RobertTripe
- Actor
Whanganui-born Robert Tripe graduated from acting school Toi Whakaari in 1999, and later spent time as Vice President of Australian union MEAA (Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance). Among his many stage performances, he was nominated for Chapman Tripp awards for Death of a Salesman and The Cherry Orchard. He also acted on television (including a spell as defence lawyer Lawrence Cunningham on Shortland Street) and films (Radio Hauraki tale 3 Mile Limit). Robert Tripe passed away on 2 November 2014. He was 41.
Screenography
2014 As: NZBC Programmer Film
Power Rangers Megaforce
2013 As: Father Television
The Importance of Having Breakfast
2011 As: Ernest Short film
The Flat
2011 Actor Television
The Last Great Snail Chase
2007 As: Redcoat Film
“Disarmingly genuine, disarmingly present. You'd need only meet once, and feel like you're talking to an old, old friend. He had that capacity.”
— Robert Tripe’s friend Eric Tran