Bio

Andrew Hunt is an extraordinary writer, producer, director, actor, musician and humanitarian.  His unique career has spanned multiple continents and earned him numerous awards in music, TV and film.

Born in New Zealand, Andrew’s first love was basketball, which led to Andrew being one of the youngest players drafted into the CBL (The NZ equivalent of the NBA) where he was selected by Auckland at the age of 18. That year, he also received an invitation to trial for the national team and was placed on the national selectors list.

Andrew began his performance career there in 1988 when he starred in the critically acclaimed production, The Dangerzone Tour. His musical gifts led him to join the renowned NZ band Houseparty, an early pioneer in the home grown Kiwi Hip-Hop scene that became famous beyond the borders of New Zealand.

After performing, writing and directing in New Zealand, Andrew shifted course and traveled to Egypt, Lebanon and Kurdistan, where he worked with the urban poor in Cairo, with those who had lost their sight during the war in Beirut and with an NGO in Kurdistan where he was involved in delivering medical supplies to villages.  He returned to New Zealand to teach drama and music before leaving for the US when he was offered an opportunity to work in television.  Andrew then directed five episodes of the series Kampung Boy, winning an Annecy award for Best Animated Children’s TV Series for Matinee Entertainment, based in Beverly Hills.

Andrew’s global interests led him to live in six countries in the past 18 years where he achieved notoriety as an award winning writer, producer and director in broadcast television and film.  Because of his in-depth knowledge of the Middle East, Andrew was able to produce the first non-Muslim drama series, House of Abu Yousseff, that was shot in Ramallah, Palestine and broadcast throughout the Arab World. He recently consulted for the BBC on a 30 episode drama series in the Arabic language, currently underway in Amman, Jordan.

Andrew’s versatility led him to produce TV commercials for worldwide companies such as Nestle, Chiclets, Libby’s and Halls. In 2000, he started his own production company, Tu Meke Productions, and created corporate films for such international giants as Cisco, UBS, AWM and CCC.  Andrew’s unique global perspective and ability to work with diverse cultures has resulted in his filming in over 23 countries to date.

He wrote and directed the award winning short film, The Accidental Activist, based on the “Make Poverty History March” created by Bono and Bob Geldof and filmed in Scotland.  After winning a number of awards on the film festival circuit including The Garden State (NJ) Film Festival and the Houston Worldfest International Film Festival as well as a screening in the Short Film Corner at Cannes, it was picked up for distribution by Palm Pictures and broadcast in 42 states of America on Comcast.


Andrew lives in New York City with his wife Joy and their son Elias.