John Sumner

John Sumner

Birthday: 1951-10-14

Place of Birth: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography: Having lived in England and South Africa (Cape Town) John arrived in New Zealand with his family at the age of 9. "They totally opposed apartheid, so we left." He started his career in Auckland at 19 performing live on Auckland's nightclub circuit. Within a few months he was appearing in local variety television shows and gaining a solid local following. Within two years he appeared in his first major stage show and shortly after began combining his club and television work with repertory theatre. He gained both popular and critical acclaim playing "Charlie Brown" in "You're a good man Charlie Brown".

Movies

King Kong
King Kong

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel ...

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Atomic Twister
Atomic Twister

When tornadoes hit a nuclear power plant, critically damaging the plant's cooling system, the result...

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Maiden Voyage
Maiden Voyage

A former firefighter and Special Forces officer takes on a team of murderous terrorists when the oce...

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The Frighteners
The Frighteners

Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster...

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District 9
District 9

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their ...

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The Present
The Present

A short film made by the cast of 2005's King Kong to surprise the director Peter Jackson on his birt...

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You Wish!
You Wish!

A frustrated teen's careless wish sends his little brother into a world of forgotten dreams. Now, he...

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Whale Rider
Whale Rider

A contemporary story of love, rejection, and triumph as a young Maori girl fights to fulfill a desti...

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The Monster of Mangatiti
The Monster of Mangatiti

When 19 year old Heather Walsh accepts a job on a farm in the Mangatiti Valley, she has no idea para...

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Godplex
Godplex

Inspired by ‘elephant consciousness’, Clark Duke has created Virtology, an internet religion with wh...

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The Other Side of Heaven
The Other Side of Heaven

John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Mormon mission...

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The Eighth Blunder of the World
The Eighth Blunder of the World

Blooper reel for Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005)...

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Ready to Run
Ready to Run

A 14-year-old girl who works at a racetrack trains a talking racehorse with issues, transforming him...

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Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom

Hercules comes to the aid of a young woman who is seeking the lost city of Troy. Eventually, Hercule...

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