Jason Hoyte
Jason Hoyte is a New Zealand screen and voice actor and radio DJ. He has at least 25 television shows to his credit and is best known for his roles as Steve Mudgeway in Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby and Malcolm "Smudge" in Nothing Trivial. He is also known for starring in the film The Insatiable Moon, and starred as Franklin Corke in the New Zealand Comedy/Drama Outrageous Fortune.
Hoyte is currently one of the Co-Hosts on the Radio Hauraki Big Show, from 4 till 7pm weekdays, alongside fellow New Zealand actor and radio DJ, Mike Minogue.
Career
Hoyte was born in Rotorua, New Zealand, and attended Auckland boarding school, Dilworth. He lives with his wife in Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.[citation needed]
Hoyte began his career in stand-up comedy and won a Billy T. comedy award and a Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards as part of 90s comedy duo Sugar & Spice (alongside Jonathan Brugh).[2] After roles in Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys he won acclaim for his portrayal of an untrustworthy, but politically correct guidance counsellor, Steve Mudgeway in the comedy Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby. He was nominated at the 2003 New Zealand Film Awards for his acting in short film Beautiful. In 2015 he starred in parody talk show Late Night Big Breakfast alongside Leigh Hart.[3] In 2017 he and Hart produced parody fishing show Screaming Reels.[4] The show was mistaken for an actual documentary in Australia.[5] He has also narrated for New Zealand reality shows City Beat, Coastwatch, Dog Squad and Animal House.
Hoyte was a radio host for the Alternative Commentary Collective and on Radio Hauraki's weekdays drive-time show 'Daily Bhuja'.[6][7] but finished 5 April 2019. He resumed this drive-time role in 2021 with new co-host Mike Minogue.[8][9] In 2021 he starred in Talkback, a mocumentary web-series about a talkback radio host.[10][11][12]
Hoyte is also infamous for his "Cook the man some f**king eggs" scene from 'The Late Night Big Breakfast' show in 2014.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Timus | "Warrior... Princess" (S01E15) |
| 1996 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Scarred Lieutenant | "Let the Games Begin" (S02E16) |
| 1997 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Athenian #1 | "The Price" (S02E20) |
| 1997 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Skell | "Regrets... I've Had a Few" (S04E03) |
| 1998 | Young Hercules | Hephaestus | "Keeping Up with the Jasons" (S01E08) "Cyrano de Hercules" (S01E10) "Forgery" (S01E13) "Ares on Trial" (S01E15) "Down and Out in Academy Hills" (S01E16) |
| 1999 | Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | Hephaestus | "Love, Amazon Style" (S06E02) |
| 2000 | Xena: Warrior Princess | Hephaestus | "Looking Death in the Eye" (S05E19) |
| 2002 | Mataku | unknown | "Going to War" (S01E03) |
| 2003 | Power Rangers Ninja Storm | Copybot (voice) | "Beauty and the Beach" (S11E03) |
| 2004 | Power Rangers Dino Thunder | Donkeyvac (voice) | "Legacy of Power" (S12E04) "Back in Black" (S12E05) "Diva in Distress" (S12E06) "Game On" (S12E07) "Golden Boy" (S12E08) |
| 2004 | The Adventures of Massey Ferguson | Max Tractor, Rusty and Beaut the Ute (Voices) | |
| 2005 | Power Rangers S.P.D. | Valko (voice) | "Wired: Part 1" (S13E14) "Wired: Part 2" (S13E15) |
| 2005 | Power Rangers S.P.D. | Icthior (voice) | "Badge" (S13E33) |
| 2005–2006 | Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby | Steve Mudgeway | Main role |
| 2005 | Outrageous Fortune | Franklin "Corky" Corke | "Slings and Arrows" (S01E01) "The Cause of This Defect" (S01E04) "To Be Honest As This World Goes" (S01E12) |
| 2006 | Power Rangers Mystic Force | Fightoe (voice) | "Dark Wish: Part 1" (S14E18) "Dark Wish: Part 2" (S14E19) "Dark Wish: Part 3" (S14E20) |
| 2006 | Moon TV | Himself / Various characters | Series regular, unknown episodes |
| 2006 | Shortland Street | John Markson | Guest role, unknown episodes |
| 2007 | Outrageous Fortune | Franklin "Corky" Corke | "Put the Strong Law on Him" (S03E06) "The Corrupted Currents of This World" (S03E21) |
| 2008 | Shortland Street | John Grainger | Guest role, unknown episodes |
| 2008 | Power Rangers Jungle Fury | Cable Guy / Cheese McAllister | "Don't Blow That Dough" (S16E26) |
| 2009 | Diplomatic Immunity | Brother Jacob | "Love My Way" (S01E04) |
| 2009 | Legend of the Seeker | Gwildor | "Mirror" (S01E18) |
| 2009 | Power Rangers RPM | Mr. McAllistair | "Ranger Blue" (S17E10) |
| 2009 | The Jaquie Brown Diaries | Sandy | "Brownward Spiral" (S02E07) "Educating Jaquie" (S02E08) |
| 2011 | Ice | Harold | Episode 1 |
| 2011 | The Almighty Johnsons | Detective Turner | "This Is Not Washing Powder, My Friend" (S01E05) |
| 2011 | Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud | Pat Booth | "All At Sea" (Episode 3) "Marty/Party" (Episode 4) "Dominos" (Episode 5) "Thirty of Silver/One of Gold" (Episode 6) |
| 2011–2014 | Nothing Trivial | Smudge | Series regular, 27 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Late Night Big Breakfast | Jason Hoyte | All episodes |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Beautiful | Kev | Short film |
| 2007 | We're Here to Help | Steve Arnett | Drama |
| 2009 | I Was the DJ | Barry Plugg | Short film |
| 2010 | Spies and Lies | Martini | Drama |
| 2010 | Stolen | DS Peter Burt | Based on true story |
| 2010 | The Insatiable Moon | Kevin | Drama |
| 2014 | What We Do in the Shadows | Julian | Comedy / Horror |
References
- ^ Minogue, Mike (1 October 2021). "October 1 - Jason Hoyte's 40th Birthday". Radio Hauraki.
- ^ "Jason Hoyte". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Leigh Hart says now is the perfect time for Late Night Big Breakfast to return". Stuff. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Leigh Hart and Jason Hoyte 'talk rubbish' in new show Screaming Reels". Stuff. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Aussies mistake Kiwi fishing parody Screaming Reels for documentary series". Stuff. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Bhuja boys Leigh Hart and Jason Hoyte given daily slot on Hauraki". StopPressNZ. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "What makes Jason Hoyte feel good?". Stuff. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Radio Hauraki announces a new line-up of daytime hosts and shows". NZME. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Money Talks: Radio Hauraki's Jason Hoyte on surviving as a performer – 'I never had a Plan B'". New Zealand Herald. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Alex Brae (30 June 2021). "Review: TVNZ's Mike Hosking satire Talkback struggles to get through". The Spinoff. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Real radio inspires new comedy Talkback on TVNZ". RNZ. 30 June 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ James Croot (1 July 2021). "Talkback: Why TVNZ's new media workplace comedy lacks Frontline appeal and edge". Stuff. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
External links
- Jason Hoyte at IMDb