Jason Hoyte

Jason Hoyte is a New Zealand screen and voice actor and radio DJ. Since 1996, Hoyte has acted in over 30 television shows including Xena: Warrior Princess, Young Hercules, Power Rangers Dino Thunder, and The Brokenwood Mysteries. He is known for playing Steve Mudgeway in Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby, Malcolm "Smudge" in Nothing Trivial, and Franklin Corke in the New Zealand Comedy/Drama Outrageous Fortune, as well as appearing in the comedy shows Moon TV and Late Night Big Breakfast with regular collaborator Leigh Hart.

Hoyte has also appeared in film, including We're Here To Help (2007), The Insatiable Moon (2010), Spies and Lies (2010), and What We Do in the Shadows (2014).

In addition to acting, Hoyte is also a radio DJ. He is currently one of the co-Hosts of the Radio Hauraki Big Show, along with Mike Minogue, and Chris Key.

Early and personal life Hoyte was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He grew up in Rotorua. He has a wife and four daughters.

Career Hoyte began his career in stand-up comedy and won a Billy T. comedy award and a Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards as part of 90s comedy duo Sugar & Spice (alongside Jonathan Brugh).

Hoyte stated his first role was as an extra in an ad for "Burton’s Creamy Ale". In 2017 he and Hart produced parody fishing show Screaming Reels. The show was mistaken for an actual documentary in Australia. He has also narrated for New Zealand reality shows City Beat, Coastwatch, Dog Squad and Animal House.

Hoyte is a commentator for the Alternative Commentary Collective and was formally a host on Radio Hauraki's weekdays drive-time show 'Daily Bhuja', with co-host Leigh Hart, but finished 5 April 2019. He resumed this drive-time role in 2021 with new co-host Mike Minogue, the drive show now being called The Big Show.

In 2021 he starred in Talkback, a mocumentary web-series about a talkback radio host, which was also co-created by Minogue.

Hoyte is also infamous for his "Cook the man some f**king eggs" scene from 'The Late Night Big Breakfast' show in 2014, a scene which also featured Nadia Lim.

Filmography Television

Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Beautiful Kev Short film 2007 We're Here to Help Steve Arnett Drama 2009 I Was the DJ Barry Plugg Short film 2010 Spies and Lies Martini Drama 2010 Stolen DS Peter Burt Based on true story 2010 The Insatiable Moon Kevin Drama 2014 What We Do in the Shadows Julian Comedy / Horror