Jared Turner

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| birth_name = Jared Philip Turner

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| birth_place = New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1995–present

| height = 5 ft 9 in

| spouse = {{marriage|Lissy Mayer|2014}}

| children = 4

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Jared Turner is a New Zealand-born Australian actor, best known for his roles as Ben Maddox in Go Girls, Tarrick/Void Knight in Power Rangers Dino Fury and Cosmic Fury, and as Ty Johnson on the television series, The Almighty Johnsons.

Early life and education

Jared Philip Turner{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} was born in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, to parents of Samoan and German descent.{{cite web |title=Jared Turner: My World |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inysdfb6Sro |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/inysdfb6Sro |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|publisher=Fresh TV |accessdate=2 July 2018 |date=30 March 2014}}{{cbignore}}{{better source needed|date=April 2023}}

His family moved to Sydney, Australia, in 1980 and he went on to graduate from Theatre Nepean, University of Western Sydney in 2000.{{cite web | title=Jared Turner | website=actors.co.nz | date=20 January 2015 | url=http://actors.co.nz/download/Jared-Turner | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130142835/http://actors.co.nz/download/Jared-Turner | archive-date=30 January 2016 | url-status=dead | access-date=3 April 2023}}

Career

Turner played teacher Ben Maddox in Go Girls (2009–10) and as Ty Johnson on the television series, The Almighty Johnsons (2011–13). He is also recognised on New Zealand TV screens for hosting the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority's energy-saving adverts, "The Energy Spot".{{cite web |last1=McConnochie |first1=Trudie |title=Jared Turner: Polar opposite |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10712138 |publisher=The New Zealand Herald |access-date=2 July 2018 |date=13 March 2011}}

Personal life

In 2014, Turner married costume designer Lissy Mayer at a wedding ceremony in Oratia, New Zealand.{{cite web |title=Spy: Almighty Johnsons star ties the knot |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11366907 |publisher=The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=2 July 2018 |date=1 December 2014}} The couple has a blended family of four children.{{cite web |last1=Sell |first1=Bronwyn |title=My happy place: Jared Turner |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11229080 |publisher=The New Zealand Herald |accessdate=2 July 2018 |date=30 March 2014}}

Filmography

=Film=

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2003 \|Basilisk Stare \|Spike \|Short
2004 \|In Too Deep \|Sales Assistant \|Short
2006 \|Discount Taxi Driver \|Charles \|Short
2007 \|Coffee and Allah \|Café Manager \|Short
2007 \|30 Days of Night \|Aaron \|
2008 \|Love in the Time of Chlamydia \|Kerry Post \|Short
2009 \|Underworld: Rise of the Lycans \|Xristo \|
2009 \|{{sortname\|The\|Warning\|nolink=1}} \|Tommy Mate \|Short
2009 \|Lines Crossed \|Male \|Short
2013 \|End of Daze \|Jared \|
2014 \|{{sortname\|The\|Last Saint\|nolink=1}} \|Gaz \|
2016 \|Titiro \|William \|Short
2017 \|6 Days \|Tommy Palmer \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2003

|Basilisk Stare

|Spike

|Short

2004

|In Too Deep

|Sales Assistant

|Short

2006

|Discount Taxi Driver

|Charles

|Short

2007

|Coffee and Allah

|Café Manager

|Short

2007

|30 Days of Night

|Aaron

2008

|Love in the Time of Chlamydia

|Kerry Post

|Short

2009

|Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

|Xristo

2009

|{{sortname|The|Warning|nolink=1}}

|Tommy Mate

|Short

2009

|Lines Crossed

|Male

|Short

2013

|End of Daze

|Jared

2014

|{{sortname|The|Last Saint|nolink=1}}

|Gaz

2016

|Titiro

|William

|Short

2017

|6 Days

|Tommy Palmer

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1995 \|Home and Away \|Kid \|Episode: "1.1813"
2002 \|All Saints \|Brett Davis \|Episode: "All Choked Up"
2007 \|Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape \|Fireman \|TV film
2007 \|Outrageous Fortune \|Trent \|Episode: "To Sleep, No More"
2008 \|Power Rangers Jungle Fury \|Whiger \|Recurring role
2009–10 \|Go Girls \|Ben Maddox \|Recurring role (series 1–2)
2011–2013 \|{{sortname\|The\|Almighty Johnsons}} \|Tyrone 'Ty' Johnson \|Main role
2013 \|Spartacus: War of the Damned \|Lucius Furius \|Episode: "Enemies of Rome"
2014 \|{{sortname\|The\|Brokenwood Mysteries}} \|Rory Parkes \|Episode: "Hunting the Stag"
2015 \|True Crime: Venus and Mars \|Marty Bruce \|TV film
2015 \|Ash vs Evil Dead \|Eligos (voice) \|Episodes: "Books from Beyond", "Brujo", "The Host"
2015 \|When We Go to War \|Sgt. Graves \|TV miniseries
2016 \|{{sortname\|The\|Shannara Chronicles}} \|Slanter \|Recurring role (series 1)
2016 \|Filthy Rich \|Sam Halloway \|Recurring role (series 1)
2016 \|Hillary \|Earl Riddiford \|Episodes: "Louise", "Home", "Race to the Pole"
2016 \|Roman Empire \|Marcus Aurelius Cleander \|Main role (series 1)
2016–17 \|{{sortname\|The\|Secret Daughter}} \|Christopher Norton \|Main role
2018 \|Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel \|Joe \|Episode: "Car Trouble"
2019 \|Ablaze \|Roger Ballantyne \|TV film
2020 \|Almost Paradise \|Todd Carpenter \|Episode: "Something Walker This Way Comes"
2020–21 \|One Lane Bridge \|Rob Ryder \|Recurring role
2021–22 \|Power Rangers Dino Fury \|Tarrick/Void Knight/Void King(Amelia Jones Father and Poppy) \|Main role
2021 \|Sweet Tooth \| George Anderson \| Co-starring; episode: "Sorry About All the Dead People"
2023 \|Power Rangers Cosmic Fury \|Tarrick(Amelia Jones and Poppy Father) \|Recurring role

