Isla Mayo

  • Actor
  • Musical Theatre
  • Age Range: 20s
  • Height: 5' 9"/176cm
  • Ethnicity: Asian - Chinese, NZ European

Isla Mayo is an actor, musician, and dancer of Chinese and Pākehā descent. She is best known for her lead role in Silo Theatre’s Night of the Living Dead and most recently appeared in Auckland Theatre Company’s Romeo & Juliet. Other theatre credits include Our Own Little Mess (A Slightly Isolated Dog), Not Woman Enough (Proudly Asian Theatre), and Love to Say Goodbye (No.3 Roskill Theatre). Isla is a classically trained pianist with a background in hip hop and Latin dance, bringing musicality and movement into her work on stage.

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Television
Short Film
Theatre
Training
Skills
Characteristics

Television

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2024
Production (Role) Beyond Goodbye (TBA)
Production Company / Director Netflix

Short Film

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2024
Production (Role) Borders of the Heart (Sharon)
Production Company / Director Dir: Weitong Li
Year
2022
Production (Role) Think Tank (Gina)
Production Company / Director The Actors Program / Dir: Caroline Bell-Booth
Year
2021
Production (Role) Touch Grass (Isla Mayo)
Production Company / Director Dir: Robert Jones
Year
2021
Production (Role) Studio Two (Larissa )
Production Company / Director Unitec / Dir: Kelsey Chapman
Year
2020
Production (Role) Studio One (Sophia)
Production Company / Director Unitec / Dir: Katherine McRae

Theatre

Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2025
Production (Role) Romeo & Juliet (Sampson)
Production Company / Director Auckland Theatre Company
Year
2024
Production (Role) Our Own Little Mess (Lead | Ensemble)
Production Company / Director A Slightly Isolated Dog / Dir: Leo Gene Peters and Jane Yonge
Year
2023
Production (Role) Night of the Living Dead (Lead - Various)
Production Company / Director Silo Theatre / Dir: Sophie Roberts and Sam Snedden
Year
2023
Production (Role) Not Woman Enough (Beatrice)
Production Company / Director Proudly Asian Theatre / Dir: Hweiling Ow
Year
2022
Production (Role) Nora: A Dollhouse (Nora 2)
Production Company / Director The Actors Program / Dir: Kitan Petkovski
Year
2022
Production (Role) The Wheel (Thi / Blandine )
Production Company / Director The Actors Program / Dir: Benjamin Henson
Year
2021
Production (Role) Stories Told to Me by Girls (Sofia)
Production Company / Director Unitec / Dir: Alison Bruce & Wesley Dowell
Year
2021
Production (Role) Love to Say Goodbye (Ensemble)
Production Company / Director No. 3 Roskill Theatre Co. / Dir: Tanya Muagututi'a
Year
2020
Production (Role) Odd Daphne (Ensemble)
Production Company / Director Odd Fam / Dir: Joshua Iosefo
Year
2019
Production (Role) The Vagina Monologues (Ensemble)
Production Company / Director Dir: Amber Liberte
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2024
Production (Role) Beyond Goodbye (TBA)
Production Company / Director Netflix
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2024
Production (Role) Borders of the Heart (Sharon)
Production Company / Director Dir: Weitong Li
Year
2022
Production (Role) Think Tank (Gina)
Production Company / Director The Actors Program / Dir: Caroline Bell-Booth
Year
2021
Production (Role) Touch Grass (Isla Mayo)
Production Company / Director Dir: Robert Jones
Year
2021
Production (Role) Studio Two (Larissa )
Production Company / Director Unitec / Dir: Kelsey Chapman
Year
2020
Production (Role) Studio One (Sophia)
Production Company / Director Unitec / Dir: Katherine McRae
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2025
Production (Role) Romeo & Juliet (Sampson)
Production Company / Director Auckland Theatre Company
Year
2024
Production (Role) Our Own Little Mess (Lead | Ensemble)
Production Company / Director A Slightly Isolated Dog / Dir: Leo Gene Peters and Jane Yonge
Year
2023
Production (Role) Night of the Living Dead (Lead - Various)
Production Company / Director Silo Theatre / Dir: Sophie Roberts and Sam Snedden
Year
2023
Production (Role) Not Woman Enough (Beatrice)
Production Company / Director Proudly Asian Theatre / Dir: Hweiling Ow
Year
2022
Production (Role) Nora: A Dollhouse (Nora 2)
Production Company / Director The Actors Program / Dir: Kitan Petkovski
Year
2022
Production (Role) The Wheel (Thi / Blandine )
Production Company / Director The Actors Program / Dir: Benjamin Henson
Year
2021
Production (Role) Stories Told to Me by Girls (Sofia)
Production Company / Director Unitec / Dir: Alison Bruce & Wesley Dowell
Year
2021
Production (Role) Love to Say Goodbye (Ensemble)
Production Company / Director No. 3 Roskill Theatre Co. / Dir: Tanya Muagututi'a
Year
2020
Production (Role) Odd Daphne (Ensemble)
Production Company / Director Odd Fam / Dir: Joshua Iosefo
Year
2019
Production (Role) The Vagina Monologues (Ensemble)
Production Company / Director Dir: Amber Liberte
Training:

