Ross Girven

Ross Girven created his first play around the age of six. Since then an extensive stage career has seen him playing everything from Dog (in Footrot Flats) to Sweeney Todd. Girven made his screen debut in 1985 trucking drama Roche, then co-starred as a vengeful nightclub owner in movie thriller Dangerous Orphans. He went on to star as a Māori doctor returning to the East Coast in landmark Māori feature Ngāti; he was nominated for a Listener Film and Television  Best Actor Award. Since then Girven has acted on both sides of the Tasman, including miniseries Typhon's People and TV hit Gloss. These days he works in real estate.

The hardest thing was actually . . . meeting Brian May, Roger Taylor and Ben Elton. I’ve been doing auditions for 20 years or more, so walking into a room and having a crack at something doesn’t really frighten me that much any more, but meeting them was a big thing. Ross Girven on auditioning for Queen musical We Will Rock You