Albert Belz


Albert Alexander Amahou Belz is a New Zealand actor, writer, and lecturer.
Belz was born in Whakatāne. He is Māori, of Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi, and Ngāti Pokai descent. He lived in Auckland from the age of 12, later moving to Hamilton and Wellington. In 2012 he moved to Australia, before returning to New Zealand several years later. In 2020 he completed a master's degree in creative writing at Auckland University of Technology. His master's thesis was titled Scratch the Cat.

Acting career

As an actor Belz has appeared in:

Writing

A professional writer for television, film and theatre since 2001, Belz has written:
Belz is a lecturer in performing arts and writing at Manukau Institute of Technology. He has held writing residencies in Le Quesnoy, France, the University of Waikato, Victoria University of Wellington, and the University of Canterbury. He was awarded the Robert Burns Fellowship for 2022.