Iwi : Ngāti Kurī Tainui
Samuel Dawson
- Locations
- Overseas
- Ethnicity
- Māori
- Age Range
- 15 - 23
- Height
- 171cm / 5ft 7in
- Bust/Chest
- 77cm / 30in
- Waist
- 70cm / 28in
- Hips
- 95cm / 37in
Bio
New Zealand born Māori actor & dancer Samuel Dawson has been treading the boards of stage & Screen since they were 5 years old. Samuel’s early passion was Dance, they’ve won several scholarships with one of Australia’s leading dance Companies, Brent Street performing Arts Academy where Samuel is enrolled for a 2-year Advanced Diploma of Professional Dance (Elite Performance) in 2023 & 2024.
In 2020 Samuel was cast in the highly acclaimed drama series Shortland Street playing the role of Sammy Hoskins for New Zealand’s leading production company South Pacific Pictures. The Pandemic didn’t hold Samuel back and in 2021 when New Zealand was open and clear they were part of a group of dancers which performed to over 50,000 concert goers for the well-known New Zealand band Six 60. Samuel is currently on screens in both Australia & New Zealand in the new series for stan Australia Year Of! playing the role of George.
Television
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Year Of | George Phillips | Stan Australia, Roadshow Rough Diamond Productions, | Drama |
| 2020 | Shortland Street | Sammy Hoskins aka Boogie | South Pacific Pictures | Drama |
Theatre
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Teachers | Howick School Production, prod: Julian Dryden | ||
| 2021 | Grease | Rizzo | Howick School Production, dir: Jillian Dryden | |
| 2021 | Six 60 Concert | Dancer on Stage | Eden Park Auckland, Choreographer: Todd Williamson | |
| 2021 | Chromatic | Soloist & Ensemble | Momentum Productions | |
| 2020 | Autonomy | Trio & Ensemble | Momentum Productions | |
| 2020 | A Midsummers Night Dream | Puck | Howick School Production |
Video
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | YEX 4 Music Video & Development Program | Dancer | Choreographer: Todd Williamson | |
| 2021 | Winter Collection | Model - Video & Stills | Stirling Sports | |
| 2020 | Music Video | Zombie Dancer | Alae Summer Thing |
Commercial
| Year | Production | Role | Company / Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | BNZ 'Dancer' | Dancer | Ruskin - Choreographer: Todd Williamson |
Training
| Year | Description | Institution / Presenter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | Scholarship - 2 Year Fulltime Program | Brent Street Performing Arts School | ||
| 2020-2022 | NCEA Drama - Achieved with Excellence | Howick College | ||
| 2019-2022 | Momentum Pro Development Program | Momentum Productions, dir: Kayla Page & Andrew Cezanne | ||
| 2018-2022 | Scholarship Weekend Workshops | New Zealand Academy of Dance | ||
| 2016-2021 | Dance Workshops | Kairos International Dance School | ||
| 2016-2021 | Scholarship Summer Intensive | Brent Street Performing Arts School - Sydney | ||
| 2016 - 2021 | Scholarship Summer School | Village Performing Arts School | ||
| 2008-2021 | Solo Seal Level - Contemporary, Jazz & Ballet | Stewart Dance Studios, Teachers: Kim Stewart, Sarah De Lille, Peter Kemble | ||
| 2020 | Jane Campion Workshop - (Power of the Dog) | Jane Campion - Sydney | ||
| 2016-2019 | Brent Street Summer Intensive - Scholarship | Phoenix Dance Studios |
Dance
Advanced: Hip Hop