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James William Napier Robertson (born 24 March 1982) is a New Zealand writer, film director, actor and producer, who wrote and directed 2009 film I'm Not Harry Jenson, and 2014 film The Dark Horse, for which he won Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Film at the 2014 New Zealand Film Awards, and which was declared by New Zealand critics "One of the greatest New Zealand films ever made".. Robertson also wrote and directed two episodes of the Logie Award winning crime drama Romper Stomper ...
James Napier Robertson. Director: The Dark Horse. James Napier Robertson is a New Zealand director and writer. He started his career as a theatre actor in Shakespeare productions, before being cast in a number of TV roles in the early 2000's. He began writing and directing short films in his early twenties, before making his first feature film in 2009, 'I'm Not Harry Jenson', which was nominated for Best Feature...
In this Podcast Highlight, James Napier Robertson talks to The Tribe Creator Raymond Thompson about his life after The Tribe and his career as a Writer/Direc...
We spoke with The Dark Horse director and writer James Napier Robertson in January 2015 during the International Film Festival in Rotterdam, about working wi...
James Napier Robertson. Director: The Dark Horse. James Napier Robertson is a New Zealand director and writer. He started his career as a theatre actor in Shakespeare productions, before being cast in a number of TV roles in the early 2000's. He began writing and directing short films in his early twenties, before making his first feature film in 2009, 'I'm Not Harry Jenson', which was nominated for Best Feature...
James William Napier Robertson is a New Zealand writer, film director, actor and producer, who wrote and directed 2009 film I'm Not Harry Jenson, and 2014 film The Dark Horse, for which he won Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Film at the 2014 New Zealand Film Awards, and which was declared by New Zealand critics "One of the greatest New Zealand films ever made".
James Napier Robertson on The Dark Horse and the new wave of New Zealand cinema New Zealand cinema is riding a hot streak at the moment and The Dark Horse is one of the big reasons why.
26. Pork Pie (2017) TV-MA | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime. Pork Pie tracks the escapades of a trio of accidental outlaws as they travel the length of the New Zealand in a yellow mini, protesting conformity and chasing lost love, with a posse of cops and a media frenzy hot in their pursuit.
James Napier Robertson. Highest Rated: 100% Whina (2022) Lowest Rated: 86% Human Traces (2017) Birthday: Mar 24, 1982. Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand.
Aug 5, 2014 · James Napier Robertson began his career as an actor in the teen shows Being Eve and The Tribe.
James Napier Robertson began his career as an actor in teen shows Being Eve and The Tribe. Finding acting unfulfilling, he moved into writing and directing, and formed a production company with Tom Hern. Since then Napier Robertson has directed two features: thriller I’m Not Harry Jenson and the multi award-winning The Dark Horse. In this ScreenTalk, Napier Robertson talks about:
Aug 3, 2014 · James Napier Robertson began his career as an actor in the teen shows Being Eve and The Tribe. Finding acting unfulfilling, he moved into writing and directi...
Witness Kiwi writer-director James Napier Robertson’s “astonishingly beautiful, harrowing dance biopic”. Joika, starring Talia Ryder and Diane Kruger, is in NZ cinemas now. Excited to be taking part in a post-screening Q&A at one of my favourite cinemas, @bridgewaycinema, next Tuesday 28 May. Head to the link in bio to secure your tickets. Latest reviews for Joika are in. In NZ cinemas now, and select theatres and VOD in the US. 🎥🎞️🩰
Napier Robertson’s fascination with dysfunctional, outsider characters and social disorientation underpinned the dramatic tension of the film, a theme he continued to explore in his next film, The Dark Horse, starring Cliff Curtis and James Rolleston, based on the true life story of bipolar chess player Genesis Potini. A long-time chess player himself, Napier Robertson played hundreds of games with Genesis while studying his struggles with mental illness and working on the script.
James Napier Robertson - James Napier Robertson began his screen career as an actor, via hit shows Being Eve and The Tribe. It was on The Tribe that he met actor Tom Hern, and the two began making short films together. In 2006 they formed a production company (now known as Four Knights Films), and developed backwoods thriller I'm Not Harry Jenson, which Robertson wrote and directed. They hit the creative jackpot with The Dark Horse, which won awards at over a dozen film festivals, and six ...
Jun 5, 2024 · Play AAC in browser. Our bookmarks guest today is Wellington born, Auckland raised film makes James Napier Robertson. He began his career as an actor, with parts in Shortland Street, Being Eve and Power Rangers before stepping behind the lens instead. As a writer and director you'll probably know him best as the man behind The Dark Horse & Whina.
James Napier Robertson. Actor, Producer, Director, Writer. Born March 24, 1982 in Wellington, New Zealand. James Napier Robertson is a New Zealand director and writer. He started his career as a theatre actor in Shakespeare productions, before being cast in a number of TV roles in the early 2000's. He began writing and directing short films in ...
Nov 20, 2014 · The Dark Horse: Directed by James Napier Robertson. With Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Kirk Torrance, Miriama McDowell. A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.
James Napier Robertson is a New Zealand filmmaker. His 2014 film The Dark Horse was nominated for over 50 awards around the world and won over 30, Variety stating it “exceptional…the most deserving cinematic export to emerge from New Zealand in years” and the RNZ Film Review declaring it “one of the greatest New Zealand films ever made.”
James William Napier Robertson, credited as James Napier, is a New-Zealand actor and director who portrayed Conner McKnight / Red Dino Thunder Ranger, in Power Rangers Dino Thunder.Prior to this, he made an appearance that was retroactively declared his twin, Eric McKnight in the two part season finale of Power Rangers Ninja Storm. Napier's most recent reprisals of his role as Connor were in the Power Rangers S.P.D. episodes "History" and "Wormhole".The Red Dino Thunder Ranger has since then ...
That’s what James Napier Robertson found on Joika, the director’s first foreign foray after his three New Zealand features, which included 2014′s great The Dark.
James Napier Robertson. Director Birthday March 24, 1982. Birth Sign Aries. Birthplace New Zealand. Age 42 years old #202308 Most Popular. Boost. About . Filmmaker who wrote, directed and starred in the film The Dark Horse, which became a huge hit in his native New Zealand in 2014. His directorial debut, I'm Not Harry Jenson, was nominated for Best Picture at the 2009 AFTA Awards.
1,881 Followers, 495 Following, 3 Posts - James Napier Robertson (@mr.jamesnapier) on Instagram: "television actor, musician, screenwriter, New Zealand film director and producer welcome to the fan page i made about James Napier obs I'm not James"
When a teenaged James Hoyle broke both his tibia and fibula, he feared his football playing days were over. Aged 18, the Barnsley-born future Napier City Rovers captain was signed to Rotherham ...
