Bruno Lawrence
Actor
Biography
Born David Charles Lawrence in Worthing, West Sussex, England, he migrated with his family to New Zealand in 1946, settling in New Plymouth before moving to Wellington in 1948.
Lawrence spent most of his life in New Zealand, but also worked extensively in Australia. He was a renowned jazz and rock drummer, playing drums in many bands, including Max Merritt & The Meteors, Quincy Conserve, Blerta, and The Crocodiles. His last recording was with Bernie McGann, Larry Gales and Jonathan Crayford on "Jazz at the St. James" in 1989.
In the early 1970s, Lawrence founded Blerta ("Bruno Lawrence's Electric Revelation and Travelling Apparition"). The multi and theatrical co-operative toured New Zealand and in parts of Australia. Blerta saw him performing alongside many people he would work with later as an actor, including director Geoff Murphy, and actors Martyn Sanderson and Ian Watkin.
Filmography
Battletruck
as Willie 1982
Death Warmed Up
as Tex 1984
Spotswood
as Robert, Carey's Father 1992
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
as Barker 1981
Smash Palace
as Al Shaw 1981
Utu
as Williamson 1984
Goodbye Pork Pie
as Mulvaney 1981
The Delinquents
as Bosun 1989
Jack Be Nimble
as Teddy 1993
Grievous Bodily Harm
as Det. Sgt. Ray Birch 1988
Rikky and Pete
as Sonny 1988
An Indecent Obsession
as Matt Sawyer 1985
Heart of the Stag
as Peter Daley 1984
As Time Goes By
as Ryder 1988
The Rogue Stallion
as John Peterson 1990
Bridge to Nowhere
as Mac 1986