Ido Drent
{{Short description|Actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|27 January 1987}}
| birth_place = Pretoria, South Africa
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2008–present
| spouse = Mandy Hodges (m. 2011–present)
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Ido Drent (born 27 January 1987) is a South African-born actor working and living in Auckland, New Zealand. He is best known to television audiences as Daniel Potts in the long-running soap opera Shortland Street.
Early life
Drent was born in Pretoria and raised until the age of 8 in Potchefstroom, South Africa.{{cite web|title=Hottie of the Week: Ido Drent|url=http://www.kimberleycrossman.com/content/ido-drent|work=kimberleycrossman.com|date=n.d.|accessdate=29 October 2011}}{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In January 1996 Drent and his family moved to New Zealand. He remembers watching Shortland Street for the first time and being bewildered by the accents.{{cite web|title=Ido Drent |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/content/2538534 |work=tvnz.co.nz |publisher=Television New Zealand |date=n.d. |accessdate=29 October 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407084206/http://tvnz.co.nz/content/2538534 |archivedate=7 April 2010 |url-status=dead }} After finishing school Drent studied business at university and worked in the property development industry.{{cite web|title=Ido Drent|url=http://www.throng.co.nz/shortland-street/ido-drent|work=throng.co.nz|publisher=Throng|date=April 2009|accessdate=29 October 2011}} After doing part-time work in television commercials, Drent "caught the acting bug."
Career
=Beginnings and ''Shortland Street''=
Drent became a model, was signed to 11 Modeling Agency and quickly became a regular on the catwalk.
He started to attend a Meisner Acting course and in 2008 auditioned for an upcoming role on the long-running soap opera Shortland Street. The role was a recasting of past character Daniel Potts, the bad-boy illegitimate son of major character Sarah Potts. Drent was called back after his first audition, and, after performing alongside the actress of Sarah, Amanda Billing, he was awarded the role. He made his debut on the show in March 2009 and quickly picked up a heartthrob status.{{cite web|title=New stars set to sex up 'Shortland St'|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/television/news/article.cfm?c_id=339&objectid=10560883|author=Glucina, Rachel|work=NZherald|date=March 2009|accessdate=29 October 2011}}
For his role on Shortland Street, Drent was nominated and awarded with numerous awards, including in 2010 the New Zealand TV Guide Best on the Box award for "Rising Star". He also won runner up for "Hottest Male Actor" in the Throng Shortland Street Fan Awards 2010, losing out to onscreen stepfather Benjamin Mitchell.{{cite web|title=Shortland Street fan awards 2010 - winners|url=http://www.throng.co.nz/shortland-street/shortland-street-fan-awards-2010-winners|work=Throng|date=December 2010|accessdate=29 October 2011|archive-date=18 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218122102/http://www.throng.co.nz/shortland-street/shortland-street-fan-awards-2010-winners|url-status=dead}} In 2011 Drent was nominated for a Girlfriend Faves Forever award for "Celeb Male 2011" for his role in Shortland Street{{cite web|title=Awards galore|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/shortland-street/awards-galore-4486132|work=tvnz.co.nz|publisher=Television New Zealand|date=October 2011|accessdate=29 October 2011}} and "Favourite TV star" in the What Now awards.
