Larissa Allen
Skills & Services
Screen Performance
– Lead & supporting acting (drama, comedy, VO)
– Self-tape production & accent work (American, British RP, Australian)
– Commercial & music video performance
– Ongoing training with professionals: Atlantic Acting School New York, Peter Feeney Actors Lab, Hunter Acting Studio
Producing
– Executive producing, line producing & production coordination (short film through feature)
– Development, financing & funding/grant applications
– Cast & crew management, budgeting, scheduling, contracting
– Festival strategy, marketing & distribution
– Creative Producer & Story development
Writing
– Short film & TV series development (drama, comedy, sitcom, documentary)
– Script development for slate and commissioned work
– Story development
Marketing, PR & Events
– Strategic marketing & business strategy
– Brand management, PR & crisis communications
– Content creation, copywriting, video production
– Event management for audiences of 2,000+
– SEO, Google Ads, EDM & social campaign management
– Budget and team management
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About
Larissa Allen (Tūhourangi ki Ōtūkawa) is an actor, producer and writer based between Rotorua and Tauranga, known for emotionally grounded performances and a deep commitment to telling authentic stories, that provide joy and/or spark conversation and change. Recent screen credits include lead roles in the short films Pākehā (2025), Exposure (2025), and Love Ya Face, a supporting role & director of Petrified (2024). She trained at the Atlantic Acting School in New York as the 2023 Equity Foundation Scholarship recipient.
In 2021 she co-founded Eddie Page Productions, where she works across every stage of production from development, funding, casting, marketing, and distribution. Pākehā is the project closest to her heart so far, screening as an Academy-qualifying selection at Flickerfest and winner of Best Short Fiction at FIFO. She also production coordinated feature film Ka Whawhai Tonu (2023), and is currently a selected participant in the Regional Producer Accelerator programme, building on her growing slate of TV series, features and short films in development.
Before screen work became her full-time focus, Larissa spent 15+ years as a marketing strategist and event manager, and holds a BComm in Public Relations & Marketing from the University of Waikato. That background is one of her biggest strengths on a production as she doesn’t just help tell the story, she knows how to get it seen.
She’s a proud mother and breast cancer survivor, and she’s especially passionate about backing wāhine-led projects and bringing underrepresented voices to the screen.
Industry Experience
Actor
Lead and supporting roles across short film, TV, and commercial work, including Pākehā (2025), Exposure (2025), Love Ya Face (2022), and Petrified (2024). Television credit on Ahikaroa (2018), plus commercial work for Nestle Kiwi Dip, Zespri International, Waipuna Hospice, and RestoreMe Clinic. Trained extensively including at the Atlantic Acting School (NYC, 2023 Equity Foundation Scholarship).
Producer
Producer & Creative Producer across Eddie Page Productions’ slate, including Executive Producer on Pākehā (2025) – Flickerfest Official Selection, FIFO Best Short Fiction winner, and Producer on Love Ya Face, Night Night, and Petrified. Oversee full pre-to-post production: budget management, cast/crew management, funding and grant applications, marketing, and distribution strategy.
Production Coordinator / Line Producer
Production Coordinator on feature film Ka Whawhai Tonu (2023, Akeake Ltd), stepping up as acting Production Manager at points throughout the shoot. Described by the film’s Line Producer as forming a “dream team” working relationship with the PM, with strong budget and schedule awareness under pressure.
Budget management of events with 2000+ attendees and 50+ staff as an Event Manager.
Story Producer / Script Writer
Writer on short films Joyless Pussies, Down the Rabbit Hole, and The Final Send Off, and story/script development across TV series in development including Dot (NZOA-funded), Cracken (SPADA Big Pitch, MIPCOM selection), and Stranger Graves.
Development of documentaries In Full Swing & The Weight of the Knife.