Craig Walsh-Wrightson
Birth Name:
Craig Walsh-Wrightson
Birth Place:
New Zealand
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Won a NZFTA Award for Best Documentary for "Our People․ Our Century․"
- Won four AXIS Awards for his work as a writer, producer, and art and film director
- 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