Acacia O’Connor

Biography

Acacia O’Connor is a vivacious and dedicated young actor who grew up as a travelling musician. Since graduating Toi Whakaari in 2017 she has worked passionately at her craft and explored her identity as an artist. 

Her film and television highlights include South Pacific Pictures ‘The Brokenwood Mysteries season 9’, ‘A Mistake’ directed by Christine Jeffs and starring American A-lister Elizabeth Banks, Great Southern Television’s horror web-series ‘The Basement’ which inspired her to write her own show ‘For Your Satisfaction’ which she has now starred in the quirky pilot of. 

Her theatre work has been fruitful and rewarding and it has been in this field she has connected deeply to her maoritanga working in plays such as ‘He Turu Mau’, for which she took on the challenge of learning the cello, Auckland Theatre Company’s ‘Mahuika!’ The biggest challenge was a full-immersion kids show ‘Te Mahi A Rahi’ which included a full-immersion te reo rehearsal room thanks to Te Pou Theatre.