Ella Becroft

Ella Becroft

Stats
Age
37
Height
159cm
Ethnicity
NZ European
Skills
  • Contemporary Dance
  • Creative/Script Writing
  • Painting
Ella is a versatile actor, director, and producer working across theatre and film.

Her screen credits span US television and NZ feature films, including Netflix’s East of Eden and the docu-drama Heaven and Hell. As a theatre performer, she has toured internationally to Hong Kong, Australia, Taiwan, South Korea, and Macau. Her stage performance in The Arrival earned her the Chapman Tripp Theatre Award for Best Newcomer.

Ella is the Artistic Director of Red Leap Theatre, New Zealand’s leading physical theatre company, and a renowned workshop leader, teaching devising and visual theatre worldwide.

Experience

Feature Film
2024 (Docu-Drama) Heaven and Hell Role: Moira Production Company: Warner Brothers/TVNZ
Director: Natalie Malcom, Thomas Robbins
2017 Resolve Role: Tania Crean Production Company: Screentime NZ Ltd
Director: Peter Burger
Web & Digital
2017 Waiheke Republique Role: Lead - Tammy Production Company: NZME Vision
Director: Florence Noble
Theatre
2019 Owls Do Cry Role: - Production Company: Red Leap Theatre
Director: Malia Johnstone
2015 2015-2016 Dust Pilgrim - A Tale of Freedom Role: - Production Company: Red Leap Theatre
Director: Kate Parker & Julie Nolan
2014 Sea Role: - Production Company: Red Leap Theatre
Director: Julie Nolan
2014 Paper Sky Role: Henrietta Production Company: Red Leap Theatre
Director: Julie Nolan
2013 Te Po - Auckland Theatre Company's The Next Stage Role: Seagull & Giraffe Production Company: Nightsong Productions & Theatre Stampede
2013 The Feast - The Soldiers Heart & The Feathered Girl Role: The Feathered Girl
TVC
2022 Woop 'World on a Plate' campaign Role: Lead Production Company: Magnesium
2021 Toyota campaign Role: Ghost Chillies Production Company: Flying Fish
2019 Trade Me 'Art Gallery' campaign Role: For Me Gallery Job Production Company: Colenso BBDO
2019 Trelegy 'State Fair' campaign Role: Daughter Production Company: Cherokee Films Ltd
2018 Genesis Winter campaign Role: Young Couple Production Company: Shine/Good Oil
2016 Fisher and Paykel Appliances Role: Hero 'Trailblazer' Production Company: Content/Corp
2016 Agile 'The Badminton Game' Role: Lead Production Company: BETC France/Hello Stranger/Cowley Films Ltd
2015 TJX Maxx campaign Role: Kissing Couple Production Company: Cowley Films
2013 Remax Role: Dreams Woman Production Company: Exile Films/Leo Burnett USA
2013 Sportsbet 'Man Hands' Role: Girlfriend Production Company: The Sweet Shop NZ
2013 AMI Humaness Role: Woman Production Company: The Sweet Shop
2013 Strepsils Throat Lozenges 'Strepsils Summer' Role: Presenter Production Company: Brandworld
Television Series
2025 East of Eden Role: Mrs Bacon Production Company: EOE NZ Ltd
Director: Garth Davis & Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
2022 The Brokenwood Mysteries Role: Belinda Wadsworth Production Company: South Pacific Pictures
Director: David de Latour
2019 The New Legends of Monkey 2 Role: Omari Production Company: Netflix
2016 American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story Role: Millie Hefner Production Company: Amazon
Director: Rick Lopez
2016 Dear Murderer Role: Rosemary Bungay Production Company: Screentime NZ
Director: Riccardo Pelizzeri
2015 Bombshell Role: Nathalie Tomas-Mestre Production Company: Screentime NZ Ltd
Director: Riccardo Pelizzeri
2015 Roman Empire Role: Bruttia Crispina Production Company: Netflix
Director: Rick Lopez
2014 Jono & Ben at Ten Role: Bens Wife - Rabobank Sketch Production Company: Mediaworks
2013 CoverBand Role: Polly Production Company: TVNZ/The Downlow Concept
Director: Jonathan Brough
Television Feature
2017 In Dark Places Role: Megan McKinnell Production Company: South Pacific Pictures
Director: Michael Bennett