EMMA CUSHING

Location: Auckland

Age Range: 18 - 30

Ethnicity: New Zealand

Hair Colour: Light Brown, Brown

Eye Colour: Hazel, Green

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Bio

Emma Cushing is an actor, writer, producer, and director working across the stage and screen. She trained at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied Drama, a program consistently regarded as one of the best drama schools in the world. While in New York, Emma loved her experiences performing in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, playing Oberon/Hippolyta, and in The Lee Strasberg Institute’s production of You on the Moors Now, playing the literary heroine, Jane Eyre. She also worked for the Tony Award-winning team at P3 Productions in NYC, producing theatre on Broadway and beyond. Emma recently premiered and performed in her new one-woman show My Name is Moo at the Q Theatre in Auckland. Following the success of the sold-out run, the show is set to play in other venues around the country. Emma is passionate about creating emotionally rich, character-driven work, with a particular focus on stories that amplify female voices.


Credits

YearRoleProductionCompanyDirector
2026MegMy Name is Moo - AucklandAn Emma Cushing ProductionIsabelle Hoskyn
2026MegMy Name is Moo - ChristchurchAn Emma Cushing ProductionIsabelle Hoskyn
2025EllaInkedEC
2024TessFISHYAn Emma Cushing ProductionCarley Lovito
2024Restaurant GuestKinda PregnantNetflixTyler Spindel
2023SarahBen and SarahThe Lee Strasberg Institute New YorkDan Winerman
2023MissyThe DepartureThe Lee Strasberg Institute New YorkDan Winerman
2023Jane EyreYou on the Moors NowThe Lee Strasberg Institute New YorkJackob G. Hofmann
2023BellaThe Girl’s Guide to Saving the WorldThe Lee Strasberg Institute New York
2022Oberon/HippolytaA Midsummer Night's DreamNYU Tisch MainstageDoug Paulson
2022AthenaAthenaThe Lee Strasberg Institute New York
2021MarleneTop GirlsNYU Experimental Theatre Wing, NYC
2018Principal RoleGirls Like ThatNZ One Act Play WinnerPeter Rutherford
2018HeroMuch Ado About NothingSheilah Winn Shakespeare FestivalPeter Rutherford
2017HippolytaRevenge of the AmazonsRangi RuruPeter Rutherford