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1995

|Home and Away

|Kid

|Episode: "1.1813"

2002

|All Saints

|Brett Davis

|Episode: "All Choked Up"

2007

|Reckless Behavior: Caught on Tape

|Fireman

|TV film

2007

|Outrageous Fortune

|Trent

|Episode: "To Sleep, No More"

2008

|Power Rangers Jungle Fury

|Whiger

|Recurring role

2009–10

|Go Girls

|Ben Maddox

|Recurring role (series 1–2)

2011–2013

|{{sortname|The|Almighty Johnsons}}

|Tyrone 'Ty' Johnson

|Main role

2013

|Spartacus: War of the Damned

|Lucius Furius

|Episode: "Enemies of Rome"

2014

|{{sortname|The|Brokenwood Mysteries}}

|Rory Parkes

|Episode: "Hunting the Stag"

2015

|True Crime: Venus and Mars

|Marty Bruce

|TV film

2015

|Ash vs Evil Dead

|Eligos (voice)

|Episodes: "Books from Beyond", "Brujo", "The Host"

2015

|When We Go to War

|Sgt. Graves

|TV miniseries

2016

|{{sortname|The|Shannara Chronicles}}

|Slanter

|Recurring role (series 1)

2016

|Filthy Rich

|Sam Halloway

|Recurring role (series 1)

2016

|Hillary

|Earl Riddiford

|Episodes: "Louise", "Home", "Race to the Pole"

2016

|Roman Empire

|Marcus Aurelius Cleander

|Main role (series 1)

2016–17

|{{sortname|The|Secret Daughter}}

|Christopher Norton

|Main role

2018

|Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel

|Joe

|Episode: "Car Trouble"

2019

|Ablaze

|Roger Ballantyne

|TV film

2020

|Almost Paradise

|Todd Carpenter

|Episode: "Something Walker This Way Comes"

2020–21

|One Lane Bridge

|Rob Ryder

|Recurring role

2021–22

|Power Rangers Dino Fury

|Tarrick/Void Knight/Void King(Amelia Jones Father and Poppy)

|Main role

2021

|Sweet Tooth

| George Anderson

| Co-starring; episode: "Sorry About All the Dead People"

2023

|Power Rangers Cosmic Fury

|Tarrick(Amelia Jones and Poppy Father)

|Recurring role

Theatre

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1999 \|No Worries \|Ensemble \|Theatre Nepean
1999 \|Alice's Adventures Underground \|Lewis Carroll \|Theatre Nepean
2000 \|Richard II \|Earl of Salisbury / William Bagot / Sir Pierce of Exton \|Theatre Nepean / Footbridge Theatre
2000 \|{{sortname\|The\|Playboy of the Western World}} \|Christy Mahon \|Theatre Nepean / Footbridge Theatre
2001 \|Jake & Pete \|Jake \|Manitoba Theatre for Young People
2001 \|Get the Message \|Jared \|Co. Theatre Physical
2001 \|Blue Heart \|Lewis \|Griffin Theatre Company
2001 \|Search and Destroy \|Robert / Pamfilo \|New Theatre (Newtown)
2002 \|Solitude in Blue \|Colin \|Griffin Theatre Company
2002 \|Six Pack \|Mark \|Sydney Opera House
2003 \|{{sortname\|The\|Castle\|nolink=1}} \|Brian \|New Theatre (Newtown)
2003 \|Pirandello's The Rules of the Game \|Dr. Spiga \|Darlinghurst Theatre
2004 \|Stepping into Shadows \|Matt \|Darlinghurst Theatre
2007 \|Motel Nights \|Ensemble \|Aotea Centre
2009 \|{{sortname\|The\|Arrival\|nolink=1}} \|Ensemble \|Auckland Civic Theatre

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1999

|No Worries

|Ensemble

|Theatre Nepean

1999

|Alice's Adventures Underground

|Lewis Carroll