Jason Hoyte
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Jason Hoyte | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rotorua, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998-present |
Jason Hoyte is a New Zealand screen and voice actor, with at least 25 television shows to his credit.
He is best known for his roles as Steve Mudgeway in Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby and Malcolm "Smudge" in Nothing Trivial. He is also known for starring in the film The Insatiable Moon.
Hoyte was a radio host on Radio Hauraki's weekdays drive-time show 'Daily Bhuja' with Leigh and Jase, but finished 5 April 2019.
Hoyte was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, and attended Auckland boarding school, Dilworth. Hoyte lives with his wife and 5 children in Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.
Career[]
Hoyte won acclaim for his portrayal of an untrustworthy, but politically correct guidance counsellor, Steve Mudgeway in the comedy Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby. He has also narrated for New Zealand reality shows City Beat, Coastwatch, Dog Squad and Animal House.
Has won a Billy T. comedy award and a Chapman Tripp Theatre award as part of 90s comedy duo Sugar & Spice (alongside Jonathan Brugh).
He was nominated at the New Zealand Film and TV Awards for his acting in short film Beautiful.
Hoyte is also infamous for his "Cook the man some f**king eggs" scene from 'The Late Night Big Breakfast' show in 2014.
Filmography[]
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Timus | "Warrior... Princess" (S01E15) |
| 1996 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Scarred Lieutenant | "Let the Games Begin" (S02E16) |
| 1997 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Athenian #1 | "The Price" (S02E20) |
| 1997 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Skell | "Regrets... I've Had a Few" (S04E03) |
| 1998 | Young Hercules | Hephaestus | "Keeping Up with the Jasons" (S01E08) "Cyrano de Hercules" (S01E10) "Forgery" (S01E13) "Ares on Trial" (S01E15) "Down and Out in Academy Hills" (S01E16) |
| 1999 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Hephaestus | "Love, Amazon Style" (S06E02) |
| 2000 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Hephaestus | "Looking Death in the Eye" (S05E19) |
| 2002 | Mataku | unknown | "Going to War" (S01E03) |
| 2003 | Power Rangers Ninja Storm | Copybot (voice) | "Beauty and the Beach" (S11E03) |
| 2004 | Power Rangers Dino Thunder | Donkeyvac (voice) | "Legacy of Power" (S12E04) "Back in Black" (S12E05) "Diva in Distress" (S12E06) "Game On" (S12E07) "Golden Boy" (S12E08) |
| 2004 | The Adventures of Massey Ferguson | Max Tractor, Rusty and Beaut the Ute (Voices) | |
| 2005 | Power Rangers S.P.D. | Valko (voice) | "Wired: Part 1" (S13E14) "Wired: Part 2" (S13E15) |
| 2005 | Power Rangers S.P.D. | Icthior (voice) | "Badge" (S13E33) |
| 2005-2006 | Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby | Steve Mudgeway | Main role |
| 2005 | Outrageous Fortune | Franklin "Corky" Corke | "Slings and Arrows" (S01E01) "The Cause of This Defect" (S01E04) "To Be Honest As This World Goes" (S01E12) |
| 2006 | Power Rangers Mystic Force | Fightoe (voice) | "Dark Wish: Part 1" (S14E18) "Dark Wish: Part 2" (S14E19) "Dark Wish: Part 3" (S14E20) |
| 2006 | Moon TV | Himself / Various characters | Series regular, unknown episodes |
| 2006 | Shortland Street | John Markson | Guest role, unknown episodes |
| 2007 | Outrageous Fortune | Franklin "Corky" Corke | "Put the Strong Law on Him" (S03E06) "The Corrupted Currents of This World" (S03E21) |
| 2008 | Shortland Street | John Grainger | Guest role, unknown episodes |
| 2008 | Power Rangers Jungle Fury | Cable Guy / Cheese McAllister | "Don't Blow That Dough" (S16E26) |
| 2009 | Diplomatic Immunity | Brother Jacob | "Love My Way" (S01E04) |
| 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Gwildor | "Mirror" (S01E18) |
| 2009 | Power Rangers RPM | Mr. McAllistair | "Ranger Blue" (S17E10) |
| 2009 | The Jaquie Brown Diaries | Sandy | "Brownward Spiral" (S02E07) "Educating Jaquie" (S02E08) |
| 2011 | Ice | Harold | Episode 1 |
| 2011 | The Almighty Johnsons | Detective Turner | "This Is Not Washing Powder, My Friend" (S01E05) |
| 2011 | Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud | Pat Booth | "All At Sea" (Episode 3) "Marty/Party" (Episode 4) "Dominos" (Episode 5) "Thirty of Silver/One of Gold" (Episode 6) |
| 2011-2014 | Nothing Trivial | Smudge | Series regular, 27 episodes |
| 2014-2015 | Late Night Big Breakfast | Jason Hoyte | All episodes |
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Beautiful | Kev | Short film |
| 2007 | We're Here to Help | Steve Arnett | Drama |
| 2009 | I Was the DJ | Barry Plugg | Short film |
| 2010 | Spies and Lies | Martini | Drama |
| 2010 | Stolen | DS Peter Burt | Based on true story |
| 2010 | The Insatiable Moon | Kevin | Drama |
| 2014 | What We Do in the Shadows | Julian | Comedy / Horror |
External links[]
- Jason Hoyte at IMDb
References[]
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