Portrait of Martyn Sanderson

Acting

Martyn Sanderson

Career

Active from 1974 to 2001, busiest in 1977 and 1987 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
9
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bad Blood
Bad Blood
GoodWatch score67/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Martyn Sanderson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Satire & Parody
    0.7, average 2.3
  • Cringe Humor
    0.6, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.5, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • New Zealand Cinema 3
  • Historical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 90
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
GoodWatch score 90

as Gate Keeper

Cow
Cow (2001)

as Long

1990s

12 titles ยท average score 61
Chicken
Chicken (1996)

as Bryce Tilfer

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as King Menelaos / Thoas

Dirty Creature
Dirty Creature (1995)

as Mr. Lasalles

Savage Play
Savage Play (1995)

as Henry

Hercules in the Underworld
Hercules in the Underworld (1994)
GoodWatch score 59

as Thespus

The Last Tattoo
The Last Tattoo (1994)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ralph Simpson

Drag
Drag (1993)

as Steven

Desperate Remedies
Desperate Remedies (1993)
GoodWatch score 52

as Maori Warrior

Shortland Street
Shortland Street (1992)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Noel Sturgess

Old Scores
Old Scores (1991)

as Acid Aitken

Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree
Flying Fox in a Freedom Tree (1990)

Screenplay, Director

An Angel at My Table
An Angel at My Table (1990)
GoodWatch score 82

as Frank Sargeson

1980s

17 titles ยท average score 61
The Tale of Ruby Rose
The Tale of Ruby Rose (1988)

as Bennett

The Harp in the South
The Harp in the South (1987)

TV show ยท as Hughie Darcy

Poor Man's Orange
Poor Man's Orange (1987)

as Hughie

The Harp in the South
The Harp in the South (1987)

as Hughie Darcy

Pallet on the Floor
Pallet on the Floor (1986)

Screenplay

Sylvia
Sylvia (1986)

as Inspector Gulland

My First Suit
My First Suit (1985)

as Dad

Trial Run
Trial Run (1985)

as Alan West

Heart of the Stag
Heart of the Stag (1984)

Writer

The Lost Tribe
The Lost Tribe (1983)

as Bill Thorne

Bad Blood
Bad Blood (1982)
GoodWatch score 67

as Les North

Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1980)
GoodWatch score 53

as Len Demler

1970s

6 titles
Keskidee Aroha
Keskidee Aroha (1979)

as Narrator

Wild Man
Wild Man (1977)

as Snake

Solo
Solo (1977)

as Jules Catweazle

Autumn Fires
Autumn Fires (1977)

Writer

The Governor
The Governor (1977)

TV show ยท as General Sir Duncan Cameron

The Hum
The Hum (1974)

Writer