Paolo Rotondo

Paolo Rotondo was born in Napoli, Italy from a proud Neapolitan father and a Kiwi (New Zealand) mother. Paolo spent his first years in Italy moving to New Zealand when he was ten years old. He now lives in Auckland with his partner Renee Mark and two young children.

Paolo is an accomplished artist working as a Film Director, Playwright and actor. He has been a respected fixture working in Film, Theatre and Television industries for twenty years. His experience in filmmaking, ranges from acting, to producing, to writing and directing. In 2015 as writer/director Paolo is releasing the New Zealand Film Commission funded feature film, the much anticipated "Orphans & Kingdoms".

As an actor Paolo is probably best known for his work on "Shortland Street" New Zealand's longest running serial drama. On this series he portrayed the unlucky in love CEO of the clinic 'Andrew Solomon'. Paolo's lead roles in feature films include the much loved Kiwi classic caper film "Stickmen". He made his debut as the serial killer 'Simon Cartwright' in the bold horror film "The Ugly' for which he won a 'Best actor award' at the Rome Fantafestival. Other television series Paolo has acted in include, 'Xena Warrior Princess', ' When we go to war', 'Riverworld', 'Young Hercules', 'The insider's guide to love' and 'Cancerman'. Paolo was nominated for 'TV Guide Best actor' on two occasions.