Nicky Gluyas Management - AU Agent
Amy Usherwood
- Locations
- Auckland
- Ethnicity
- European
- Age Range
- 33 - 45
- Height
- 164cm / 5ft 5in
- Bust/Chest
- 101cm / 40in
- Waist
- 85cm / 33in
- Hips
- 106cm / 42in
Bio
Amy Usherwood is a 2007 NIDA acting graduate. She has appeared on stage and screen in both Australia and Aotearoa. Her theatre credits include Shannon in Thieves Like Us for Merrigong Theatre Company, Emilia in Othello, Banquo in Macbeth and Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Sport for Jove Theatre Company, Lori in The River at the End of the Road for Hothouse Theatre and Nurse in Romeo & Juliet for Pop-up Globe.
Screen highlights include Emma Franklin on Shortland Street, Louise Hillary in Hillary, and Helpdesk in feature film Eternity, for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 2013 New Zealand Film Awards. Most recently, Amy played Frankie in BBC series Mystic and Vita in South Pacific Pictures The Brokenwood Mysteries.
Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | M3gan | Lydia | Dir. Gerard Johnstone | Feature Film |
| 2018 | Ladies in Black | Joy | Dir. Bruce Beresford | Feature Film |
| 2010 | Eternity | Helpdesk | Dir. Alex Galvin | Feature Film |
Television
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Brokenwood | Vita Black | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
| 2020 | Mystic S1 | Frankie | Libertine Pictures | Drama |
| 2015 | Hillary | Louise Hillary | Great Southern TV, dir. Danny Mulheron | Drama |
| 2012-14 | Shortland Street | Emma Franklin | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
| 2008 | Offside | Lily | AFTRS TV Project Exercise, dir. Richard Vilensky | Drama |
| 2008 | Out of the Blue | Amber (Recurring) | Southern Star, dir. Various | Drama |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Grand Horizons | Jess | Dir Jennifer Ward-Leadland | |
| 2019 | Othello | Emeilia | Sport for Jove, dir. Damien Ryan | |
| 2019 | The Tempest | Sebastian | Sport for Jove, dir. Damien Ryan | |
| 2019 | Macbeth | Titania | Sport for Jove, dir. Damien Ryan | |
| 2018 | The River at the End of the Road | Lead | Hothouse Theatre, Albury-Wodonga, dir. Damien Ryan | |
| 2018 | The Tempest | Sebastian | Sport For Jove | |
| 2018 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Titania | Sport For Jove | |
| 2018 | MacBeth | Banquo | Sport For Jove | |
| 2018 | Hamlet | Hamlet | Symposium | |
| 2018 | SFJ Richard III | Elizabeth | Symposium | |
| 2017 | No End Of Blame | Ludmilla | Sport for Jove, dir. Damien Ryan | |
| 2017 | The Tempest | Sebastian/Spirit | Sport for Jove, dir. Damien Ryan | |
| 2017 | Romeo & Juliet | Mercutio/Lady Montague | Sport for Jove, dir. Damien Ryan | |
| 2017 | Crimes of the Heart | Chick Boyle | Imperial Artistry / Red Line Productions, dir. Janine Watson | |
| 2016 | Away | Various | Sport for Jove, dir. Damien Ryan | |
| 2016 | Taming of the Shrew | Haberdasher/Traveller | Sport for Jove, dir. Damien Ryan | |
| 2016 | Away | Leonie/Miss La Trobe/Fairies | Sport for Jove, dir. Damien Ryan | |
| 2011 | The Winter's Tale | Hermione | Summer Shakespeare, Wellington | |
| 2009 | Shakespeare on Trial | Various | Canute Productions, dir. Chris Canute | |
| 2008 | Van Park (full reading - musical) | Su | Merrigong Theatre, dir. Jamie Dawson | |
| 2008 | Risky Lunar Love (musical) | Venus Clone | 504 Prods, dir. John Sheedy | |
| 2008 | Thieves Like Us | Shannon | Merrigong Theatre Co, dir. Jamie Dawson | |
| 2007 | Leftovers | Gret | NIDA Directors Programme, dir. Michael Dahlstrom | |
| 2007 | A Bright Room Called Day | Paulinka | NIDA, dir. Anthony Skuse | |
| 2007 | Sweet Charity | Rosie | NIDA, dir. Tony Knight | |
| 2007 | The Game of Love and Chance | Lisette | NIDA, dir. Aubrey Mellor | |
| 2006 | Once on this Island | Ensemble | NIDA, dir. Tony Knight | |
| 2006 | The Lost Echo | Chorus | NIDA, dir. Barrie Kosky | |
| 2006 | Romeo and Juliet | Juliet | NIDA, dir. Gale Edwards | |
| 2006 | The Cherry Orchard | Anya | NIDA, dir. Tony Knight | |
| 2005 | The Ramayana | Ensemble | NIDA, dir. Kevin Jackson | |
| 2004 | Bollocks | Liz | Dunedin Fringe Festival, dir. Rebeccah Tapp | |
| 2004 | Shakers | Various | Dir. Caroline Claver | |
| 2004 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | ||
| 2003 | Shakespeare Workshop | One of 20 Actors | Globe Theatre, London | |
| 2002 | Peter Pan | Wendy | Dir. Patrick Davies | |
| 1999 | La Boheme | Chorus | Canterbury Opera Society |
Short Film
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Thanks For Coming | Cassy | Dir. Pearl Tan | Short Film |
Video
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sexual Violence Prevention: 'Mates & Dates' | Self | International Broadcast Corporation | |
| 2012 | Die! Die! Die! | Music Video | Dir. Troy Ferguson |
Commercial
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BP | Elaine | Collider | |
| 2019 | Sky Sport | BBQ Sin Bin 'Michelle' | Scoundrel |
Training
| Year | Description | Institution / Presenter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bachelor of Fine Arts: Acting | National Institute of Dramatic Arts |
Accents
Advanced: Australian
Intermediate: American - Californian | UK - English
Singing Range
Soprano
Singing Styles
Intermediate: Choral | Jazz | Musical