{{short description|New Zealand actor and musician}} {{for|the American actor|Paul Reed (actor)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2022}} '''Paul Andrew Reid''' (born {{Birth based on age as of date|22|2003|02|04|noage=1}}) is a New Zealand actor, musician and property developer. He played [[Marshall Heywood]] on the long-running soap opera ''[[Shortland Street]]'' from 2001 to 2004, and was also a member of the band [[Rubicon (New Zealand band)|Rubicon]]. He now owns a commercial property investment company in [[Auckland]] and is the drummer for Auckland-based rock band [[Capital Theatre (band)|Capital Theatre]].
He has also been involved in large-scale property acquisitions that have attracted media attention, including a 2024 purchase of approximately 30 Christchurch houses that resulted in tenants receiving 90-day notices shortly before Christmas.<ref name="Press2024A"/>
==Biography== Born in 1980 or 1981, Reid was educated at [[Linwood College]] in [[Christchurch]], where he took part in some school stage productions. He joined Christchurch rock group [[Loves Ugly Children]] as drummer in 1997, and not long they toured Australia before moving to Auckland. The group broke up in 1998, but Reid remained in Auckland to pursue an acting career.<ref name="Press 2003"/> He eventually secured the role of Marshall Heywood in the long-running soap opera ''Shortland Street'', after Reid's band, Rubicon, played a band in the [[Disney Channel]] film ''[[Zenon: The Zequel]]'', which was shot in Auckland.<ref name="Press 2003">{{cite news |title='A buzz' for actor, singer |first=Nick |last=Gormack |date=4 February 2003 |work=[[The Press]] |page=4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rubicon and its Bruce ode |date=13 February 2002 |work=[[Southland Times]] |first=Michael |last=Fallow |page=7}}</ref>
In 1999, Reid (lead vocals and drummer) formed pop group [[Rubicon (New Zealand band)|Rubicon]] with Gene Bennett (guitar) and John Corker (bass). Reid took a break from ''Shortland Street'' in 2002, when his character was sent to a juvenile detention centre, during which time Rubicon recorded their debut album, "Primary", released in August that year.<ref name="Press 2003"/> In February 2003, Rubicon headlined the Summer Hummer concerts at the [[Invercargill]] Showgrounds and [[Jade Stadium]] in Christchurch, alongside [[Goodshirt]] and [[K'Lee]].<ref name="Press 2003"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Big names for concert |date=23 January 2003 |work=[[Southland Times]] |page=7}}</ref>
Outside of ''Shortland Street'', Reid acted on stage, including a summer season of Christchurch's Shakespeare in the Park.<ref>{{cite news |title=Soaping it up with Rubicon |date=12 July 2001 |work=Evening Post |page=20}}</ref>
Reid left ''Shortland Street'' in 2004, and moved to [[Los Angeles]] to concentrate on music.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reid blows into LA |work=Truth |date=10 September 2004 |page=13}}</ref>
== Legal issues == In February 2012, Reid was charged with drink-driving following a crash in central Auckland. According to ''The New Zealand Herald'', his BMW convertible struck a parked car on Lorne Street and left the scene. Reid returned a blood-alcohol level of 214 mg per 100 ml of blood, more than twice the legal limit, and was summonsed to appear in the North Shore District Court.<ref name="NZH-2012Crash">{{cite news |title=Shorty St star off to court |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/shorty-st-star-off-to-court/JBW644AIRMSIFD4LZVZTCJYYNA/ |work=The New Zealand Herald |date=18 February 2012 |access-date=13 November 2025}}</ref>
In July 2008, Reid was charged with assault, following an alleged altercation with a taxi driver in Auckland. According to reporting by the ''Sunday News'', the driver sustained a cut above his eye and bruising around his eye and cheek. Reid appeared briefly in court, was granted bail, and was scheduled for a later status hearing. Speaking to the newspaper after his initial appearance, Reid said he could not comment while the matter was before the courts and stated, “Honestly, I’m not guilty.”<ref name="Stuff2008" />
== Property development and tenant evictions == In 2009, Reid formed the Auckland property management company, IconiCity, which in 2015 purchased the historic [[St Kevin's Arcade]] on [[Karangahape Road]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/former-shortland-street-star-buys-historic-auckland-building/L5OEDSYASGB37RVRQKKULH2HIQ/ |title=Former Shortland Street star buys historic Auckland building |date=12 June 2015 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="NZH 2019">{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/paul-reids-rise-from-shortland-st-to-multimillion-dollar-apartment-deals/TUGZQBIS2V2QEGCDO2VO6JTWGM/ |title=Paul Reid's rise from Shortland St to multimillion-dollar apartment deals |date=14 September 2019 |first=Kirsty |last=Johnston |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref> Other high-profile property investments by to Reid and his companies include the [[Meridian Mall, Dunedin]], [[Elliott Stables]] in Auckland, and Plasma House on [[Queenstown Hill]], which was purchased from American billionaire [[Peter Thiel]] for $6.85 million in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/house-sold-reid-linked-firm |title=House sold to Reid-linked firm |first=Philip |last=Chandler |date=3 March 2022 |work=[[Otago Daily Times]] |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref>