In 2012 Drent quit his role on Shortland Street to pursue career opportunities in Australia. He commented, "For me, broadening myself as an actor,I need to move on, even if it meant losing a bit of security and taking a big risk."{{cite journal|title=Ido & Mandy's Big Decision|journal=New Zealand Woman's Weekly|date=October 8, 2012|publisher=New Zealand Magazines|author=Rawson, Emma}}
Following his move to Australia, Drent landed a role on the fourth season of television show Offspring, making his debut in May 2013.{{cite web|title=Returning: Offspring|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/05/returning-offspring-3.html|author=Knox, David|date=1 May 2013|work=TVtonight}} Drent was praised by his costar Matthew Le Nevez, "He's got such a nice, calming energy... He's such a great actor."{{cite web|title=Offspring is baby-crazy|url=http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news/offspring-is-baby-crazy-matthew-le-nevez/1879633/|work=Sunshine Coast Daily|date=25 May 2013|author=Cronin, Seanna|publisher=APN News & Media}}
Drent also won the role of INXS drummer Jon Farriss in a miniseries depicting the band, INXS: Never Tear Us Apart.{{cite web|title=INXS' Untold Story to be revealed|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-/entertainment/17691977/inxs-untold-story-to-be-revealed/|work=thewest.com.au|publisher=Yahoo!|date=21 June 2013|author=McRae, Ross}}{{cite web|title=Cast Of INXS Mini Series Never Tear Us Apart Revealed!|url=http://www.take40.com/news/40694/cast-of-inxs-mini-series-never-tear-us-apart-revealed!-|work=Take40|date=23 June 2013|publisher=MCM Media}}
Personal life
Drent is heavily involved in exercise and loves coffee. He has a strong Christian faith and made a commitment to stay celibate until marriage.{{cite web|title=Celebrity virgins, vixens and vices|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10721579|work=The New Zealand Herald|publisher=APN News & Media|author=Glucina, Rachel|date=April 2011|accessdate=29 October 2011}} In April 2011 Drent announced he was engaged to makeup artist Mandy Hodges via his Facebook page. After dating for seven months, the two wed in December 2011{{cite journal|title=Ido Drent: why we can't wait to be married|url=http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/celebrities/celeb-stories/ido-drent-why-we-cant-wait-be-married/story/4105100/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223033558/http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/celebrities/celeb-stories/ido-drent-why-we-cant-wait-be-married/story/4105100/|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 February 2013|journal=New Zealand Woman's Weekly|author=Dewe, Nicky|date=June 2011|accessdate=29 October 2011|publisher=New Zealand Magazines}} in a ceremony attended by family, friends, and co-stars.{{cite journal|title=Ido Drent and Amanda Hodges' divine big day|date=29 December 2011|journal=Woman's Weekly|author=Dewe, Nicky}} They have a son and a daughter.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
=Activism=
Drent has been an ambassador for the 40 Hour Famine in 2010, 2011 and 2012, in which he helped needy children in East Timor. He was involved in a run which involved running 20 km a day for a week to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities.{{cite web|title=Illness forces television star out of charity run|url=http://www.bayofplentytimes.co.nz/news/illness-forces-television-star-out-of-charity-run/1065322/|work=Bay of Plenty Times|publisher=Fairfax Media|author=McPherson, Michele|date=August 2011|accessdate=29 October 2011}} However, Drent was forced to drop out following feeling very ill and fearing he may have meningitis.{{cite web|title=Shortland Street star's meningitis scare|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv/5370240/Shortland-Street-stars-meningitis-scare|work=stuff.co.nz|publisher=Fairfax Media|author=Growcott, Mathew|date=August 2011|accessdate=29 October 2011}} Drent is also an advocate for anti-smoking New Zealand.
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Film and television |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 2009– 2012 |Core Cast |
| 2013– 2016 |Dr. Lawrence Pethbridge |Recurring (season 4) |
| 2014
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| 2015
| Charles Smith | |
| 2015
| Brad | Episodes: "Ashes to Ashes", "Bound in Flesh" |
| 2019
| Caligula | Main character during season 3 called the Mad Emperor. Produced by Netflix. |
| 2019
|{{sortname|The|Gulf|The Gulf (TV series)}} | D.S. Justin Harding | Main cast all episodes |
| 2022
|My Life Is Murder |Luke |"Silent Lights" Series 3 Ep 5{{Citation |title="My Life Is Murder" Silent Lights (TV Episode 2022) ⭐ 8.3 {{!}} Comedy, Crime, Drama |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22334016/ |access-date=2023-11-04 |language=en-US}} |
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Category:South African male film actors
Category:South African male models
Category:South African male soap opera actors