Hamish Parkinson
Biography
Hamish Parkinson is a highly versatile New Zealand actor, comedian, writer and director based in Auckland. He is best recognized globally for his frequent guest appearances with the popular web comedy group Viva La Dirt League and his minor roles in blockbuster Hollywood productions filmed in New Zealand.
Known For & Full Filmography14 Titles
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Beerbot 5000 (voice)
Taking inspiration from the comic books of the same name, each episode of this animated anthology series questions, revisits and twists classic Marvel Cinematic moments.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as Beerbot 5000
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Domino Grinn
Rowan, Adam, Alan and Britt (dungeon master Robert) play D&D. The four players play as their characters from Epic NPC Man, with whatever happens to the characters being deemed as canon in the Epic NPC Man universe.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Confucius the Confusing
Rowan, Adam, Alan and Britt (dungeon master Robert) play D&D. The four players play as their characters from Epic NPC Man, with whatever happens to the characters being deemed as canon in the Epic NPC Man universe.
Drama Series - 2019, 16 episodes • as Bartholomew Osiris Bladesong (Bob)
Rowan, Adam, Alan and Britt (dungeon master Robert) play D&D. The four players play as their characters from Epic NPC Man, with whatever happens to the characters being deemed as canon in the Epic NPC Man universe.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Gavin
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as High-Charisma Character
Bringing the action and logic from the D&D table to life isn't as straightforward as you might expect.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Self
The extended VLDL cast dives into Blood on the Clocktower – a chaotic game of murder, mystery, and social deception. Who’s the demon? Who’s lying? Trust no one.
Drama Series - 2020, 16 episodes • as Simon Twick
After a giant paper-maché eggplant is found at Hilltop High, Principal Morris begins searching for the culprit. Four suspects are singled out and interrogated, which leads Morris to find out lots more than she bargained for.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Fred Orchadson
Baelin (Rowan Bettjeman), a simple background NPC in the video game 'Skycraft' has been walking the same route for as long as he can remember. However, his peaceful (and mindless) routine is violently shaken as a short-tempered Adventurer (Ben Van Lier) drags him off his path and into a dangerous quest to escort a mysterious NPC girl named Willow (Phoenix Cross) across the harsh world of Azerim.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Kevin
Paul dreams of being a comedian but fears risking his reliable job: a stop/go Lollipop Man. Fate challenges him to keep a car crash survivor alive until the ambulance arrives – at least he's funny...
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as The Flat Viewer
It’s 2026 Auckland, New Zealand, through the black-and-white lens of the German expressionist silent era. If it weren't for the online group chat and the overused electric heater, the city’s 100-year-old bungalows with no insulation would make you believe it’s the 1920s. The Ungrateful Tenant follows an anxiety-ridden millennial renter who dreams of one day buying his own house. When his paranoid frustration comes to a head, he kicks out his ‘nightmare’ flatmate, only to be struck back by instant karma, sending him on a cursed odyssey in and out of flats across Auckland. Experience the brutal absurdity of the housing crisis in slapstick fashion.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as MC
A comedy about a real estate agent who becomes the last chief of a sinking pacific island.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as The Witch of Vomit
In a dark fantasy world where witches channel their magic through a chosen theme specific to them, a young witch must deal with the fact that in the ten thousand years witches have reigned, all the tangible themes (like fire or lightning or love) have been taken, and all that's left are useless abstract concepts or grammatical articles like "the" or "and".