Rachel House

Jury Member

Rachel House (Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Mutunga) is one of New Zealand’s most highly regarded actors. She has had a long and celebrated career, both locally and internationally, which has traversed stage, television and film. Rachel is renowned for her work in Netflix’s Heartbreak High, HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death, Apple TV’s Foundation and Time Bandits and in film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Thor: Ragnarok, Godzilla X Kong, Kangaroo, as well as voice work in Moana, Zootopia and A Minecraft Movie. Last year saw the release of her directorial debut feature film The Mountain to critical acclaim.