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James Napier Robertson Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Movies, TV Shows

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James Napier Robertson Biography

James Napier Robertson (full name: James William Napier Robertson) is a New Zealand actor, screen writer, film director and producer who was born on 24th March 1982 in New Zealand. He wrote and directed the film ‘The Dark Horse’ which won Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Film at the 2014 New Zealand Film Awards.

James Napier Robertson moved to Auckland at a young age. He attended Takapuna Grammar School, where he first started acting in Shakespeare productions and musicals.

James comes from a family with acting history as his great-grandfather is actor Alan Napier, his uncle is actor Marshall Napier and his cousin is Marshall’s daughter, actress Jessica Napier. He is also related to the author Charles Dickens.

James Napier Robertson Age

The Dark Horse film writer is 37 years old as of 2018. He was born on 24 March 1982 in Auckland, New Zealand.

James Napier Robertson Career

In his late teens he joined a local Shakespeare Theatre Company which he performed with for a number of years, often at the Pumphouse Theatre Amphitheatre.

His first role in television in ‘Being Eve’ as Jared Pretson, a wayward teenager at the titular Eve’s school, then in Shortland Street, and Mercy Peak as Luke Bertram, an arsonist dealing with his mothers death by burning down local buildings until he is caught by the police.

In 2002 he was cast for two seasons in UK show ‘The Tribe’, a post apocalyptic series about a virus that has wiped out all adults, leaving only young people to fight amongst each other. In 2004 he was cast for one season as a lead actor on US show Power Rangers Dino Thunder, playing Conner McKnight, a soccer player and the Red Ranger.


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James Napier I’m Not Harry Jenson

In his mid twenties Napier wrote and directed his first feature film, I’m Not Harry Jenson, with friends Tom Hern and Edward Sampson both taking roles as producers in the film.

The film premiered at the 2009 New Zealand International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Picture at the 2009 BAFTA Awards (New Zealand Film and TV Awards).

James Napier The Dark Horse

In 2010 Napier began working on his second feature film, ‘The Dark Horse’ based on Genesis Potini, a Māori chess player who suffered from severe bipolar. Napier Robertson stated he became very close friends with Potini, playing hundreds of games of chess with him while writing the screenplay. Napier Robertson has been an avid chess player since a young age, which he cited as one of the things that inspired him to make ‘The Dark Horse’.

The Dark Horse premiered as the Opening Night film at the NZIFF Film Festival on 17 July 2014. The film was a New Zealand box office hit, grossing $2 million and receiving unanimously rave reviews.

The movie won the Audience Award for Best Film during the European Premiere at the 2015 Rotterdam International Film Festival. It also won the Best Actor Award for Cliff Curtis at the 2014 Asia Pacific Awards, and six awards at the 2014 New Zealand Film Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

James Napier Power Rangers Dino Thunder

James Napier plays as Conner McKnight, the Red Dino Ranger and Triassic Ranger. Power Rangers Dino Thunder is an American children’s television series, the twelfth season of the Power Rangers franchise. As with all Power Rangers series, it was adapted from a series from the long running Japanese Super Sentai franchise, in this case the 27th entry, Bakuryū Sentai Abaranger. Dino Thunder was also the subtitle of the Korean dub of Abaranger in South Korea and had a similar/identical logo to the American version as well.

A soccer player, a computer expert, a singer, an artist, and a teacher with a long history of such situations join forces to become Power Rangers and help save the Earth from the scheming of Mesogog, a dinosauric villain who wishes to eradicate all human life and return Earth to the age of dinosaurs.

James Napier Robertson Movies and TV Shows

Films
YearTitleRole
2014The Dark HorseWriter and Director
2014Everything We LovedCo-Producer
2009I’m Not Harry JensonWriter and Director
2007Foul PlayWriter, Director and Actor
2005Two Cons, One KeyWriter and Director
2004By Way of LAWriter, Director and Actor
2002IshtarWriter, Director and Editor
Television Shows
YearTitleRole
2017Romper StomperDirector and Writer
2009Go GirlsMark
2005Power Rangers S.P.D.Conner McKnight/Red Dino Ranger
2004Power Rangers Dino ThunderConner McKnight/Red Dino Ranger
2003Power Rangers Ninja StormEric McKnight
2003Pride and PrejudiceLuke Bertram
2003Light My FireLuke Bertram
1992Shortland StreetGlen McNulty (2001)
2001Being EveJared Preston (2001/02)
1999The TribeJay
(2001/02)
Stage Productions
YearTitleRole
2001Julius CaesarbyWilliam ShakespeareGaius Octavian
2000Much Ado About Nothingby William ShakespeareClaudio
1999Romeo and Julietby William ShakespeareBenvolio
1998A Midsummer Night’s Dreamby William ShakespeareLysander
1998Twelfth Night by William ShakespeareFabian
1997The Tempest by William Shakespeare Antonio
1997The Mikado by Sir Arthur Sullivan The Mikado
1997Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber  Naphtali 

James Napier Robertson and Emma Lahana | James Napier Robertson Wife

James Napier Robertson and Emma Lahana were in a relation from 2002 to 2003. Emma is a New Zealand actress popularly known for her role as Kira Ford on Power Rangers.

James Napier Robertson Net Worth

His net worth is under review and will be updated soon.

James Napier Robertson Height

James is 6 ft 1 inch (1.85 m) tall.

James Napier Robertson Instagram and Twitter

Robertson has neither an Instagram nor Twitter account.

James Napier Robertson Interview

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Update: 2024-05-22