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Date of birth: 12 November, 1970 - read about November 12 in history
Born in: Suva, Fiji
Resides in: New Zealand
Eye color: blue
Hair color: dark brown
Height: 177 cm / 5'10"
Craig Parker was a quiet, home-loving actor from the clean, green land of New Zealand. Not that much different from a Hobbit, except taller and without the hairy toes. To maintain his need for clothes, shoes and chardonnay, Craig played numerous roles in theatre, film and television. Life was good. Unfortunately, after playing demi-gods, Bellerophon in Xena and Lucius in Young Hercules, Craig's ego went mad and he started insisting on only playing immortal characters. Thankfully, Mr. Peter Jackson took pity, stuck a blond wig on him and cast him as Haldir in Lord of the Rings. And so he would have lived happily ever after, had not he pushed in front of Mr Jackson in the lunch queue and, strangely, that very afternoon, the script changed to have Haldir lead a troupe of elves into Helms Deep only to suffer an urk-hai axe in the back and a slow, lingering death in the arms of Aragorn. Craig currently lives in London where the shoes are fantastic.
See Craig's profile on Speakers New Zealand.
Craig's Shortland Street Trading Card 1995
Star Sign: Scorpio
Hobbies: Swimming, sailing, eating and playing
Favourite music: David Bowie, Loni Anderson (This has to be a typo on the card and is probably meant to be Lori Anderson), REM
Favourite Movie: The Hunger
Favourite Actor: John Hurt, Vanessa Redgrave
Favourite Book: The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
Favourite Item Of Clothing: My boots
Favourite Food: Indian
From the Great Comedy Debate 1999 (It is better to marry than to burn)
"Fiji blazed on, words coup were still pronounced with a 'p' and used to keep chickens in it." "What need did we have of marriage, we had tans." "Suddenly the cry of sanctity of marriage echoed across the land. Banished were the 'Young and the Restless', 'The Bold and the Beautiful'. And so, 'The Days of Our Lives' were changed forever. Coincidentally enough, it was the same time my parents decided to come to New Zealand. In a decision I can only put down to a hurried, late night flight and too many gins, my parents decided to settle in Glenfield. Here, the story might very well have ended. Me, doomed to a life of suburban mediocrity, married with 2.4 children, with only the remains of a fading tan, my fire extinguished forever. However, destiny, she moves in mysterious ways. For it was here I met my great life teacher, my wise woman, my mentor, Rachel Hunter." "We settled into our classroom, remedial woodwork, I working on my spice rack, Rachel working out what a ruler did."
Courtesy of Craig Parker, the Actor Behind Haldir
Craig's profile from Theatre Sports
Craig is a very popular TS performer and was a member of the famed Auckland Champs team, Tuatara Park. He's been onstage in numerous ATC productions and he's also a veteran television actor. He was the much loved Guy Warner in Shortland Street and people wept at his departure. He's much sought after to MC public and corporate events and has traveled throughout the country participating in celebrity debates. He has just finished putting in a tropical garden in his backyard complete with whistling tree frogs.