Neill Rea

'''Neill Rea''' is a New Zealand actor and casting director, best known for playing the lead role of detective Mike Shepherd in television police procedural ''The Brokenwood Mysteries''.

{{Infobox person | name = Neill Rea | image = Neill Rea on The Cafe.jpg | caption = Rea in 2017 | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = Actor | spouse = Alison Bruce }}

==Career== Early roles included small parts in ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and ''Duggan'', before he landed a larger part as Scotty, one of the flatmates in 1999 comedy-drama film ''Scarfies''. Other noted roles include a semi-regular guest appearance in comedy-drama ''Go Girls'' in 2011 and 2012, and a role in 2010 film ''The Warrior's Way''.<ref name=NZOS>"[https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/neill-rea Neill Rea]," ''nzonscreen.com''. Retrieved 14 August 2021.</ref>

He plays a detective, Mike Shepherd, in the TV series ''The Brokenwood Mysteries'', which started airing in 2014 and is ongoing {{as of|lc=yes|2025}}.<ref>{{cite web | title=Neill Rea | website=NZ On Screen | url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/neill-rea/screenography | access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref>

Apart from acting, Rea also works as a casting director, and is the owner of Auckland-based casting agency Fly Casting.<ref name=NZOS/>

==Awards and nominations== *2023: Nominated, Best Actor, New Zealand Television Awards/Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa, for ''The Brokenwood Mysteries''<ref>{{cite web | title=Neill Rea | website=NZ On Screen | url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/neill-rea/awards | access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life== His long-term partner is actress Alison Bruce. {{as of|2022}} they were living in central Auckland.<ref>{{cite web | last=Klein-Nixon | first=Kylie | title=Why Brokenwood star Neill Rea 'hates ceramics and ceramicists' | website=Stuff | date=4 June 2022 | url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/celebrity-homes/128683716/why-brokenwood-star-neill-rea-hates-ceramics-and-ceramicists | access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0713761}}

Category:New Zealand actors Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)