This Is Not My Life
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This Is Not My Life is a 2010 New Zealand television mystery thriller which originally aired on Television New Zealand
's TV ONE channel on Thursday nights.
Set in the 2020s, the show centres on Alec Ross (Charles Mesure
) who awakes one morning to find that he doesn't know who or where he is and doesn't recognise his wife or children. The story is set in the fictional town of Waimoana.
The series is written by Rachel Lang and Gavin Strawhan and directed by Robert Sarkies
and Peter Salmon
. Thirteen episodes have been produced.
Though the show only lasted one season, it has been announced American network ABC
has purchased the series to adapt for an American audience.
Television New Zealand
Television New Zealand, more commonly referred to, and stylized as TVNZ, is a government-owned corporation television network broadcasting in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific. It operates TV1, TV2, TVNZ7, TVNZ Heartland, TVNZ U and new media services....
's TV ONE channel on Thursday nights.
Set in the 2020s, the show centres on Alec Ross (Charles Mesure
Charles Mesure
Charles William David Mesure is an English born, Australian and New Zealand actor.When Mesure was five, his family moved to Australia and he grew up in Sydney. Mesure attended Newington College and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia, with a degree in Performing Arts...
) who awakes one morning to find that he doesn't know who or where he is and doesn't recognise his wife or children. The story is set in the fictional town of Waimoana.
The series is written by Rachel Lang and Gavin Strawhan and directed by Robert Sarkies
Robert Sarkies
Robert Sarkies is a New Zealand film director and scriptwriter.Sarkies grew up in the South Island city of Dunedin, and his two feature films released to date have been set in Dunedin, or close by. He began making short films as a teenager with fellow filmmaker Simon Perkins...
and Peter Salmon
Peter Salmon (Filmmaker)
Peter Salmon was born 9 February 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is a New Zealand based film and television writer/director.Salmon has directed many successful short films since graduating from film school in 1996....
. Thirteen episodes have been produced.
Though the show only lasted one season, it has been announced American network ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
has purchased the series to adapt for an American audience.
Main cast and characters
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Mesure Charles Mesure Charles William David Mesure is an English born, Australian and New Zealand actor.When Mesure was five, his family moved to Australia and he grew up in Sydney. Mesure attended Newington College and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Australia, with a degree in Performing Arts... |
Alec Ross | Alec wakes one morning to find himself in a life he doesn't believe is his. He sets out on a mission to find the truth of where he comes from and what the real truth is behind Waimoana. |
| Tandi Wright Tandi Wright Tandi Wright is a South Africa-born, New Zealand-raised television and film actress. From 1996-1999 she appeared as Nurse Caroline Buxton in Shortland Street... |
Callie Ross | Callie is Alec's wife and mother to his two children. Her greatest desire is to have the perfect family and will do almost anything it takes to keep it. |
| Miriama McDowell | Jessica Wilmott | Jessica works as a cleaner at Waimoana Water. She befriends Alec and becomes his ally in digging the secrets from Waimoana. |
| Tania Nolan Tania Nolan Tania Nolan is a New Zealand actress from Rakaia, Canterbury, New Zealand.Nolan is best known for her roles as Isobel Jones in the New Zealand television series The Hothouse and Angelina Caulfield in the comedy/drama series Go Girls .-Career:Graduated from Toi Whakaari Drama School in 2005.As... |
Dr Natasha Collins | Natasha is Alec's family's doctor at Waimoana's Wellness Clinic. She has some limited knowledge of the goings-on in Waimoana. |
| Steven A Davis | Gordy Leach | Gordy works for the surveillance company who makes sure everything in Waimoana stays safe. He has a deep-set desire to be a knight in shining armour. |
Recurring cast and characters
| Actor | Character | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| John Bach John Bach John Bach is a Welsh-born actor who has spent most of his career working in New Zealand.His best known role internationally is Madril in the two last movies of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , but he has substantial television credits in New Zealand, including the title role of Detective... |
Harry Sheridan | Harry Sheridan is a Waimoana executive who Alec has vague memories of from before his current life. Alec believes that he has something crucial to do with the mystery. |
| Joel Tobeck Joel Tobeck Born in 1971 in Auckland, New Zealand, He is a well known actor in New Zealand and Australia with over 20 years acting experience.He comes from an acting background, his mother Liddy Holloway was a well known theatre and TV actress in New Zealand... |
Richard Foster | Richard runs the Waimoana surveillance team and it is his job to make sure nothing is out of place. It is no surprise then that Alec Ross very quickly catches his attention. |
| Peter Muller Peter Müller Peter Müller may refer to:* Peter Mueller , NHL player for the Colorado Avalanche* Peter Mueller , former speed skater and speed skating coach from the United States... |
Stephen Lovritch | Stephen is Alec's boss at Waimoana Water. |
| Katherine Kennard | Hope Lovritch | Hope is Stephen's wife. In the past she has had an affair with Alec. |
| Alison Bruce Alison Bruce Alison Bruce is a New Zealand television and movie actress, best known for her role as Queen Melosa in the television series Xena: Warrior Princess.- Filmography :-Awards:... |
Jude | Jude is Alec's PA at Waimoana Water. She finds herself often holding the fort whenever he steps out for golf or on his own errands. |
| Ariana Brunet | Becky Ross | Alec's young daughter Becky is often plagued with nightmares of a green door and a 'bad man' called Harry. |
| Tom Cameron | Christian Ross | Christian is Alec's teenage son and is having a secret relationship with Paige. |
| Alexandra Foster | Paige Lovritch | Stephen and Hope's teenage daughter, Paige's sexual relationship with Christian causes a lot of tension between Callie and Hope when it is discovered. |
List of episodes
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