Blair Strang (born 15 March 1972) is a New Zealand

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actor. He is most noted for playing ambulance driver Rangi Heremaia on New Zealand's longest-running soap opera, ''

Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand Prime time, prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital. The show was first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992 and is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, be ...

'', between 1995 and 2001 and Brian King on ''

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'' from 2011 to 2014.

Early life

Born to a

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father of Scottish descent and a

mother, he attended

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, Pakuranga, where he was Head Prefect.

Filmography

* '' Falling Inn Love'' – Anaaki * ''

'' – Brian King * '' Kaitangata Twitch'' – Sebastian Cardwell * ''

'' – Rangi Heremaia * ''

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'' – Joseph * '' Doves of War'' – Joe Matich * ''

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'' – D.S. Sean Parkes * '' So You Wanna Be a Popstar?'' – a singer * '' Power Rangers S.P.D.'' – Bork (voice) * '' Maiden Voyage: Ocean Hijack'' – Enrique * ''

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'' – Karl * '' Mataku'' – Uncle Eru (Season 1 Episode 3: Going to War) * '' Best Bits'' – Himself * '' Happy Birthday 2 You'' – Paramedic Rangi Heremia * '' Look Who's Famous Now'' – Himself * ''Interrogation'' * ''Homeland'' * ''

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'' – Warden Carlos Garcia * '' Choose Love'' – Dan * ''

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'' – Warden Carlos Garcia

Career

As well as ''Shortland Street'', Strang has appeared in television dramas ''Doves of War'' (for

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), ''

'' ( TV 1), ''Interrogation'' ( Prime TV), ''

'' and ''

''. He also made an appearance on '' So You Wanna be a Popstar?'', hosted by Oliver Driver, and starring Katrina Hobbs, and regularly appears in a variety of roles as a guest star or extra. He completed filming

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's new family drama, '' Kaitangata Twitch'', which is an adaptation of the children's book by author,

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. He has also completed a successful New Zealand tour of the theatre piece, Whero's New Net and co starred in the TV drama Nothing Trivial and Homeland. He recently acted in the 2023 Netflix movie '' Choose Love'' in the role of Dan, boss of the main character.

Personal life

He has an LLB from the

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, majoring in entertainment law, and is a practising family lawyer in Albany at North Shore Legal Chambers. He married his former ''

'' co-star Katrina Devine on 10 November 2001; the couple later divorced.

Awards

In 2008, he won ''Metro'' magazine's "Outstanding Performance of the Year" award in a theatre piece with

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called Whero's New Net.

External links

References

1972 births Living people New Zealand male television actors New Zealand male soap opera actors University of Auckland alumni New Zealand male Māori actors People educated at Saint Kentigern College 20th-century New Zealand male actors 21st-century New Zealand male actors {{NewZealand-tv-actor-stub