Sean Duffy started his TV career as a news and documentary editor, then later began mixing in acting roles on film and television.

His major breakthrough role was in Mortimer’s Patch. Since then he has starred in numerous TV shows including Willy Nilly, Plain Clothes, Tiger Country and The Neighbourhood Network. His film credits include Utu, Came a Hot Friday and Smash Palace. Duffy has also directed a number of TV documentary series.

In this ScreenTalk, Duffy talks about:

• Being laughed at for his acting in The Governor
• Mortimer’s Patch being his favourite acting experience
• How the pace of the show was incredibly slow by modern standards
• Seeing a horse being spray-painted on the set of the film Utu
• Ending up buried under a concrete airport runway on Gloss
• Terrifying fellow actor Simon Prast in one scene
• Being surprised that TV3 commissioned quirky comedy The Neighbourhood Network
• How illness ruined his performance in Tiger Country
• Forming a brilliant working partnership with Mark Hadlow on Willy Nilly
• Not understanding why the show was cancelled

This video is available on YouTube to embed and distribute via a Creative Commons licence.

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