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- Born in 1939 in Carterton, New Zealand, she and her two younger brothers grew up in the city of Wellington. After graduating from Victoria University with a BA in English and Maori, Barbara Ewing left her homeland in 1962 on a government scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Since then, she has played leads in the theatre all over Great Britain including plays by Shakespeare, Shaw, Ibsen, Tennessee Williams, and many others. Her one-woman-show, "Alexandra Kollontai", about the only woman in Lenin's cabinet in 1917 was a great hit in London and at the Edinburgh and Sydney Festivals. She has had an impressive career on the small screen appearing on many programs including Peak Practice, Casualty, The Bill and Ruth Rendell Mysteries. Barbara Ewing has also written nine novels: One of which, "A Dangerous Vine", was a finalist on the long list for the Orange Prize in Great Britain, 2000.
- Ron Mark was born on 29 January 1954 in Carterton, New Zealand. He is known for Seabiscuit (2003).