are coming-of-age, eccentric, boyish and unhinged.
He debuted as a recurring cast member in TVNZ’s teen comedy-drama series The Eggplant (2020-2021). He went on to lead roles in highly regarded short films made by emerging artists, including Cherry in John M. Dichi’s Cherry (a 2022 Indie Short Fest Honourable Mention), Micah in Cameron Smith’s The Creature (2023) and Mike in Josh Pottinger’s Dogmeat (2023),
He will soon appear as The Twink in the upcoming horror short Illuminati Castrati and Seth in Entertainment by frequent collaborator Tyler Hatt.
Tony’s passion for acting started really early in life. He produced and directed his first short film Once Upon A Time in Aotearoa at high school, and plans to continue taking his creative energies behind the camera. He is almost bilingual in English and Mandarin.
Tony Zhou
Actor / Commercial
Age Range
16—23
Height
173cm
Eye Colour
Black
Hair Colour
Black
Ethnicity
Chinese / Asian
Based In
Auckland, New Zealand
Artist Resume
Theatre
Year
Role
Production
2024
Tigger
Winnie-the-Pooh
TheatreWorks
Dir. Ross Anderson
Musical Theatre
Year
Role
Production
2025
Mercedes
La Cage Aux Folles
Centrestage Theatre Company
Dir. Michael Sanders (choreography by Tegan Hardy)
Feature Film
Year
Role
Production
2024
Al, Dave, Steven, Homeless Man, Young Man, Piano Man (Supporting)
The Red Admiral: Or Terry's Really Long Walk Home
Piper Entertainment
Dir. Josh Hamblin
Short Film
Year
Role
Production
2025
Lukas (Supporting Lead)
Coastal Rhythms
Unobtrusive Films
Dir. Antoine Audonnet
2024
Novik (Lead)
The Remnants
Stormix
Dir. Ethan Barrow
2024
The Twink (Supporting Lead)
Illuminati Castrati
Wildaval Productions
Dir. Ani White
2024
Patient 13 (Supporting Lead)
Dinner and a Show
Lemon Time Studios
Dir. Zoe Roche & Promise Akindeju
2024
Aaron Dingle (Lead)
Baked for Christmas
W. Day Productions
Dir. Wesley Day
2023
Micah (Lead)
The Creature
Gray's League
Dir. Cameron Smith
2023
Kevin (Lead)
That's Pretty Gay, Bro
Oil Slick Candy
Dir. Tyler Hatt
2023
Mike (Lead)
Dogmeat
Idiot Box Productions
Dir. Josh Pottinger
2022
Cherry (Lead)
Cherry
Independent
Dir. John M. Dichi
2022
Joel (Supporting)
No Woman No Child No Cry
Wildaval Productions (VF 48HOURS)
Dir. Arun Jacob
2021
John Bronson (Lead)
Once Upon a Time in Aotearoa
WWBB Pictures
Dir. Tony Zhou
Television
Year
Role
Production
2024
Lincoln Yang (Guest)
Shortland Street
South Pacific Pictures
Dir. Various
2024
Larry
Camp be better
Be Better Limited
Dir. Chye-Ling Huang & Hayden Weal
2020
Josh (Recurring)
The Eggplant
Motion Sickness
Dir. Sam Stuchbury
Music Video
Year
Role
Production
2024
Jeremy (Supporting)
Phantoms
Whitaker Productions
Dir. Kent Whitaker
Web Series
Year
Role
Production
2025
Dongwei (Lead)
The Cabin Crew
Pulze Productions
Dir. Shivnaen Lal
2024
Undisclosed
Mortal Kombat
Brothers in Crime
Dir. James Atkins
Commercial
Year
Role
Production
2024
University Flatmate
Free Feels Good (Tegal)
Tegel, Scoundrel
Dir. Ric Cantor
2021
Son (Lead)
Lifejackets On, Nice & Tight - Kia Mataara
Maritime NZ
Dir. Duncan Cole
Voice Over
Year
Role
Production
2025
Penn
At Risk Teenz
H. Productions
Dir. Rick Hura
Training
Year
Role
Production
2024
Student
Film Acting Training
Actors Lab Studio
Dir. Various
2024
Student
Instinctive Acting Training
Anti-Acting Group
Dir. Ryan Douglas
2024
Student
Intuitive Acting Training
The RBA Studio
Dir. Joel Tobeck
2023
Student
Film Acting Training
Vicky Yiannoutsos Productions
Dir. Vicky Yiannoutsos
2020
Student
Film Acting Training
Kacie Stetson Studio
Dir. Dawn Glover