The Actors' Program - 2022 Unitec Performance & Screen Arts - 2020-2021

Accents & Dialects:
(* = native)

American-Standard, Australian, English-Standard, New Zealand*, RP, Spanish

Languages:
(* = native/fluent)

English*, Japanese, Mandarin*

Music & Dance:
(* = highly skilled)

Alto, Contemporary Dance, Guitar, Hip Hop Dance*, Jazz Dancing, Latin Dance*, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano*, Singing (general)*, Soprano, Vogue Dance

Sports:
(* = highly skilled)

Cycling, Ice Skating, Netball, RollerSkating

Other Skills:

Stage Combat, Swordplay

Height:
5' 9"/176cm
Eye Colour:
Brown
Hair Colour:
Dark Brown
Hair Length:
Long
Theatre
Vocal Range
Training
Skills
Characteristics
Year
Production (Role)
Production Company / Director
Year
2025
Production (Role) Romeo & Juliet (Sampson)
Production Company / Director Auckland Theatre Company
Year
2024
Production (Role) Our Own Little Mess (Lead | Ensemble)
Production Company / Director A Slightly Isolated Dog / Dir: Leo Gene Peters and Jane Yonge
Year
2023
Production (Role) Night of the Living Dead (Lead - Various)
Production Company / Director Silo Theatre / Dir: Sophie Roberts and Sam Snedden
Year
2023
Production (Role) Not Woman Enough (Beatrice)
Production Company / Director Proudly Asian Theatre / Dir: Hweiling Ow
Year
2022
Production (Role) Nora: A Dollhouse (Nora 2)
Production Company / Director The Actors Program / Dir: Kitan Petkovski
Year
2022
Production (Role) The Wheel (Thi / Blandine )
Production Company / Director The Actors Program / Dir: Benjamin Henson
Year
2021
Production (Role) Stories Told to Me by Girls (Sofia)
Production Company / Director Unitec / Dir: Alison Bruce & Wesley Dowell
Year
2021
Production (Role) Love to Say Goodbye (Ensemble)
Production Company / Director No. 3 Roskill Theatre Co. / Dir: Tanya Muagututi'a
Year
2020
Production (Role) Odd Daphne (Ensemble)
Production Company / Director Odd Fam / Dir: Joshua Iosefo
Year
2019
Production (Role) The Vagina Monologues (Ensemble)
Production Company / Director Dir: Amber Liberte
Vocal Range:

Alto, Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano

Training:

The Actors' Program - 2022 Unitec Performance & Screen Arts - 2020-2021

Accents & Dialects:
(* = native)

American-Standard, Australian, English-Standard, New Zealand*, RP, Spanish

Languages:
(* = native/fluent)

English*, Japanese, Mandarin*

Music & Dance:
(* = highly skilled)

Alto, Contemporary Dance, Guitar, Hip Hop Dance*, Jazz Dancing, Latin Dance*, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano*, Singing (general)*, Soprano, Vogue Dance

Sports:
(* = highly skilled)

Cycling, Ice Skating, Netball, RollerSkating

Other Skills:

Stage Combat, Swordplay

Height:
5' 9"/176cm
Eye Colour:
Brown
Hair Colour:
Dark Brown
Hair Length:
Long