
Matthew Sunderland
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Matthew "Matt" Sunderland (born c.1972) is a New Zealand actor. He performed the lead role of David Gray in the feature film Out of the Blue, based on the events of the Aramoana Massacre. At the New Zealand Screen Awards in 2008 he won Best Actor Award for this role. Sunderland was also nominated for a Best Actor Award in the 2006 NZ Screen Awards for Natures Way, which screened In Competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006. His other feature film roles include A Song of Good, Christmas,...
Known For
Filmography

Morning Hate
2024
as Sunken Man

Cellar Door
2024
as Male Party Guest

Territory
2024
as Elton

Plum
2024
as Charles Bukowski

Freedom Fighter
2023

A Mistake
2023
as Owen

Tales from the Apocalypse
2022
as Mark

Pearl
2022
as Father
Saviour
2022
as Reed

The Stranger
2022
as Controller / Cleaner

Bloody Hell
2020
as Father
A Moray
2019
as Marlon

Savage
2019
as Dad

The Nightingale
2018
as Davey

The Lost City of Z
2017
as Dan

6 Days
2017
as Tom Lovett

Cradle
2016
as Mark

Wanted
2016
as Bryce

Backtrack
2015
as Steve, Barry's Brother

The Little Death
2014
as Wiry Man

The Weight of Elephants
2013
as Uncle Rory

Existence
2012
as Rider

The Devil's Rock
2011
as Col Klaus Meyer
Vostok Station
2009

Poppy
2009
as Paddy

Under the Mountain
2009
as Wilberforce Drone 1

Kiss Me Deadly
2008
as Vigo

A Song of Good
2008
as Denis

The Last Magic Show
2007
as Lemuel

Out of the Blue
2006
as David Gray

Woodenhead
2003
as Gustav the Strongman

Woodenhead
2003
as Tramp's vocals

Christmas
2003
as Brett
Teach You a Lesson
2000
as Brother
POP
1999
as MAN

Letters About the Weather
1999
as Kade

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
1995
as Shepherd

Desperate Remedies
1993
as Chorus #15

Power Rangers
1993
as Monster General #2 (voice)