An investigation by ''[[The New Zealand Herald]]'' newspaper in 2019 described Reid as New Zealand's "most prolific property flipper", flipping more than 130 properties in the six years to 2018 and earning over $4.5 million profit, including 70 apartments in 2013 alone.<ref name="NZH 2019"/> In 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand|COVID-19 pandemic]], Reid's company, Icon Group, attracted criticism after serving notices to tenants of Elliott Stables to pay rent arrears or face eviction when their restaurants were struggling as a result of the pandemic.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/prosper/your-stories/122733286/coronavirus-elliott-stables-eateries-served-notice-to-pay-rent-or-lose-lease |title=Coronavirus: Elliott Stables eateries served notice to pay rent or lose lease |first=Kendall |last=Hutt |date=14 September 2020 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref>
In late 2024, Reid’s company purchased a block of approximately 30 neighbouring houses in Christchurch that had previously been acquired for a mall expansion project that was later abandoned. According to reporting by ''The Press'', tenants received 90-day notices in the weeks before Christmas requiring them to leave by early March. Several long-term residents told the newspaper they were surprised by the timing and scale of the evictions, noting the difficulty of securing accommodation during the pre-Christmas period in a constrained rental market. One tenant of 23 years described the notice period as especially disruptive over the holiday season, while another family of seven, which included two children with special needs, reported significant stress caused by receiving the notice just before Christmas.<ref name="Press2024A"/><ref name="Press2023B"/>
In April 2022, Reid courted further controversy when he posted a negative review of a bar in St Kevin's Arcade, owned by his property company, criticising the bar's decision to continue using the [[My Vaccine Pass]] to screen patrons following the removal of the government requirement for hospitality venues to use the pass. The local [[Member of Parliament]], [[Chlöe Swarbrick]], commented: "I’ve seen a lot of things in my time, but it’s a first for commercial landlord negging his tenant who are doing their best to keep our community safe".<ref name="Spinoff 2022">{{cite news |url=https://thespinoff.co.nz/business/12-04-2022/ex-shortland-street-star-landlord-gives-tenant-bad-review-over-vaccine-passes |title=Ex-Shortland Street star landlord gives tenant bad review over vaccine passes |first=Charlotte |last=Muru-Lanning |date=12 April 2022 |work=[[The Spinoff]] |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref> Reid said that it was ironic that what was once an "anti-establishment and anti-government" punk rock venue was now "clinging so religiously to an outdated government mode of social exclusion", and he noted that he had written off over $2 million in rent owed by small business owners in the Auckland CBD.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/128337379/former-shortland-st-actor-turned-landlord-leaves-negative-facebook-review-for-bar-that-requires-vaccine-passes |title=Former Shortland St actor turned landlord leaves negative Facebook review for bar that requires vaccine passes |first=Brianna |last=Mcilraith |date=12 April 2022 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref>
==Music== Reid continues to be involved in music, as vocalist and drummer of the rock trio Capital Theatre, releasing the single "People" in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thebigidea.nz/stories/media-releases/230911-capital-theatre-release-new-single-and-music-video |title=Capital Theatre release new single and music video |date=16 June 2021 |work=The Big Idea |access-date=17 April 2022}}</ref>
Capital Theatre received two NZ On Air grants for new-music singles, with both grants paid to the production company Icon Music Limited, for which Reid is the sole director. Icon Music Limited is wholly owned by Reid’s parent company, The Icon Group (2014) Limited.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nzonair.govt.nz/search/?search_type=decisions&q=capital+theatre |title=NZ On Air funding decisions: Capital Theatre |website=NZ On Air |access-date=13 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/7432417/directors |title=Icon Music Limited – Directors |website=New Zealand Companies Office |access-date=13 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/5029920 |title=The Icon Group (2014) Limited – Shareholdings |website=New Zealand Companies Office |access-date=13 November 2025}}</ref>
==See also== *[[List of Shortland Street characters]]
==References== {{reflist| refs= <ref name="Press2024A">{{cite news |title=Shorty St star-turned developer flips city homes |first=Liz |last=McDonald |date=10 May 2024 |url=https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350269696/shorty-st-star-turned-developer-flips-city-homes |work=The Press }}</ref>
<ref name="Press2023B">{{cite news |title=Rows of neighbours given eviction notice weeks before Christmas as ex-mall land sells |first=Liz |last=McDonald |date=11 December 2023 |url=https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350125882/rows-neighbours-given-eviction-notice-weeks-christmas-ex-mall-land-sells |work=The Press }}</ref>
<ref name="Stuff2008">{{cite news |title=Centre stage in their own legal dramas |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-news/29837/Centre-stage-in-their-own-legal-dramas |work=Sunday News / Stuff |date=2008 |access-date=13 November 2025 }}</ref> }}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0717390}}
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