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- Kirk Torrance: nudity, swimming and the fight to become Wayne Judd...
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Former Commonwealth Games athlete Kirk Torrance (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa) struggled with asthma as a child, before realising his potential as a competitive swimmer. Later Torrance graduated from Toi Whakaari and found a successful acting career. His most memorable performances include Toa in Fish Skin Suit, Lee Kapene in Shortland Street, Holden in hit movie Stickmen — and detective Wayne Judd in Outrageous Fortune. In this ScreenTalk, Torrance talks about: Growing up as an asthmatic kid i...
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- actor / outrageous fortune / athlete / swimming / toi whakaari / wayne judd / shortland street / stickmen / polytech / mike smith / kirk torrance / napier / dargaville / asthma / commonweath games / swimmer / broadcasting / radio / radio station / drama school / oliver driver: theatresports / and beyond... / aileen o'sullivan / aileen osullivan / acting / actors / vincent osullivan / vincent o'sullivan / maui / plays / fishskin suit / peter burger / nudity / fish skin suit / madeleine sami / ngāti kahungunu ki wairoa / toi whakaari drama school / audition
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