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Craig Walsh-Wrightson Biography

Birth Name:Craig Walsh-Wrightson

Birth Place:New Zealand

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Won four AXIS Awards for his work as a writer, producer, and art and film director
  • Won a NZFTA Award for Best Documentary for "Our People․ Our Century․"
  • Was doing post-graduate coursework in Modern History when he decided to pursue a career in the entertainment industry
  • Started out as a documentary-maker before becoming a television writer and producer for an advertising agency
  • Worked as a voice actor, narrator, and commercial soundtrack composer for many years before becoming a screen actor
  • Best known for his role as Solonius in "Spartacus: War of the Damned" and "Gods of the Arena" and as Tom in "Burying Brian․"
  • Co-founder of the production company and consultant agency January Productions, which later became Campaign Advertising Group and Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand
  • Has written, directed, and produced more than 100 commercials and has often worked as a television presenter and interviewer