Louis Sutherland

Louis Sutherland
Occupation(s)Actor
Director
Screenwriter
Years active2002–present

Louis Sutherland is a New Zealand film, television and advertising director and actor. He is of Samoan and Scottish descent, and based in Wellington.[1][2]

Sutherland studied at Toi Whakaari (The New Zealand Drama School, Wellington)[3] where he worked with childhood friend Mark Albiston, creating a graduation short film.[4] After creating the award winning short films Run (2007) and The Six Dollar Fifty Man (2009), the duo co-directed their award-winning debut feature Shopping (2013).

  1. ^ Lydia Jenkin. "Let's go Shopping". nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Louis Sutherland". nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Toi Whakaari - Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School, performing arts courses in acting, design, costume construction, entertainment technology, arts management and directing". Toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  4. ^ "The Arts Foundation : Louis Sutherland - Biography". Thearts.co.nz. Retrieved 11 October 2014.