David Aston

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David Aston was a New Zealand actor, presenter for non-broadcast in-house videos, television commercials, voiceover artist and singer. He portrayed Rhineheart in The Matrix, Caldor in Legend of the Seeker, Tyldus in Xena: Warrior Princess, and Coloman in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. Aston died in 30 July 2026.

Early life

David Aston received Diploma in Drama from University of Auckland, Theatre Corporate. His early performance were for Mercury Theatre, Theatre Corporate, at Centrepoint Theatre from 1979 to 1989 where he played Shakespearian roles like King Lear, Macbeth, Petruchio, Oberon.

Theatre plays

David Aston has acted in many theatre plays for Mercury Theatre, Auckland Theatre Company, Silo Theatre, Fortune Theatre, Court Theatre.

Television

• Shortland Street (2010)
• Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006)
• Not Only But Always (2004)
• Street Legal (series III & IV, 2002)
• Duggan Dog's Breakfast (1999)
• Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
• Riding High (1995)
• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
• Coverstory (1994)
• True Life Stories (1994)
• Deepwater Haven (1994)
• High Tide (1994)
• Shortland Street (1992–93)
• White Fang (1993)
• Soldier Soldier III (1993)
• In Touch FM (1993)
• Homeward Bound (1992)
• Marlin Bay (1992)
• Gloss III (1989)
• The Seekers (1985)
• Country GP (1984)

Filmography

References

External links

• David Aston at IMDb