Kirk Torrance

Kirk Torrance is a New Zealand actor and playwright of Māori origins. He is also a former Commonwealth Games swimmer. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Acting from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in Wellington. His debut play Strata (2003) won Best New Playwright at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards. He played the lead role of Holden in the New Zealand movie Stickmen (2001) and award-winning television drama Fish Skin Suit (2003). While appearing on Outrageous Fortune, he hosted one series of a New Zealand version of The Real Hustle. He was nominated Best Supporting Actor at the Qantas Film & Television Awards 2008 for his ex-cop role in the television series Outrageous Fortune. In 2008, he was named Sexiest Man in Auckland by Metro magazine.

What are Kirk Torrance's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

35%

Self

30%

Society

19%

Survival

11%

Morality

5%

Community3 Romantic love2

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Mentoras Tom in Mystic (2020)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

3

Hopeful

3

Contemplative

2

Dread

1

Romantic

1

Other

5

How their films linger

Hopeful5 Feel-good2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kirk Torrance's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (4).

Also on these channels

Acorn TV1 title, show their title on Acorn TV
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV
UP Faith & Family1 title, show their title on UP Faith & Family

Subscription and free streaming for Kirk Torrance's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

24 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

Dalliance(2026)
Show 6 episodes · Actor
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Head Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 6 episodes · as Wiremu
Darby and Joan(2022)
Show 1 episode · as Ryan Carroll
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Manny and Quinn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as George
The Pact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 6 episodes · as Aaron Simpkins
Cousins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Older Sonny
Rurangi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Gerald Davis
Rūrangi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 5 episodes · as Gerald Davis
The Dead Lands(2020)
Show 8 episodes · as Kā
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Mystic(2020)
Show as Tom
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
A Summer to Remember(2018)
as Danny
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The New Legends of Monkey(2018)
Show 1 episode · as Master
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
Wanted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 2 episodes · as Cliff
Tatau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 8 episodes · as Reverend Calcott
The Dark Horse(2014)
as Noble
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Heath Jones
Sione's 2: Unfinished Business(2012)
as Cardinal Hoani
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Legend of the Seeker(2008)
Show 1 episode · as Krilmark
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
Outrageous Fortune: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
as Wayne Judd
Outrageous Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 106 episodes · as Wayne Judd
Holly's Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 26 episodes · as Tony McKenzie
Stickmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
as Holden
Xena: Warrior Princess(1995)
Show 1 episode · as Demetrius
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers(1993)
Show 1 episode · as Dr. Runga
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 69^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 1993 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

The Dark Horse (2014)

$1.9M worldwide

Highest rated

The Dark Horse (2014)

Midcredits 92^nd

Film career

19932026

Peak 2014 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2014Screen debut· The Dark Horse

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting23 of 23 · 52^nd

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s5 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s9 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Kirk Torrance work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kirk Torrance's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Hurst shares the most, 2.

Directors

Michael Hurst2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Michael Hurst
Peter Burger2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Peter Burger

Cinematographers and editors

David Paul2 titles See all 2 shared titles with David Paul
Peter Roberts2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Peter Roberts