Simon Arblaster is the New Zealand actor who portrays Michael Griffiths on ABC's Once Upon a Time.
Biography
Simon Arblaster was born on August 24, 1987[1] in Auckland, New Zealand.[2] He is a plumber by trade and often partakes in Rugby league matches. In 2013, Arblaster relocated to Australia[1] and soon attended an acting workshop on a risk[3] and through this, he realized he had a passion for performing.[2]
His natural talent saw him quickly land roles in two Western Australia films. In 2014, Simon scored the lead role of Matt in the short film, Karen. Soon after, he appeared in Infected Paradise and Wild Justice. However, it was his role as Jason Todd/Red Hood in the short fan-made YouTube film entitled Red Hood: The Fallen that launched his career and brought along a cult-following.[3] As of September 2018, the video has over two-million hits.[4]
Arblaster soon relocated to Vancouver, Canada[5] and found himself acquiring roles such on televisions show such as No Tomorrow, Legends of Tomorrow, Once Upon a Time, This Blows and Six.[3]
Trivia
- Is good friends with fellow Once Upon a Time co-star Liam Hall.[6]
Appearances
Once Upon a Time: Season Seven | ||||||||||
"Hyperion Heights": | "A Pirate's Life": | "The Garden of Forking Paths": | "Beauty": | "Greenbacks": | "Wake Up Call": | "Eloise Gardener": | "Pretty in Blue": | "One Little Tear": | "The Eighth Witch": | "Secret Garden": |
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"A Taste of the Heights": | "Knightfall": | "The Girl in the Tower": | "Sisterhood": | "Breadcrumbs": | "Chosen": | "The Guardian": | "Flower Child": | "Is This Henry Mills?": | "Homecoming": | "Leaving Storybrooke": |
Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
External links
- Official Website of Simon Arblaster
- Simon Arblaster on Internet Movie Database
- @simonmarblaster (Simon Arblaster) on Facebook
- @simonarblaster (Simon Arblaster) on Instagram
- @simonarblaster (Simon Arblaster) on X, formerly Twitter
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/556c5566e4b016f4bc282401/t/556d8052e4b0fce3ad192c59/1433239634546/Showcast_Simon_Arblaster+pdf.pdf
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://www.starcentralmagazine.com/actors-2/2013/12/14/actors-2013/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.simonarblaster.com/about/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50KQF8Wim38
- ↑ http://www.simonarblaster.com/news/2016/1/2/vancouver-canada-is-my-new-home
- ↑ Simon Arblaster (@simonarblaster) on Instagram: We out here! Making content 🎬🎥 📸 @robynwestcott (November 14, 2017). (backup link)