Ken Blackburn
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Kenneth Colster Blackburn MNZM (born 1935) is a New Zealand actor and writer. He has worked in film, television, radio and theatre in New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom since 1972. In an impressively wide-ranging career spanning more than 40 years Ken has worked in film, television, radio and theatre. Ken has appeared in many of New Zealand’s most iconic TV shows including Xena: Warrior Princess, Farscape, Close To Home, Gliding On and Shortland Street. His film credits include pi...
Known For
Filmography
Alice and Steve
2026
as Barry
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening
2022
as Tar-Palantir
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022
as Tar-Palantir
Sweet Tooth
2021
as Paul
Slow West
2015
as Josh McKenzie
Sunset Song
2015
as Galt
The Brokenwood Mysteries
2014
as Edward Alderston
Antonio's Secret
2011
as Antonio Berglas
Day Trip
2010
as Barman
Legend of the Seeker
2008
as Brother Joseph
The Frighteners
1996
as Dr. Kamins
Xena: Warrior Princess
1995
as King Menelaus
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
as Atreus
White Fang
1993
as Hank
Shortland Street
1992
as Sir Bruce Warner
The Governor
1977
as Admiral Henry Keppell