Tom Hayward

  • Actor
  • Height: 5' 7"/172cm
  • Location: Wellington
  • Ethnicity: European - British, NZ European

Tom Hayward is an emerging performer and writer from Wellington, New Zealand. In 2025, he made his professional theatrical debut as Dennis in the Australia/New Zealand tour of The Play That Goes Wrong (GMG Productions).

Prior to this, he was a performer and solo creative in TAHI Festival’s solo showcase, HATCH. That same year, he completed a Bachelor of Creativity in acting for stage and screen at Te Auaha.

Throughout his work, Tom challenges himself by playing a diverse array of character types, while his writing draws audiences into heartfelt tales hidden within worlds of absurdity.

All
Theatre
Short Film
Feature Film
Training
Skills
Characteristics

Theatre

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2025
Production (Role) The Play That Goes Wrong (Dennis)
Production Company / Director GMG Productions / Dir: Anna Marshall
Year
2024
Production (Role) Happy Campers (Kyle)
Production Company / Director The Awkward Company / Dir: Sam Lewis
Year
2023
Production (Role) HATCH (Forrest Bush)
Production Company / Director TAHI New Zealand Festival of Solo Performance
Year
2023
Production (Role) Naild It! A Builder Play (Crusty)
Production Company / Director The Awkward Company / Dir: Aimee Dredge & Sam Lewis
Year
2022
Production (Role) Uncle Vanya (Serebrakoff)
Production Company / Director Whitireia / Dir: Cassandra Tse

Short Film

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2024
Production (Role) Heist for Dummies (Ensemble)
Production Company / Director Snap Shot Shorts / Dir: Bailey Harding
Year
2024
Production (Role) Tony Was Bad (Tony)
Production Company / Director Abstract Bear Productions / Dir: Isabel Corfiatis
Year
2023
Production (Role) Love Bite (Zach)
Production Company / Director Dir: Charlie Hamley
Year
2022
Production (Role) Three Perspectives of a Murder (Finn)
Production Company / Director Dir: Brandon Entwistle

Feature Film

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2024
Production (Role) Starter (Atticus)
Production Company / Director Gobst Pictures / Dir: James Robertson
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2025
Production (Role) The Play That Goes Wrong (Dennis)
Production Company / Director GMG Productions / Dir: Anna Marshall
Year
2024
Production (Role) Happy Campers (Kyle)
Production Company / Director The Awkward Company / Dir: Sam Lewis
Year
2023
Production (Role) HATCH (Forrest Bush)
Production Company / Director TAHI New Zealand Festival of Solo Performance
Year
2023
Production (Role) Naild It! A Builder Play (Crusty)
Production Company / Director The Awkward Company / Dir: Aimee Dredge & Sam Lewis
Year
2022
Production (Role) Uncle Vanya (Serebrakoff)
Production Company / Director Whitireia / Dir: Cassandra Tse
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2024
Production (Role) Heist for Dummies (Ensemble)
Production Company / Director Snap Shot Shorts / Dir: Bailey Harding
Year
2024
Production (Role) Tony Was Bad (Tony)
Production Company / Director Abstract Bear Productions / Dir: Isabel Corfiatis
Year
2023
Production (Role) Love Bite (Zach)
Production Company / Director Dir: Charlie Hamley
Year
2022
Production (Role) Three Perspectives of a Murder (Finn)
Production Company / Director Dir: Brandon Entwistle
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2024
Production (Role) Starter (Atticus)
Production Company / Director Gobst Pictures / Dir: James Robertson
Training:

2023 - Bachelor of Creativity, Majoring in Drama, Whitireia 2021-2022 - Diploma in Acting for Stage and Screen, Whitireia 2019 - NCEA Drama Scholarship

Accents & Dialects:
(* = native)

American-New York, American-Southern States, American-Standard, Australian, English-Standard, Heightened RP, Irish, New Zealand*, West Country

Languages:
(* = native/fluent)

English*, Te Reo Maori - Beginner

Music & Dance:
(* = highly skilled)

Singing (general), Tenor

Sports:
(* = highly skilled)

Bouldering, Football

Height:
5' 7"/172cm
Eye Colour:
Brown
Hair Colour:
Dark Brown
Hair Length:
Short