Paul McIver
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Paul McIver is an actor
and musician from New Zealand
. His first film appearance was in the television series The Ray Bradbury Theater. He has appeared in the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys films and television show as Hercules' son, and the 1993 movie, The Tommyknockers.
, New Zealand
. He began attending auditions at a young age, and when he was six he landed the role of "Saul Affmann" in an episode of The Ray Bradbury Theater. He's mainly known for playing Hercules' son Aeson in two of the television movies and the series.
McIver took a break from acting for ten years, graduating from Avondale College
in 2003, and from Auckland University in 2007, with a degree in Music and Film. His father is a photographer and his mother an artist; his sister, Rose McIver
, is an actress. He married Philippa Moyle in September 2008, and their first child was born 13 December 2009.
Recently, he appeared in the Visa Debit Card advertisement which aired across Australasia. He had played Jesse Collins in three episodes of the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
, and since 2007 has been part of "The Owl and the Pussycat", a classical guitar duo, with Michelle Birch.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and musician from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. His first film appearance was in the television series The Ray Bradbury Theater. He has appeared in the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys films and television show as Hercules' son, and the 1993 movie, The Tommyknockers.
Biography
Paul McIver was born 26 March 1986 in AucklandAuckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He began attending auditions at a young age, and when he was six he landed the role of "Saul Affmann" in an episode of The Ray Bradbury Theater. He's mainly known for playing Hercules' son Aeson in two of the television movies and the series.
McIver took a break from acting for ten years, graduating from Avondale College
Avondale College, Auckland
Avondale College is a secondary education college in Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. It is one of the largest secondary schools in New Zealand with 2,700 students, with 100 of those being international students...
in 2003, and from Auckland University in 2007, with a degree in Music and Film. His father is a photographer and his mother an artist; his sister, Rose McIver
Rose McIver
Rose McIver is an actress from New Zealand. She is most famous for her role as Summer Landsdown/Ranger Operator Series Yellow in 2009's Power Rangers: RPM...
, is an actress. He married Philippa Moyle in September 2008, and their first child was born 13 December 2009.
Recently, he appeared in the Visa Debit Card advertisement which aired across Australasia. He had played Jesse Collins in three episodes of the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street
Shortland Street
Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
, and since 2007 has been part of "The Owl and the Pussycat", a classical guitar duo, with Michelle Birch.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Ray Bradbury Theater The Ray Bradbury Theater The Ray Bradbury Theater is an anthology series that ran for two seasons on HBO, three episodes per season from 1985 to 1986, and four additional seasons on USA Network from 1988 to 1992. It was later shown in reruns on the Sci Fi Channel... |
Saul Affmann | Episode: "The Happiness Machine" |
| 1993 | The Tommyknockers The Tommyknockers The Tommyknockers is a 1987 horror novel by Stephen King. While maintaining a horror style, the novel is more of an excursion into the realm of science fiction for King, as the residents of the Maine town of Haven gradually fall under the influence of a mysterious object buried in the woods.In his... |
Davey Brown | TV movie |
| 1994 | Hercules in the Underworld Hercules In The Underworld Hercules in the Underworld is the fourth made for TV movie in the series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.-Overview:When villagers begin disappearing it is discovered that they had fallen through a crack in the earth which goes straight to Hades... |
Aeson | TV movie |
| 1994 | Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur Hercules In The Maze Of The Minotaur Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur is the fifth made-for-TV movie in the series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.-Overview:Hercules has given up his days of traveling, and amazing adventures, and has settled down to spend some time with his family... |
Aeson | TV movie |
| 1995 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles... |
Aeson | Episode: "The Other Side" |
| 1997 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles... |
Aeson | Episode: "When a Man Loves a Woman" |
| 2008 | Shortland Street Shortland Street Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in... |
Jesse Collins | 3 episodes |