
John Callen
Actor · b. 1946
John Callen is an English-born New Zealand actor, director and voice artist most famous for portraying the dwarf Óin in Peter Jackson's blockbuster fantasy trilogy, The Hobbit. With a career spanning over four decades, he is highly respected in the Pacific screen industry for his deep, distinctive voice and extensive work across theater, television and radio.
Movies17
Movie7.3ActionAdventureFollowing Smaug's attack on Laketown, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by Azog the Defiler is marching on Erebor, fueled by the rise of the dark lord Sauron. Dwarves, elves and men must unite, and the hope for Middle-Earth falls into Bilbo's hands.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · 15K votes
Movie7.4AdventureFantasyBilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · 20K votes
Movie7.6FantasyAdventureThe Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · 14K votes
Movie5.9ComedyRomanceSometimes the best things in life happen on the fly. From the moment an injured duck crash-lands on Doug's roof, everything changes. Recently dumped and wallowing in self pity, Doug decides to nurse Pierre back to health with the assistance of an eccentric vet and bird specialist, Holly.
Love Birds
2011 · 45 votes
Movie5.3ComedyDramaMartin Clunes stars as a straight-laced museum curator who finds himself travelling to New Zealand to settle a dispute with a Maori community about an ancient carving - with unexpected consequences.
The Man Who Lost His Head
2007 · 3 votes
MovieA young filmmaker uses his home movie camera to escape the harsh realities of life, following the untimely death of his parents.
Syrenia
2016
Movie7.0AdventureFamilyPart one of the Treasure Island Kids Series follows Charlie, a rebellious teenager sent to summer camp by his parents. This is not any old summer camp, this is the real Island. Meanwhile, the evil Captain Flint plots to take over the island and take all the gold hidden there for himself. Charlie must lead the kids to victory or lose the island for ever.
Treasure Island Kids: The Battle of Treasure Island
2006 · 5 votes
Movie5.4TV MovieDramaPeter Wilcox, as skipper of the 'Rainbow Warrior', a Greenpeace ship, docks in Auckland, July 1985, preparing for a protest against French nuclear testing in the south pacific. When a bomb rips open the vessel, killing a crew member, he must convince the police superintendent that this is an act of terrorism. Determined not to allow outside forces to threaten their harbor, the police embark on a pursuit of the persons responsible. The events that follow nearly bring down an allied nation's government.
The Rainbow Warrior
1997 · 5 votes
Movie6.0AdventureFamilyPart three of the Treasure Island Kids Series follows Charlie, a rebellious teenager sent to summer camp by his parents. This is not any old summer camp, this is the real Island.
Treasure Island Kids: The Mystery of Treasure Island
2006 · 5 votes
Movie6.2AdventureFamilyPart two of the Treasure Island Kids Series follows Charlie, a rebellious teenager sent to summer camp by his parents. This is not any old summer camp, this is the real Island.
Treasure Island Kids: The Monster of Treasure Island
2006 · 5 votes
Movie4.0FantasyDramaA high school teenager wakes up in a time of Amazons and Gods.
Amazon High
1997 · 2 votes
Movie6.0DramaHistoryWalter Burton's realistic photographs depicting poor treatment of Maori prisoners are rejected by late 19th century government officials. Walter is condemned to making a living from everyday studio work, the frustration of which is apparently quite sufficient to make him a drunk. His brother Alfred is happy to take the photos that the officials want and therefore gets the commissions. Alfred's photos are well received, but when Walter shows his own photos, toughs are sent around to smash up his plates.
Pictures
1981 · 2 votes
Movie5.7TV MovieComedyJodie Carpenter is the owner of 'The Loft', her family's sail-making company located near quaint Redmond's Bay Marina. When luxury developer Charles Prescott purchases the port looking to carry out a lavish expansion, Jodie fears that her business and heritage will be torn down and replaced.
Love Knots
2021 · 13 votes
Movie7.0DramaThis remarkable film traces the final impact which both races had on the indigenous Moriori of the Chatham Islands. Moriori were a peaceful people who vowed never to take up arms against another human being. They were capable of defeating the invaders, but chose not to. Drawing inspiration from Michael King's seminal book Moriori, The Feathers of Peace brings the truth about what happened on the Chathams to an even wider audience. To do that, the film uses modern television news techniques and dramatized documentary.
The Feathers of Peace
2000 · 1 votes
MovieThrillerDramaThe passing of a once-in-a-century comet affects a group of disparate characters in New Zealand.
- Movie5.7Comedy
The girls and gorillas at a singing telegram company are overworked because it is Valentine's Day. A series of sub-plots - a sexist disc jockey loses his dog and the girls fine it; one of the girls fights for custody of her child; an aspiring opera singer gets her chance to audition; and evil developer demolishes the telegram company's offices, etc, which all adds up to a large dose of confusion.
Send a Gorilla
1988 · 3 votes
MovieDramaScience FictionWillow and David receive serious news causing their world to rapidly disintegrate. This one day in June for the couple holds raw despair, unleashing their carnal natures but a transcendent occurrence offers them the hope of new life.
June
2021
Series5
TV6.6DramaMysteryThe 19th-century tale of love, murder and revenge as men and women travel across the world to make their fortunes on the wild West Coast of New Zealand's South Island.
The Luminaries
2020 · 90 votes
TV8.2KidsDocumentaryWorzel Gummidge Down Under, adapted from the books written by Barbara Euphan Todd and the children's television programme produced and broadcast in the United Kingdom named Worzel Gummidge, starring Jon Pertwee. The story continued in New Zealand when Aunt Sally was sold to a Museum owner.
Worzel Gummidge Down Under
1987 · 4 votes
TV5.3ComedyTwo very different sisters inherit a funeral home - and its eccentric employees - from their koro. While Ellie is determined to uphold her grandfather's legacy, Gwen can't wait to get to Bali and become a DJ. Can they figure out their lives while staring death in the face?
Good Grief
2021 · 9 votes
TV4.3DramaAfter skipping town a decade ago, transgender activist Caz Davis returns to the remote, politically divided dairy community of Rurangi, hoping to reconnect with his estranged father, who hasn't heard from him since before Caz transitioned.
Rūrangi
2020 · 6 votes
- TVWar & Politics
Historical television series about Sir George Gray
The Governor
1977