Known For
Acting
Paul Gittins
Biography
Paul is an award-winning actor and director with a career that spans well over 30 years. Having been on screens since the early 1980s, Paul has amassed an enormous list of television and film credits too long to list in its entirety. He is often recognized for his role as 'Dr. Michael Mckenna' - one of the original core cast members on New Zealand’s longest-running soap "Shortland Street." He has appeared in lead roles in New Zealand television movies "Strongman" and "Safehouse", along with supporting and guest roles in the films "Other Halves", "Beyond the Known World", "Cave In", "Maiden Voyage" and "After the Waterfall." Other recent television credits include drama series "Harry", web series "Flat 3" and "Jonah: The Untold Story."
Movie Appearances
Ike: Countdown to D-Day
as Major General Henry Miller
2004
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America
as Government Worker
2006
Safe House
as Cliff Stout
2012
The Whole of the Moon
as Alec Mead
1996
Other Halves
as Ken
1984
Exposure
as Paul Steerman
2001
A Death in the Family
as Cal
1987
The End of the Golden Weather
1991
After the Waterfall
as Snr Sargent Kelvin
2010
Ready to Run
as Steward
2000
Amazon High
as Cyanne's Uncle
1997
TV Appearances
Power Rangers
as Master Finn
1993
Sweet Tooth
as CDC Spokesman
2021
The Boy from Andromeda
as Ralph
1991
Power Rangers
as Mr Smith
1993
Adventurer
as Lt. Anderson
1987
Riding High
as Charles Thorburn
1995
The Brokenwood Mysteries
as Steve Bayliss
2014
Shortland Street
as Michael McKenna
1992
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Lonius
1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
as Thanis
1995
Erebus: The Aftermath
as Gary Harrison
1987
Xena: Warrior Princess
as Kaleipus
1995