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WilliamKircher

  • Actor
  • Producer
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Since graduating from NZ Drama School, William Kircher has gone on to act in more than 100 plays, and at least 30 screen projects. Often cast as policeman (TV's Shark in the Park and movie Out of the Blue) or villain, Kircher has also worked on the other side of the camera. He was Bifur the dwarf in Peter Jackson's three-part adaptation of The Hobbit.

Screenography

Captive
2020 As: Evan Film
The Axiom
2018 As: Leon Film
Rogue Warrior: Robot Fighter
2016 As: Dr. Johnson Film
The Paperclip
2016 As: Ed Short film
A Peculiar Tale
2016 As: Narrator Short film

Biography

William Kircher graduated from NZ Drama School aged only 18, having lied about his age when applying two years before. He began a busy theatre career that has been interrupted by occasional screen acting roles, and later a move into behind the scenes work.

“For some time I thought being a producer would be a more fulfilling career than being an actor. But then I went to a conference in Cannes with 300 other producers, all desperately chasing finance for their projects ... and realised being an actor wasn't so bad after all!”

William Kircher
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